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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-05
.Three Cnntendcr. fnr Gun,

Three offenders for Cup.
SYDNEY, n. S. W.. March 1.-The
cup. the chief lawn tennis trophy of
the world. has ended. The United
states. Great Britain and South Africa
Will be the only competitors for the
cup. which now is held by Australia
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-05
K RICHMOND TONIGHT SPORTS
Facts on Quint Battle
in Blues Annoy Tonight

Times $3.50.
Place: blues Armory.
COntcndinE teams: John Mar
shall High School. OF RIcI,inantI,
and AIaury High School, of Norfolk.
ColOrsi John MnrshnII. blue md
Whitej injury, ornnEc md blue,
Referees Hargrove, v. T.. l..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-05
NEW ORLEANS RESULTS

First race-three. and one-haif furiongs-
Lucy Kate. lis tWii!is5. II to s. to 8, I to
3 Won: Gladys. ~ Pisrcel. ITO l. to I.
Iottc c. marguerite. Rose. Lefty Rec. Jose
phnc X. Blue. Bcss Welsh also ran.
Second race-hyc and one-half furfonss-
!, Huzzas. III tRodriEusz). IS TO !. s to /.
70 u I to j, even second: La bsiafrs; .ils
10 As. Say. onnra Mayor Calvin. Mara
rs. Starter. BellrlnSer and Dr. Sab also
r2 5aee1siS i S,,,a ,,2
y taoilsr>. to sto. i. even second; BIazs
20 tMshoncy> 2 TO ]. even. 2 to 81 third
DERBY and II. c. Bash also ran
GSah 10 70 furoHF to g. @oa WHO Ss
cares. iOI tHoward). 10 to ]. to 1, 5 to 8.
second; The Archer. 102 (Moonoy), 4 to J.,
9, to o.. to !. third; Time, 1:i7 Az: Valley
er.v AID Enr!co caruso also ran.
Fifth racc--St. Helene handicap. ono mile
ana three. siStcenths-Honoluu Boy 107
Tic tMooney) II to TO-. ont. ont, second;
hTS 2r Mas 49, ao5 Only thee to s, spt aut
I,eveier, i5s lWithorIns toni. TO /. 5 to 2.
e,to s Won; Pgts and Sails; IL S4odriEuexi,.
T pS skenass g ro Madras tH hTS
Kimpa,ong also ran.
,centSsGaold Crest Boy. Ito saoller5. TO s.
os TO 6 ss saond i sGK Pos ilS
5a:os s-5. Tanlao Aztec. King Neptune. AL
mine also ran.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-05

Fe Care Cold In One Dny
Take LAXATIVE BROMOB QUININE
FGTablets).s&It stops the Cough and
s Headache and works off the Cold. IS 10.
w. GROVES signature on each box,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
EAGLES EXPECTED
TO BE STRONG IN
GAME WITH MERITS

With Logan and Fftzgibbons back in
the lineup, the Richmond Eagles will
be able to present the strongest line
up Of the year against the Indianapolis
Merits at Exhibition Park, Sunday
afternoon.
The Merits are touted as being the
fastest travelling club from Indianapol-
is. Several Of the players have had
Glass IA experience. Piqua and
Hamilton came here with the same
regulations, however, and the Eagles
whipped them both by IL to 1 score.
Manager Everette Haas has finally
decided that Byrkett is the best bet
in Richmond for the first base Job.
Holmes played good game, but both
in fielding and hitting he is slightly
inferior to Byrkett. Byrkett Is not
yet 81 years old.
Line.ups Are Announced.
The lineup, as announced by Man
ager Everette Haas, follows:
Observation-Disclosures Logan. Schep-
man, Smith. w. Holmes. Reddinghaus
Byrkett, Haas and Miner.
indianapolis Merits - Bishop. 3b;
Steinmetz, 2b; Gaalena, CT; Lucib, RI;
HUM, IT.; Barnhardt, IS; Hansen, 1b:
Strahl, C; Elmer, Brown and F'urrell
p; and Rebnian, utility.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
Pennsy Nine Prepares
For Gainesville Contest

Although Fridays game at Reid
Field will probably serve to pick the
best ball players Of the Richmond d.
vision OF the Pennsylvania for the
division team. Manager Omer Todd
said Friday the definite lineup would
not be announced until next Wednes-
day.
He also says that all employees Of
the Richmond division that think they
can handle a baseball glove are to be
out to Exhibition Park next Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons
for practice.
The first interdivisiona1 game will
be played against GAINESVILLE at Exhi.
bition Park next Thursday afternoon.
Reports from that direction are that
GAINESVILLE has a powerful ball tossing
aggregation. Todd is confident Rich.
mond will offer strenuous opposition,
however.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
Double Header Will Be
Played Saturday BY Reds

