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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
Orange County
RANDOLPH

The annual roll call OF Pethalv Church
was leld Wednesday, March 8 - tho par
ish house. About 90 persons y.cro rGe--
ent at the supper preceding. IN charge o.
the executive committee Of Bethany
Guild Music Hall orchestra taraiahoG
selections - music. NJ. NJ. Wilson
presided N the absence of tho
Rev. Fraser NetZgor, vino Wei. % Wa
terbury 10 ottiniate AT the funeral OF the
late Mrs. J. y. T.ldredae. u. II. Salsbury
the clerk called the roi, OF ubser. mem
hers, and letters from two were reaG
Twelve resident responses we're give.
and TO- members were present. Rock
of Ages" was sang by the assembled
COMPANY, and the orchestra furnished
more music Tho yoport OF the Sunday
school by G. e. Morse was encoura ring
and said much worl; had been accom-
plishcd in the past year Tho attendance
has ;ncres-ed 10 an average OF so. 4
fund has boon started to buy HMM books
which are needed greatly. Mrs. r.. f.
Brooks, president of Bethany Guild ro-
ported a successful year. Repairs were
made to the church property. cnd more
equipment was added to the dining room
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BAKERSFIELD

Mrs. Pamela Powell and Mrs Hubert
Sou.e attended the Ga,li-Curi concert Fri
day evening.-There are % cases of flu
at the town farm. Schools and churches
have been closed for one weekday
Barnes has bought the Lee Rice place
and will move there Immediately John
>. Barr has returned from a business trim
to Boston.-Frank w. Davis is seriously
III at his home in the vilage.-Thc roads
IN the town Of Bakersfield have been I'M
usually blocked as a result Of the storm
OF last Saturday.-The Rev. w. w. Smith
has been granted leave of absence by his
church Tor the month of March on ac-
count or illness.-Mrs. Parker has returned
from several weeks stay in Burlington
Miss Emily Carpenter. of Swanton. has
resumed her duties as teacher of music
In Brigham Academy. after an interval
OF absence on account of illness with
pneumonia.-Mr Delbert Doanc died
March ! after protracted illness with
heart disease. The funeral was on Wed
nesday at the Methodist Episcopal Church
the Rev. George Frederick Wells OF Pur
chase, N. Y, officiating The Rev George
F. Wells and mother. Mrs. Lucien Wells.
left March for his home in Purchase
N, Y.
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CAMBRIDGE

The community Ia sadcened by the death
of one Of its esteemed young mon, Rex
A Gates, who passed away at noon Fri
day. Death was due to influenza fol-
lowed by pneumonia and other compli-
cations. Mr. Gates was the second son
Of Mr. and Mrs. Ephram Gates who
survive him. He also leaves wife, who
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T.. II.
Linden Of Littleton, n. H., one brother.
Earl Gates of Cambridge and one sister.
Mrs Vernon Torrance Of ArClmorc Okla
NJ Gates was g years Old November %
1912 He was young man Of fine habits
and will be greatly missed. The commun-
ity extends its sympathy 10 tho family.
a. r. Labounty Of Burlington was n
business visitor in town Wednesday and
ThursdaY.--Mss Blancre Payne Of Bur-
lington Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. s. I'ayne.-Dr. ,Ienne of Bur.
lington was called horc Thursday by the
serious illness of Il. A. GatoS.-Lin,ls
Leavcns was caiied nome from Montpe-
ler Monday by the illness of Mrs.
Leavcns.-Air. and Mr., T. .. jackson
wer" IN Jenfersouvilc Thursday to at
'ord the funeral OF Airs. Jackson's
uro,he,'S wife. Mrs. Robert Heyuode---
Mrs. Julia Fullinston spent y few DAYS
N Burlington last week with her daugr-
ter, Mrs. Foss.-Among those, vino are
IT, with Influenza are: Mrs. Linus
Lcavcns. Louis Blodah, Howard Wiley.
Raymond Fuliiueton, Walter Pease, Carl
sweet and Mrs. Herbert Burns.-Nfr. Bar
rows uf Middebury is employed in II.
:. Woods mill as sawycr-AIr. and Mrs.
". II. Linden Of Littlctou. y. H.. we're
calird here last week by me Illness Of
Mr.. and Mrs, Rev GateS.-A. Z. Day and
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RANDOLPH CENTER

Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Robinson are IA
quarantine for influenza. Mrs. Humphrey
of Burlington is III al tho home of her
daughter Mrs. q. 4. Mcigs. with pneu-
monia. Mrs. Robert King, who has been
in Burlington for some weeks, returned.
last Wcdncs day.-Mr. and Mrs. Closson
Gilbert returned from Boston Monday. --
Charles w Ballou, wife and child 81
Salisbury are with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eliza DaNou.-Owng to the deep
snow the people nthe Il. +. D. route
did not receive their mail for 4 numhe.
OF LnN.s.
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EDEN MILLS

Alton O'Bricn was n business visitor
in Morrisvilc last week Thursday.
Gertrude Miller has her spring millinery
foods In for inspection. Miss Marion
l.anphear has returned from Burlington
after visiting relatives and her friend.
Miss Marie Scheindor. -lIaroid Lauphcar
is working in Lowell--EuSonc Richards
was q business visitor in johnson last
Week.-Mrs. Alma Dolen and mother were
visitors at Mrs. Isickcrs last week.
stephen lIuntlcy who has been working
IN Springfield. Mass. returned home last
week.-Mrs.. Lizzie Miller and Leon Miller
visited at Orrcn Whi.tcmorc's over Sun
day.--Littlc Daniel Whittcmore il ston.
ping with Charles Genercss' pcoplc.-rbo
Rev. Mr.. Stacy had the misfortune OF
losing his COW last Weei
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NORTH CRAFTSBURY

The academy was closed March : for
10 days there has been considerable
illness among the students and the schoo
work was hindered by tho small attend.
ance.-Miss Marion f. Peterson is visit.
ing at South Albany for a few days.
On account of the severe storm there
were no services morning or evening al
the Congregational Church. Old resi-
dents claim that they never remember
time when the snow driftod SO and
completely blocked roads and traffic.
The stage from here to Hardwick was
unable to make trips Saturday. Creags
Cole, the driver. succeeded in reaching
Hardwick Saturday noon and started to
return to Craftsbury Sunday morning,
but after going three miles was obliged
to return to Hardwck. 1t was Monday
noon. when he drove into North Crafts
bury.-Henry NJ. Stearns, after serving
as town clerk for 40 years was again
elected to this office at the town meet
ing March 3. 1t is understood that in
term of years Mr.. Stevens has held his
office longer than any other man in YER
mont and is therefore qualified to handle
all business of the toWn.-The sick list
this week is made up of the following
people: Mrs. Tom Dunn. George Rob-
bins, George Dunn. Charles Wiley and
Miss Haydcn.-Ars William Nicholson Of
Wolcott is at w. l.. Dustans caring for
hcr son, Seton. who has not been so we'll
this past week.-Allen Pike has purchas-
ed from Horace +. Graham four valu-
able registered Jersey cows.-Wendell
Gage is driving on the rural route for
George Anderson during his il,ness.-Air.
and Mrs. Adna Pike spent two days at
the Orleans House last week. Mr.. Pike
left Friday for Michigan on n business
trip. Mrs. Pike returned to her home
in Laconia. y. H.-NIss Ann Corey OF
Burlington is spending a few weeks with
Miss Dora Gal!agher.-The Rev. o. e.
Wells viii! occupy the Congregational
pulpit Sunday in exchange with tho Rev.
c. J. Peterson. Sidney Lyon has return.
ell from Eag, Montpelier. where he has
i-,eu this winte-.The last number IN
the lecture course Is booked for March II
IL The town hall, Craftsbury. This Is to
~ concert by the Liberty Quo
''Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch
(Marguerite Clark and one reel Post
nature service will constitute the features
" the moving pictures Wednesday eve.
ming. March ,7--Byron n. Clark, State
secretary o: The Y. NJ. c. A., is to speak
eiorc :ac rlco's club March IS, also to
he academy students in the afternoon
OF tte Slr,,. s;ly
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y re%plur needing " Columbus thap.
Ter. -, VI" - waa hcld lHst 1ucsdGy..-C.
= S'nth' VINO has been whiting n Far
VANS '"'At, ont. for som. time his re-
'nrhed.-L. T.. Ba'dw.u has moved 10 tic
use OF L. y. Walter Mr.. and Mrs
NaIl<or VINO have been i'm Florida durlnp
INC winter plan to- return to Vermont
alter, hut VIII not come here TO locate -
Mrs. Henry Eoycc suffered II slighr shocl.
M"hd"E afternoon. Mrs. T.. \. Williams
Is iH'--Th' monthly meeting of tho vi.
laG" ldhrhl y association viii he held ~
w" nome OF Mrs. w. W. stiles, Thursday
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WATERVILLE

