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UimUl'l DRAIN AOS BILL. - ? If Um KM art Seacecd* Millions of 111 o| MmUi'i lUcfeeet Land Will mm' Hi-dull Prodoctlvo and sick? ly Mrojlesai Mod*) Healthy. WaohlrMrton, D. C. Doc. 14.?When 4 )T?rnmrnt Irrigation waa written on i a statute hooka, the legislation was . ssgneted by some as a virtual atsjeodmeot to the Homestead Act, ? id It Is In reality operating to meke % ?lieble thousands of prosperous to MM soteaOo otherwise too srld to be < ssdrtwsil hahttabls. There is also nnether great national improvement * steh congress le being asked to au t ioslas ths drainage of swamp - saa The improvement of Unas i ads by the government would open t w free hnmeets*da alnco th? lands have generally passed into private t raarshlp. but the ease and cheap t as with which they can be reclaim? ed to fertility combined with thalr very c aaral distribution throughout tho - tire eastern part of the United steten constitutes the project a highly it spartan t* sad attractive one. At ths recent Drainage Convention i , Baltimore, where many of the best w t own men \u the country were dcle sAsea, reproofing the entire easier . etton ef the United States. Senat Intimer of Youth Carolina, took an adssjastd position on federsl drat' i i Oaein%?s and pledged hla ende.iv ? la congress to secure ths pa??ugo of * oroJaag* MIL HO bMabedlatcly Jrafted aad Introduced such a hi'., wheeh) is a simple and dir i r.en* of the problem, and hu h the government to constn ? i w.iffcn oat of a fund %o b ? ierived fvwn the sale of public lands in <h0 nosvdrvegstieo states, including the i ad pas therefrom since tuny This wcapli give an initial fund of about lt.gO0.eea. and further piovtjo an asalmel esotrlboti ?n thereto of about %sH?>#?# for agnae years to come. The ? nOHi'i boa as m *i i largely after the) hi if a Use Uw in that if provides fof the t?payment to the government <>f the east of the rccUmatioa by the asassjaa ef tn. lands ueoonted, of. ?hove ther are pubiie made, by the aedasovo o*?? wilt take them up. These rrasivaaei u are to t>s turned Into the ~iiroxon*e ftmd." tad can he used aajaan by the government In further v^eBaasa?oa work. In this way the * lad become , ?evolving, to bo used or seed ov*r agala, bat all coming ok toy the government and simply awtltce? * national loan wttl <>ut In rest, mersover It tskee no money oof, of the treasury. II Is estimated by government en mincers that there are something over < ttt acres of reclalmablsswamp leasts, which are of course, sxceeslve 1v rteh aai fertile. Their reclamation *?>old convert a great area of pestl 1 afttaJ. disease and mosquito breeding knaves late the most prosperous farm anal garden communities In ths land, rhsj lew coat of their reclamation. r'OBgdnf from $1.81 pet acre to per-, reg* $10 or fit. makes the project an^ sJtractlve one from the engineering 'tanstpolnt as well as from that of the ruroaer who will hsve tc pay th? cost. Why should not private enterprise rootaim our swamps? It is asked. Con sigsarable private work haa already tasane accomplished but sttsmpted re roaanatlon of mo*! of ths big swamp spans has failed and probably always WaTl fsll unl-s* handln' I i thcr e i ejrotle* For this reaion the work San bast bs und rtnken by the gen sod government which la In a poal 'tee to secure more concerted action 'hon any other sgent. Where there *re so many conflicting Interests us wrlse In trestlng any great ares, espe aerly where < wned by numerous In oretduala It requires the overshadow ig p>wer of the federal government ? > accomplish the grestest good for f r. jmber This has been ? 0snon?tr4t?-d in the execution of the rigs' . mm hlch Is proving Itself ie r success Imaginable. The * tgod achter taeeote of the reclama t mm eervice. which has been In exlst esaoo only five years and which has al randy completed a number of huge seasonry earns, towering to dlszy ?ssghte and everlasting as the great '?aaxyon walls which they connect, Asa of gigantic concrete canals errylng ths waters of entire rivers, ? aaneH through granite mountnlns, ?eh*. h?a<tgatee of stone and cement sunt ether great engineering worka, Is Hiked opon with wonder by foreign tl >n engineer*, while the state i- oft n h*ard that th-re la no fOOallel in the world for such rapid Tlga?i-?n c ?natruetlon. The simple 'Ogaon f'?r these brilliant accomplish nenr* lies in the fsct thai the gejs> rr rient *urv w?rt h id f.,? >ears been a reality preparing for ths enactment f just auch a law as the r. i ..nation ?ft- Th<??a*n<fa of BSJSSSfl | ,i, | pj eastern country h id I?. . n ? irvt y?-d >v ths (ie,?i .