CINCINNATI %, July 9.-Postpone-
ment OF Thursdays baseball scrap be-
tween the Reds and Boston Braves be-
cause of wet grounds, caused Manager
Moran to announce double header
would be played at Redland Field, Sat
urday. Walter Reuther was to have
hurled against the Braves Thursday
He will perform Friday. Sallee and
Luque will probably be the Red double
header fingers Saturday.
Manager Moran is afraid of sending
the Reds into double bills as three
out Of four this year resulted in a
double victory for the enemy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09

ter Edna, Of Toledo, are visiting with
Mr.. L. " Mikesell and family. E. Mr..
Lewis Pyley and family Of Richmond,
called on Fred Anderson and family
Saturday. Mrs. Pheba Platt and
sons, Guy and Ralph, and daughter,
Ida, were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Glen Nichols Of Richmond. Saturday
and Sunday. Mrs. Elihu Policy is
i'll. Mr.. Elmon Policy and family
spent Sunday at Liberty, Ind. E. Mrs.
w. T. Harrison and children are spend
ing a few days with Miss Idris Cheno-
weth at Glen Karn. .... Mrs. Orval
Timmons and daughter, Dorothy, call
ed on Mrs. Lilly of Glen Karn, Wednes-
day . Miss Thelma Wolfal is spend
ing this week at Richmond. =. Miss
Dorothy Slick returned home Monday
after a weeks visit with H. w. Ford
and family Of Richmond. -. Mr.. Geo.
Richards is improved. :. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Garrison and Mr.. Elvin Garri-
son and family spent Thursday after
noon at Richmond. Mr.. Kenneth
White Of Richmond was the Sunday
guest of Van White and family. Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Thompson of Ind
annapolis, were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Thomas Saturday and Sun
day. On Monday they were dinner
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09

Richmond, Ind. and Dalton Thomas,
of Dayton, O., were the guests of w,
A. Hanson and family last week. =.
Misses Hazel Coppock and Ellen
Brumbaugh of Piqua, O., visited Sun
day with Eliza Coppock and family
&. =. Mr.. and Mrs. John Stevens spent
Thursday afternoon at Richmond. -.
Miss Louis Lamp spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Miss Alice Ross. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wigs spent Wed
nesday with Mrs. Pheba Platt. Nora
Payne and family, Henrietta Williams
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wiles, Jennie Wiles and daughter
Irene, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Adams, James
Slick and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Lon
Richards spent Sunday at Funks lake
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
80 NATIONS enter
OLYMPIC CONTESTS
(By Associated Press)

ANTWERP, July Give weeks be-
fore the opening Of the Olympic games
at the stadium, and with the entries
rapidly closing. thirty nations have en-
tered for the contests. two of them
being China and British India, which
have not hitherto been listed as prob
able competitors.
The Olympic committee has receiv-
ed a cablegram from the Argentine
committee indicating that Argentine
will not enter the Olympiad. The
cablegram said: unable to sail. A
thousand regrets" Chile and Brazil
are the only south American countries
entered. Mexico will have contestants
in several events
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
S. A. l.. Baseball
: A l. Schedule for Saturday.

Natco VS.. Jenkins-Vulcans at Exhi-
bition Park
Starr Piano VS.. Wayne Works at
Reid Field.
Reports from the Vulcan camp In
the Saturday Afternoon League are
that the rushing NStcos will receive
a surprise package Saturday after
noon.
The Vulcans played good ball at the
start Of the season but from some un.
accountable reason, have slowed up.
A confab of players was held this
week and later a snappy practice held.
All Of which indicates that q regu-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
GOLDlE RAPP is GOING
GREAT GUNS IN ASSOCIATION

Manager Pat Moran of the Cincin-
natl Reds evidently made a serious
mistake when he allowed Goldie Rapp.
former short stop on the Richmond
Central league team, to get away to
ST. Paul of the American Association.
Since Joining the latter organiza-
ton, Rapp has slugged his way to
fourth place in batting standing with
.331. He is leading the league In
stolen bases with &c thefts.
And the Reds have been frantically
combing the minors for an infielder!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
Z. M. C. A. BEATS NEWSPAPER
IN COMMERCIAL LEAGUE GAME

