The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-31

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The committee will prepare data show
ing the advantages of their city for .
mobilization camp. The war depart
ment will be given evidence that
knoxville can provide site large
enough to accommodate dozen regi-
ments
BY vote of twenty-four to four the
senate rejected the racing bill Sem
ator Fuller made an eloquent plea for
the bill, citing the clean manner in
which Kentucky conducts racing, and
the consequent wealth of the breeding
industry in that state. Other mem
bers said it might as we'll be attempted
to repeal the prohibition laws as to try
to bring back race horse gambling"
in Tennessee.
Lieut.. Col James A. Gleason is ready
to enlist a volunteer regiment COM
posed of East Tennessee mountaineers
if the necessity arises. Permission to
organize the regiment has been re-
quested from the war department.
Lieut.. Col. Gleason was formerly con-
nected with the Third Tennessee regi-
ment, but retired a short time before
the regiment left the Mexican border,
owing to business pressure.
Heavy crops are to be raised by the
farmers this year, as a result OF the
phenomenal prices that foodstuffs now
bring Seed dealers report that the
farmers are buying more seed this year
than ever before. At the prices that
potatoes, onions, beans and other arti-
cles of food are expected to bring next
season, judging from present prices, 1t
is believed that they can be raised very
Among the important bills passed by
the legislature: A bill amending the
drainage acts; authorizing the estab-
lishment of public market house by
counties; providing semi-monthly pay
days; providing night schools for per-
sons more than fifteen years old; Gre
ating State Dairy Commission; au-
thorizing cities and municipal corpo-
rations to condemn property outside
city limits for extension of sewers.
Heads of Is national banks Of South
eastern Kentucky and Northeastern
Tennessee met at Corbin, to consider
the recent ruling, limiting interest to
be charged on loans to 6 per cent. 1t
was the consensus of opinion that
smaller national banks will have to
take out state charters If this ruling
is enforced, as the banks in smaller
towns, they claim, cannot do profit
able business on such an interest, all
loans considered.
Frank Hoyt Gailor, the young son Of
Tennessees Episcopalian bishop, is
somewhere on the French line, an
artilleryman in the service of the
French republic, an enlisted man in
the cause of the allies. Young Gailor
Ienioyed the distinction of winning a
Rhodes scholarship at Oxford, and in
company with other young Americans,
was at the English seat of learning,
until recently, when he joined the
army.
Preparations are already under way
to recruit the national guard of Ten
nessee to war strength. At the present
time there are about $500 men and
officers in the national guard. This
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Under the Dick Bill, which became
effective in June, each state is en-
titled to 200 recruits the first year,
for each senator and representative
in congress; each year that number is
increased fifty per cent, until 800 re-
cruits is the pro rata number.
Organizations of the Federal Farm
Loan Bank of Louisville has been eff
fected. Officials recommended by the
Farm Loan Board at Washington were
chosen, bylaws were framed and con-
sideration given to selection of a loca-
ton. Several buildings were inspect
ed. Officers of the bank are: Mr..
Howell, President; j. P. Brennan, Col
umbus, Ohio, Vice President; Mr..
Clore, Treasurer; Mr.. Davis, Secre-
tary; A. G. Dulaney, Bowling Green,
KY, Registrar and attorney.
Large sums of interest on loans will
be saved to the farmers of the Fourth
Farm Loan District, comprised of
Kentucky and Tennessee, by the action
of the Federal Farm Loan Board fix
ing fiat rate of per cent as the in
terest that shall be charged to bor-
rowers from the Louisville Farm Loan
Bank. The present rates are as fol-
lows: Kentucky-Interest 81 per cent,
commissions 0.4 per cent total IL per
cent Tennessee-Interest 7.3 per cent,
commissions 0.6 per cent, total 79 per
cent.
The following circular is being sent
out by the Chamber of Commerce OF
Johnson City: "A movement is on foot
to make the region tributary to this
city an important tobacco growing Sec
! ton. For this the climate and soil
| have been proved to be admirable.
Greene county took up the raising of
tobacco some ten years ago and it has
made that section rich. One farmer
last fall sold load of tobacco for
| SITS. One man can care for approx
mately four acres. If directions are
| carefully followed the culture is easv