The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-07-29
SEABOARDS ENTERPRISE
A MOVEMENT WHICH MEANS MUCH FOR
THIS SECTION,
II the People VIII Profit by the Les
sons Taught Thcm-The Really Val
able Work the Seaboard Air Inc is
Doing With its Travelling Indus
trial Exhibit.

Cheraw, ). c., recently:
1t IS not easy 10 estimate the full
meaning and importance Of this work
which the Seaboard Air Line is doing.
No such opportunity Of its kind was
ever offered to a people before. 1t is
no advertising scheme, though bene-
lclal, legitimate results are hoped for,
and they most certainly should not be
lacking. The work is broad Of spirit
and cOmprehens!On; it is intelligent
and generous in its practical demon
stration, and 1t IS simple fact to add
that 1t IS vast in It's capacity for good.
mere IS no brass band, bass drum
business; no useless waggIng of tongues
herein, no trick OF advertising. Intel
iIgent, well posted and thoroughly
interested experts IN various economic
departments treat their subjects IN
scientific manner from a theoretical
standpoint, IN perfectly simple and
attractive manner, in practical demon
stratIon. The Seaboard Air Line
Travelling Industrial Training School
IS big thing on wheels.
1t is designed to call our attention
to the latest labor saving devices in
the agricultural and domestic depar,
ments by showing the labor saving
machines and the work they do.
Experts have these machines in charge,
and the cIearest and fullest explana-
tons are given, and with these 80
practical illustrations of how the work
IS done. And with these go other
things. These men do not lose sight
Of results. In thoroughly polite, but
most convincing manner, do they show
how we are ''leaving undone those
things which we ought to do" In
demonstrating the value of an evapo-
ratOr, how much it can do in 4 given
time and at what cost, they remark,
incidentally as it were, that evaporated
biackberries, whortleberrlcs and other
fruits and vegetables sell in the market
for 500 per cent. higher than do sun
| dried ,ntS 'Th@ natural cOnClus.3n
| are worth 500 per cent. more than sun
| dried ones, how much more are they
worth than the ones that are thrown
away? How much more than the
orchards, satdcns, fence corners and
fields that are grown up III weeds?
Then time is u be considered.
They had a simple canning cuff,
that fourteen !ear-o!d boy could
find Tune between his base bail and
boy Gle sports 10 pu, up one thousand
| cans IN month with, and nol inter
terc with his championship record.
WIKI tins same outfit, which did not
| cost $50, an average woman, with
| nothing to dO-one O: the kind who
J only had to cook, wash, iron, 'nend
the Clothes, attend t. the COW and
the garden, do the household work,
and i few other thIngs-Could attend
to al of these things, and sell the
| product of her work from this oulti: at
S. per day.
| In & things and many Others Of
greater Importance were practically
shown. And the lesson all along MAS:
"DD iDr yourself; never waste t,me;
utilize your wonderful advantages;
make the lnnumerab!c little things
amount 20 something of importance. !"
! i he full scope If this work Is not
realized, and its real importance has
not been thought Of by many VINO
could derive the greatest benefits. =.
Road making machines, rock crushefS
and distributors and various ample
men,> OF this kind were here operated,
showing wonderful results. Every
kind of agricultural implement was
displayed, and lis use, cost ana labor
saving devices were explained. CnuIns
Of every description, swinging, hanging
rotary. cylinder. bent wood Churns,
butter workers OF several kinds, tru,t
dryers, evaporators, canning nipple
menis-in fact, all styles OF domestic
appliances were here, and they were
extremely interesting.
Mr. J. +. Patrick, of North Caro-,
Ina, has charge of this work and II !;
only proper to say that 4 better man
for the purpose could hardly have beer
found. No; only does he know II:
practical details, but he eNpreSse:
them clearly and foCclbly and wers
every man who hears and sees hi
work to have half of his interest anC
capacity, the results would simply bt
marvellous. Mr.. Patrick
= remarked that among other reasons
: for this work was the fact that III;
; Seaboard Air Line believed that peopl;
who had done IN thirty years what VT
had done could do as much as an,
people IN the world and that we hat
the material to proceed 10 work with.
This training school is doing 4 mos
important piece Of work. 70 care
tul observer it reveals many lmpOrtan
Considerations, and, as large as it IS
i may accurately be stated that TIL
movement IS n lis infancy. This
no fancy show. Its promoters mea
work, and every man in it is a hard
worked citizen. We have everyth!n
furnished but brains and other naturg
advantages, and, as we are under tn
impression that these are ours already
any further contribution would b
useless. In this travelling lndustrls