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The Pensacola journal., 1914-06-14
WHERE PURITY
IS PARAMOUNT
At ALL TIMES
Up-to-Date Plant Of Purity
Bottling Works, Where
Coca Cola is Made in
Jackson County.

The Purity Bottling Works, bottlers
of Cocoa-Cola and Red Keen Ginger
Ale Hires Root Beer and all fIaVors
of soda water, was established IN Marl-
anna on February IA, 1913, the pro-
moter Of the company being its presi-
dent, j. x. Keen, who operates SINH
lar plant at River Junction, where ne
has large and constantly growing
business. Associated with Mr.. Keen
in the Purity Bottling Works are I.
o. Fletcher, vice president and J. r.
Streetman, secretary and treasurer,
and the fact that the company recent
ly moved into its own building, oppo-
site the court house in Mariana, IS
sufffcient evidence that it has pros
pered amazingly since the commence
ment of business but little over
year ago.
The plant Of the Purity Bottling
Works is thoroughly sanitary in every
way and its capacity is over 200
cases, of two dozen bottles each, per
day. At the present time the plant
is not being operated to It's full ca
pacity but that full time will be
belief of the officers of the company
as the demand for the beverages pro-
duced by the company is growing
steadily. A leader is Coca-Cola, the
sale of which in Jackson and Colhoun
counties In bottles, is controlled py
the company under contract Win lilS
manufacturers of this celebrated bev-
erase. Red Keen gingerale is growing
in popularity, as are all the fiavors OF
soda produced by the firm.
Particular attention is given TO
cleanliness, and the equipment of the
company includes an automatic Miller
rinser of the latest model, which de-
livers the bottles to the Grown filling
and Gaping machine in au absolutely
pure condition. The company oper-
ates two auto trucks, delivering to all
parts of the county.
The new building of the company is
a two-story brick structure, with Of
fees on the second floor. The front
suite is occupied by DR.. ]. 8. King,
dentist, and the rooms were especially
arranged for his use, including con-
nectiens for electrical and sanitary
equipment, inlay machines, electric
lathe, and the like. The other offices
have not yet been leased.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-06-14
ALFALFA FARM
OF N. |. OEELE
Experiment Proves a Sue
cess and One Hundred
Acres Will Be Put in
Cultivation.

NJ. / Dekle, said to be the largest
farmer in Jackson county, has made
such a great success at alfalfa growing
or one of his places about twelve miles
northwest OF Mariana that he Is pre-
pairing 10 go into the business uoun
large scale. Last year he planted
20 or rs acres to alfalfa as a1 ex1er.-
rnent and at the first cutting his year
averaged a ton 10 the acre. The crop
may be cut four 20 f.ve +lUlas each
|esr. and at this rate the Erogape pro-
Gactiop is not less than 4 tons a. the
acre. valued st So per ton. Mr. Deala
expects 10 put at least l0o a,.-as II ell
fSl:a by He&t season ana IL confident
shat n VIII prove a paying crop
According to experts CT lhe 6egart-
cent Of agriculture Jackson count.
so'i IS particularly adapted 10 alfalfa
growing. anG The demaed lar a-lsita
nay is practically unlimited. Ea.lua.-
ing the example of Mr.. Dekle several
other farmers. IN varlous seg41uf ~
the county have gone iEto alfalfa
growing Epou a small scale vftE
view TO extensive growing a. saoa as
the crop groves itself G sacceEs
The Pensacola journal., 1914-06-14

other article herewith, then discusses
the suLJ Ject Il climate IS follows.
Jaokson County Citrate.
NO complete records of the climate
o. Jackson ,5ouEIy are available, the
nearest weather bareau station At
which ror.n4Is Of Temperature and
precipitation have been established
being Tallahassee. The station les
ABOUT 40 miles east Of Mariana md
thus has about the same altitude and
the same position with relation 10 g-uIf
:E.Huencza ard a ta bic showing the
salient fao lures of the climate IS
given. The data are doubtless fairly
representative Of coalitions in the
surveyed area. However. fTagnentaz-y
records indicate that the local maxi
mum summer ten peratJ~e are Slight
II higher than at Tallahassee. Local
observations on frost occurrence tndi-
cate killing Erosts IN the early Of De
cen2ber and absence Of such frosts
after March J. The following table
gives a resume Of details Of record
T+,7 l.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-06-14

