The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-15
IN FARMERS HONOR
HARBOR GAY WITH BUNTING AND
AIR FILLED WITH sALUTEs.
TWO HUNDRED STRONG
OF FARMERS ARRIVED IN sA-
NANNAH.

and an Oyster Roast at Thunder
holt Casino-EnJOyed Both Events
and Paid Many Tributes to GeOr-
Eia, Savannah and Board of Trade.
Trip Around HarbOr Appropriate
savannah Owes Her Deep Wa
ter in Part to Them-DudIey VI.
Hughes OF Stnte Agricultural Assoc
citation Presented Cane.
The members of the National Far
mers' Congress, their wives and daugh-
tiers. in all about two hundred people
reached Savannah yesterday afternoon
from Macon and spent the afternoon as
guests of the Savannah Board of
| Trade. on a trip around the Tybee bell
| buoy on the steamer John H. Estill
and at an oyster roast at the Thur
| derbOlt Casino. The majority returned
! TO the city in time for supper, spent
the night here, and win leave for Ma
con this morning.
The farmers were brought to the city
by the Macon. Dublin and Savannah
and the Seaboard Air Line roads, which
| placed a special train at their disposal
not only for the trip to this city. but
also for the return to Macon This
train was met on its arrival 2:45
O'Clock, by a committee of the Board
of Trade, which, with the aid of a brass
band. welcomed the visitors to the city
and then escorted them to the hotel.
the trip being made on three cars. ten
dered by courtesy of the Savannah
Electric Company
The train was to reach Savannah at
O'Clock. but because of an unavoid-
able delay in Macon, was three-quar-
ters of an hour late This made it nee
essary that the visitors hurry through
dinner if they We're to carry out the
programme that had been prepared for
their entertainment. The y. H. Es-
till" 1t had been arranged, should take
one part of the crowd around the bell
buoy, and while those that preferred
not to take the water trip, were taken
to the Thunderbolt Casino where an
oy -er roast had been prepared for
them.
That both parties enjoyed themselves
was shown by the thanks rendered
Capt. D. G. Purse, general chairman
OuISDDKen
pleasure of all the visitors during the
afternoon.
Down the HnrbOr.
The Estill left her mornings at the
| Bull street dock at 4:30 o'clock and
first steamed up to the end of the
Central of Georgia wharves then
turned seaward and began her "trip to
the buoy. AS the boat left the dock
she was greeted by whistles from ali
the craft in the neighborhood vi lie
every office window that opened on the
river was filled with persons waving
a welcome to the guests.
AS a further mark of nonor to the
visitors every ship in the narbor,
American or foreign, showed long lines
of vari-colored flags, while every tug,
launch. or other craft that bore a
whistle saluted the Estil both IN her
outward and homeward trip.
To many of the guests the scene was
so unusual one that they crowded
the rail and watched with unabating
interest the panorama of wharves Of
lumber, cotton, rosin; the ships and
their busy appearance as they loaded
or discharged cargoes. The visitors
had many questions to ask and these
were cheerfully answered by the many
committeeman and other Savannahians
who were aboard.
After the city and its views had been
lert astern and the various other OBJ
jects of interest along the river had
been pointed out, guests and hosts be-
gan to get pretty well acquainted and
all over the boat were to be seen
groups discussing former meetings.
farming, politics and various other
subjects.
Lunch and Speeches.
AS the Estill neared the ocean the
salt breeze sharpened appetites and
the lunch began to command atten-
ton, and with it the liquid refresh
ments, of which there was an assert
ed stock. Among these was Artillery
punch, but both because of its Far
reaching reputation and the fact that
some of the guests knew of it from
former experiences, it received rather
a chary patronage. The lunch, an ex-
cellent one, was furnished by r. NJ
Hicks and was in charge of Frank L.
Palmer, Jr.
After lunch there was good deal
of impromptu speaking. Capt D. G.
Purse, the first one called on, Welcom-
ed the guests to the city. He was
followed in talks by George L. Elan
ders of North Chatham. N. Y, presi-
dent of the congress; Col B. F. Clay
ton or Iowa, eX-presdent of the con-
gress; Mr.. Emile Newman of Savan-
nah and Mr. w. L. Ames of Oregon.
Wis.
Gift to Dudley Hughes.
The party returned to the CITY at
$50 O'Clock. They reached the hotel
in time to- unite with the other party
that had spent the afternoon at the
casino, and, then, after there had been
Strengthening of toilets, the visitors
were all gathered in the parlor where
Mr.. Dudley M. Hughes of Danville
Ga, president of the Georgia State
Agricultural Society, was presented
with cane as a token of the kind re-
gard in which he is held by the con-
gress.
After this ceremony the crowd scat
tered, some of its members seeking in
bed rest from the excitement of a bus.
day, others strolling about the street,
that they might see some of the chief
attractions of the city, and still Others.
and large number at that, VISITING
the Forest City Turkish Bath. which
had been placed at their disposal h.
the proprietor, Mr.. r. G. McFerran
The party at the Casino, which was
in charge of Mr. C. Wallace Howard
and several assistants, including a
committee of ladies, headed by Mrs.
William Harden. had an equally en-
jtyable time. Manager L. w. Nelson
OF the Casino assisted materially in
the success of the afternoon
the entire party will leave for Ma
con this morning al 7:30 o'clock CITY
time. At Macon the crowd will break
up and start homeward, though not 4
few of its members will accept the in
| NifdfiOO of the Central Of Caar~r;o