Mrs. Cora Hutchinson has sold her
place on Lapland hill to q Mr.. Yourg
from Bakersheld.-Em Carpenter has
been suffering from pleurisy the past
week but is ga!ning.-.J. II. Abel is in
Fairfield on business.-Fredia Darrah and
Nelma Leach returned To school in john
son Tuesday The family of y. p. Cakes
Is il! and Thomas Bennett Is caring for
them.-Mr. Baker of Massachusetts has
taken the Tracy farm in Codding llol-
iow.--Therc was no mail Saturday on ac-
count of the severe storm. 1t was the
first trip stage Driver Stoc'twell has ever
mssed.Mrs. Nettic CourScy, OF B-is-
;ol. is n. the home Of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs, T. T.. Leach
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SHELDON

T. C. Jennison and three of his clerks
arc confined to the house by illness. c.
C. Fairbanks, former clerk, is in charge
of the store.-L. G. Royce, WHO has been
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Fred Phelps.
of West Lebanon, N. H.. returned home
Friday evening. accompanied by his
granddaughter. Miss Elizabeth. The
worst snow storm and blizzard of tho
season struck this place Friday evening
continuing for "a hours,-It was neces.
sary to cancel all church services Sunday
on account Of impossible roads.-Mrs.
Ella Gilbert, Miss Mary Leach and little
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ALBURG

The Rutland railroad main line was
cleared at 600 p. m. Monday night ~ tho
wreck. which occurred ate Saturday af-
ternoon az the cut near the HonsngeI
crossing about two miles south Of this
station. The snow pillow was swung to one
side and the deraied locomotive replac-
ed about the most dlsagrecabe task was
performed by the traclSmen who had 10
work in about six inches Of water and
nearly covered the rails in the cut. \
wTeckng crew and outfit were secured
from the d. e. ". company Monday and
assisted in clearing the line. Tho snow
pillow operated by James Mott Of this
pace was a complete wreck, the shoe be-
ing torn off and the rear end demolished
by the engine to which II was coupled
that the two men who were on board were
not seriously injured is little short OF a
miracle. No trains have yet arrived from
the west over tho Ogdcusburg division
ard there is no probability that the line
viii be opened for some time yet. \ snow
pow secured from the u. e. H. company.
70 assist in the work was derailed at
Clinton Mills Monday night and Is now
resting in the station. None of the oc-
cunants were more than badly bruised.
\ train was sent over the line from this
station west as far as Elenburg Tues
day forenoon, The first mail to arrive
since Friday night came in over the g.
" shortly after noon Monday. The first
mail over the Rutland did not arrive for
distribution until Tuesday morning. The
highways were never in worse condi-
ton from drifts than they were after
the recer: blizzard. No teams were out
Sunday, but the plows were through and
roads made passable at noon Monday,
The mail teams made their trips Monday.
w. II. Hale, Jr.. of the internal revenue
service was in town until Tuesday fore
noon. when he left for South Hero. II
there ~. ~" .>crsons here, VINO have
not filed ,neii tnvH,ne tax reports, they
can obtain blanks At the custom house
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
EDEN

