The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-27

T HE land and industrial depart ments of the railroads travers- ing the south have accomplished much during the last ten years in promoting material development and especially in inducing homeseekers to settle in this section. As the future prosperity of transportation lines depends upon
 the increased product Railroads Aid iveness of the soil in Agriculture and of the upbuilding
 of towns and cities, in other words, increased population and increased traffic, it is seen that money expended intelligently for agri- cultural and industrial promotion must yield large returns.
 The Southern railway and associated lines have been leaders in farm dem- onstration work, but being progres- sive they will strive to be still more helpful from now on. President Fair fax Harrison, who is a successful farmer in Virginia as we'll as suc- cessful railroad executive, has made a complete reorganization of the agri- culture service of the lines he con- trols, to go into effect July 1.
 Since the United States government has extended it's demonstration activi- ties throughout the south the rail roads find less demand for their demonstrators and as consequence will now turn their attention par ticularly to the important work of helping the farmers to market their crops to the best advantage.
 The Southern's present agricultural field agents-there are ten of them will be appointed farm products agents and it will be their province to compile and distribute information about the markets and to keep in close touch with the farm producer. The dairy and live stock development work of the Southern is to be broadened and, all in all, large results may be expected from President Harrison's new departure.
 Farming can be made to ---- T~A.o' than any other business if managed in business-like way. And the South ern railway is determined to do it's part in pushing a practical campaign of economic education.
 n PRISONS in authority at Wash. I ington have stated that there will be no shortage of ammunition regardless of the size of the campaign that may be launched in Mexico.
 Field artillery ammunition is plen- tiful and the reserve for small arms
 is approximately 300,- No Shortage 0O0,0OO rounds. The of Ammunition Mexican supply is
 said to be 17,OOO, ,00( rounds. The President is also empow- cred by the new national defense act to place orders for munitions witf private firms in time of war, which will be compelled to fill them or sui. fer the temporary confiscation of theil plants. In addition persons, firms ol corporations refusing to comply witt the governments demands Shall be deemed guilty of felony and upor conviction shall be punished by i'm prisonment for not more than three years and by a fine not exceeding $5O,00O."
 However, it is hardly probable tha any American manufacturers would decline to come to the aid of the coun try in the hour of it's need. As is vel known, the United States has beer supplying great quantities of ammu milton to the European belligerents and if even small part were diverted to the use of the American army anC navy there would be no danger of z shortage, no matter how long war il Mexico might continue.
 These problems have already beer .sts,d;ed by the war and naval depart mo3ts. Our resources for making mu nitions and all kinds of equipment ars