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ever necessary a sunburnt crop is q
matter of the past.
Land Owners Gave Right OF Way.


Land Owners Gave Right OF Way.
When the canals were being laid out
many of the real estate owners gave
the State the right of way through
their land, and the people will have
the riparian rights of the canal for
ever, but those from whom land had
to be purchased will be compelled TO
pay tax per foot upon waterfront
land. Several of the people who gave
their land were colored men, and one
Of them who allowed the dredge to
go through his prize bean patch now
has one of the best waterfTonts GA the
canal. His land has advanced in value
and he could sell his garden for five
times the amount he paid for 1t. a
system OF roads is being built along
the canal and when finished they will
be among the best in the United
States. A tax OF five cents per acre is
levied on all Everglades land for the
purpose of keeping up the repairs OF
the many miles of canal and for the
working of the locks and irrigation
bitches.
Canal Digging Not Easy.
The actual canal building is very in
teresting. The greater part of the
work was done under the direction
of Captain George X. Nelson, who was
sent there by the contractors. He has
long been regarded as an authority on
dredging. and his work in the
"Glades" was little short of marvellous,
All supplies had TO be carried in small
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Florida, Despite the Ma
chinations Of Land
Swindlers, Is Carry
ing Out Her Great Pro-
ject Of Draining the
Vast Everglades, and
Of Making the Land
Available for Truck
Gardening.

80 HE draining Of any large swamp
AZ to such an extent that it may be
VI utilized for cultivation is no easy
NslD task, and when it comes to re-
claiming four million acres Of such
land the project becomes a colossal
one, yet this is what the State Of Flor
ida is doing. and doing with such sue
cess that already n large number of
truck farms are in operation in the
very heart Of the famous Everglades.
The scheme OF draining the
"Glades" is not new, for as far back
as 1847 the Secretary of the Treasury
acting under a resolution OF Congress
appointed Buckingham Smith, an emf
nent engineer, to procure authentic
infur. nation regarding the practicable
ity Of draining the Everglades. Sur
Veys were made again and again, and
each time the engineer in charge re-
ported faVorably on the drainage idea.
AS early as February, 1881, the Trus-
tees of the Internal Improvement
Fund entered into a contract with a
philadelphia firm to drain and reclaim
the overlooked land. The work pro-
gressed slowly until 1898, when there
were numerous controversies over the
amount of money and tracts OF land
the Company was TO receive, and the
Wnk was suspended. The problem
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-01
THE APPLE GROWERS OF
VIRGINIA ORGANIZE
CO-OpcratiVe Marketing Association
Like that Of Georgia Peach Grow
l. Formed

Strasburg, Va, Aug. 30.-Apple
growers of the valley OF Virginia ere
planning to organize a cooperative
marketing association TO be Operat-
ed along the lines Of the Georgia
Fruit Exchange, which has approved
such a great success in enabling the
Georgia peach growers to get the best
fic marketing methods At a meet
ing Of growers and representatives Of
the freight and transportation de-
partments of Southern Railway, the
workings of the Georgia Fruit Ex-
change were explained by Howell
Peoples, market agent for Southern
Railway at Washington, who was for
merly division freight agent at Macon,
Ga, and a committee Of growers was
named to consider the organization Of
similar association.
On account of the uncertainty as
to the export market which has for
merly taken "a large portion of the
Virginia crop. the valley growers are
looking 70 the Southern markets and
Southern Railway. through its mar
keting department., is endeavOring to
aid them in getting in touch with re-
liable dealers and in every other pos
sible way 1t is expected that 1,15O
cars of apples will be shipped from
the valley this season and the South
ern Railway transportatio officials,
including General Superintendent Of
Transportation G. w. Taylor. OF
| dent +. f. Simpson, of Richmond
| met with the growers to get their
| ideas as to the service car supply and
| addition facilities that will be needed
| to provide for the prompt and eff
| cient movement of the crop.
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-01
SAMPSON MAN DIES
FROM AUTO WRECK
James R. Pusey Dead and
Henry Vann and R. F. Tur-
lington Injured.

