The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 15, 1919, Image 1
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The
68TH YEAR. NO. 49. SEMI-WEEKLY.
VICTORY LOAN OF FOUR A
% ONE-HALF BILLION DOL
* TERMS ANNOUNCED i| rZSSZZ.
BY SECRETARY CUSS
I Saturday, April 26th
I chosen as the big day of
Notes to Run Four Years and "",n ,lr'1ve, ""J1 *T?T,?
returned soldiers by the
Bear Interest at Rate of J A splendid Marine ban
i 4 3-4 Per Cent. speakers have been seen
morning. Everyone froi
county is urged to bo on
PARTIALLY TAX EXEMPT Dinner will be served
and Victory loan workei
1 Ernest Moore's lawn.
Will Be Convertible Into 3 3-4 Mrs. w. H. Milien. ci
Per Cent Notes Which Will' 8 L- A,,en' Vlce
u _ m__x | Mra 'A T flrotrnev
lie Wholly Tax Exempt? man.
1 Drive Begins April 21. MIhb Margaret Moor
Chairman.
School District Clu
Washington. April 14.?Terhis of, Mra p P Carson, Ai
the Victory Liberty loan were an-! M,ga Elizabeth L^ths
nounced by Secretary GIsbb as fol- vipe
lows: Mrs. H. N. Patterson.
Amount, $4,500,000,000, oversub- Mrs. H. B. Perry, Rel
scription to be rejected. | Mrs. \y. w. Baker. Ca
Interest. 4 3-4 per cent for par-1 Mra p H piyier. Ca
V .ly tax exempt notes, convertible Mra j j g|mg( Casto
Into 3 3-4 per cent notes wholly tax! >1r;, p c Mango. Ch
exempt. | Mrs. Geo. W. Baker. <
Maturity, four years, with tliOJ Mra pnrri0 Funderbu
treasury reserving the privilege of Miss Nettle Cuskey. T"
redeeming the notes in three years. Mra p j Bailey, Dry
The 3 3-4 per cent notVa. to be Is- Mra A j paney, pip
sued later, also may be converted Miss Myrtle Baker. K<
subsequently into 4 3-4 per cent Mra p j g|stare, Fe
notes. Mrs. J. R. Byrd. Flat
The 4 3-4 per cent securities are Mra peckham Clyb
(t-i be exempt from state and local q0j(i Mine,
taxation, excepting WRate and in- MJaa Iva puoy, Jackso
herltance taxes. P-V<rOin normal Mrs Habernlcht, Ker
rates of federal IncorthS taxes. The s p Allen. Lane
3 3-4 ner cent securities are exemnt -- -
? .... Mrs. J. B. Byrd, Midv
from all federal, state and local taxes M{|R Ada Sapp New R
'' except estate and Inheritance taxes. Mrs j R Wo)fp Qsr<
The size of the loan was mm ti Mrs. W. D. Bowers, On
smaller than had been anticipated Miss Maude Moblev. O
by most financial observers, who Mrs. M. L. Davldsoi
looked for an Issue of about $6,000,- vTalley. '
000,000, particularly in view of Sec- Mrs. James Welsh. Pie
retary Glass* past statements that Mrs. T. M. Fullerton,
the loan would be five or bIx billions. Mrs. S. D. Latham Rlv
This will be the last Liberty loan. Mrs. W. T. Billiard.
Secretary Glass explained, although Miss 7,ulee Fnnderhv
there will be other issues of govern- VMle.
xnent securities to finance belated Mtb. Picket Plyler. Ta
war expenses. These will be floated Mrs. W. W. Boyce, Ul
by popular campaigns. j Mrs. J. M. Yoder, \
Cllnss' Anmmncement. ! Crenshaw, Van Wyck.
In many communities the selling
IM-| lit"! riTKIIVU
campaign already has begun actively Thp offlcers nnd mPmh
without formal acceptance of sub- p, Pre8byter!an auxiliary
ecrlptlons, said reports to the treas- ftnnua, 8es8lon at Fort
ury, although the official opening rhuroh todaV- th,
date Is April *1. The drive will con- 2U{ aunua, geggJon ,,
tinue three weeks untn May 10. ,R composed of delegaU
"In flying the terma of the Issue." pre8|,yterian churches
aid Secretary Glass" announcement Chester. Lancaster am
of the Victory loan, "the treasury ahs coun(jes. The offlcers
been guided largely hy the desire to Mason Carroll of York
devise a security which will not- only Mrs. T. W. DeVane of I
prove attractive to the people of the flrnt v|re president: I
country in the first instance, hut the stringfellow of Chester,
terms of which should insure a good .president; Mrs. R. T.