the Dorcas society will nod its reg
MAR meeting Tuesday, March 1e.-ljjss
Bernce Whittemore has returned to her
work in Lowell after being at home SOW
eral weelss.-Miss 1rma Kinds went to
Cambridge Thursday to care for members
OF the family of Carroll Hodges, who are
Ill with iDfluenza.-Miss Ruth Kinds Is
III with the meascs.-The stage made onlv
one trip to Hyde Park Saturday and Nom
day.-Thc Lowell stage was unable to
mako the trim Saturday
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MORRISVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Ctton, who
were called here about three weeks ago
by the death of their son-in-aw. J. Pros
per Springer, have returned 10 their home
in Worcester.-They were accompanied
by thor daughter, Mrs Nellie Springer.
who will spend several weeks with them
Charles Mould spent several days In
Burlington the past week.-Leon Mana
han. telegraph operator at the st. Johns
bury Lake Champlain station, went to
East Fairfield Friday night to assist in
the station there for a few days.--Levi
Munson has been confined to the house
for several days, suffering from an attack
of tonsilltis.-Mrs. A. A. Jenkins was a
guest from Saturday until Sunday of her
daughter. Mrs. Paul Raymond. Of Stowe
Mrs. Raymond has just returned from the
Fanny Allen hospital. where she UNDER
went an operation about three weeks ago.
e. T. Schutt was a business visitor In
liardwick Frday.-Mrs. +. r.. Campbell
went Wednesday March 3 to Stowe, re-
turning home Thursday with Mr. Camp
bells sister, Mrs. George Gale, and little
daughter, Polly Elizabeth. who will spend
few days at the Campbell home Mr.
and Mrs Lyman Darling were Burlington
visittrs Wednesday and Thursday-The
Jesse Fitzgerald. has been named Jessica
Helen.-Lewis Greenough, who has been
quite III. is improving.-Frank Churchill,
who has been very II, with influenza and
pneumonia for several weeks, is gaining
slowly, although still confined to the bed
Mrs. Albert Hall. of Wolcott. is at the
home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. T..
Grant, recovering from ptomaine poison
ing.-Ray Smalley Of the University Of
Vermont has been spending several days
at the home of his mother. Mrs. Minnie
Smalley. while convalescing from an at
tack Of grip.-Richard Thompson, who
has been confined to the house, suffering
from injuries received while working at
the last factory. is gaining nicely.--Mrs
NJ. Q. Eator, who has been staying at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ashton Mud
gett, has been quite Ill with bronchitis
She Is now convalescing
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WEST BERKSHIRE

Mrs. w. NJ. Armstrong ia at Enosburg
Falls caring for G. j. Otis.-The oyster
supper given by the Ladies' Aid at the
church Tuesday evening was well attend
ed.--There is great dea, of illness in
town. All but one of the Rev. G. c. Nc
Donalds family are ill.-Mrs. NJ. l.. Blair
has returned from Abbotts Corner
Miss Lillian WEIGH has arrived at her
home.-Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Chadwick
and friend of Sheldon were recent guests
at C. ID. PnXmanS
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DERBY

The following officers were clcc,el VI
the annual town meeting; Moderator, :
II. Bates: lister for two years, IL. l.
Robbins lister for three years, FREQ
iidmunds: sclectman. J. T.. Martin; roao
commissioner, T.. T. Rich; overseer o.
poor. l.. &. Gage: clerk and treasurer,
George .. Burton; auditor. Ben Butter
field; grand jurors. W, 4. Kelley and T
+. Oiourkc first constable. Henry
Moulton; second constable. T.. H. Cosby
town agent. u. w. Davis; school director
4. a. silver. cemetery commissioner S
Il. Bates: tax S3.co,--ATrs. y. H. Carte
has the grip. Mr.. Sclden George has In
CSutiuUcc on page 100
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HILL WEST