<ics! Survey, reeerv o; #t"-' ?1-senh.il. i t. v 111 >?nh .l. t.:.;.: i |( Streun?. g4giMl t.i il< . *ows, ye?r tfter year jijid ofh< 3hy?!eai ( h iracterlstles studied pa that wh?n the Uw wae pass -d and tie ate bsreeu cm* into exl it* nee it euajast a vast amount of thorough); rehai>ls prstlmlniry data upon the Tran* -\? wMch tt '? v * * ?ssrh to hoii'i ii tc" ** stead of being compelled to spend long years in reconnaissances and ba? sic surveys. Now this is of great interest at this time, for practically the same condi? tion applies in consi lering drainage construction. General preliminary surveys have been made of consider? able of our eastern swamp areas and the Geological Survey is working to? day In a number o>' sections making detailed basic surveys of swamps, upon which actual drainage construc? tion can be confidently founded. The federal reclamation of our vas. swamp areas will not consist of the mere drainage of local swamps?most of the small Individual projects have been undertaken by private enterprise ?but is a broad engineering problem, the proper successful solution of which depends upon consideration of all the factors?physiographic, hydro graphic and cllmatlloglcal. As was stated by several speakers at the Bal? timore convention, all government drainage construction must be pre? ceded by cartful and comprehensive Investigation, else disaster is likely to result. Surveys of topography must be made and investigations of run? off should be carried on. Considera? tion of rainfall and geological condi? tions are essential ?just as much so as in irrigation construction. As stated, Ills nec-isary preliminary facts, over ? i*? i /rtiuns of the country have al i . ? been collected by the Geological garvefl Great areas have been sur d for topography and the results of stream flows and general rainfall ndltlonn are available as a result of vork covering ten or more years; but these . highly essential investigations should be continued and with the probability or even possibility of con* gressional action authorising swamp reclamation and construction largely Increased preliminary surveys could be made by the government with great benefit to the country. The South is very deeply Interested In this plan of reclamation. South Carolina, according to Professor H. S. Shaler, who mads an investigation of the swamp areas of the Un-Atlantic coast states over 20 years ago for the Geological Survey, has some two mil? lion acres; North Carolina, nearly two and a half million; Georgia, about the same; Alabama and Virginia over a million acres each; Mississippi about six million acres and Arkansas nearly as much; Louisiana about ten million acres and Florida between 18 and 20 million. In speaking of these areas. Professor Shaler, stated that they contain the dormant rt source* of the nation and that when won to agriculture they promise a load glv Ing value much exceeding any high lying equal area of land In the coun? try. Does congress In any msssure real? ise ths Importance of the problem? It can be confidently stated that it does, and It is believed that the ma? jority of its members are favorable to a drainage law which will provide new homes for actual settlers and at the same time protect the government. The public lands committee of the senate has already gone on record? last session?In favor of a drainage law and the senate itself Is unques? tionably friendly. If Senator Lntlmer pulls his coat off and gets behind his drainage bill, as he has announced that he will, in fact Is, something should be accomjj: * ed this session. There will probably be a harder right in the houso since it Is more difficult to secure recognition for any new measure but it Is known however, that drainage, in that body, has a host of friends. What is probably most needed is that the people of the country and the press, If they believe In it. should take up the matter vig? orously and aggressively and create a wave of public sentiment in its sup? port. Senator Latlmer's bill, which fol? lows, is worth reading. It is a true hoir.emaklng meusure; at the same time It Is a business proposition since It requires the repayment to tho gov? ernment of every cent expended. When It is recalled that our reclaim? ed swamp areas are worth anywhere from $40 to $1:00, an acre, the possii mittles lying In such a measure can be appreciated. On account of the activity and in? terest displayed by Senator Latlmer t:t the National Drainage Congress at Paltlmore, h" Is looked upon as one of the foremost advocates of this great reclamation work, which means ?o much to our section of tho country. Ilecf Cattle a Net Profit on the Farm. The average farmer think- no is a -p. < i*llst, and thai he Is wasting time and money In trying la do anything 11 ??. Thais M a theory thai in Ihe limited area ig this world where oot? Ion may !>?? ?UeCOSSfulhjf grown, and tinonu tin; < i, p.ii; 111 \ ? \\ few men Oil .trivi who really understand the pro? luetlon Of cotton. It Would bt ;i per? rarsten of n.iture for these f? w men r. |hli limit* d area to attempt any* ? hing but to gram cotton. The thing rille! h igdt In th<- way ol this argu< meal is 11m great subject ol by*pro? luets Tio-r?