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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-25

The following article has been
contributed for this column by
N. D. Peacock. Field Agent of
the State horticultural Society:
When | was a boy we never
had to spray our orchards. The
ground was just covered with
fine fruit every fall, and we nev.
er did anything at all to the trees
How often have YOU heard that
expression when the subject of
spraying, pruning or cultivation
was raised? The number, s'ze
and perfection of the apples in
the orchards of our fathers may
be considerably magnifed in our
memory, but it is a fact that
many of our most serious orch
ard pests have been recently in
troduced.
When the San Jose scale first
spread over the country many
said the entire fruit industry was
doomed to destruction. The prop
hecy would doubtless have been
fulfilled if every one had agreed
with them, but it has been the
indomnitable will of those who
loved the work and believed in
it that has been the basis of the
phenomenal growth of the fruit
industry in this country. Stead
lily, year after year, as the dep
relations of insects became more
serious, these men who had per-
severance and vision developed
new methods of controlling the
pests. Spray machinery was
improved, spray materials were
prepared, and times for apply
ing the sprays were studied, un-
til now the San Jose scale and
otherinsects which once threat
ened destruction are no longer
feared by the scientific orchard
list.
This development was gaining
ground and interest in fruit grow
ing was increasing when the war
came and economic conditions
were suddenly upset. The price
of fruit climbed and labor be-
came scarce and costly. All ma
terlals scared and did not stop
when the price of fruit fell.
There followed a spirit of unrest
among the growers.
When the 1920 fruit crop was
harvested the break had not yet
come, and the short crop Of this
year helped to hold prices, or
rather made the descent in prices
less abrupt. But readjustment
must gradually come and the
fruit growers. as well as all 9TH
ers must reorganize to meet new
conditions.
What may we expect in the
future? When conditions are
among normal and the law of
supply and demand is properly
functioning, there is the possi-
bility of over-production to be
considered. Between 1910 and
1920 the number of bearing ap-
pie trees in the United States
was reduced 23.S per cent, peach
trees reduced 30.5 per cent, and
the acreage of straw berries 16. 5
per cent. There has been de-
crease in trees under bearing
age of 46.9 per cent, and at the
same time the population has in
creased 15.4 per cent. At pres
ent, therefore, the demand will
surely exceed the supply if there
is proper distribution. The long
Hist of orchard enemies, the large
investment and the long wait be-
fore returns will tend to prevent
excessive planting. Fruit grow
ing is a specialized industry, and
ii takes ar-sightednes persist
ence and diligence to succee'.
In Tennessee conditions are
promising. Geographically we
have a wonderful advantage,
markets both north and south
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-25

1t pays to advertise. Try it.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-05
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
 AROUND TOWN

Meyer Blum returned to Valdez on the steamship Alameda.
 William Donaldson and wife of Juneau. are Cordova visitors.
 Miss Spence is spending few weeks with friends at Chitina.
 C. K. Veidt of Katalla, is q pa tient at the Cordova general hospital.
 Ed. Barnett and wife of Mile 30. are spending a few days in town.
 j. F. Wash came down from Strel- ma to spend few days with Cor dova friends.
 w M. Goodwin, manager of the Chitina cash store, spent the Fourth of July here.
 Miss Kate Stoddard, of Illinois, was an arrival from the interior on the last train.
 NJ. F. Holben was a passenger on the Alameda for Anchorage, where he expects to locate.
 The steamer Admiral Watson is still to thewestward and is not due here until Thursday or Friday.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. l.. Kile, of Ohio, who are making a tour of Alaska, are spending a few days in town.
 John Nahatta and Leva Kolmakoff were married on Sunday by Rev. Jno. E Orlaff. of St. Nicholas church. Harold Chadwick came over from Katalla and will remain here having disposed of his interest in The Breakers.
 Among the out.of-town people who spent the Fourth in Cordoya, were a goodly number of Indians from the Copper river valley.
 The Fourth of July committee en- tertained the members of the Fort Liscum and Cordova baseball teams at a banquet last night at the Bills Club Annex, where Fred Schrenger
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-05
COLORADO SHRUB
 CONTAINS RUBBER