ida, and today has approximately five
hundred miles of improved highways
The county votes bond issue of $780,
600 for the improvement of the roads
of the county, and Of this sum there
is still about 100000 remaining on
hand. The expenditure Of this fund VIII
improve practically every road in the
county, and even now there are ap-
proximately 500 miles Of well kept
roads touching all the principal CEN
ters OF population. The work of I'M
proyement is being carried on Vlgor-
ously under the direction OF the oaard
of county commissioners, and the re-
suit Is highly gratifying to the people
OF the county. The celebrated Jack
son road, built by Andrew jackson
for military purposes. and connecting
Tennessee with the gulf coast, passes
directly through Jackson county, and
this is today one of the finest roads
roads In the county have been con-
structed of sand and clay, and an
abundance of this material is always
at hand, a fine grade of clay lying but
q few inches beneath the surface IN
all sections of the county. On some
OF the roads a little of the limestone,
native to the country has been used,
and this material makes g road that
Is fully equal to acadam. There are
also large deposits Of gravel in the
building IL desired.
River Navigation.
The Apalachicela river on the east
ern boundary of Jackson county, is
formed by the junction of the Flint
and Ghattaheoehee rivers and is nav
igable for large steamers. Regular
lines are operated between Apalachi-
cola, at the mouth of the river, and
Bainbridge and Columbus, Ga, and
large part of the commerce Of the
eastern half of Jackson county is
handled by the river boats. The Chip
ola river, which flows into the Apa-
Iaohicola, is navigable for small vessels
as far as Mariana and, in the days
before the civil war, large portion of
the cotton raised in Jackson county
was transported on flat boats from
Mariana to the Gulf at Apala chicola
via the Chipola river. There are num-
erous other streams throughout the
county, all teeming with fish of every
Species and some of them offering
unusually fine sites for water power.
The school system of Jackson coun-
ty Is all that could be desired, and in
addition to the usual facilities of the
rural sections, there are high schools
at Mariana and Graceville. Every lit
tie community in the county has its
school and all the larger towns have
school buildings and facilities the
equal of any towns of similar size in
the country. There are numerous
churches throughout the county and
every town has one or more church
edifices-seme having three or four.
The churches are spacious and com
Portable and the congrega tions large
The Larger Towns.
Mariana, the county seat of Jack
son county Is its largest town, the
population being estimated at from
$500 to $500. Mariana IS located IN
the center Of the county and IS con
nected with every section by railroa ds
or first class highways. Cottondale,
cypress, Grand Ridge and Sneads, on
the main line of the L. & n. are pro-
The Pensacola journal., 1914-06-14

may be cut for hay or turned under
N the spring. rGus adding humus, one
Of the constituents generally needed
by soils given continuously 10 clean
culture crops like cotton and corn
Make Fine Pasture.
"Cowpeas make an excellent gTowta
Of vine on the Greenville and Orange
burg soils while velvet beans may be
successfully and rrOfiLably grown on
the vel drained soils, including the
deep sands. Cowpeas afford excellent
pas.urage for hogs and cattle and the
hay when properly cut. furnishes q
valuable roGghage. The vines cut
when about half the pods are ripe
can re easily cured. Some beSgar-
weed IS grown. which makes a nutri-
tious hay ard also improves the land.
It's acreage coE}6 be rFontably IN
creased Sorghum. crimson clover,
Bermuda grass. Iespedeza and alfalfa
are oESer crops Iha< can be success
fully grown aad their production
would prove both profitable and bene-
ftciaI
The Greenvl!s sandy loan1, reputed
to be rich IN lime Ia believed to be
+ excep pLiona}}y wei suited to the grow
ing Of alfalfa. TTtis IS wtthoNT COUb bt
the most valuable OF the hay crops,
but requires peculiar soil conditions
to make its production profitable. 1t
: IS also a splendid soil renovator. AL
+ Halfa requires a strong, we'll drained
soil, with the water table at least 2 2
+ feet below The surface. Thorough
! preparation Of the SOIL and careful
mana cement in the early stages are
i necessary for securing the best results.
From we'll established fields from three
to five cuttings can be made each
year.
/ Farms Average Small.
1T is estimated tnat the farms Of
j the area range in size from 40 TO $500
acres. The average size is proba bly
100 acreg. 4 few negroes owA farms
ranging from 20 to 2.500 acres. Negro
labor IS employed alulcst universally,
and II IS for the most part unskilled.
/ Ten dolIars 2. month. with Doaro- ard
+ 80 cents Ja s. ger day are tE.e Verage
wages pa16. The saving effected by
. modern machinery has not beer fully
realized, but the scarcity OF labor viii!
make i necessary to Introduce such
+ implements If any decided Develop
nent Of the agriculture is to take
place. Not only could much labor DO
saved by yhe use Of rarrows. disk
plows. cuIttvators and moving ma
+ chimes, hut the more thorough culti-
walton of the soils following their use
would give increases in yie;ds-more
than repaying the added investment.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-06-14