- is scarcely a manufee? turi.ig ogjftfprlM in Um world today tli.it OOUtd ^'ofltably continue busl zatlott of tho other products which are the incidental output in connec? tion with the main article. Not many years ago, the cotton farmer overlooked the fact that his product was seed cotton. He thought it was lint cotton. He threw the seed away, and would have thanked any one to haul them off the farm. But now, every producer of cotton knows he could not survive without taking into account the enormous value of his cotton seed, which might be call? ed a by-product. If he raises 100 I bales of cotton, worth about $66,000, he incidentally raises 50 tons of cot? ton seed, which he can sell tor about I $1,000, thus adding to the value of the main crop about 18 per cent. This 18 per cent would be considered by any manufacturer as a fine profit on his business. This matter has become so well known, that it is no longer discussed as a mooted ques? tion. There is a by-product of the farm that is Just as obvious as cotton seed, and is now just as widely ignored as was cotton seed forty years ago. This is cattle raising. It is even more than I a by-product. It is almost a neces? sity. The Intelligent raising of cat? tle on a farm in the cotton region costs less money (though perhaps more conscious thought) and pro? duces more return than any other one branch of the business. It is not alone in the market value of the beef or dairy products, but it is in the al? most immeasurable value to the cot? ton lands themselves. The cotton farmer who raises a large herd ol cat? tle becomes, in a sense, a manufac? turer who uses raw material of his own production, and make a finished prouct of high commercial value, while the process of manufacture not only costs him nothing?except thought?but actually adds to his re? sources in the enrichment of his lands, so he can grow more cotton and produce more beef which enables him to grow still more cotton and produce still more beet The present commercial value of cotton seed, meal is based on one of two things, according to the locality, namely (1) the value of its nitrogen as a fertiliser, in comparison with the value of the nitrogen ini other available fertilising chemicals; or (4) the value of Its nitrogen as a feed stuff In comparison with the value of the nitrogen in other available feed stuffs. But now the great and com-1 paratively new truth is being discov? ered that, with the proper manipula? tion, the true value ot cotton si e?l meal is not an alternative -me, but a cumulative one, that Is. Its value is made up of the sum of the nitrogen value as a fertilizer. This truth can? not long remain dormant; but while It Is dormant to the farmer who does not read and study, is the golden har? vest time for ihe farmer who thinks. I When he buys a ton of cotton seed meal at its feed valuation, say $28 per ton, he should save the resultant manure from the cattle, and use the fertiliser value of the meal, say $28, and thus make 100 per cent on his Investment In meal, and realize as an incidental profit, all of the beef (or the butter as the case may be) which J his skill and foresight can produce. THE lt\CE CONFERENCE. The South Carolina Race OogtfUYeU/OC Meets in Columbia Junuury 11-17. 1008. Mr. Editor: Supposing that you have colored readers on your sub? scription list, and also many fair minded white readers who Will be willing to notify prominent colored people whom they chance to meet of the coming conference, I ask space in your paper to make the following statement: The Negro Race Conference of South Carolina will meet In Columbia. Tuesday. January 14th, continuing to Friday night, January 17th, for the purpose of discussing the conditions of the race in this State and suggest? ing remedies for evils that exist, and also to organize a Negro State Fair Association. Among the speakers (white) will be Rev. A. W. La mar, D. D.. of Nashville, Tenn., Rev. L. M. Rice, D. D., and Dr. C. C. Brown, be? sides the governor of the State and other prominent white and colorod citizens of the State and out of it. Last year the conference had a del? egation that went over the one thou? sand mark, and the outlook for the next masting promises a larger dele? gation. We want the best people to come to the conference?preachers, teachers, farmers, mechanics and business men. Reduced rates have been granted on all roads In South Carolina and from AugustUi Da., oil the certificate plan, good from th< Uth to the ,sth. Dr. L unar will giv?? t\v?? lectures? ons mi 'Dixie Before the War' an< ?im other "Dille After ihe War." Oui vhlte cltlseni who chance t<> be ii Columbia at this Ilms will be wolcom ?d to seati in the conference, Tin meeting will It "gin Bt 11 a. in. Jan uary 1 Ith, at the "jura house, My whits friends in south Curollm win do me quite a favor lo place thl Journal in the hands Of tin* colors pspple aft?>r they have read it. TKAIM CHEW ARE ACQUITTED Qfton indicted for a Manslaughter in Connection With Wreck Found Not Utility. 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When the landlord s attention was called to theia he wan completely mystified ami < uited In his nVtgnhots to se^ the WOO ?er. I*a?cr we gathered from this tree nearly a barrel of the nne.it Call pippins ever acen In that vicinity No argument would convince the man that "them pesky bees" had anything to do with the yield of fruit on the place. He Insisted that some sort of fertiliser must have been used. Since that time I have demonstrat? ed by scores of experiment that tr?cs which had for many seasons borne little good fruit or possiblby none at all, have been brought up a high standard of productiveness by the presence of bees. They carried the pollen, fertilized the blossoms and a bountiful harvest was the result. Regardless of the money crop, ev ry fruit grower should have a feu colonies of bees. If when the bloom seasons is p there Is so little nectar in mldse - n bowers that the bees must be fed !? n deckled economy to feed V. 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