The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, April 04, 1917, Image 4
RAILROAD SITUATION i
IS NOW LARGELY
UP TO CONGRESS
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Must Share Responsibility In
Future Development.
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"Unification of Regulation la Essential."
A Complete, Harmonious, Consistent
and Related System Needed?Federal
Incorporation of Railroads by General
Law Favored.
Washington. March ? Responsibility
for the railway development of
the country, for providing necessary
transportation facilities to care for the
growing business and population of
the country, now rests largely with
congress and not entirely with the railroad
managers. This was the statement
of Judge Robert S. Lovett. chairman
of the executive committee of the
'I nini) Pacific system, to the Newlands
joint congressional committee when
that body resumed its Inquiry into the
subject ot* railroad regulation this
week
Iu making this statement of the
changed conditions of the railroad situation
Judge Lovett undoubtedly had
in mind the decision of the supreme
court on the Adumson law. handed
down lust week, which establishes the
right of the federal government to fix
railroad wages and to prevent strikes.
This decision is regarded by railroad
men and lawyers as marking an epoch
in the development of transportation
ill tlie United States.
"We have our share of responsibility,"
said Judge I.ovett. "hut it rests primarily
on congress. When the government
regulates the rates and the financial
administration of the railroads, the
borrowing of money and the issuance
of securities it relieves the railroad officers
of tile responsibility of providing
and developing transportation systems,
except within the limits of the revenue
that can be realized from such rates j
and under such restrictions.
"For a country such as ours, for a
people situated as we are, to blunder
along with a series of unrelated, inconsistent.
conflicting statutes enacted by
different states without relation to
each other, instead of providing a complete
and carefully studied and prepared
system of regulation for a business
that is so vital to the life of the
uution. is worse than folly."
He summed up the present problems
juill.4iJHcuU-.ej of the xullrQuds as fol ?lows:
First.?The multiplicity of regulations
by the several states with respect
to the issue of securities. Involving delays
and conflicting state policies generally
dangerous and possibly disastrous.
Second.?The state regulation of
rates in such a manner aR to unduly
reduce revenues, to discriminate in fa
vor of localities and shippers within
its own holders as against localities
and shippers in other states and to disturb
and disarrange the structure of
interstate rates.
Third.?The inability of the Interstate
?'<ii:;::ierce Commission, whoever
'the < oinmis.sioners may be, to perform
the vast duties devolving upon it under
existing laws, resulting in delay?
which should never occur in commercial
matte- <?and compelling the commissioners
to accept the conclusions
of their employees as tinal in deciding
matters of great importance to the
commercial and ruilroad interests of
the country
Fourth.?The practical legality that
has been accorded conspiracies to tie
up and suspend the operation of the
railroads of the country by strikes and
violence and the absence of any law
to compel the settlement of such disputes
by arbitration or other judicial
means, as all other issues between citizens
in civilized states are to be settled.
Fifth.?The phenomenal increase in
the taxation of railroads in recent
years.
Sixth.?The cumulative eflfeet of
these conditions upon the investing
public, to which railroad companies
must look for the capital necessary to
continue development.
"We believe that the unification of
regulation is essential." said Judge
Iaivett, "and that with the rapid increase
of state commissions in recent
years congress will in time be compelled
to exercise its power in the
premises. To unify regulation there
should be a complete, harmonious, con
sistent and related system. We believe
tile best, if not the only practical
plan, is the federal incorporation of
railroads by general law, which will
make Incorporation thereunder com
pulsory. Urns imposing on all railroad
companies throughout the United
States the same corporate powers and
restrictions with respect to their financial
operations and the same duties
and obligations to the public and the
government, so that every investor will
know precisely what every railroad
corporation may and may not lawfully
do."
Judge Lovett contended that the ao
lution of these problems and difflcul
ties rested with congress. He told the
committee that under the constitution
the authority of the federal government
is paramount, that congress has
the power to legislate for n centralized
control of railroads under federal charters
and that it only remains for that
to ?erclf* that power
Morning Glories.
Wild morning glories, like the lilies
of the field, "toil not, neither do they
spin." But though arrayed like Soldmon,
they are not sought after for
landscape decoration. In the plant
kingdom they are military oppressors,
ousting every other aspirant for vegetable
honors from every acre where
they obtain a footing. Hence has
sprung a strange lawsuit between two
weulthy ranchers in Santa Barbara
county, the one accusing the other of
having seeded his land to these radiant
but hostile flowers. ? Los Angeles
Times.
Apple Purely Gift of Nature.
From the days of Adam and Eve man
has always hankered for apples and
much of his time has been spent in the
culture of this king of fruits. There
are apples so well-flavored and Juicy
and tender that they sell for five and
ten cents nniece snrt eneh onnlo Iatot
has his favorite. But how many apple
lovers can tell where or how his favorite
originated? All the best kinds of
apples Just "growed," like Topsy. None
of them was evolved by propagation.
What's More, It Has Two of Them.
