Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
GREAT GATHERING or FARMras.
Significant Attendance at the Clemson lnstl
tu.e Undressing Proceedings.

Over 500 at the very first meeting
of the Farmers Institute, at Glenn
son College, breaks all records. Be-
fore this not more than 100 have
usually come on the first day. If the
crowd should increase in the same
proportion as in former years there
would be over 1000 here before the
close. That cannot be expected,
however; 700 or 500 will probably
be the limit. The most encouraging
feature is the fact that the most in
telligent and extensive farmers of
the State are here, many of whom
have been here four or five times on
similar occasions.
[, Col. j. s. Newman seemed almost
too full for uttersnce tonight when
he said he had spent 80 years of his
life working for the upbuilding of
the farming interests, and that it did
his heart good to see this great gath
ering here. Somehow there is in
the very atmosphere feeling that
South Carolina is about to enter q
new era of progress and prosperity
in things agricultural.
The trains were literally loaded
down, and it was impossible to con-
vey the crowds over. In their eager
ness to reach the place ladies even
walked. At barracks it looked like
worlds fair, or State fair at least,
to see the great crowd surging and
hear the great concourse of voices.
1t did not take long to give rooms
and meal tickets to all, however,
and promptly at 8 O'Clock Col. New
man called the institute to order and
after prayer by Prof. Morrison, in
troduced DR.. p. H. Nell, who made
the welcome address. DR.. Nell
spoke at length, giving much valua-
BILE information as to agricultural
colleges, experiment stations and
their great work. He gave interest
ing statistics showing the results of
this work.
AS to Clemson college in particu-
lar he gave the following figures
which are interesting: 2,345 students
have entered Clemson; PSI have
graduated, of these II have taken
the agricultural course, and are now
working for the betterment of agri-
cultural conditions in various ways !;
l80 have taken the mechanical
course, some taking the electrical,
some textile, civil engineering, etc.
OF the Lap students entering since
1897, 1855 have been farmers sons.
The South Carolina experiment
station has issued 95 bulletins, con-
tanning over 5000 pages of scientific
work. There are 10000 names on
the mailing lists of the station.
Great good has been accomplished in
this way, but there ought to be 49,
900 names on the lists.
DIR. Mell's speech was we'll pre-
pared, we'll delivered and we'll re-
ceived.
w. F. Macarthur, of Cherokee,
feelingly responded to the welcome
address in short but fitting speech.
While he is man of middle life he
said he was only three years old as
a farmer. He thought farmers
could, by thinking more, work less
and yet make more.
Col. Newman next introduced
Prof. j. H. M. Beatty, director of
Clemson's Textile school, the first in
the South, as the lecturer of the
evening. Prof. Beatty, though a
young man, has had much practical
experience as well as theoretical
training along manufacturing lines.
His speech was clearcut and convinc-
ing, was delivered with force and
closely listened to.
The subject of the lecture was,
"Correlation of Agriculture and
Manufacturing" Following is a
brief outline of what the speaker
said
There are good places waiting for
those who prepare for them. Indus
try cannot stand still. A country
may not stay in the lead in manu-.
featuring certain line of goods.
In 1910 the manufactured articles
in Virginia, North and South Caro-.
lima and Georgia exceeded those OF
all the rest of the country. This re.
flutes the idea that the South had not
the energy for manufacturing.
Slavery and the rich soil drew the
South away from manufacturing
Some are afraid we are building toe
many cotton mills. Has the South
built enough cotton mills ? England
has 46,00O,000 cotton spindles, 49,.
100000 woolen spindles and abo nj
46,000,000 population. The South
raises four fifths of the cotton crop,
having IL to Is million population,
has only 100000 spindles. This is
sufficient answer.
1t is an error to try to increase the
value of cotton by reducing the pro-