saThe red lands IL the northern and
northwestern parts Of Jackson county
ana embraced within this survey, were
the first to attract the aCteEtiCn Of the
early settlers, who came in the early
twenties. They recoguIzed that these
soils We're mere productive than the
light coIcred slndy soils occupying the
greater part o3 the surrounding coun-
try. and that they could be put under
cultivation easier ald at less expense
than the soils of the thickly wooded
sections In this CID and Well-e5tab-
Ished agricultural section practically
the same crops and practices are fol
lowed today as in the beginning. Those
who settled later In the southern part
Of the area confined their efforts
chiefly to stock raising. Al subse-
Cuant period they engaged in tie lunr-
ber and turpentine industries The lat
ter was not extensively carried on un-
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The farm lands vary somewhat iu
price, but tho best grades can be
bought fer $40 to SIS ger acre. Ths
tirlbcrcd sections are held at hlgher
prices, varying with the quality and
quantity o. t.uTber standing. The soil
Of the Mariana area are capable OF
producing much more than is beinC
realized from them 81 the preseuT
time. A more diversified farniu-
should be practiced for their perma
rnnttr,,.a On NJ parn
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Jackson County, Fla,
Agricultural Rival of
Rich Tennessee

Continued from Preceding Page.
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Continued on Next Page.
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Wonders of the Soil
Concisely Set Forth
By Five u. S. Experts

fcontfnued ION Preced5ng -
The Washington times., 1914-11-18
FOUNDER LAUDED At
SCHOOL DEDICATION
New Building Marks Forty-First
Year at the James 0rmond
Wilson School.

When the James Ormond Wilson
Normal School resumed its sessions to-
dav it marked the triumph of forty-one
wears of persistent effort, the formal
dedication of the new building having
occurred last night, on which occasion
old school officials and new We'd in
having tribute to the founder, Of the
school and the teachers of the early
davs who shared in its organization
The auditorium in the new building
was filed when Henry P. Blair, presi-
dent of the Board of Education, called
the meeting to order at 8 o'clock. An
invocation was pronounced by the Rev.
DIR. Wallace Radcliffe. pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
and among those who spoke briefly
were former Commissioner II. B. F..
Macfarland Ernest L. Thurston, super
intendent Of schools: A. T. Stuart,
sunerintendent Of intermediate instruc-
tion. Mrs. William T. Galliher and Miss
Anna McCoach, Of the Alumni Associa-
ton.
supervising principal Of the Georgetown
district. are the only two men now in
washington who were principals when
Mr.. Wilson was superintendent of the
District schools. and Mr.. Stuart in his
The Washington times., 1914-11-18
Nine. de Treville Pleases
In Costume Song Revue

Three Centuries Of Prime Donne."
the costume song recital given at the
Columbia Theater yesterday afternoon
by Yvonne de Treville, coloratura So
prano. is a form Of entertainment fast
growing in favor.
These performances, being q sort of
revue Of the songs Of different periods,
sung In costume appropriate to the time
of the cong, are q means Of keeping
before the public many of the beautiful
ballads which otherwise would be known
to only q few or forgotten completely.
The first group OF songs given by
Nine. de Treville were taken from the
Louis XIV period, the second from the
period Of Jenny Lind, and the third
from the present time.
Although the voice OF Nine. de Ire
vile is of no great proportions. she has
made more Of il than most singers who
are more generously blessed. Her triIls
echo effects. and staccatc work were
particularly excellent Miss Florence
Mcmillan was a satisfactory accom-
panist.
The Washington times., 1914-11-18
Baruch's 100000 Was
Cotton Pools Salvation