Fayetteville, Aug. 3O-James z
Pusey, Of Salemburg, Sampson county,
was instantly killed and two compan-
ions, Henry Vann and r. F. Turling-
ton, also Of Sampson county, wer.
seriously injured last night, when their
motor car. crossing dagonally the
Atlantic Coast Line track, on the road
from Falcon, skidded, followed tho
railroad track, reversed itself and
overturned.
All the occupants were thrown
from the car. Pusey was sitting be-
tween Fann, who was driving the car.
and burlington and was killed in
Stantly. No bruises were found on
ms body. Nann and burlington al.
both in Highsnith Hospital here. Yam
is IN a serious condition from ah
dominal and chest injuries Turlng-
tons injuries are not considered :"
serious.
Pusey's body was brought here and
viii De taken on to SalembuTg.
Inc three men wrere returning from
Holiness meeting annually held al
alcOn, about Is miles north Of Fay
etteVille
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-01
AUTO RUNS OVER MAN.
GoldsbOrO Man Narrowly f,~tan,-s
Death in Accident

GoldSboro, Aug. 30.-Mr. \ l.
Morgan. prominent citizen Of Ms
city. for number of years a mis-
sionary TO China for the NJ. +. church
South, and for the past two years
employed as accountant for the 4 I
Griffin Manufactu Company ~
this city. while riding his motorcXC}a
at q moderate gate was run over lat.
this afternoon near the PreShVtcrfar.
church by an automobile. coming un
at high speed behind him. Both ha
and his motorcycle We're alternately
turned several summerSaults but he
fortunately escaped with his life and
whole bones. but badly shocked and
bruised up. while the reckless autoi~t
kept on the move and has not Yet been
identified.
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-01

children in the street against touching
the wire.
The Progressive county convention
called TO meet at Dohson YESTERDAY
for the purpose Of nominating a couu-
ty ticket never was called u order
from the fact that only two OF tha
faithful Bull Moosers showed up fsr
the occasion. Chairman McCwlrt.
and recent convert, ChaS. \. Beden-
heimer. who ran and was defeated f.
the nomination for clerk Of the Courl
in the Republican convention, const.-
tuted the entire crowd for even Mr.
Douglass, who was billed 10 Speak
failed to reach the county seat -
Surry No effort was made to traa>-
act any business and this. no douht
IS the end or the Progressive party ia
this county.
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-01
THINGS BRIGHT
At LEXINGTON
Town Not Hurt by European
War; New Buildings Going
Up; Model Mill.

Lexington is not hurt in the least
by the European war, said Mr.. A. L.
Fletcher. of the editorial staff of the
Dispatch and Southern Good Roads
Of Lexington. Business is going right
along and our people are in the best
of spirits.
"The Dispatch and Southern Good
Roads will soon be in new home as
Mr.. II. b. Warner is putting up a two
story building with basement to cost
$4,000. A moving picture theatre
has just been completed and store
building is going up.
We have a cotton mill there that
is worth coming to see. It is owned
by Erlanger of New York and is a
model one. 1t is up to the minute.
There are no belts and every machine
is run by an individual motor.
In connection with the mill is a
beautifully laid off town. The houses
are real homes, not the usual tene-
1nent types at mills. There are a
variety of patterns and the designs
are pretty. The streets are beautifully
lighted, in fact it is a regular white
way.
The mill owners employ a resi-
| dent nurse who looks after the sani-
tary conditions of the town. A well
| fare building is being erected. This
| pert will be in charge,
There is about 200 acres Of land
in connection with the town and
| plant
The work now going on at the
| mill is an experiment, which ii sue
cessful it is believed, will cause the
| concentration of the Erlanger mil
| business at this point which. O
course, Will mean that more mills vii
| go up.
Mr.. Fletcher spent yesterday a
| Fuouay Springs with his brother. Mr
A. ). Fletcher. and stopped over her,
for a short time on his return I.
| Lexington.
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-01
LIVE WIRE KILLS CHILD.
Little May Cassidy Meets Death I'm
Street-TwO MOoSers Meet.

