The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-24
CONVECTION IS WILD
 ABOUT HOGS AND
 NEW PACKING PLANT
Andalusia Also Has More Eligible Bachelors Than
 Any Place in Alabama
DOTY IS AGAINST
 STATE BOND ISSUE
Thousand Tons of Velvet Beans Have Already Been Shipped From Andalusia-Beans Shelled
 By Machinery

By Macnlnery
 Andalusia, November 2s-(special)-A my life I have heard the expression hos wild' as applied to men who Were en- thusiastic over some particular proposi- tion. but this Is the first town nave ever struck, of any size, where the whole nonulation has gone "hog wild
 It comes about through the advent or the boil weevil in this section and the ei- forts of the people to circumvent the financial loss that has resulted from nav ing their cotton crop cut in half EVery train that comes to this town brings III new and fine stock hogs. Last nisnt'
 Express Messenger Brock had two me Duroo Jerseys that were billed 10 farmer near here. I am told that the county has imported more fine hogs With in the past six months than has been re- ceived by the balance of the entire state. From what one sees down here there Will be such a thing as Covington county reed, ing her self and contributing to the loou supply of other sections Of the state' I have been over the packing house these enterprising people have under con struction down here; undoubtedly they will make good if the hog cholera does not enter this territory and kill off the many fine herds that are coming on. Looking to such a contingency the peo- ple are studying the veterinary eHo ol the game and shipments of hog cholera serum are coming in so that the loss from that great enemy of the hog producer may be minimzed
 A thing that will greatly help the rarrn- h,,,a ;r,f hn rNNn hogs fact that every pasture has good SUD- ply of running water; in fact l never saw country where conditions were more ideal than here for the pork raiser. In the hotels one hears hogs discussed so much until you almost fancy yourself in the hog country of Iowa.
 PLANT OF LATEST TYPE Their packing plant is of the latest type, and will be four stories high with the customary sweet pickling division, icing division and shipping room right next to the car door. As usual the Louis vile and Nashville has put in a side track, and is giving the enterprise every encouragement, while the Central Of Georgia has their demonstration farms all along their line in this territory. LaBarre & Co.,, Birmingham concern, | is putting up the building and are giving l these people a fine job. They are right | up to snuff and have a civil engineer on | the ground all the time to run level on every inch of the concrete flooring so that every incline will be just right and the meat properly drained. From the rapid way in which work was progressing IL I appears that the LaBarre people will get | out on the contract with a tidy little sam | on the right side of the ledger. but tiey | deserve to succeed for there vas nct an | idle man on the job while I was there. io yyi1d' and their experiment will do well for other sections
 of the country to keep in mind.
 EDITOR DOTY OF THE STAR 1 l have at last seen the man that makes {, the Andalusia Star twinkle I am not surprised that his twinlSlings should be so widely quoted. He has the music in his soul that must find expression in written thought. The Star is sQuarely "agn' the | bond issue for the state, and is fighting
 the proposition on the ground that the l immortal seventy" in the last legisla- | ture having cut off a substantial source | of the states revenues, should be the ones to initiate any move for replenishing the state treasury. Editor Doty is 8 local optionist from way up the creek" and while under recent legislative action his head has been made bloody, it is still un- bowed, and he holds to his cardinal doc l Urine that Covington county should not say what Jefferson or Mobile might do. l The Star is in a class by itself; 1t is
 making money. so much so that it's editor can actually go through one of Irving Cobb's operations at John Hopkins, then sojourn through Canada, and get home
 with some money still in the till which is | just about as much as Ned Brace can do
 with so big a paper as The Age-Herald The Andalusia Star has just gotten out
 one of the finest agricultural and diver
 sified farming issues that I have ever
 seen. It has cuts of hogs grown in Gov ington county that Iowa cannot beat. The l Star is doing great good in preaching i the gospel of eating what you raise and
 raising what you eat. The Standard Is
 another paper here that is making good. but I was not fortunate enough to meet | it's editor.
 GROWTH OF VELVET BEANS I The work of the papers here is reflect | ed in the great growth of velvet beans | in this section. They have already sold l 1000 tons of the beans, and have still more | to harvest and ship. They have machines l down here to shell the beans from the | pods which work like charm. l am told that a good deal of banking reserves will come from the velvet bean crop. Prior to l his surrender to Cupid, B. M. Allen would | have been in his element in this town. They have more good looking bachelors | here than anywhere in Alabama, and every one or them mas good position. l do not understand how they stay single
 with so many attractive young ladies around, some of whom am told are ex- cellent cooks. The postmaster is single, ! and yet he is well set-up man that would cause the society editor to look l him over Of ingratiating disposition, he could easily grace any social function at | the Country club or hold his own with the literary highbrows of any city. The 1 judge here also treads life's weary arena unaided by the magic smiles of better l half, and the cashier of one of the banks has evidently been playing the role of Miles Standish and speaking for his | friends the postmaster and the judge in-
 stead of for himself These bachelors
 would make feature for the social page l for some Sundays issue. and some edi- | tors that know might add to their repu- tation by giving these handsome bache- | lors a page. My, but wouldn't the ladies | in south Alabama read that page?
 SCHOOL FACILITIES
 They have not yet fully learned the value of consolidation in their rural
 schools. although they are making head way in cutting down the one-room schoolhouse and the one teacher They have an excellent high school here that
 is we'll managed and is producing good results One of the most remarka ble | things about this town is that it's jail | is a much more ornate building than any