The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-07-04
]. S. M'CAULEY WRITES
INTERESTING LETTER
Found Our People eBroad-Minded,
Well-Informed and Gentlemen in
Every Sense of the Word.

Heopeston, Ill,June goth, 1918.
Editor Reyeille:
As all patriotic Americans are in
terested in the crop prospect, / write
you this as / see it in the part Of our
beloved country that have been ever
since left Port Gibson, the list Of
May. came north as far as Carben-
dale, in southern Illinois, when
changed cars and went west to st.
Louis and northeast from there to st.
Charles, co., Mo. From there / cross
ed the Miss. River to Alton, III, and
north through Springfield, Lincoln to
bloomington, ILL.,, and east from there
to Hoopeston, ILL.,, my present resi-
dence. At that time it was too early
to form any opinion as to the prospect
for corn or oats, but wheat and the
meadows, never saw finer pros
pect at that time Of year. Since then
| have been east to the western line
of Pennsylvania, about one week ago.
found the wheat every where prom
ising and already ripening. It IS bet
ter in western Ind. and III. than in
Ohio, although even there it is good,
but the prospect for the hay and oats
crop is enormous. / do believe the
clover crop will average 2 tons all
over to the acre The oats, never
saw a greater growth in June head,
and the only danger is a storm and
fallen oats.
The corn crop is fine stand, clean
and growing fast, fully 15 days ahead
of last year. On account of the
scarcity of labor there are many 2
row cultivators in use, and they GER
tainly do get over the ground In a
ride Of quite distance by auto Mon
day / did not see a foul field Of corn;
in fact | did not see weed. To sum
it up, our wheat and hay crops are
assured, with our oats practically So,
and our corn never better at this
time Of year.
] was pleased to see the way you
are going at the War Stamp raise,
and | know many Of you are giving
until you feel it. All honor to them;
but what Of our slackers men too
who have profited more by this war
than the many who have given and
denied themselves comforts to give
to help our boys fighting in the trench
to make our country safe for our wo-
men and children to live in, safe from
the Huns and their barbarous meth
DDS. These same slackers, ! have
heard them say, the Germans are not
whipped yet; seemed to please them
that they could still profit by the war
continuing in the big prices they
would receive for their grain, seeds,
hay, hogs and cattle, Where such
men exist they and their families
u
can homes and compelled to herd by
themselves.
When left Port Gibson fully ex-
pected TO be back this fab, but now ]
do not know what the future has in
store for me. My health is very poor
and am bearly able to be around.
However, if my health improves / will
be down there again early in the fall,
for / never enjoyed winter more
than last, among the business and
professional men Of Port Gibson |
found them broad minded, well in
formed and gentlemen in every sense
Of the word Whether / shall be able
to come down this fall or not, shall
as long as live have warm place
in my heart for Port Gibson and the
men and women Of the little city,
and know | can say the same for my
wife and daughters.
/ wish we had some Of your fruit
you speak about in paper --none here
this year.
/ think you take the right position
in the regard to the china berry trees,
They were a great attraction to me,
the ferns and moss growing on their
trunks, and / thought when they were
in bloom Last spring that they were
one Of the most beautiful sights had
ever seen and every one who came
down there to visit me last winter
I spoke of and was attracted by the
\ china berry tree. If ] was a resi-
dent Of Port Gibson would live ur
to the little poem to try by every
means IN my power to have them re-
main, and / would exclaim if they at
tackled the tree;
"Woodman spare that tree,
Touch not single bough.
In youth it sheltered me,
And / will protect it now"
With kind regards to all Port Gib-
son, v,u. IN.
]. s. McCAULEY,
P.S. would be pleased to heal
from the real estate man who stay.
at Boards hotel, I failed to take hi
address.