Little Eva lived in Brooklyn. When
her father told her he would take her
on a trip up the river she was delighted.
she had heard so much ubout
the beautiful Hudson. As they were
nearing New York on their return he
asked her what she thought of it. She
replied, "Why, papa, I think the river
is Just like any other river, but the
sides are pretty."?Christian Herald.
Revival of Tatting.
We see that tatting has been revived
In our best circles, but we don't suppose
it will be any mors difficult for a
thoughtful man to hold his wife's undivided
attention as he discusses the
tariff In its various aspects and ramifications
than it has been under the
filet-crochet regime.?Ohio State Journal.
Sensible Rejoinder.
"Don't you think," asked the young
man with the long nose, "that Miss
Quickstep dresses as much like a man
as possible in order to get herself
talked about?" "On the supposition
that she does," replied the other young
man, with a frosty glitter in his eye,
"I suggest thnt we defeat her purpose
by not talking about her. Understand?"
Seagulls Foretell Weather.
Seagulls are undoubtedly weather
prophets. Dwellers on the coast have
noticed that when certain winds begin
to blow the gulls collect in large flocks
and fly to the fields or circle high over
the land, screaming all the while uneasily.
After such demonstrations it
is said that a rainstorm is certain to
follow.
How to Succeed.
Believe in yourself; believe in humanity;
believe in the success of your
undertaking. Fear nothing, and no
one. Love your work. Work ; hope;
trust. Keep in touch with today.
Teach yourself to be practical and up
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For Polishing Furniture.
The polish generally used on mission
furniture is the dull wax finish. If,
instead of applying only wax, alternute
coats of boiled linseed oil and wax
are used, a polish will be obtained
which is brighter and more durable
than the ordinary finish.
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What He Didn't Know
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A countiyman. in town for &t?
. day, grew so bewildered tw
crossing a crowded street thatjL
he stepped in front of a slowly?
' moving trolley car ami was
, knocked down before it could
be stopped- More confused
than hurt, he scrambled to his
I feet right in the path of a motorcycle
coming on the other side
. oi the car, and was again bowled
over. As be once more got
1 up he looked at the car and then
, at the motorcycle,
i "Huh!" he said. "I didn't
know the blamed thing had a
! colt."
Better Farmin,
Permanent Influence Of Fei
Feeding the Plant the Real Purpose
, Soil Secoi
vy.. ? "In recent years
if. come t<> be look
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food. Much
J. N. HARPER, this plant food
Agronomis*. may be locked up
bo that plants can not get at it. To
be available plant food must be In
, soluble form; that is, it must dissolve
in the soil water and change into just
the form that the plant can use for
Its growth," says Professor Harper.
"In fact," he continues, "a chemical
analysis may show that a soil has little
total food content, but that little
may often have plant food in a more
> available form than the richer soil,
> and, as a consequence, will produce
! greater yields.
"Most of the soils of the South have
been formed from granite rocks which
have decayed or crumbled into particles.
Soils derived from granites contain
considerable sand. Such soils
are found very extensively in the region
east of the Mississippi river.
"Can these sandy lo&tn soils of the
South be made to produce abundant
crops?
"The answer Is 'Tea.' Proof Is provided
from the experience of thousands
of farmers. They won through
jiiuiici laiui management and fertilization.
Many farmers of the South are
today getting a bale of cotton to the
acre where they once got only one1
third of a bale. They are producing
1 from 50 to 75 bushels of corn on the
same land which a few years ago produced
only 15 to 20 bushels.
"What Is the secret of their success
?
"Is it in the change in the methods
of cultivation" There has been considerable
improvement in this respect.
"Has it been due to deeper plowing?
This has been a help. ,
"Is it due to crop rotation? The
right kind of rotation is beneficial.
"What then is the great reason? It
is this, the plants have been fed better
and they have responded with better
yields. In other words, it came
about through proper fertilization.
"A successful Southern farmer,
whom the writer knows well, is now
producing a bale of cotton to the acre
on land which twenty-five years ago
was producing only one-third of a bale.
He has constantly grown cotton on
this land. Yet in spite of this, he has
Increased yields.
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fee?- and save time and
G. R. Knight.
Veterinary Surgeon
Calls answered dav or night.
Phone No. 48 two rings.
Full stock of horse and cattle
powders on hand at all times.
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Developing the Resources of the
idary
"How has he done it?" was asked.
"It has been the practice of this
farmer to put on his land the amount
of fertilizer that he could purchase
with the proceeds of the sale of his
cotton seed from this same land. Of
course, this farmer could have grown
his cotton more economically had he
grown it in rotation with other crops.
Loss Through Leaching
"Sandy soils naturally erode and
ieach readily. Phosphoric acid does
not leach away but remains in the
top twelve inches of soil till it is used
by the plant. Potash will wash out
of sandy soils to a limited extent, but
with clay soils it is practically all
available. The nitrates, on the other
hand, cannot long be retained by the
soiL It is soluble in water and therefore
leaches out with every heavy
rain.