ORy International News ScrvlccD
 ALAMOSA, Colo. July San Luis valley residents are keenly interest ed in reports reaching here that crude rubber is contained in an indig. onous shrub that grows quite pro miscuously in this region, known as rabbit brush"
 F. C. McCarty. professor of botany at the Colorado agricultural college, in Fort Collins, is expected here soon to gather several hundred pounds of the shrub to ship to eastern rubber companies for further experimental purposes.
 That the shrub has large per Ccntage of crude rubber has already been established, according to Pro- lessor McCarty, who says that after extriCating considerable of this ma tcrial from the shrub. he sent 1t to big rubber company for tests. Chemical analysis disclosed accord. ing to Professor MCCarty, that the rubber in the shrub was of a high grade and that it vulcanizcd readily.
 Professor McCarty declared in a letter to the local chamber of com- merce that experiments will be con tinued at the Agricultural college to determine whether the rubber-bear- ing shrubs can be transplated and imnroYed.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-05
PARADE IS BIG FEATURE DAYS
 FESTIVITIES

l With made.to-order weather, Cor dova began her Fourth celebration with a parade which would have done credit to a much larger community. l Promptly at scheduled time-an un- usual thing-the parade formed on 1 Second Avenue. in front of the Wind. l sor hotel
 Dr. Council, mounted on a coal black pgancing pelfry, as the poet sharks say. led off as marshal of the day, followed by a flag escort from l Fort Liscum. which was followed in turn by the Cordova brass band in 1 hobo costume and the other units of the parade made up of the two yolley and baseball clubs. the Sunday school represented by AS little girls dressed in white and bearing the names of the AS states of the Union and floats by the Blum-O'Neill Co, Alaska Transfer Co.,. Carlisle Pack ing Co, Laurie Bros. Jones' Laundry, ]. l.. Braxton. w. H. Bogue, Cor. dova Athletic Club, I. D. Bogart, and the fire department. The line of march was from the Windsor hotel down Second avenue to C. street. thence to First avenue, and down First avenue to the ball park, where it dispersed, the band remaining at the grandstand where several selections were rendered dur ing the best game or ball ever wit messed in Cordova
 With their usual public spirited gen erosity. the business houses repre- | scented in the parade refused to com pete for prizes thus eliminating many | unique and ingenious floats.
 Even so it was a difficult matter for l the judges to decide on the most meri- l torious attractions The prize money . was finally split between the Sunday school. the band, the athletic club. ]. l.. Braxton and the Jones laundry. | the money in the latter case being dis 1. tributed by MT. Jones to the occu. pants of the float.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-05

served the boys with a most ap- petizing spread.
 H. N Wilson and wife, of Chitina, are here for few days.
 The Ladies' Aid will hold their reg. ular meeting Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs Parks at 2:30.
 The Aid Society wish to express their gratitude for the many kind. nessess shown, especially by the Alas ka Transfer Co.,. who made the Rest Room possible.
 On Saturday evening Warren A. Taylor and Miss Josephine Bona were united in marriage by Father Markham, of Anchorage, who was a passenger on the Alameda on his re- turn home from q trip to the states. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are both we'll known here and very popular among the younger set The Daily Times joins in extending the young couple the greatest degree of happiness and prosperity
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-05

All bills against the Fourth Of July committee should be immediate ly presented to H. I. O'Neill for pay ment
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
LONG CREDITS FAVORED
TO AID FOREIGN TRADE
Proper Merchant Marine Also
Urged Before National Council
i'm Annual Convention.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening


Cleveland, May 4.-The eighth annual
convention of the national foreign trade
council. and President of the United
approximately 1000 delegates present.
when James A. Farrell, chairman Of the
council. and President of tn eunited
States Steel Corporation called the first
general session TO order.
American foreign trade and its pres
ent problems" will be the general con-
vention theme during the four days
the delegates are In session.
General sessions will be held in a
theatre each morning with eleven group
sessions during the afternoon and even
ings. the convention closing with n gen
eral session Saturday morning.
The problems OF long time credits for
foreign trade and the matter of the
American merchant marine. Chairman
Farrell emphasized as two of the mat
ters TO which serious and thorough con-
sideration must be given. Ions time
credits and a proper merchant marine
are tied close 10 the interests Of every
business man in this country. Mr.. Far
reli stated.
The chairman pointed to the fact that
the national foreign trade council is en-
tirely non partisan. non political and
never adopts resolutions OF any kind at
its meetings.
The four main points in Mr.. Farrelrs
address were:
The necessity for an extension of for
cign credits to enable nations paralyzed
by the war TO buy in American markets /;
revision Of the tariff on flexible bar
gain plan TO permit Of the imposition
10 penalties for discrimination against
American products or the granting Of
concessions for their favorable treat
ment; abolition OF double taxation IN
order that American investments abroad
may be exempt from domestic ipcomc
| tax to place American exporters on an
| equality basis with British, French Ger
man and Japanese competitors in for
| eign fields. development Of the Amer
! ican mercantile marine.
| Fred l.. Kent Of the Bankers Trust
| Company. New York. gave detailed in
| formation regarding the trade candi-
| tions Of countries in every part of the
world with which the United States has
normally had profitable trade relations
| lie gave facts as TO the foreign trade
| conditions. the outlook. American op-
| portunities. the present day trade diff
fculties and what can be done 70 helT
those difficulties His recommendation
agreed with Mr.. Farreil's--long tins
| CREDITS.
Very much the same point Of view
| was EXPRESSED IN the address ~ th'
| next speaker. Governor w. +. G. Ehsrd
| ing Of the Federal Reserve Board, whC
talked on frozen credits-what they ar
| and how 70 thaw them"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
G. o. p. LEADERS IN
BITTER STRUGGLE
FOR SUPREMACY
Continued from page

