The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-30
WORK NOR TALK.
Speech BY Mr.. John II. Patrick Recent
IL Delivered In Richmond County

Speech BY Mr.. John r. Patrick Recent
ly Delivered In Richmond County
Mr.. John Il. Patrick, Industrial Agent
Eof the Seaboard Air Line, made a speech
recently mt a picnic in Richmond coun-
~ from which the following extracts are
taken:
ITS no use to say all corporations have
mo- souls For certainly the Scabaard
Air Line can't be classed in that se;
II not only has a SOUL but il has great
big heart and a set of men with ulo:e
GOOD sound common sense than any SET
/ of railroad men In the United States
| and I'll bet a sixteen to one silver DOT
| lar ON that They do not undertake. TO
! puf on airs. but get down to common
sense every day -h0w-do-youdo with the
| people.n and last Saturdays work at
! Hamlet was something that proves
| our assertion. The Seaboar1 Air Line
4 was there i'm full wor<ing-day uniform.
4 The Industrial Department Of the road
4 was showing how to save fruits ard
| vegetables They had q practical, exper-
! fenced man who Taught how to save
/ fruits. peas. beans and tomatoes in the
! ordinary tin cans that are put up North
and sent down South and sold IN the
stores They had selected half dozen
1 ladies, and d half dozen men from the
4 crowd that was present anG in q half
\ hour's time they had our home folks
4 taught how 20 can fruits and vegetables.
s'1'hey also had working models Of fruit
I dryers showing how any farmer could
with an ordinary saw, Il jack knife and
\ q hammer put up q machine for drying
fruits They did not come down with
D.. Tftr
0f fine machines that the people would
have to pay many dollars 90 secure, but
they came in q practical way among
4 practical people and with practical words
and work showed how things could be
done AZ home And this is not all they
are doing Hardly without d word Of
n information to any one they have plant
ed at Hamlet am experimental fruit farm,
and i'll the farm many varieties or
peaches apples, pears, plums figs, grapes
strawberries blackberries and other
small fruits are Set and today it IL
making q fine showing The object
ii t0 show what kind 81 fruits suit
the soil. So that the people i'm this sec
tion nearby may not have to buy frnit
trees i'm the dark, So they can first
learn what win suit the sandy soil be-
fore they spend their money. This
fruit farm in Richmond county is not
The only one, but they have twenty
odd fruit farms on their line; they GER
tainiy have no selfish motive in their
work II costs them money for the
way in which the farm mt Hamlet is
kept. and shows that they cultiva-
ted in the most careful way And this
q Is not all these bg-hearted big-brained
/ people are doing, They have their
stock and poultry departments that
the farmers get the free use Of. Their
fine travelling libraries-but we might fill
otr paper entirely full on this subject
and then not tell half what the Sea
board Air Line is doing And what
she IS doing is in this comnon-sense
every day way that gets right next
to the people
''And did You ever think about it,
that while the towns on other railroads
are clamoring for and offering induce
ments for the Seaboard Air Line TO
build into their places, there is not
point on the Seaboard Air Line working
to Get other lines to 90 10 themg The fact
is the people and the Seab0ard Air Line
are one and the same. They have seen
that the railroad wants to help them, and
not only wants TO but does And what
is real good news to us all Is that the
new owners promise to continue in the
same progressive Seaboard Air Line
way. with the worker ST. John at the
throttle.
Gentlemen. come to Richmond again,
4 the latch string is on the outside, pull
and come in for You are welcome"