Winter Cover Crops Help
"When a field is left bare through
the winter months, sometimes more
than 40 pounds of nitrogen is leached
iiom an acre. It will take 600 pounds
of cottonseed meal per acre to replace
this loss of nitrogen. If the farmer
plants a cover crop such as rye, crimson
clover or bur clover, the greater
portion of this nitrogen will be retained
and become available for the
succeeding crop."
TO MAKE COTTON FRUIT BETTER
J. C. Pridmore, Agronomist
Inquiry?"My cotton produces plenty
of weed, but fruits poorly. What
fertilizer would correct this?
From the knowledge of plant nutrition
as it is understood at the present
time, it appears that you have a
soil containing a fairly good supply
Q^aiirogen, but deficient in phosphoric
acid and potash. The element nitrogen
is considered largely with the development
of vegetative parts of the
plants, such as the stalk, stems and
leaves. The phosphoric acid Is responsible
to a large extent for the development
of the fruit, and the hastening of
the maturity of the plant. Potash gives
general tone and vigor to the elant,
and improves the quality of the fruit.
The use of fertilizer will supply these
plant food elements, and enable one
to overcome these apparent soil deficiencies.
A material analyzing from 1 per
cent to 2 per cent nitrogen, 10 per
cent to 12 per cent phosphoric acid,
and 1 per cent to 2 per cent potash,
could be used profitably in such cases.
Apply at the rate of three or four
hundred pounds per acre before the
crop is planted, so that the plant can
get full benefit of the material early
in Its growth, especially under boll
weevil conditions.
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For Special Use
When the Irish Volunteers
were ordered to give up their
arms, a Limerick man was making
his way to the town hall to
give up his rifle to the military
authorities. He was determined
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handing it in, so he hit it a tremendous
whack against a convenient
lamp post and completely
bent the barrel. Then he
walked in and handed his rifle
to an officer, who was rather
surprised and asked:
"What kind of a rifle n that, my
man?"
"Oh" replied the Volunteer,
"that's one I had for firing
around corners."
How the Disaster Occurred
A Gentleman in Cincinaatti
employs two negroes to work
on his rather extensive gardens,
which he personally oversees.
One morning Sam did noi ap
pear.
"Where is Sam, George?" he
asked.
"In de hospital, sa."
"In the hospital? Whv, how
in the world did that happen?"
"Well, Sam been a-tellin' me
ev'y mo'nin' foh ten yeahs, he
gwine to lick his wife 'cause
o'her naggin'."
"Well?"
"Wei, vestiddy, she done ova
heah him. Da's all."
In a big elementarv school n
teacher had given a lesson in an
infants'class on the Ten Commandments.
In order to test
their memories she asked: "Can
any little child give me a commandment
with only four words
in it?"
A hand was raised immediate
ly.
"You may answer, John," said
the teacher
"Keep off the grass," was the
reply.
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Church Service DirectOy
J. W. Elkins, M. E.:
Pageland, 1st Sunday at 8: p. ]
m. and 3rd Sunday 3:30 p. m.
Zion, 3rd and 4lh Sundays at
11 o'clock.
Antioch. 2nd Sunday at 11.
Mt. Croghan, 2nd Sunday at
3:30 p. m. and 4th at 8. p. m.
Zoar, 1st Sunday, at 11 o'clock.
Sunday school at all the above
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cuunjiies ill IU OCIOCK.
R. W. Cato, Baptist.
Mt. Moriah, 1st Saturday at 3
p. 111. and Sunday at 11. Sunday
school at 10.
Bethel, 2nd Saturday at 3. p. 111
and Sunday at 11 o'clock. Sunday
school at 3 except on 2nd
Sunday.
|B. S. Funderburg, Baptist:
Pagcland, 2nd Sunday at 11
and 8, and the 4th at 8. Sunday
school at 10.
Dudley, 2nd Sunday at 4 and
the 4th at 11. .Sunday school at
3 except on the 4th when it is
at 10.
R. M. Haigler, Baptist:
Liberty Hill. 1st Saturday at 11
and Sunday at 3. Sunday
school at 2:30 except on the 1st
Sunday at 2.
Mt. Pisgah, 4th Sunday at 3,
and Saturday at 11.
J. W. Quick, M. P:
Pageland. 3rd Sunday at il
land 2nd at 3:30. Sunday school
'at 10 except on the 2nd Sunday.
Net*' Hope 1st Sunday at 11.
Bethesda 4th Sunday at 11.
Bear Creek 4th Snmlav nt 4 n m
J. F. Hammond. Baptist:
Union Hill 1st Sunday at 11
and Saturday at 3 o'clock. Sunday
school at 10. Prayer meeting
everv Saturday n ght.
Close Cut-Outs
Notice is hereby given that
the Town ordinance with reference
to cut-outs on automobiles
will be enforced. Cut-outs must
he closed on all cars running on
the streets of the Town,
I. E. AGERTON. Mayor.
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