market for the notes after the cam- i,owryville. third vice
palgn is over and identical prices for Miss Ada Saunders of Y
the t^o series, and should not affect j?K secretary; Miss \
injuriously the market'for the exist- Hugh** of York, correal
ing bonds of the Liberty loans. retary, and Mrs. Sue Sp
"This will be the last Liberty Mill, treasurer. The
loan. Although as the remaining secretaries are Mrs T.
war bills are presented further bor- T?0ck Hill for foreign mi
rowlpg must be done. I anticipate ,\nn|P Wftherspoon of L
that the requirements of the govern- a88embly's homo missio
ment, in excess of the amount of c wvlle of Lancaster foi
taxes and other Income can. In view mi8gions, Mrs. R T. Rej
of the decreasing scale of expend!- cnster for Christian ed
tore, be readily financed by the issue ministerial relief. Mrs.
of treasuy certificates from time to son of c,over for ,jt,
time as heretofore, which may be M|s8 Azuhah narhv of
ultimately refunded by the Issue of younR poop,,,,, work
notes or bonds without the aid of an- school extension.
C other great popular campaign such Th? program or the
a shas characterized the Liberty of tbe r?reflbyterlan cor
t>?n<l?. , featuies of Interest, amo
Wide Distribution Wanted. the address this evenli
"I am sure that the people of o'clock by Miss Lava let t
America will subscribe to this Vic- Korea to young people,
tory loan In the same spirit of patrl- sion Wednesday nfternoi
otlsm which they have shown In tho J FV Purcell will deliver
V*Bt to the end that the notes may and at the same sesslor
be as widely distributed as possible, nell will speak on foreli
and that our banking Institutions The musical program
may be left free to supply the credit sion Is under the directlo
necessary for the purpose of Indus- S. Link and includes a
try and commerce and the full em- special selections as sol
ployment of labor. Let the world see choruses, the latter c
that the patriotism of America, out voices from the choirs of
of their boundless resources, and churches of Fort Mill,
with the same enthusiasm and devo- Delegates from Lancar
tlon to country with which they names of their hostesse
prosecuted the war to a victorious John Crawford with 1
conclusion, are determined to finish Belk; Mrs. Hnzel With*
the Job." Terms of the loan were Miss Annie Wltherspoor
explained as follows: J. M Klliott; Mrs. H. K
"The Victory Liberty loan, which Mrs. R. F\ Beatty with
. Mack; Mrs W W Hort.
(Continued on Pa*o I.) W. P. Davis with Miss F.
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LANCASTER, S. C., TUESDAY, APF
ND [THREE PER CENT. OF YORK
LARS PEOPLE OWN AUTOS HONOR!
victory This Percentage is of Total Pop- Colonel W. I
i LAN* ulation in South Carolina Unit Rece
rv. on April 1. Towi
has been
the Victory 50,000 CARS IN THE STATE MAYOR P
day for the
Red Cross.
d and two Per Capita Ownings By Coun- People Are
red for the fjes $hows Richland Leading Kindnessc
n town and _ ? _
hand. With 56. Out of Every 1,000. By Amer
the soldiers Lexington County Second. pital 53.
s on Judge
hatrmnn. Columbia, April 14.?Out of every York, S. C
-Chairman. people in South Carolina 30.5 people of !?a
Vice-Chair- owned an automobile, motor truck of showing tl
or motorcycle on April 1, 1919. De- treatment giv
onlto Ihn OO n a --
e. i-uouciiy - ??? ? ?? "* ' "c' cwnl moreithe kindnesse
motor vehicles were owned by South | the American
Britten Carolinians on April 1. 1919, as presented the
itioch compared with the same date In painting and
in Barber- Statistics compiled by the can colors, a
State Highway Commission on the here and one
Belalr ownership of automobiles. trucks |n a recent
ltown aml motorcycles, taken from its re- Col. W. Bee 1
ne Creek cords of licensed motor vehicles, mander. to h
mp Creek, ' show that on April 1. 1918. there S. llart. of \
n were 41.195 motor vehicles In South I monies mark<
arlesboro. Carolina, while by April 1. 1919. the! those signal
"renshaw. number had increased to 50,504. of cans. Miniat
rk Pixie. which exactly 50,000 were automo- signla used li
loiiglas biles or tracks and the remaining will he made.