Picturesque incidents marked the COM
pletion Of the great cotton pool yesrer-
day. Reports had been circulated that
the plan was to be abandoned. Secre-
tary of the Treasury McAdoo issued an
emphatic denial, declaring that such ru-
mors were inspired by selfish interests.
There was however, approximately $3,-
100000 still lacking to complete the
S100, 100000.
Rernard NJ. Baruch, member OF the
New York stock exchange, had stopped
off in Washington en- route to his duck
ing lodge in the South. He heard yes.
terday Of the shortage OF funds, ana
called upon the members Of the Federal
reserve board, by whom the raising OF
the cotton fund was being directed
Later in the day he lunched with them
at the Metropolitan Club.
AS the luncheon progressed, Mr. 'Ba-
ruch inquired the amount OF money
needed, and offered to subscribe s1,5O0,-
600 himself. Even this would not have
been enough, but he got In touch with
Kuhn, Loeb & Co, the New York bank
ing house, and, after securing a sub
scription Of $2.Oo0,0O0 from that firm.
completed the pool by making his own
for s1.O00,000
Feeling that he had rounded out good
day, Mr.. Baruch left Washington at
o'clock last night for his lodge at George
town, S. c., to pass a week potting ducks.
The Washington times., 1914-11-18
PLEDGES COMPLETE
FOR RCOTTON POOL
MCAdoo Praises Patriotism of
Bankers, and Sees 'ImpuIse
to Prosperity

Praise for the patriotism and broad
mindedness of the banks and bankers"
who aided in the organization Of the
tary of the Treasury McAdoo in a state
500, 00O 900 pool to revive the cotton mar
ket and save the growers from loss.
At the same time, Secretary McAdoo
criticised the selfish opposition of GER
tain textile manufacturers and local In
terests who have tried to defeat the
plan and who succeeded in delaying its
completion"
The fund was completed last night,
when Kuhn, Loeb G. Co., Of New York,
subscribed $1,000 600. and Bernard M.
Barusch. of New York, subscribed &c.
OOO. 900 to make up the deficiency then
remaining.
Subscriptions To Fund.
The statement by Secretary McAdoo
shows that Washington banks sub
scribed $1,000, 900 to the fund. Other sub
scriptions were as follows: New York
city, $50, 100000; Chicago, s13, 600: st.
Louis, $l1,5OO. 900; Baltimore, $2,5O0.OOo;
Boston. s2,6s5, 900; Detroit 1,0s2. 600; Gin
cinnati, 100000; Cleveland, 5000. oOo;
Kansas City, $1,000, 900; Louisville, ST.
0OO. 900; Minneapolis, 100000; Philadel-
phia, S4,46O,oOO; Pittsburgh, $1,000 900;
Richmond. s1,15.oOo. and San Francisco.
$3.50, 900.
Secretary McAdoo would not give the
list of the large individual bank sub
scriptions to the fund. but he said the
larger subscribers in New York are j
p. Morgan & Co, the National City
Bank, and the Chase National Bank.
Only FIVE Boston banks are named In
the list Of subscribers to the fund.
Impulse To Prosperity.
In announcing that Ito such extent
as banks in Southern States subscribe
to class B certificates the $lO0OOo,Ut
realized from class A certificates VIII
be available for loans on cotton at
cents q pound" Secretary McAdoo said.
I'VE believe that the carrying out OF
this plan is going to be beneficial not
only In helping the cotton situation and
the foreign exchange situation, pu'
also by promoting the general prosper.
ity of the country, which now has such
a happy impulse that it would be dill
cult to retard it,
The Washington times., 1914-11-18
SOCIETY HEARS OF
OLD GLASS WORKS

Describing the glass works in Wash
ington shortly after the war OF the
Revolution. Robert II. Harkness last
night lectured before the Columbia
Historical Society at the Shoreham.
The house stood in the vicinity OF
what IS now known as Twenty-second
sndwater streetA and duringthe course
Of his address Mr.. Harkness showed
The Improvement in glass making by
comparing the crude methods Of a
hundred years ago with the modern
system of today.
Tho vicinity. as described. is quite
Unfamiliar now, for from the early
twenues to shortly before the civil
war IL was the scene Of a thriving glass
factory and a pretty village. Perhaps
the only product OF that factory still
eKtant, a glass Jar. was on exhibition.
DIR. James Dudley Morgan. president
OF the society. presided, and Mrs. Cora
Bacon-Foster and Michael ]. Weller
and Edward Brown participated in the
discussion.
Mrs. Foster presented to the society
Q letter dated Georgetown, May s.
1914" written by Thomas T. CAN'T
guardian of Benjamin Stoddarts son,
90 the president OF the Rappahannock
ACADEMY.
The Washington times., 1914-11-18

talk reviewed the work of Mr.. Wilson.
whose public service extended from
1850 to 1855. The Normal School was or
ganized by Mr.. Wilson in 1873. the Dis
trict legislative assembly that year au-
thorizing him TO do this. provided it
did not increase the total expenses of
the District schools
In spite Of this handicap, the Normal
School was organized. having one teach
er. Miss Lucilla e. Smith, and twenty
pupils the first year. A bas relief of
Miss Smith was presented to the school
by the members of the alumni, who
studied under her tutelage. during her
long service in Wash .ngton. The
younger members of the alumni pre-
sented the school with furnishings for
the rest room.
The three daughters Of Mr.. Wilson,
Miss Clara Wilson, Miss Annie Wilson
and Mrs. w. Wilson, were present at
the dedication last night.
The Washington times., 1914-11-18
SUICIDE FOLLOWS
GIRL s ACCUSATION
Herbert W., Lewis, Former
Charity Head Here, Takes
| Poison in Los Angeles.

