The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-13

deeply impressed with the feeling
tnat every section III our common
country has his conscientious and
watchful care and interest, that he
is an American in every fibre of his
being; that so far as lies in the power
Of his department every section and
every interest win receive all the
help within his power.
STEVENS TALKS ON
SOUTH GEORGIA.
Col. ., B. Stevens, commissioner
Of agriculture OF the state of Georgia,
addressed himself to the subject of
South Georgia Development" His
address was full OF solid thought and
contained many bits of valuable in
formation. which was not lost by
those in attendance upon the conven-
ton. Mr. Stevens referred specially
to the proposed experimental station
for south Georgia and said he would
| Use his good offices for the passage
| OF the present bill looking to the es-
tablishment Of the station in this sec
| ton.
BROWN ADVOCATES
THE STATION ALSO.
Hon. j. Pope Brown, ex-president
| of the Georgia Agricultural society.
and prominently spoken of in connec-
tion wICn the present gubernatorial
race, spoke from the subject of South
Georgia Experimental Station He Is
| an earnest advocate ot this measure
and his speech yesterday portrayed
many valuable reasons way the
| United States government could. with
consistency, locate the station In this
| section. Mr.. Brown also touched upon
the sugarcane, cassaVa and velvet
bean proposition and gave the con
| Yention the benefit of the great store
of knowledge on these subjects.
l5TocKBRlDGE ON
THE VELVET BEAN.
Prof. II. c. Stockbridge, of the
Florida experimental station. was as
signed to the subject The Velvet
Bean and Kindred Spirits" and his
dissertation along this line was one
OF the most valuable of the days ses
sion. Prof StoCG10ridge believes in
practical Illustration and possesses in
very nigh degree the happy faculty
OF being able to demonstrate ever,
proposition which he takes. His ad
dress yesterday was a happy one an(
closely followed by those present.
BRUNSWICK MAN
WAS IN TIE PUSH.
Col. G. P. Goodyear, who neye
loses an opportunity Of talking TO
brunswick. contributed to tue prc
gram yesterday, and he eneech wa
one OF the ablest delivered. lie pai
his respects to the pesslmist, an
= devoted mis- time largely to liberia
discussion of Industrial development
generally. Col. Goodyear is, at al
times, forcible speaker, but whe
brunswick is his theme he finds ne1
: inspiration and his effort on this OK
, lcaslon was a splendid one.
CTHER SPEAKERS
AT THE CONVENTION.
+ Among the ether speakers OF tn
DAY, who addressed the association
ON various subjects, We're: Capt3l
y. Il. Purse, on THE New DrveIol
4 ment OF the South" Captain Purse
, president OF the Savannah la,ard t
, trade, and is a distinguished Geo
gian Cob |. q. Wade, industrif
I agent OF the Southern railway, taIke
: | very interestingly Of the eStoc]
, Proposition in the South" Hon. {
NJ Ryals, of Savannah, one of tn
> most progressive farmers of tn
a south, made a splendid address an
. covered in a splendid manner th
4 | various subjects OF agriculture an
horticulture. Mr.. w. l.. Glessner. {
{ the g., S. & F. railway company. wa
a also among the speakers and acdui
+ ted himself most admirably One {
the best addresses Of the day wa
made by S. Fl. GaetsAln, Of Florid
: Mr.. Gaetskili is a student OF ca
z. saya, and his address was a tlmel
& lone. Others who delivered addresst
e were Messrs. Herman Benton, of I'll
n Central railway, j. NJ. Jardine,
& Nichols, Ga. and several local farf
ers,
Il LETTERS OF RTGRET
h WERE RECEIVED.
r Letters from Senators Bacon ar
s. Clay and Congressman Brantley wei
If read at the convention. Each OF ii
is gentlemen expressed their regret tn
al they could not, just at this tim
Id leave their official duties in Washin
D. ton, and attend the convention, b
each of them wrote lengthy letse
le and wished the convention success.