The Atlanta constitution., 1898-08-15
The Georgia State Agricultural
Society Held Session at
Indian Springs.
PRESIDENT BROWNS TALK
Special Night Session Was Held To
Hear Colonel R. j. Redding Speak.
He Told All About "Corn
Hay or Shredded Corn
stalks"

cultural Society opened its annual con-
vention here this morning at 1890 O'Clock
in the ballroom of the WiEwam. Just
what convention 1t is, numerically speak
ing. no one. not even the oldest inhabi-
tant." seems to know, the society hay
ting been organized in 1916 and hold semi
annual sessions until three years ago.
when the sessions became annual. All
that can be said by the Oldest members is;
1--WE have been together over one hundred
times"
The most noticeable feature of the ses-
sion is that more of the old members
are present than have been TO a meeting
of the society in several years. All the
old timers have by a common impulse at
tended this ronvention, and the hand
shaking that is going on is arm-achinS but
refreshing.
The only three living ex-presidents,
Colonel l.. +. Livingston. Ex-Governor w.
!. Northen and Colonel John O. Waddell
are here SO are Colonel r. W. Andrews.
of HawzinsvilIe; Major Mark Newman. OF
Sandersve; ]. NJ. Mobey, of Harris coun-
ty; John NJ. Edwards, of Baldwin: J. H.
Black of Sumter james Barrett and M
Y. Calvin, of Augusta, +. H. Ellington,
of McDu1fie; Pierce Horne. of Whitfield;
j. Lindsay johnson, of Floyd; II. j. Red
cutt eN-cummssiGner Of agriculture;
Charles Keen, of Macon. and Q. Is. Ste
yeus the new commissioner of agrlcul-
ture.
A large number Of ladies graced the hail.
and tt string band furnished excellent nu-
sic and altogether there is much that
makes the occasion attractive, adding
much TO the social feature of the conVen-
ton
Tha presidents annual address was on
q great theme and was slllfully handled
At 1880 O'Clock Hon. Pope Brown. presi-
dent of the society, called The conVen-
ton 10 order
President Browns Address.
The annual address of the president, Hon.
Pope Brown was Il strong argument in
favor OF training the people in manuiact-
ur!ng. so that the products may be
utilized at home. The address, which will
be read with interest throughout the state
was as follows;
Gentlemen OF the ConventionI desire 10
call YOU attrnt OH Driehy to certain eohsid-
erat.ous lhat seem 10 nG o. NitdI import
ance. In their bearing tney relate 50
closely 20 tue people OF Georgia that may
he par0oncU il. submitting them
lit IS the difference between the imports
and exports that makes country rich or
poor 10 increase our exports or to de-
crease our Imports or To do both is work
worthy of true PATRIOTISM and profound
statcmauship. | believe a great majority
ism and unSellsR pride IN The past ana
with Il sincere desire 20 promote the CON
linued upbuilaing OF our state. Statesman
snip Is but q common name applied 10 the
administration OF the affairs OF the govern
ment. These two qualities are not then
so rare might be supposed. Upon these
our society was founded. It's founders
were not political demagOgues. who shifted
1hti, sails 10 catch the passing breeze.
Their object was to promote the aGi-
cultural and manufacturing Interests of the
state: whoever does that will increase the
exports ana decrease the imports OF the
u have inquired at our state depart,
ments TO get figures on our imports and
exports and could not Get them. We should
know exactly every year what we buy
and what we sell. 1t seems from our tax
returns that we are poorer than year
ago. We have bought more than we nave
sold. The cities are richer and the country
poorer, and no man in Georgia should be
EatiSNCd with that,
'If you are here simply because you get
Il FREQ pass you mistake the objects of this
was to invite those who have given special
study to our agricultural and manufacture
Ing interests I'm this state.
export ana imporT In other words what
de Wo buy and sell?
our fields. our cotton crop alone VIII NHt
$a50oNop0 IN cir, ulalIon during the next
twelve months other farm products VIII
greatly increase our sales. our mines ami
factories viii also swell the total TO many
"Ng buy our chickens cggs. corn, meat,
butter, uuur tobacco, sugar, coaee, WaE-
ous. plows hay, mules horses, and nearly
side the state and sold On credit
we have an inmate prejudice against
nuythins made at home. \ orturhN horSo
soils better here than ~ Gr"rEia horse
Lille Insurance VIII sell better from Boston
than from Atlanta, Imported hutter sells
better than home mNdu. Western nay is
preferred 10 Georgia NHy,
"G,orcIl is 9air@ iWpoNtr'shed by the
purchase abroad of tNuse thtrGS tnet can
be produced al aumc. Cheaper To buy thNo
10 sulr has hauhruptcd many a Georgia
farmer Vhvu. why don't we produce them
III GeOrEiuH Because t0irty years ago, "n
account ot it's higu price, far"rrs tried "a
produce all cotton and our CoU'&cS trS'u
N.S NHNkruptpu tHN tarmur and the all
lawyer Is about 20 bankrupt thv legal pro,
re4vva the lawyer h.s the odds tor wh|n
ne finds A Victim there Is complaint nt
under ronsumultnn M3nS arI r"%tt"6 ,rhrn r
farmer who does not - not worthy OF UHe
name bat whom every farmer Sn1lt nave
raised enough for home consumption; Wo
wiu not have done all oar duty nnul we
furnish our cities and towns WltA pro
i have said there is prejudice against
home-ma,io goods. 1t ia true. Why? our
goods have not 3Sen t@e ne equal OF '9e at mn, ~
the climate. not in the soil, not In native
intellect OF our people. But the fault Is
in the lack OF training. IT was my pleas,
ure IL few days uso to hear Mr. Wins OF
the experiment station, tofmer cll%"N
of ONO, speak or Ine H1'"hlaESS HS 81 n'1' or
Eia over amy northern or western St"le ior
milk and butter. Wuen l asked him why
we did not nave more creamerieS IN dtor-
ella he plainly and truthtully said because
our people did not know how to rum them.
We would have more factories II we knew
how TO operate them. | refused to buy a
Georgia wagon because the man VINO made
tt didn't know how to do the work. we
must import trained intellect and trained
hands TO operate our crealnerltS ana rae
tories. II Is as important to have FACTORIES
TO utilize our products as 1t = for tAG
farmer to have smokehouSc. For ltcA
Of industrial education Georgia IS suffering
today more than from the tariff, the Sold
standard or the overproduction or cotton.
Why don't we hive It? our people are no.
alive to the Importance and necessity Of
it. Our educators have not been alive to
IT; their efforts have been IN TOO narrow a
channel. l quote from Mr.. Wallace r.
Reed OF The Constitution. lie says 1t
will be fortunate for US if our educators
shall succeed before the next generate IN
convincing young Americans that work is
rcsnnctn o hla as Meu as necessary. and that