The big surprise Of the Commercial
league came Thursday afternoon,
when the Y. M. c. A. baseballers
trimmed the league leading Items,
10 to 4. The association team has
been strengthened considerably since
It's last appearance. The Y battery,
Eckel and Stegman, compares with
any in the league.
The downfall of the Item came in
the fourth inning. when runs were
scored by the Y Arnold, hurler,
played the best game for the losers,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
Yesterdays Games
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn ..... 500 10 soa-1a ii - g 4 i
st. Louis. .. 900 100 oo1-2 5 6
Grimes and Miller, Taylor: Haines,
North, Kline. Schultz and Dilhoefer,
Clemens
At Chicago R. H. E.
New York. ... o2o 100 o2o-5 9 0
Chicago ..... 1922 OO3 0Ox-S IA 0
Toney. Winters and Snyder; Tyler
and Killifer.
Philadelphia 90. 900 900 900 s 5
Pittsburg ..... 900 900 01x-1 7 l
Meadows and Wheat; Adams and
Schmidt.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Washington g games)-R H. E.
Cleveland ..... .010 o01 O11- 10
Washington -. 900 900 200 /
Morton and O'Neill; Shaw and
Charity.
Second game r. H. e
Cleveland 100 2oa 2o1-9 II i
Washington ... .031 100 oo1-s 10 /
Nfehaus, Uhle and o'Neill; Snyder
Erickson, Schacht and Charity.
At Philadelphia R. H. E
Chicago ....... 900 600 305-S 16 {
IullduGipHld wv wv UUo-O
Cicotte and Schalk; Moore, Hasty
and Wyatt.
At New York RHE
Detroit ....... 900 900 1o3-4 {
New York. ..... 900 900 2O1-3 3
Ayers, Okrie, Ehmke and Ainsmith
Stanage; Collins and Hannah.
At boston R.H.E
st. Louis ..... .oo2 DOL O1o-4 - /
Boston ....... 900 900 600 7
Shocker and SEVERED; Pennock ant
Walters.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At Minneapolis r. Fl. E
Minneapolis ........ 900 1x-1
Lyons and Kelly; James and Mayer
At Milwaukee, r. H. E
Louisville ..... .O10 02O 100 8
Milwaukee ..... 900 600 010-1 4
Long and Kocher; Miller and Gas
ton.
At Kansas City r. II. E
Indianapolis. GAO 001 101 o1-S IA
Kansas City. 80 002 100 O0-7 10
Rogge, Cavet. Jones and Gossetti
Ames and Sweeney.
At ST. Paul R. H. E
Toledo ........2 200 600 0o2-4 :
St. Paul. ..... 053 900 O3x-11 II
Middleton, Nelson and Murphy
O'Neil; Coumbe and Hargrave, Nc
Menemy
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
NATIONAL TENNIS ENTRIES
ARE CLOSED AT CHICAGO

CHICAGO, July 9-Entries Tor the
10th annual national clay court ten
mis- championship were closed today
except for nominations in the mails
which may be received from out Of
town players. The committee in
charge prepared drawings today for
the first round of singles. which will
be launched at the South Side Tennis
club tomorrow afternoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
BY
McMANUS

lar baseball game is to be held at the
Exhibition Park Saturday.
Random is not enthusiastic over the
Starr Piano-Wayne Works scrap at
Reid Field. The latter team has won
but one game all season and that is
protested. The rest OF its games have
been lost by lop-sided scores.
Baseball Is an uncertain animal,
however.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
ONLY is to O THIS TIME

The same old story, the Palladium
was defeated 16 to 0 by the Hines
Dairy commercial leaguers at the
Fairgrounds. Parker and Goodwin
hurled a fair brand of ball for the
Pail, but their support was more
transparent than a seive. Nicodemus.
Hines pitcher. was in great form. He
did not allow the Pals to get near
the home plate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
Commercial League

The Home Telephone commercial
league baseball team has an opportu.
nifty Friday afternoon to go back into
tie with the Item for first place,
II the Pennsy railroaders are defeated
The Telephone gang badly walloped
the railroaders the last time they met,
but the latter team has been consider,
ably strengthened since
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
Suburban

