The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-13
INCREASE ACREAGE IN STRAWBERRIES
Sumter Planter Will Set 30
 Additional Acres
TOMATO EXPERIMENTS
Heavy Rains Cut Down Yield on Ber- ries--Cuba Resident Has Device to Make Derailment of
 Trains Impossible

Cuba. May 12.-lSpeciaD,-Fift addi- this season by W. G. McDaniel as a re- suit of an equalization of freights re- cently made by E. T. Steele. traffic man ageS of the Alabama Great Southern, by which shippers here are on a basis with competing points in Illinois Central and Louisville and Nashville territory. In ad- dtion to the berries Afr. McDaniel will put in 20 acres in tomatoes as experi- ments conducted leads to the belief that they can be successfully grown. othcr small growers will put In. berries and it is believed that only short time will elapse before 100 cars per season will be going from this place.
 Heavy rains have cut down the yield on berries this season and growers will get out with only moderate profits. The test of the movement Is over only ons car per day going out this week.
 Potatoes will be the banner deal this year as the floods in the Louisiana dis trict will cut down shipments from that section.
 Cabbage are beginnin to move in small volume but on account of the inferior condition of shipments from other points tho price is too low for comfort, A few crates have been shipped out with fair results. Movement in car lots vii. likely begin the last of the week English peas are done with and grow CTS are cutting vines for the hay. The crop only amounted to about 10 cars.
 Surveyors At Work Great Interest attaches to the showing up of a surveyor believed to be an Illi- nois Central man In this territory In tho past few days. It would seem that there IS something to the rumor that the Ala bama. Tennessee and Northern has been purchased by that line and that they will build Into Jackson, Miss, from some point on the line. It is learned that some correspondence has been had between parties here and the Illinois Central peo- pie with view to inducing that iNe to look Into this section, but no information can be acquired from the parties. IL is said that some rights of way have been acquired on the Birmingham-Jackson line tc the north of this place.
 Device to Prevent Wrecks
 Making the derailment of trains im- possible. for minor causes, Is the alleged dCnieVefnent or J, IA. r. SnelIon or this place. who has recently gotten up new car wheel that can be applied to any car at small cost. As soon as patent rights can be protected 1t Is stated that trial will be made of a full model. The small model works to perfection and will pass over misplaced switches and rails with all ease and no failures. The wheel Is very simple and simply has additional flanges and bearings. The inventor claims that 1t does not infringe on the Andrews patents in any way.
 Thin Out Corn Plots
 Members of the Boys Corn club have beer busy this week, thinning out the corn plots and blowing. The warm wealth. CT Is making corn hum to the great pleas ure of the boys.
 Cattle Men Elated
 At the regular dipping of their herd McGowen & Co.,, found only one tick on 97 read which seems to show that tick eradication can be made complete They are elated with their success and are looking for nice profits this year.