Elmer Longe was in Enosburg Falls
Thursday on business.-H. l.. Jewett was
In Richford recent,y,-The Crochet club
met with Miss Marguerite Jewett Satur-
day.-Miss Jessie Rivers of Sheldon is
>\ting friends and relatives in this place
for few days.-AIrs. Guy LaPlant visit
ed few days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. b. II. Jewett.--Mr and Mrs Frank
Wetherby spent Sunday in Samsonville.
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DR.. Slayton of Morrisvi.le is in town
for a few days to help attend the sick,
as nearly every one needs medical at
enton.-IIomer Button of Stowe was
called here on account of the death of his
brother, Frank Button.-The funeral of
Felix Robtoy was held in Montgomery
Center Wcdnesday.-Albert Holbrook
who attends school in Lyndon Center is
home for few days.-The two boys Of
Eddie Lanphr were called home from
Lyndon Center Tuesday, where they at.
tend school, by the death of their mother
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HYDE PARK

Mrs. Clifton Hood. aged rs. died Wed
nesday March > of pneumoris after a
long illness. She leaves TWO daughters
and a son and one brother The funeral
took place Saturday afternoon at one
o'clock,
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,CSutiuuce on page IO)
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BELVIDERE CENTER

Ike the trip Saturday.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-11-23
Foreman Of Minter Homes Corpora
ton Solves Secret of Health Build
ing as Well as Hcme Building.

In Greenville, S. c., where the
Minter Homes Corporation has es-
tablished another large plant for the
building of modern homes. Ernest
Ankrom, foreman of the company,
has solved a problem far more i'm
portant than the mere building of
homes that of building up healthy
manly body by taking a few bottles
of The Reese Formula Ri.
Mr.. Ankrom had arrived at such a
state of health as to be rather La
bility than an asset to his employers.
He read of The Reese Formula Ri
and what it had done for others.
after thorough trial of this great
remedy, he says:
"Words can not express the relief
obtained from The Reese Formula
Ri. / suffered so from kidney
trouble that I could hardly move
around and when I did thought my
back would break. l could not eat
or sleep we'll, my head ached, was
dizzy and my bowels were irregular.
The first few bottles of The Reese
Formula Ri corrected this and now
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-11-23

day, although the government report
predicts a yield Of only 100000
bales, l do not believe that more
han 11,5O0,0OO bales will be picked.
That is all that will be obtained out
of the most costly crop the South has
ever grown. 1t will be the sixth short
crop in as many years. The world
has consumed each year for five
years nearly 100000 more bales
than the crop grows, even though
spindles were. scarcely operated in
Central Europe.
l have cited cotton as an example,
but the parallel can be drawn with
any of the great crops. The farmers
are face to face with ruin, and they
must have help. To whom would
they naturally turn? The answer is
to their government. The manufac-
turer has back of him powerful finan-
cial affiliations. The farmer has only
himself and his government. Will
his government save him from the
peril which hangs over him in his
waking and sleeping hours?
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-11-23
HAD INFLUENZA ONCE
PATIENT is IMMUNE

Paris, Nov. 17.-Proof that any
one once having had influenza is i'm
mune from future attacks has been
provided the Academy of Medicine
by Prof. C. Deptor, head specialist at
Val-De-Grace hospital.
The discovery was made by inocu'
lating a volunteer patient with NIL
crobes of la grippe during the cpl.
demic of 191S-19. A severe case
was the result. A few weeks later
the patient was again inoculated in
the same way, but this time his sys,
tenn successfully withstood the test
and he was not Ill.
Since then the experiment has
been made in a number of cases, al
ways with the same results. Dr.
Deptor believed that after an attack
of influenza the system is so inocu,
lated with millions of dead germs as
to prevent the introduction of live
ones.
\ Other Paris doctors indorse the
statement that influenza of the type
prevailing during and Immediately
following the great war is a disease
one can not have twice.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-11-23
Was True Friend of the Poor.