Mount Airy, Aug. 30.-There was A
distressing accident yesterday after
noon about O'Clock, when the four
teen-year-old daughter of joseph Cas-
Sidy was instantly killed by coming
in contact with a live wire that ha a
fallen on the street an hour before
The accident occurred in South street
in front of the Cassidy residence and
III an effort to rescue his daughter
Mr.. Cassidy had a narrow escape from
death.
An electric wire crossing South
street had broken and fallen TO the
ground and the girl for some raa-
son, undertook to pick up the dan
gerous wire. When she erasped the
Wire twenty-five hundred volts Of
electricity passed through her bodv
and in the excitement which follow
ed her father seized the girl and "a
celVed terrible shock. 4 nhve;cian
soon reached the scene and randerod
the father aid. but the girl vas ha-
yond medical aid.
1t IS not known just how lone the
wire had been detached from Tbo
poles OF what possessed the oi,l =
grasp the Wire, for il seems th.,t So
ei'i men mad warned the crowd nf
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-01
MAN THREATENS SUICIDE.
Norfolk Southern Cashier at Wilson,
Short in AACOunts

Wilson, Aug. 30.-Here is a piec,.
of news that has been suppressed for
some time in the hope that, for his
wifes and his baby's sake. a. T. Hoo
cutt, formerly cashier of the Norfolk
Southern railroad in this city would
make good a shortage of between $500
and $500 in his accounts. He has
not been employed by the company
since August 8. Street rumors are to
the effect that he has abandoned his
wife and child and that before leaving
yesterday he threatened to end il all
by self-destruction. Mrs. Hocutt vii,
return to her parents near Elizabet n
City in few days
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-01
LEIPZIG NOT SEEN I.iTGtN
German Cruiser Passed Golden G.ts
Two Weeks AGO.

San Francisco, Cal, Aug 3G.-Th-
German cruiser Leipzig was last heard
OF mere two weeks ago when sh.
crulsed around off the Golden cat-
hen she finally disappeared local
shlppnS circles believed she had d.
parted for the Samoan islands. her
nearest home port
IL was presumed that the German
q fdlser Nuremberg which Coalcd n@rr
recently made for the same de~tiua-
ton.
The last heard Of the French
cfulser Nontcalm was that she had
cleared from Buenos Aires july -
Tor the Toulon French naval station.
her presence of the Pacific coast has
been reported from time - time since
then bat She has not been spoken.
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-01
EXPECT GOOD ATTENDANCE
Many Solutions and Sugges-
tions Being Offered for Saw
ing the Crop From Threat
ened Sacrifice On Account
War in Europe: New Plan
From MeckIenburg.