The fight LIS going to be reflected in
the selection of candidates for the offices
to be filed. It has begun to show al
ready, with the announced candidacy of
City Councilman Charles Forwood for
the mayoralty nomination. Forwood
has the Endorsement of the leaders who
favor n business administration. and II
is said that he has practically the
unanimous Endorsement of nearly all
of the workmen's organizations that arc
taking interest In tho campaign. But
1910 King street" tthat is Republican
headquartersl don't want him. The
leaders who rule there wont tell you
why. if you ask them. but they do not
conceal the fact that he Is not to their
liking. So they are likely TO trot out
n candidate OF their own selection with
the belief that they can nominate him
regardless of the womens preference
As for the election All. that's another
matter. However, they are crossing only
one bridge at a time. with the belief
that IL they get over the first one safely
they can manage the second one. It's
following "A blind trail they admit. but
they are trusting to luck. In fact. IL is
hnted that If they cannot nominate and
elect men picked by them they would
be WltfinE 10 see tHfif ldttlDnal
ponents disappointed in the same man
ner.
Speaking about the women. They are
about as shrewd. when IL comes to
politics. as the man who has made II n
life study. They have had representa-
tives of their sex-just quiet watchers
at nearly every meeting of municipal
bodies In the past few months. and they
have "A line on every man in those
bodies So when they do their indorsiug
they act as a result of first hand iufor-
nation. But some of the men seern
blind to all this. Consequently, the
Republican primaries. which will take
place on circus day--May 2i-will show
whether Wilmington is To have n bust
ness administration. In the event Of Re
publican success at the election which
is doubtful-or a machine managed gov
crnment for the benefit of the politician ms
who arc depending on public pap for a
living.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
RAIL STOCKS ADVANCE
ONE TO TWO POINTS
u. S. Steel Gains on Decision to
Reduce Pay of Workers;
Money 6 1-2 Per Cent.
Py Associated Press TO Every Evening.

nv Associated fress 10 EVERY ENoh'e'
New York, May 4.-(WalI Street, 1920
n m Steel shares were the central
features nj the opening of todays stock
market because of the twenty per cent
wage reduction announced by the United
States Steel Corporation. after the close
Of Yesterdays session The first transac-
tion in United States Steel Common was
AZ 81 3-S but the price soon advanced to
SIS. an extreme overnight gain OF f-S oil
point.
Independenf steels were higher by frac-
tiorv~ ~ a point and some of the equip
mcnts and oils registered gains OF like
extent.
Among specialties tobacco, chemical
and textile shares were moderately hlghcr'
HUT rails again lacked definite trend
Noon Profit taking and pressure again
food shares dctracted from the general
strength of the list in the first hour, nut
prices rallied later under the impetus OF
broad buving movement In rails. junior
issues. especially Baltimoro- and 0nho'
Chesapeake and Ohio, Pittsburg and west
Virginia. Scaboard. preferred, Coloraoo
and southern. and st. Paul, common ana
preferred rose to . points
The better grade Of rails such as hcad,
NJ. Union Pacific, Northern Pacii1c ana
Grat Northern gained | to 2 polntS
Ba,dNln Locomotive and American Gar
scre strongest of the equipments and
ontai >pccialties of the rubber division
naac further substantial gains
Call money opened at 6l2 per cent. the
owcSt INITIAL rate of the week
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04

An ad in Every Evening costing soc
sold an automobile worth 100 dollars
what more could you eIpect.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
POWDER QUOTATIONS.
Reported Daily at Noon by.Laird g. CO..
du PoDt Building.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

