The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-08

52. c. A. Cary. State Veterinary, Ala bama.
 l s. H. L. McElderry, Talladega. State Commissioner of Agriculture and l Industries, R. R. Poole, in behalf of Gov ernor Jelks, welcomed the members Of the Association to Alabama. MT. Poole | spoke briefly. He said that on account | of the unavoidable absence of the Chief
 Executive il Eufaula, the Governor had I requested him to speak to the Associa l tion his welcome to Alabama, and assure
 the members that he was in hearty sym
 pathy with the work of the organization Welcomed by McIntyre. ! Alderman c. r. Mcintyre in behalf of | Mayor E. B. Joseph, then welcomed the
 members to Montgomery. MT. Mcintyre l spoke eloquently on the work of the | Commissioners and the importance of the | agricultural industries to the South. He l said:
 MT. President and Gentlemen of the Conventions:
 MT. Joseph, our honorable and wor- | thy Mayor, had hoped to be present on | this occasion, and extend to you in per- | son the hospitality of our city. However, circumstances over which he had no cen trol. have forced him to be absent today in a distant city, and for this reason he very kindly imposed upon me the pleas
 ant duty of welcoming you to Montgom- cry.
 ''At the present time we hear a great deal about .he industrial progress of the United States. and especially of the | South. The daily papers and the maga- | zines are full of articles commenting up- | on this phase of our material advance
 ment. Much is said In praise of what we have already accomplished, and the l predictions of what we are to expect in | the future are bright and hopeful The I recent development of manufacturing and | mining industries of the South has been | truly marvellous. and gives promise of still greater development in the near fu- | ture. We must lose no opportunity to | press forward along these lines. yet while doing so there is one important fact which we must not overlook.
 Great Civilizing Factor. Most men are destined to earn their living by following agricultural pursuits. After all, farming, in its broadest and most comprehensive meaning, has been and always will be, one of the greatest | If not the greatest factor. in civilization. | The agricultural condition of a country | represents the intelligence and progress iveness of its people, and their spirit for enterprise or backwardness is as much
  as from their cities and towns On ac- count of its great variety of soil and cli- mate the South will always be pre-emi- nently an agricultural country, let its progress in other respects be ever so great. We of the South must recognize this, whether we happen to be engaged
 in the quiet occupation of farming. or in the busy, buslting life of the city. 'The people of the South have long " properly created departments in our diff ferent States to watch over and protect
 this, the greatest of our industries. The chief aim of Southern statesmanship should be the development and advance ment of our agricultural interests. This should above all else receive our serious study and investigation. The establish ment of agricultural departments in our
 different States is a wise movement and like the establishment of agricultural schools has contributed in a great meas
 ure to the awaking throughout the coun- try of an intelligent and active interest in scientific farming. The money spent up-
 on these departments has been the best investments the States ever made. and has yielded most gratifying results. Montgomery Is Honored.
 "The city which you have selected as
 the place of your meeting this year is in
 perfect sympathy with the high aims and
 purposes of your organization. She en-
 joys the privilege of being the capital of
 one of the leading agricultural States of
 the South. The city of Montgomery is Ill
 fact the product of agriculture; the souIce
 of her life is not factories and great in-
 dustrial interests, like many of her sister
 cities, but the farm.
 Montgomery feels greatly honored in
 having your convention. and you may
 rest assured that your proceedings will
 be followed with intelligence and interest
 by her citizens. It is the wish of the
 city that your deliberations will. as they
 have in the past. rebound to the benefit of
 the country at large. and to the honor
 of the convention you have so patrioticdl-
 ly organized.
 "On behalf of the citizens of Montgom-
 cry. l extend to your convention and
 each and every member thereof most
 cordial and sincere welcome"
 Response by Hunnicutt.
 Dr. J. B. Hunnicutt of Atlanta. editor of The Southern Cultivator, responded to the words of welcome of Commissioner Poole and Alderman Mcintyre.
 He said that he was attending the meet
 ing as a representative of the Commis- sioner of the State of Georgia, and he wished that the man whose place he was taking was present to respond to the elo- quent words of the preceding speakers, nS IHQuBll SuCH d uuIy De aS- signed to a more able man.
 Dr. Hunnicutt spoke at length on the importance of agriculture to the Southern country and prophesied that within a short time if the farmers paid correc: attention to their business, the South would be the leading section of the coun- try. He referred to the importance of the work of the Commissioners in aiding the farmers in their efforts. He believed the Association was doing its part.
 He thanked the speakers for their wei come and paid tribute to the historical record of Montgomery and of Alabama. The report of the Committee on Rules and Program was called for. Prof. J. F. Duggar of Auburn submitted as the report of this committee the printed program. The report was adopted without objection.
 On motion of Secretary Kilgore. the As Sociaton decided to meet at 9:30 o'clock a. m., recess al 12:30 p. m, reconvene at 2:30 p. m, recess at p. m, reconvene at D. m and adjourn at pleasure. Report of the Secretary. The annual report of Secretary Kilgore was then presented and adopted by the l Association. The report was as follows:
 The correspondence which the secre-