For the past eight or ten years the
cotton farmer of the South has been
in the saddle and cotton has been
king in truth and reality. Now, on
account or the European war, this
reign has been shattered and the far
mers aye up in the air, not knowing
what to do or whittier to turn.
A mass of solutions have been pro-
posed and suggested to take care or
the immense crop soon ready 20 oe
gathered, many conferences, conven-
tons, congresses and meetings have
been held but nothing as yet has been
done to remedy the situation.
Governor Craig has called confer
ence of the growers bankers, manu-
facturers, business men and any
others that may feel disposed to at
tend to meet here Tuesday to go into
the matter and it is to be hoped that
some plan may be perfected that will
in a measure clarity the situation.
Every man seems to have a sOlu-
ton of his own and the meeting to-
| morrow promises to be an interest
| ing affair. Just what will be done
| the Wisest man living could not tell
now.
! New Mecklenburg Plan.
The Mecklenburg farmers met Sat
urday and appointed delegates to the
conference here tomorrow and sprung
a bran new plan for saving the crop
! and preventing the threatened sacrl-
| fee which mas not been given atten-
ton before. The plan was presented
| by f. M. Cole, Of Charlotte, who sug-
gested that instead of bonded ware
houses being hurriedly constructed
| with the expectation Of having such
| warehouses give receipts for cotton
| stored therein as a basis for advance
of money by the banks, that the far
mers make facilities on his own prem
ises for storing his cotton, the con-
tentiOn being that where cotton was
stored in small lots the chance Of fire
and other loss would be minimiZed
and that the banks would be more
likely to advance the money on cot:
ton thus handled.
Plan of Cooper and Cramer.
On the other hand, Messrs. D. Y
Cooper, Of Henderson, and Stuart w
Cramer, Of Charlotte, have worked
out plan for storing the cotton il
the warehouses at the cotton mill:
and arranging other storage places
which has already been fully explain
ed in these columns, and this plar
has the endorsement of the farmers
: convention which met in this city las
week.
+ Still others have other plans which
e they will doubtless present to tn
S meeting tomorrow and all in all i
t promises to be a most important gath
t ering.
Hoping For Good Attendance.
q Of course it is not known what tn
S attendance will be, but Governo
: Craig is hoping that those directl
t interested will turn out in full fore
e and make the meeting a success. Tn
e North Carolina Governor is intensel
interested himself in saving the GRO
t from sacrifice and if the farmers an
d others will stand behind him some
a thing good is bound to come frOr
:, the gathering tomorrow
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-01

That Sampson farmers raise some
thing other than cotton and tobaCc.
was shown Tuesday morning by the
senior Mr.. w. B. Jackson, VIII"
brought to this city on that day =
wagon load Of pork for which the j
l.. Thompson Company paid him s194
In the lot were two sides weighing
S2 pounds each, and two hams weigh
ing 50 pounds each. The entire load
weighed 200 pounds
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-01
The insurance Phase.

ton. and the situation will be effective
ly "a afe-ouariod
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-01


COL Walker Tavlor of Wilmington.
collector OF the customs at that port
and prominent in insurance circles
has prepared an article dealing ex-
clusively with the insurance phase OF
the problem. In the course OF ms ar
ticle which is understood to be based
on an agreement of the insurance
companies he says:
THE amount Of Insurance should
be based on valuation OF nine cents
per pound basis middling cotton, ana
such valuation will be accepted as the
basis Of the payment OF loss until the
cotton exchanges again resume opera
ton"
The clause to be attached TO cotton
policies Col. Taylor gives as follows:
Notice is hereby given that in the
event Of loss under this policy. this
company has the right 10 replace with
cotton OF like kind and quality the
cotton that is damaged or destroyed
by fire"
The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-01

And many mans success is due
to his having beaten the other fell
low to it.
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ADIE, MRS PERCY, Birmingham.
ADIE. Mrs. PERCY. birmingham.
ANDERSON. J.
ARCHER. L. II.
ARIKKALA, A. ~
ATKINSON, JOHN.
BAcKFoRp MISS.
BANFoRT (Marconi OPERATOR.
BANTALA. T.
BAwDEN, -. Hiiisboro, Ind.
BAwDEN. BESSIE. Hilsboro. Ind.
BLACK J. w. ottawa
BLACK. MRS J. W.. Ottawa
BLyTH. MISS
Boob. RINEHoLT. Rochester. MINI
BOCH, MISS. Rochester. MINI.
BOILE, ROBERT.
BoRAH. T., auartermaster
BRADwfCK. T., sailor.
BREMEN. r.
BROWN. WILLIAM.
BUNTHRoME. ALEXANDER santa
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BYRNE. JOHN.
BARTsH. -
BASH. MISS ETHEL
BECK. MISS EDITH
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scarcely man or woman who possessed
enough clothes to cover them. Most OF
the men had only shirts, trousers and
boots, supplied by the residents Of
Rimouski. Among these survivors were
20 from the first cabin. 20 from the sec
ond cabin, l01 from the steerage and
1877 officers and crew.
Eight women and one child were
among the first cabin survivors and
there were eight women and one child
among the second cabin survivors.
-Four Of the rescued from the steerage
were women. The first class and the
injured passengers were taken to the
Chateau Frontenac. where a stan of
physicians and nurses were waiting.
The second cabin and Storage survivors
were cared for on the steamship Alsa-
tian.
There are no accusations against off,
GERS or crew made by the survivors here
One of them said:
"It happened 30 quickly that the off,
GERS could do nothing. Only those who
were awake in time 10 hear the shouts
of officers and stewards and In time to
get to the decks before the ship filled
were saved. Tho others were drowned
before they were half awake"
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TIME TOO SHORT FOR RESCUE,
Sir Thomas shaughnessy Explain,
Great Loss Of Life,

