The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-06-15
NEWS Of THE WEEK
LATE NEWS OF THE WORLD
TERSELY TOLD.
SOUTH, EAST, NORTH AND WEST.
Notes From Foreign Lands, Through
out the Nation and Particularly
the Great South.


The Southern farmer Is to be shown
how, by reversing methods, he can
profit to a like extent as the farmer
Of the West in reclaiming abandoned
land. II the arid lands Of the West.
ern states can be made fertile through
irrigation, the swamp lands of the
South may likewise be made produc.
live by drainage, 1t is contended by
experts OF the department Of agricul-
lure, and to demonstrate this a rec
lamation special" viii start from Chi
cago for tour OF the South.
The weather win still be the main
Eavtor in the cotton market this week.
Unless rain falls quite generally over
The belt in the early part Of 1t, will
be a critical period for the crop. Adj
vices from the belt are to the effect
Ehat the plant 10 backward, and has
stopped growing In great many To-
calities. More dry weather and high
temperature on top of this viii mean
disaster, and 1t will be impossible to
hold price SHOWN with such conditions
prevailing. II rains should fall, prices
viii break. The market is beginning
10 get loaded UP with an extensive
long interest In the new crop months,
and this interest may readily be put
an the run.
known since the Walker expedition
Of the early SOS as the hotbed OF rev
olution. New Orleans is preparing for
another annual upheaval In Central
America and the city is rapidly filling
with the dark-complected folk; and,
anless Uncle Sam steps in and spoils
he game, almost the entire strip OF
and from the southern border of Mex
Co to Panama may witness within
he next few months the most stupen-
ious upheayal in the history OF Cen
Tal America.
sThe bill, the whole bill and moth
mg but the bill.' Thus President Taft
summed up an earnest plea for the I'M
amended adoption by the senate Of the
Canadian reciprocity agreement be-
lore a reciprocity agreement before a
representative audience of Southern
men In New York City. The occasion
was a banquet given by the New York
produce exchange to the Interstate
Cotton Seed Crushers association.
The banquet hall sounded to a roaring
welcome for the president, as he en-
tered the room. In his address, Presi-
dent Taft pointed out to the Southern
srs the advantages which their sec
lion would derive from the enactment
VI the agreement With Canada.
In honor Of the Southern women
who were in New York with their
husbands, fathers and brothers scr the
convention of the Interstate Cotton
Seed Crushers' association, the big
hall Of the New York Produce ex.
change was used for a social function
Tar the first time In "a years. The
dosing event OF the convention was
promenade concert on the floor OF
the produce exchange. The exchange
has not witnessed such an event since
It's opening in 1884 President TAFT
spoke at the banquet.
BY q majority of s2s out OF a total
Eote Of S,612 the city OF Mobile. Ala,
adopted the commission form of gov
srnment. The campaign which has
been carried on for the past three
weeks has been one Of the most warm
y contested Of any in the history of
The city, and toward the last aroused
much bitterness. 1t was sharply
arawn contest between the political
machine which has ruled the city for
Eears, and the BUSINESS, professional
and working men Of the city.