The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-31
PRELIMINARY WORK.
FOR BIG CAMPAIGN.
IS ABOUT COMPLETE.
Agitation for Diversified
Crops Will Be Launched
Next Wednesday
ANNOUNCE MENU
FOR BIG BANQUET
Ministers to Be Asked to Indorse the
Observation-Disclosures Prepares
Figures as to Financial Sit
uation of the Present


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Wednesday the Alabama crop diversifi-
cation campaign will begins Preliminary
work for the big campaign is practically
complete.
Requests accompanied by checks are
fast coming in for the Alabama prod
ucts' dinner at the Tutwiler Wednesday
night just after the whirlwind Jeffer-
son county campaign ends Wednesday.
and before the state campaign begins
Thursday. Indications are people from
ali over the state will attend. The enter
tainment committee of the Chamber OF
Commerce is planning some interesting
events for the programme, and it prom
ises to be a memorable dinner for Ala
bama.
]. E. Waggoner, one of the farming ex-
perts who will be engaged in the cam
paign it was announced yesterday has
for several days been engaged in work
ing up data on the agricultural imports
and exports of Alabama, showing just
what each county produces agriculturally
and what it buys from other states and
what money is lost or gained in the
transaction. Mr.. Waggoner's figures will
be some of the most interesting data ever
compiled in the state. it is said
Chairman Doster Of the Jefferson coun-
ty campaign says that the so meetings
which will be held in this county next
Wednesday will simply set the state on
fire. He asks that all men who can
spare automobiles for that day inform
him as not enough machines are yet ON
hand to carry the speaking crews to all
parts of the county. About 80 machines
Will be necessary. Frank Hammond of
the Birmingham Railway Light and
Power company and Littel McClung will
tomorrow bring the crop diversifcation
campaign before the Minister'S union, and
each preacher will be asked to indorse
the movement publicly from his pulpit.
Following will be the menu of the Ala
bama products dinner ever bit of food
having been produced in Alabama:
Mobile Bay Oysters
Montgomery Tomato Broth
Celery Olives Radishes
Etowah County Roast Spring Chicken
Green Peas Potatoes Alabama
East Lake Salad
Jefferson County Ice Cream
Assorted Birmingham Cakes
Dixie Demi Tasse
Some of the songs which will be
sung, with Frederick Gunster well
known vocalist leader will be as
follows:
4 ss America, .s 81
MY country, it's of thee,
sweet land of liberty,
OF thee We sing
Land where our fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims pride
From every mountain side
Let freedom ring.
Tune Tipperary.
It's long way to Alabama,
It's a long way to go;
Ground peas from old Virginia
And beans from Ohio:
Corn meal from western Kansas,
Potatoes from far-off Maine:
It's a long. long way to Alabama
To bring food by train.
Alabama niggers have got to hump,
(Chorus): Way down, Way down, Way
down yonder in the cornfeld
Six-cent cotton has got us on the jump,
(ChorusJ: Way down, Way down, Way
down yonder in the cornfied.
Old boil weevil he's a-coming too.
down yonder in the cornfield.
| What's a poor niger gwine to DO?
| (Chorus): Way down, Way down, Way
down 'yonder in the cornfield.
Get me same hawgs, and chickens, too.
| Chorus: Way down, Way down, Way
down yonder in the cornfield.
And live like the white folks, Glory
Halle-loo
| Chorus: Way down, Way down, Way
down yonder in the cornfield.
7 want to be. I want to be-
I want to be down home in Dixie,
Where the hens are dog-gone glad to
lay
Scrambled eggs in the new-mown hay;
You ought to see, you ought to see.
You ought to see my home in Dixie;
You can tell the world I'm going to
D-I-X-I don't know how to spell it,
But I'm goin, you bet I'm goin'
To my home in Dixie Land.
Tune. when the Midnight Choo- Choo, /"
When the midnight choo-choo leaves
for AIabam
| I'll be right there, I've got my fare;
| When I see that rusty-haired conductor
man
I'll grab him by the collar, and I'll hol-
| Ter.
| Alabam Alabam!
That's where you stop your train,
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