MONTREAL, Nay 2e.-Sir Thomas Shaurh
messy. president OF the Canadian Pacin,
Railway, has issued the following state
ment I'm connection with tho loss OF IN,
liner Empress OF ireland:
The catastrophe. because Of the
great loss Of life. In the most serious
In the history OF the st. Lawrence
route. Ov ing to the distance 10 the
nearest telegraph or telephone eta.
ton from the scene OF the wreck ,hers
In unavoidable delay In securing official
details, but we expect n report from
Capt. Kendall In tho course Of tho
afternoon.
From the facts ~ We have them
IL was apparently at about 2 O'Clock
this morning that the Empress of Ire
land. when OF Bimouski and stopped
in dense fog was rammed on the
port side by the Norwegian collier
Storstad In such manner as TO tear
the ship from the middle TO the screw,
thus making the watertiRht bulkheads.
with which she was provided useless
The vessel settled down in fourteen
minutes.
The accident occurred at tins
when the passengers were In bed and
the interval before the steamship went
down was not SUFFICIENT 20 enable the
officers TO rouse the passengers and get
them into the boats. OF which there
were sufficient 10 accommodate Q
very much larger number of people
than those on board. including pas
sengers and crew.
That such an accident should DO
possible in the st. Lawrence River
to a vessel of the class of the Empress
of Ireland and with every possible pre-
caution taken by the owners TO insure
the safety of the passengers and tho
vessel is deplorable. The saddest
feature of the disaster IL OF course the
great loss of life. and the heartfelt
sympathy of everybody connected with
the company goes out to the relatives
and friends of all those who met death
in the i'll iated stea mship."
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NEW CAPTAINS FIRST TRIP.
Kendall Caused Arrest of DR.. Grip
pen when on the MOntrose.

Capt II. g. Kendall. commander Of the
liner Empress of Ireland. was captain
of the liner Montrose, on which DR.. Haw-
ley Harvey Crippen fled from England In
1910 after numbering his wife. Belle Ell
more, the actress.
Crippen was with Ethel Glare La Neve.
Love OF Miss La Neve had prompted him
20 kill his wife. Capt Kendall recognised
the young woman with DR.. Crippen from
photographs In n London paper he had
on board. although she was disguised az
a boy. Tho captain sent the news Of his
discovery back to London by wireless, and
Inspector Dew OF Scotland Yard made
the trip across the Atlantic on a faster
ship than the Montrose, Dew met the
Montrose at Father Point and arrested
Cr.ppen.
It was the Canadian Government ship
Eureka. one OF the two rescue ships that
went TO the aid of the Empress OF Ire
land. which took Inspector Dew to Father
Point.
Capt Kendall holds the rank Of Lieu
tenant IN the British Roya! Naya! Re &.
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skin of the ship. But golfers have M
such underwater telephone signals ana
their approach cannot be detected by IN.
perilled liners.
The Storsdad Is one Of the bIrr.s,
freishters OF her class that plies the sea,
She Is 40 feet long and has a gross ton.
mage OF 6,02s. She was built at New.
castle in 1910 for A. +. Klaverness q Co
OF Christiania and has visited many OF
the great ports OF the world. being
splendid specimen Of the UP 10 data
tramp. She was In this port three years
ago.