Associate Reformed Presbyterian.
The death in Charleston, S. c., Oc'
tober 12, of Rev. A. E. Cornish, re-
moved from the church below one
who was widely known as "a friend
of the poor and whose sympathies
always went out to the heavy-laden
His bishop says of him, "He has a
perfect genius for discovering the
unfortunate and winning their conf
dence." He was at one time IN
charge of the Church Home orphan
age, was the founder of the Shelter
ing Arms for the care and education
of poor boys and girls and at the time
of his death was chaplain of the Sea-
mems home in Charleston. He FIRE.
quentlys said that the estrangement
of the laboring classes from the
church was not the fault of the creed
of the church, but Of the selfshness
and exclusiveness of the members.
not this correct diagnosis? When
ever the church manifests the same
interest in the poor and' the desire to
help them that characterized Rev. A.
E. Cornish, it will win their conf
dence as he did and find the gulf be-
tween it and them bridged.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-11-23
An Elnploye OF Local Housing
Plant Makes Great Discovery

l feel wonderful. l sleep like two
year-old child and can do my work
better and with greater ease than
ever before. The Reese Formula
R-11 certainly is the best mdiclne |
know Of
The Reese Formula R-1l will do
for you just what it did for Mr..
Ankrom if you have any Of the many
symptoms arising from deranged liv-
er or stomach trouble in any form
such as headache, dizziness, nervous
ness, sour stomach, biliousness, rheu-
matism, lumbago, backache, tired
feeling, urinary troubles and other
complaints traceable to disordered
condition of the stomach. 1t will
make life worth living your work
will be i pleasure instead of a
drudge.
Get bottle of The Reese Formu-
la Ri today, now, while you are
thinking of it at P. E. Ways and
Glider & Weeks Co., or at any
druggist. You will bless the day
your attention was called to it. If
there is any information you desire
concerning your case, write the Med
ical Advisor, Medical Department,
The Reese Fofmula Co., Huntington,
w. Va.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-11-23
FARMERS FACING
SERIOUS CRISIS
Continued From Page 1.)

er if he is to keep on farming. He
must have an adequate price for his
crop. Although absolutely incom-
parable with the vast profits reaped
by the manufacturers, the farmer has
enjoyed some comparative prosperity
during the war-experienccd con-
dition little better than he strug-
gled through so many years. With
him, the decision is now made, and
he will never return to the class
whose earnings are just sufficient to
purchase rude, hard food and indlf-
ferent clothes.
The last few years brought new
faith to the farmer. Tenant after
tenant had left the farms. Sudden
lv the world seemed brighter Prices
went up. The farmers asked, Are
they coming back? Perhaps they
willw In fact, the laborers seemed
almost ready to return. The signs
of prosperity lasted just a year or
two. Today the horizon is darker
than ever before.
Cotton is, of course, the crop which
| know best. | come from the cotton
country, ard am a cotton planter
myself. The cotton situation has be-
come so desperate that special
committee from the farmers who met
recently ir Washington seriously con-
sidered recommendations to plant
absolutely not a single bale next
year if conditions did not change, to
plant only half this years planting
next year if conditions had materi-
ally altered, ard even if all the world
markets were opened. to cut the crop
ore-third.
This drastic course was considered
by men who were, as say, desper-
ate. They believed it was the only
way to bring the price up to pro-
duction cost. Think what it would
mean to the world if not single
bale of Southern cotton was planted
The worlds cotton conference beg
ged the South to increase its crop.
The conference stated in the strong
! est possible terms chat any 1871
crop less than 100000 bales would
result in serious shortage. But to-