Colorado Fuel and Iron Company QUAR-
terly Of u of ] per cent on common and
2 per cent on preferred. payable May 25
~{iollinger Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd
/ per cent. payable May 20.
Iron Products Corporation. quarterly of
2 per cent on preferred, payable May is.
Norfolk Railway and Light Company,
seni-annual of 3 per cent. payable June
Southward National Bank. semi annual
of 4 per cent and extra of per cent pay
able May 2.
Studebaker Corporation. quarterly of 1s<
per cent on common and preferred. pay
able June ].
By-Product Coke Corporation. quarterly
of ILl per cent. payable May 20.
Cities Service Company monthly Of 35LS
cents a share on its BANKERS shares, pay
able June /.
Corn Exchange National Bank. semi-an-
nual Of 10 per cent, payable May 81
General Asphalt Company, quarterly of
" per cent on preferred. payable June /.
Hartman Corporation, quarterly of 1s4
per cent payable June j
I.anstOn Monotype Company, quarterly OF
III per cent. payable May 81.
Penn National Bank, semi-annual of per
cent and extra Of 2 per cent, payable May
Second National Bank. semi-annual of Z
per cent, payable May 3.
SuucocK Mills. quarterly of Il : per cent OF
common and preferred, payable May 10.
Tenth National Bank, seni-annual of 81
per cent payable May 3.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
PHILADELPHIA MARKET.

I}v Associated Press 20 Every Evening
Philadelphia. May 4-wheat. higher.
\ %. red winter. 62mIG7. do. gar
licky. 1.54@l.59.
Corn. higher. export No. ?. 75AG7e.
do. ,. = y d76. do. No. ,. 72 z 0n}73. No.
a. 7I@7fis.
oats. lower. No white 4an4a a;
No. white 4sia @49. No white t5h.
Butter. higher. nearby prints. fancy.
asa so: western creamery. extra. ss
Eggs. steady: nearby Grsts. 26hm
26 = do current receipts, 2etz: western
extra. firsts. 26A27: do firsts. 2e026h:
fancy selected. packed. 36637.
Cheese. lower: New York full milk
fancy fats. held 25. do. fair to good. %
aga: do. fresh. 1920: do. fair TO good
17GD2S; longhorn fresh. 1g@l10: single
daisies. held 24m26; fresh. 1920
Live poultry. easier: fowls. as TO
quality. 30636. fancy. 33634. medium,
3l032. inferior. 29630: spring chickens.
broilers. not leghorns. s00p75 do. leg
horns, 4o0l50: roosters. i6Ml1s: ducks,
white PeSin. 29M30; mixed colors. 25G
IS.
Dressed poultry. easier: fowls. fresh
killed choice to fancy. 36M3sh; do.
small sizes. 31@35: old roosters. 1920.
Potatoes. higher: white per 100
pounds. 4061I.00; Florida. No. /. 7.75G
Ss25: do. No. .. 4.0064.50.
Flour. dull; soft winter straight west
ern. e.30G6.65; do nearby. 6.10G6.30 !:
hard winter straight. 7.506s.00, do.
short patent. S.25Qo.5O; spring first
clear. 6.0067.O0; do. patent. 790@s.25. /.
| do. short patent, s.7509 90: fancy spring
and city mills patent, family brand,
/ 9.25@9.75.
/ Hay steady; timothy No. 2. 22.ooG
+ $500: do. No. 3. 1e.o0@2o.o0: sample,
/ I6O001s.00; no grade. 13@l5: clover
/ mixed hay, light mixed. e1.00(121.5o; !;
+ No. mixed. 19.0o@20.o0.
Tallow. dull: prime city loose. sA: do.
special loose. AZ; prime country. 2A !:
/ prime country. 2& edible in tierce.
! 61a.
! Brand. firm; soft winter western in
100-lb sacks. 27.50,G2s.50; spring. $3.50
! G27.50.
-<0e--
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
GENERAL MOTORS CHANGES.
John l.. Prntt and r. r. Johnson to
Manage Divisions.