rrpek 504 motorcycles. C.eneral Persl
Jn lllchland county led the state In the members
>rk Hl|j the per capita number of motor ve- The letter I
rguson hides. Out of every 1.000 people in "Th's hosp
Creek Richland county fifty-six owned an plateau near
urn Halle automobile, truck or motorcycle on established it
April 1. 1919. Lexington county number of Fr
nham was 'm000'1 on the percapita basis, evacuated by
shaw with 47.7 motor vehicles per 1.000 front. Just th
astPr of population: Bamberg third, with soldiers were
[,av forty-six per 1.000 of population, French. This
ethel and Orangeburg a close fourth, with and we did it
J(>, 45.8 per 1,000 of population. "The peoph
k Ridge. Regarded as Necessity Now. grateful to uf
ak Hurst. The automobile has long since ed (heir soldi
a Pleasant pnssed out of the luxury class and is j down and tol
rapidly becoming to be regarded as publicly than
usnnt Plain.1,0 necessity. However, the number i was very
Rich Hill. ?r motor vehicles per capita is con-1 Then he dec
erside. sldered by consevatlve observers asj present me \
Stoneboro. ? good index of any community's arms of the c
irk. Trades- buying power and prosperity. In oil. This
The statistics on licensed motor some days; t
bernacie vehicles compiled bv the State High- decorate the i
alty way Commission take no account of|to prepare tl
jrs j cars owned by the United States lav.
government, as these cars are not| ja3f
subject to state license. If govern-( (hat hp and t
o.-o IlnfH I ..-.v. .......... .... ..uinucin < } Is WOllld HI
eii or tsern ^ motor vehicles in the counties / ?
nn nvonns In' Sentation Sill
<<911 vtriitsn in| containing camps would he greatlv . .
Mill Presby- inorea3ed. everywhere h
a being the Qn prn i, 1019. there were 452
in anvlliorv ~ itllC Red CrOSP
ne auxuiai \ dealers in motor vehicles in South 1 40(1
is from the Carolina. jn this connection Rich- , ,, ' .
?< vn^ir I pital unit?ol
or Torn, land county led the state, with .. , .
i iTorc>pitr i Hated men,
i tyersnaw thirty-four dealers. Greenville . , ,
are- Mrs ^ ^ I occupied seat
' came second, with thirty-one, and: ,
nroalrlnnf . ..... . .The mayor an
, presiuenr, orangehurg third, with twentv-nine. . _ . ,. .
ii,?rlv uin staff (which
noerry rtiu, The figures on the number of sec-1 . .
iip, r t cers I have t
' a- " J* 0'id-hanc cars sold are, of course, ac-1
second vice curate. as shown by the records of] ''
Sandlfer of tjM, commission. hut as there has' ' introdm
president, been a great deal of difficulty in en- a sP,','r
ork, record- forrjng the new law requiring own- tion of
Iiss Mamie' ? to reoo'rd wlth ,he commission have tho
tending sec- j ,hp ,ransfpr of rars ,8 vory prob. was saying, t
ratt of Fort| ?ble that a great rtianvi more than *pr vv'10 roa('
department. 259 second-hand cars were sold be ' 'hen made
P. Bell of|tWPOn January 1 and April 1, 1919 ,I,in '{oa'''1 rf
issions, Miss Automobile Trucks Multiplying. benefit. The
ancaster for Unfortunately, the State Highway n,? w,th ,hp 1
n?. Mrs. R sneech that
r local home (Continued on Page Two.) * accepted
itty of Ran ? he could not
ucatlon and Ita'lv Bay,. evened the so
R. A. Jack-, Raster Sunday, April 27, will be seemed to he
irature, and rallv day in the Second Baptist "Then the
Chester for' church Sundav school. Following halting about
and Sundayj Is the urogram beginning at 11 a 1 whiio ???. Hon
ni.: liaise." They
Ave sessions Welcome words to soldiers. stage and the
itains many Address. Dr. J H. Roldrldge. Spangled Ran
in* which Is Vdd'Oss. Dr. C. H. Dunn. tb 1 the dooo
ig at 7:46 i Dtnner on the lawn. t'we, with th
e I)upuy of Afternoon session. turcs of 'he a
At the sea- Son* and praise service. urally expect
on the Re*. Exercises by class ft. en up to me
an address Address. "The New Day." Dr. shaking it vl
i Mrs. Fred Noodle. French all th<
en missions. I The public is cordially invited to j what he was
for the ses- come and bring well-filled baskets, was very har
n of Mrs. C. I * , ing I thougl
number of Successful Meeting.
brace me, but
os and full The union meeting held at the fell down on
omposed of Presbyterian church Sunday night to to that.