BROWNSVILLE, Ind.-Mrs. Pearl
kingsbury, of st. Louis, Mo, is the
guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Mary Kinder.
Mr.. Bernie Ashworth and sons, of
Akron, O., came Saturday to spend a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. J. P.
Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sherman
spent Sunday and Monday here with
DR.. and Mrs. w. C. Sherman. Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Maze and children,
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. David Maze. near Hannah s
Creek. -. Misses Fern Rose and Isa-
bella Mills spent Saturday night and
Sunday in College Corner, with rel
atives.. Mrs. Rollo Parks and son,
Chester. spent the day, Wednesday,
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Parks and
daughter. Miss Elsie Huffman spent
Saturday and Sunday the guest Of Miss
Gladys McGraW. Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Kaufman and daughter Mr.. and Mrs.
George Funk, and son, and Miss Treva
HolIngswOrth spent Sunday and Mon.
day the guest of Mrs. Emma Harris
and daughter, near Oxford, o.. Mr.
and Mrs. John Groce and daughter,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Monroe, spent
Monday In Connersville. Mrs. Grace
Hendrickson and son, Frank, Of Con
nersville, spent the weekend here
with Mrs. Margaret. Mr.. and Mrs
Orville Campbell were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rollo Parks, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Wadsworth, OF
Richmond, were the guests Of relatives
here few days last week. Mrs.
Ida Zeller returned home from Indian.
apolis, Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. I. w
Todd entertained as their guests Sun.
~ in
Miss Dun, Mrs. Vice Irwin, Mr. Luther
| Moore and Mr.. Harry Giezendanner,
| all Of Indianapolis. Miss Ruth Watt
Of Earlham College, spent the week
end here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Watt. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Helm, Of Muncie, Is spending several
days here with DR.. J. D. Smith.
Misses Leona Jackson and Helen Hol
| lingsworth, spent Wednesday in Con
nersville with friends.
BETHEL, Ind.-Mr- and Mrs. A. ]
Bond spent Sunday and Monday with
Mr.. Bonds mother, near Farmland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Hyde and Miss
Wyvona Hyde and Miss Evolin Hunt
ington were Sunday guests of Mr.
Humphrey Mikesell and family, neal
Chester. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Spen
Ger. and Mrs. John Spencer, Of neal
| New Madison, were Sunday dinner
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Spencer
-. Mr.. and Mrs. John Harding. Mr.
and Mrs. Merl Coleman, Mr.. Harry
| Spencer, Miss Hazel Harding, Marie
Harding, and Homer Coleman, motoret
to Dayton, Sunday. MI. and Mrs
| Thomas Harlan spent from Saturday
until Monday with Mr.. and Mrs. So
Pratt, Of Jay County. Mr.. and Mrs
Thurman Constable spent Sunday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Pratt ant
Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Johr
Stewart, of near Union City. Mis-:
Evolin Huntington returned to he1
home in Richmond, Sunday, after
weeks visit with Miss Wyvona Hyde
-. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Elmer anC
| son, Ebert, Mr.. Sylvester Boren, anC
Miss Mildred Britt. all Of Marion, Ind
spent Sunday and Monday with Mr.
John Boren and family. . Mr.. Ebe
Brown, Of Lynn, Ind. spent Thursda,
night with his grandfather, Mr.. Milton
Harlan. Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Ander
son returned home Monday after few
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
GAM ES TODAY.
National LEAGUE.

Boston at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at ST. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
American League.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Washington.
St. Louis at Boston.
American Association.
Columbus at Minneapolis.
Toledo at st. Paul.
Indianapolis at Kansas City.
Louisville at Milwaukee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09

-. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Chenoweth
left Thursday for Cleveland, O.. where
they will spend an indefinite time with
their son, Harley Chenoweth and
family
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09

guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
Thompson. Miss Ida Irwin and
mother, OF Greenville, called on Mont
Simpson and family, Sunday after
noon. ;. Mr.. Ralph, Neubam and fam
fly, of Dayton, were the week end
guests of Ernest Chenoweth and fam
lily, of Glen Karn. . .Mr. Ellison Policy
and Omer Retiring were Richmond
business visitors Thursday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09

WILLIAMSBURG, O.-Miss Anna
Weaver, of Piqua, is spending this
week with Clarence Chenoweth and
family. 80. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Daughter, Of near Greenville, Mrs. Nc
Manus and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Thompson and Mrs. Heindel Of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09

British merchants are planning to
hold exhibitions in leading cities of
China.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-09

