Report of the Committee on Commerce detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate resolution 75 authorizing and directing the Secretary of War to make a survey and examination for a continuous waterway from Boston, Massachusetts to Wilmington, North Carolina. It includes a report from the War Department on the proposed legislation.

Letter from Ted Hughes to Henry Sayles discussing a letter Hughes received from Mr. Bomar.

"The cowpea is the most valuable legume for the Southern States and its use would be much more extensive were it not for the relatively high price of the seed, most of which is still picked by hand. Particular attention is therefore given to the matter of harvesting seed by machinery now in very successful use in several communities. These methods are so far perfected that the cowpea seed crop should receive much greater attention in favorable localities." -- p. 5. This bulletin also discusses the use of cowpeas for hay, seed mixtures of cowpeas and other crops, the nutritional value of cowpeas in animal feeds, growing practices, and the several different varieties of cowpea.

Report discussing the efforts of the Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work, which consists of "(1) the demonstration of improved methods of agriculture in the weevil-infected districts [...] and (2) the extension of the same principles to other Southern States beyond the range of weevil infestation." (p. 6) Congress created the organization in 1904 to assist with relief efforts.

Map shows counties, railroads, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,100,000].

Postcard of a room with several chairs and tables with potted plants. Text on the front of the postcard states that the room is the reception room at Mountain Park Hotel in Hot Springs, North Carolina. Handwritten note on the back of the card tells Lou Rayburn that the author will not be home that night.