' the several launch the campaign for funds for .<At jnHt
j the relief of war suffering Jews was ?ftor ? (OUr 0
iter and the, quite successful and the sum of ropt|nn at the
s are: Mrs. jf.r.s was raised as a beginning to- IJB jn pparH
Mrs. K. M. we'd th" allotment of $2,500 for p was
irspoon and Uancaster county. Prof. Joglah are nn( mjrlf0
i with Mrs. Mora* of the University of South'thP nfTair, ho
. Wylle and Carolina, delivered an address which ni,rses an
Mrs llattle was greatly enjoyed. Similar meet-| ,f nn<t nr?
r>n anrt Mrs. ing* were held at Heath Springe nndi
iila Stewart. Kerehaw. j (Contlnu
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HER NEW
LIL 15, 1919. SI
>OIMR IS ~
SD BY FRENCH y
___ Miss Dingle Kntcrtainx.
Miss Beulah Single delightful!;
jQC Hurt of Hospital entertained at a masquerade part
ives Present from Thursday ni^ht in honor of ht
house guest. Miss Irma Hilton. <
H of Langres. Charlotte. A profusion of sprin
? flowers were used as a decoratio
\YS V TRIBUTE mal<,nR <hP ,louse ve,y attractlvi
1 Dancing, music and con.-ersatio
were features of the evening, and s
Appreciative of the n ,a,l> hour hostess served a d<
licious salad and ice course.
s to French Soldiers
icans at Base Hos- t'harles Robinson F.ntcrtnii
Master Phnrlos
was host to a number of his friem
??? on Thursday afternoon from 4 to
April 14.?How the ?'olopk at the home of h,s parent
nges. France, desirous Mr" and Mrs* W* P Robinson. tl
lelr appreciation of the opra?ion be,n? the celebration of h
en French soldiers and fourth blrtbday MRrry games wei
s accorded civilians by p,ayed by thp ,itt,e one9 far a coap
s at Base hospital 53. of houra* at thp conclusion of whir
commander with a ,PP cream' pakp and mints wprp 8Pr
decorated the Amerl- pd Assisting Mrs. Robinson in ei
l custom little known staining were Mrs. John Crawfo.
typically Gallic, is told and Ml88P8 Cox a,]d SchpU*
letter from Lieutenant MLss Xoely Entertains.
Hart, the hospital cotnis
mother. Mrs. G W M,ss Juan,ta Npp,y entertained .
rork. Impressive cere a dutiful evening party at tl
>d the conferring of bomp of bpr sistpr* Mrs W* P Ro
honors on the Ameri in8f,n* on Thursday evening. Mass.
ure replicas of the In- of rt?Kw?od. flag ltllies and jess
> mine were effectively used as a do
i decorating tne colors
and when approved bv orat,on and ,hrpp tab,es were a
Ding may be worn by ranppd for the plIPS,H ,n ,hp par,<
of the hospital unit. s'Pd h"U v'bere rarda were enjoy<
follows* ' *or 8evera' hours. At the conclu
ital is situated on the ,nn of ,be Kame refreshments co,
Langres. Since it was sia,ine of ,ce prpam* cake ar
has taken in quite a niin,s werp HPrVPd" The KUes,s '
ench soldiers who were the PVPnia* were Misses Sud
the Americans from the Npply* K,frieda Poag. Bernice Ravi
e same as some of our Fannle Clark* Vir*inia Taylor. Mal
, evacuated by the pothers. ?"?b C'ox.Blanch Booze
, was all in the game of ^aigsville; Francinna Millir
? ....... a an<l Mrs. Claud N. Sapp, of Oolun
as a part of our dutv.
* Vjl?
e of Langres seem very * _
i for the way we treat- ... .... .. .