The General Motors Corporation an
nounces that John l.. Pratt has been
appointed General Manager pf the Ac-
ceasory Division of the corporation,
with headquarters in New York City
lie relieves Alfred =. Cloan. Jr.. Vice
President of the corporation. Of direct
supervision over tho activities OF the
accessory unita.
Mr.. Pratt was formerly special as
sistant to tho president OF the corpora
ton and chairman of both the In
ventories committee and the Appro-
prlations committee. Prior to coming
with General Motors he was director oi
the Motors Development Division of
the du pont Company.
E T. Johnson has been appointed Gen
eral Manager of the Inter Company
Parts Division of the corporation, with
headquarters al Detroit.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening.
Chicago. May 4.-Cattle. receipts
900; beef steers strong 20 Is cents
higher; early top e.15: some held high
er: bulk beef steers. 7,750S.50: butcher
stock, bulls. calves. stockers and feeders
steady; bulk fat cows and heifers. $50
I7.OO: bulls, largely 5.5oG6.50; veal
calves, mostly 9.0069.75.
Hogs. receipts 10000; opened IS to
25 cents higher; later 10 to Is cents
higher: lights and light butchers well
sold early; others slow: top. SIS: bulk.
S.25GS.70: pigs. 25 70 35 cents higher !;
bulk desirable. 7.506S,o0.
Sheep, receipts $4,000: aged lambs
steady 10 % cents lower: early top.
wooded. 1915: shorn. 1000; best not
sold early; native springs" sharply
lower; some choice. 11.50; sheep steady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
Standard Cuts on Price.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
New York. May 4.-The Standard Oil
Company. Of New Jersey, today an
nounced reductions Of. one half cent 10
a cent a gallon in the price of various
grades of gasoline in territory outside
New Jersey
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04

Call 22oo-it reaches every ad taker.
ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
TnIoyable Surprise.

An enjoyable surprise party was given
last Friday evening TO Miss Mildred
Stewart, at her home 1913 Delaware
avenue. in celebration OF her sixteenth
birthday. Miss Stewart received many
beautiful gifts.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
DEATHS.

WHITIOCK Near Stanton. Del. on May
q 1927 Rose 4 Whitlock. aged ~ years.
Relatives and ftends are invited to attend
the funeral services at the residence Of her
son -in-iaw. Etvood Othogon. stanton, Del
on FRIDAY afternoon. May g. 1921. al
O'Clock standard time futerment At -.
Georges cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
sussex w. c. r.. c, Convention.

The campaign convention of the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union Of
Sussex county. will be entertained by
the Georgetown Union, tomorrow in
Wesley M. i. Church, there.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
6TEAlTBOAT LIMBS
WILSON LINE

TO PHIIADELFHIA AND CHESTER
Schedule in Effect Saturday. April 30
STANDARD TIME
Subject TO Change without Notice.
Leave Wilmington. Fourth street Wharf
80. 600. 1910 a. m. 80. AIS. 900 and
700 p.
Leave Philadelphia Pier 5. North whArv-s
above Arch street. 80, 1890 .. m. $50,
3 90. AIS, 700. $50 .. n.
Run on Saturdays and Sunday only.
WILMINGTON PENIS GROVE ROUTE
Leave Wilmington daily. 6.i5, 500. 1000
a m y clock noon, 2 90. 1. 80. 500. 500.
1000 and 1900 p. m.
Leave Penn's Grove. 5.35. 7.20. 900.
IL 90 a. m. ] 90. 3.l5. SIS, 100. 900 and
HOO D. M.
Reputable organizations can arrange for
trips to Philadelphia on o discount basis or
can charter boat outright for either day or
evening. or during the day on Sundays
The courier-index., 1921-01-21
MUST PROTECT VARIETY
 TO MAINTAIN STANDARD

A greater portion of Arkansas cotton is lacking in uniformity of staple, which can be readily shown by 'combing out" the lint on the seed, points out Edgar A. Hodson, agent in cotton marketing demon strations of the Agricultural Exten- sion Division, University of Arkan- sas, in urging cotton growers to plant cotton of a standard variety that has been selected with view of developing uniformity of staple.
 In most cases it will be found that the lint at the point of the seed is much shorter than at the opposite end in non-standard var ieties," continues Mir. Hodson. In several specimens that have been examined there was as much as one half inch difference in the length of the lint at the two ends. It should be remembered that cotton staple sells by the shortest lint that is found in sample and con
The courier-index., 1921-01-21

sequently when cotton is so lacking in uniformity it will be classed as short staple,' although it may act ually contain some long staple.
 "Uniformity can only be gained by planting seed of standard variety that has been selected with view to developing uniformity, and then subsequently, protected by keeping the seed stock from becoming mix ed with inferior sorts and by con tinued selection to maintain the uniformity of the staple.
 'sIt is mistake to think that by making a single purchase of seed of a desirable variety, that per manent source of good seed may be maintained without any effort on the part of the grower. No mat ter how uniform in quality stock of seed may be it will require con- tinued attention every year to main tain the desirable points that have been developed in the variety.
 "Uniformity of staple will sim plify the marketing problem and will make for satisfaction on the part of the grower"