Yankee fans have the idea pretty firmly their minds
Ruths
and Higgins pitching staff looks better
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-09-30
PUNTA GORDA POST OFFICE
MATTERS

securing and retaining efficient help.
inexperienced helpers cannot but
make mistakes while learning the de-
tails of the work to be done-and, at
times, the postmaster simply has to
make use of inexperienced assistants,
particularly when his experienced
helpers are taking their annual holi-
day, as has been the case recently.
The conduct of the post Office in
wolves much more work than merely
selling stamps, registering letters;
putting up and despatching mails, re-
ceiving, opening and delivering them
A record of every blessed thing, even
to the fraction of a cent, must be
kept, and this alone is enough for
the postmaster to, do, while his as
sistants are waiting on the public.
A separate record must be made of
all stamps sold, with the denomina
ton of each; all letters registered,
money orders issued and paid, parcel
in, cash received and disbursed,
postage paid, and other
records too numerous to mention"
Several of these are really difficult
and require great care to- keep cor
rectly Here it may be safe to say
that there is not man or woman
in Punta Gorda, save the postmaster,
who can weigh up and compute cor
rectly the postage to be paid on one
edition of the Herald, even though
furnished with all the detailed in
structions on the subject contained
IN the book of Postal Regulations.
Moral: When you feel like COM
planning of the service given at the
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-09-30

vidual states or private corporations.
ut is certainly. as important to the
nation that this land should be re-
claimed as it is that the dry lands of
the West should be irrigated. 1t
costs less to take water off the over
! flowed or wet lands of the South that
| it does to put water on the arid
lands of the West.
IF the national government would
cooperate as actively in retaining
the wet lands of the South as it has
in irrigating the dry lands of the
West, it would open up an enormous
area of land unsurpassed in fertility
in the world, and thus add enormous
ly to the food producing resources of
this country When reclaimed, this
land yields enormous crops of corn
and other products essential to the
nations welfare.
Il trust, therefore, that while ad-
yocating the reclamation of the arid
regions of the West you will not over
look the still greater potentialities
lol uIdlHdSe Ol the wet OF ONeTHOWeu
lands of the South"
What Mr.. Edmonds says is true of
Florida especially and he undoubted-
ly had Florida in mind when he spoke
of the millions of dollars that had
been expended by individual states
and private organizations as Florida
has probably done more in this di-I
rection than any of the other South
eastern states, where these vast areas
of undeveloped lands are found. |
With the state canals leading from
ocean and gulf to Lake Okeechobee, !
through the Everglades and the great
prairies in the Caloosahatchee valley Z;
and the numerous drainage districts !,
established under the laws of the :
state and big drainage projects of the |
large land companies, Florida will |
some day have fine drainage sys-
tenn and then ii will be developed in
to great farming, live stock, horti-
cultural and sugar producing state.
Times Union.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-09-30
Drainage and Development,

We have repeatedly stressed the
{ point that drainage was one of the
important factors in the development
/ OF Florida and other Southern states,
especially in the flat, cut over pine
lands of the Southeast. Without
drainage any attempts at farming on
these level lands will be found diff
cult and in most cases Improbable.
Florida, as a state, and large cor
porations and property owners in es-
tablished drainage districts, have
drained millions of acres of fertile
lands and today they are yielding
vastly profitable crops. On the other
hand in many communities, farmers
have undertaken to develop places
where there was no outlet, except
through other properties for some
distance and drainage was therefore
tmpracticable and the result is that
they have lost crops frequently
through flooding of the lands and
have become discouraged and given
up the task.
hC ShiICu ClstJCS HAS
given the West assistance in no small
amount, to irrigate the arid lands of
that section but we fail to hear of
them doing anything toward draining
the millions of acres of fertile lands
of the South, which will Yield more
than the arid lands and the work can
be done for less.
Richard Edmonds. editor of the
Manufacturers Record, always
staunch friend of the South and es-
pecially Florida, hearing that Senator
Harding was going to make an ad-
dress on the Western irrigation plan,
wrote him as follows:
1T is reported that you intend to
make an address on the importance of
reclamation of Western lands. Per-
nit me to very strongly urge in the
! interests of the nation, that you also
urge with equal emphasis the recla-
nation by drainage of the wte or
overlooked lands of the South.
There are about 5O,000,000 acres
of wet lands in the South, most of
which are as fertile as the valley of
the Nile Millions of dollars are be-
ing spent retaining some of this
land That which has been reclaim
ed is yielding marvellous crops of
vast amount OF. wet land in the South
is too big an undertaking for indi-