Miss Kli/.a >l?H?re Hostess.
lers. The mavor came
d me he would like to A <* ""??* entertainment of tl
k the personnel. This pa8t wePk waa tbp party K,vpn r
glad to have him do. M,8B e,Im Moorp on Frlduy uveolr
Ided ho would like to complimentary to a number of h.
vlth a painting of the frb$nda* Notwithstanding the i;
ity. which he had made p,Pn,Pnt wpa,bp?*. the guests asser
put the matter off for h,Pd pron.ptly. were cordially gree
... 1 0/1 >IU Ihr. ?
nen mey decided to ** ,,uolvnn' ni,u au
colors. and so thev had vv,'r" ,ri ,ni; to ,hp 8tral'
fie ribbon, another <1p- nf 'n^?r?nK mualc for dancing w.
the pleasure of the evening. Net
I the midnirht hour delicious ii
e mayor sent me word! , , , ,
_ | cream and cake were served 1
he other municipal offi- ... ?, u, , ..
Misses Nannie Hill and Margar
rive and make the pre- _. _. , ..
I Moore Those enloving the evenir
iday. As the mud is, ... ..
_ , ,, , , . were M'sses Louis Murchison, R
ere, 1 decided that the^ ... .. . ?... . ....
izella Drlscoll, Laura Gilbert Wi
ir the ceremonies was ,. . , ... ,.
... i Hams, Gildersleeve Wvlie, Mai
i hut. which seats about; . . . . . . ,,
! Agnes Funderburk. and Ned Gre,
personnel of the hos- T? , . ,
_ . orv. Thomas Punderburk. Cha
Ticers, nurses ana en-. , ?
. . i Floyd. Middleton Jones. Barnwe
together with visitors, .... . .... , 0? .
Allison and Edward Sistare.
s in the auditorium _
d his party, myself and ^ .
... ... Mrs. Mackorell Entertains,
consisted of all the ofhat
can speak French) Mrs J" R M^korell entertainc
he 9tage on Wednesday morning at a mo
I delightful partv in honor of her si
md the mayor and he . ... .. ..... .. . .
ter. Miss Cornelia Elliotte, who hi
h, an official interprets-i ... . , . mi..
| recently returned from Richmon
l I Inclose. I did not i . ,11.1.1.1
I The house was lovely with its de
htest idea of what he .. . . . , . ?
orations of bright spring flower
nit he had an interpre- , . , . * . , . ,,
1 and tables were arranged in hall an
the address In English. .... ? , . .. .
sitting room for rook, which provi
a sreech, which f'hap- , , .. _
* to be the diversion of the mornin
ad in Irin'h tor thtir ^ffpr n ooi"din 1 greeting by the ho
n the mayor presented ,pss (he KueRtg received their 8rol
jicture. making another . , ? . . .
cards, and were soon intensely e
T did not understand; , . . .... .? ...... .
gaged in the game. After a nunibt
I it with a speech which I # . . ...
I of rubbers the game was called, ar
understand, and so ... . , . ,. . , . .
I 'he hostess served delicious iced t<
ore. Rut with it all he. . , . . , , ...
I and sandwiches. Mrs. J. J. Rlac
satisfied, and so was I.l , . . .. ,
111011 held the top score and receivi
Colors rump frirwnfit I ... . . - .... -
a nainiy nana-maae nandKercmt
half way to the stage, whilf to the honor- e was presp;it<
d played "The Mnrsell- a bur.eh of violets,
then eame tip on thej Apain on Wednesday afternoc
hand played "The Star-1 Mrs Mar korel' was hostess to
ner." Then the mayor number of the younger set. Miss K
ration on. About^thlSi being the honoree at this par'
e music and other fea-l:,iso, The chosen came of rook wi
ffalr, as you would nat- ! again the popular diversion and wj
of any Frenchman, and indulged In for an hour or mor
and grabbed my hand. When the tinals were called M>
porously and shouting Nannie Hill Moore was found to ho
i time. 1 did not know j^e highest score and for her pr
talking about, and it firioncy was awarded a lovely ham
d to keep from laugh- made handerkerohief. Delicious r
ht he was going to em- freshments consisting of iced tea ar
t somehow or other he Han(lwich?s were served. The char
the job when he came and cordiality of Mrs. Mackorell
proverbial, and the two lovely pa
le affair was over and ties of the past week fully sustali
f the hospital and a re- j her reputation as a charming ho
> Nurses' club they .left tess.