Older residents of Washington were
shocked today to learn that Herbert w.
Lewis. former superintendent of chari-
ties and a member of the Board Of
Children's Guardians here fifteen years
ago, had committed suicide in Los An
geles yesterday by taking poison.
Dispatches from Los Angeles said
that last Saturday Lewis was arrested
on a serious charge. in which the COM
plainant was Ida Niles, a fifteen-year-
old gfrl, who last summer was an in
mate of a home there of which Lewis
as superintendent 1t was charged
that Lewis took the girl to San Fran
cisco and betrayed the expenses OF an
illegal operation. The girl is now be-
ing detained in San Francisco.
The preliminary hearing of Lewis was
set for o'clock yesterday, but early in
the day he made out will leaving his
property to his wife and four children.
and then sat down on a bench in West
lake Park, where he was found deaa
from poison a short time later. He
was ifty-five years old.
Lewis was appointed superintendent
OF charities by President Mckinley and
held that position for several years.
lie was also a member of the Board of
Chfldren's Guardians, and filled both
positions In a very satisfactory man.
ner.
II remember Mr.. Lewis very well, and
during his residence in Washington his
conduct and his work were above criti-
Cism," said Henry B. F. Macfarland,
Tho was District Commissioner when
sir. Lewis was here.
He was appointed superintendent of
charities on the recommendation of DIR.
Amos G. Warner. the first superintend-
mt Of charities We ever had here, and
Dne OF the most prominent charitable
workers in the East Mr.. Lewis left
here for the coast in 1900, when the po-
sition of superintendent of charities was
s5olished and the board Of charities
was organized
The Washington times., 1914-11-18
War Causes Cat Club
To Abandon Annual Show

In view of the demands being made
upon charitable people for the relief OF
the Belgians and other Europeans suf-
fering from the war, the Cat Club Of
Washington has decided not to solicit
unds for the holding Of cat show in
Washington. this year. Mrs. Henry L.
West. president Of the club, today made
an announcement of the organization 8
decision not to hold it's annual show
II Was a.sC announced that the meet
ing of the club in the future will be
held on the second Tuesday Of each
month at o'clock in the afternoon.
Officers will be elected at the January
meeting.
The Washington times., 1914-11-18
URGES TRAINED RESERVE.

would indicate the advisability and
necessity for having at all times avail
able at home and, in addition to the
necessities in our foreign possessions.
in the first line Of our military estab-
lishment a mobile force Of at least
100000 thoroughly trained and thorough
ly equipped fighting men, with ade-
auate supplies for the operation of this
force for a period of at least six
months.
This is a conclusion that seems to
have been reached by all those who
have given careful consideration to
this question. 1t is also agreed that
we should have, as second line, q
Of organized militia of not less than
100000 men. properly proportioned as
to its staff and several arms. with
stores and supplies necessary for its
operation in the field for a like period.
The smaller units Of the standing army
and the corresponding units of the or
ganized militia must manifestly be or
ganized into the higher units Of brig
ades and divisions and be susceptible
of assembly for drill and field exer-
else, for without such organization
and power of assembly the troops
commanders. would be without that ex-
perience which is essential to effective
operation in war.
Lesson From Germany.
In any scheme to create such a
force Of mobile troops as contemplated
above, we cannot do better than to fol-
low the example OF the master minds In
military organization for national de-
fense. The policies developed in this
direction all include, among others, the
primary plan of using the standing
army as a school for the training of
men who, on graduation from that
school. pass into the reserve and con-
st'tute the real national military
strength. Experience has shown that
two or three years is the lowest pos
sible limit Of time within which the
average man can be converted into a
disciplined, trained, and effective SOL
der.
Conditions On the Mexican frontier
continue to be such as to give little
hope Of relief coming in the near future
TO the troops. many Of whom have been
absent from their permanent stations,
living in tents, for over two years.