I was mighty glad "
ovef. platform stunts H|?ecinl < on Terence,
rte. I was pleased over The News Is requested to at
werer, for the sake of nounee that a special conference wi
d men. who apnreciat-1 *>? held at Ebenezer Baptist churc
i hooking forward to]?un<,ay' APr" at 11 o cloc
_____ i Every member Is urgetl to be pro
ed on Page Two.) j ent.
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JBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
SOLDIER-FARM PLAN
. MEANS HIJCHTOS.C.
r
v Experts Looking Into the Mat>r
ter Find Abundant Acreage
K in Coastal Plain.
n
Pn PLANNING GREAT COLONY
it
e" Government May Spend Vast
Sum in Lower Part of State
,s in Reclamation Projects for
i? Soldiers.
6
s> These are the reclamation servic?l.e
statistics. showing the cultivated and
is uncultivated areas in South Carolina
re
in ai i t:?.
1
Total farm area (acres! .. 7,000,000
'' Total number of farms . . 196,000
v" Merchantable timer lands 3.400,000
l1_ Cut-over lands 9,000,00fc
'' Permanent swamp lands. . 1,500,000
Periodically overflowed . . . 6 25,000*
Periodically swampy .... 1,000,000
Washington, April 14.?What
( does the plan for turning undeveloped
lands into farmsteads for homePS
coming American soldiers mean to'
,l South Carolina?
As the lands most quicklv and
rquicklv
reclaimed are along the
j coastal plain, the question might
reasonably be narrowed to this:
g.
What does the soldier-farmer
j plan mean to coastal Carolina, to*
^ Carolina in the neighborhood o*
, Charleston?
ie
The answer is that if the recoms,
i
mendations of the secretary of the
rv
* | interior are approved by congress
'jthe plan means a chance at a colonjr
of from 1.200 to 1.600 soldier farmers.
with farmsteads of 60 to 8C>
acres each, making up a total of apnrnximatplv
100 000 nem r>i* 19 1.9
' square miles.
te
Such a colonv would entail for ft.*
)V
I establishment in South Carolina an
| ^
expenditure of perhaps $10,000,000
i by the government, for the revised
! project of Secretary Lane contemn
( plates 'the erection of a house and
1 barn on each farm, besides sueh reclamation
work as may be required
is
' to get the land, or a considerable
is
portion of it. into condit'on suitable*
ir
for its cultivation by the soldier,
re w
)VI New I'lnn Quadruples old..
e\. Recognizing that this movement
must he put into efTect quickly If it
() is to he of use to returned soldiers
jJ seeking employment, and also that
...'the movement must proceed on both.
' y i
in generous and general scale if it is.
y to succeed, the interior department
j] is going to ask for the appropriation
of about $400,000,000 for the purchase.
reclamation and equipment of
cut-over, swamp or arid lands capaI
hie of profitable cultivation. This
Is four times as much as was carI
ried by the hill which Secretary
Lane asked congress to pass at the
' i lawt session.
' Congress failed to pass the bill.
nnr provided instead for an examfnj
ation and survey of the reelaraa"
tlon lnnds of the country, so that
when the lawmakers met again they
K'I would have the best possible InforS~
matron as to the extent and location
rc
of tho roo'almable arena and as to-*
n their
availabllltv for the returnedf*V
j soldier employment project. The re1
clamation bureau of the department
k'1 went to work at once, divided the naj
tlon into three parts for purpose of"
f the survey, and Is now prepared to
| report,
id
I Indeed. It may he said that tho
)n machinery of the department is
ready to function on the plan givinjc
the returned soldiers good opportut
| r'tles for productive farming and Ir
waiting on congress to say the word.
,s President WMson is on record as
G heartily approving of the idea. More
^; than 30.000 letters have been rol(j
; ceived by the secretary of interior
0 from soldiers expressing a wish to
a 1 operate such fa'-ms as the plan proposed.
These letters continue to ar~
|(j rive by hundreds every day. and.
,n seem to refute the widespread crigj8
Inal Impression that there would nuc
r_ be enough soldiers desirous of farm-ls
ing to take up the offers.
8- The Kecent Surveys.
The survey in the sixteen southern
states was conducted under the dl?
rectlon of Mr. H. T Cory, consult
lng engineer of the reclamation
H vice. In Virginia three opportune
^ tie* wer# found within which area
^ i It vnntH ha aaailv n??IKU -
? .. wv ^'?nuj I UH tU OCUUl ?*"
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(Continued on PaRe Two.)