The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-03

welcomed the farmers and said that
he hoped that all would take valuable
lessons and pleasant memories away
from this gathering.
Governor Aycocl<'s Address.
Governor Aycock was next present
ed to the audience, and he in eloquent
and forcible terms most briefly, yet
most happily babe the farmers well
come, saying that all were glad to see
them, and that he hoped they would
do much, see much and hear much,
here that would be to their advantage.
Continuing, he said that in 1900
North Carolina was put down as one
OF the poorest States, but in 1904 it is
not 50, for we are not at the foot He
propheSied that in ten years the pro-
gress of the State would be such that
it would not lag in the rear, but would
take rank in the very front of the list.
THAT is the work you are here to
DO" he exclaimed to his audience, "for
you constitute 80 per cent of the pop
ulation of the State, and it is with you
that the great advancement and pros
perity of North Carolina rests If you
will it and work for it, this can be
done. He held that this could be done
only when the 80 per cent became as
intelligent as the farmers in the other
States, and that this was thing which
the farmers of the State could do. He
urged that what is needed is the far
mer to understand the part they took
in the advancement of the State and
that recognizing this they could go
forward.
Then in most felicitious terms he
bade them welcome to Raleigh and
the college building, saying that all
were glad that they were meeting
here and that he and all welcomed
them most heartily.
DIR. Freeman's Response.
DR.. H. F. Freeman, of Wilson, was
called on to respond to the addresses
of welcome and he did so gracefully,
saying this was the first time he had
been called on to respond to addresses
iof this kind, and that he appreciated
the privilege.
He declared that he did not agree
with Col. Patterson in saying that the
farmers of the State were SO far be-
hind. and exclaimed, "'Why, down in
my country one mule and q small fam
lily can make a good crop. and we get
along we'll. We are prosperous there,
we've got better homes better schools,
better stock than we ever had. We
feel better and we look better than we
did some time ago. daughter and
applause.)
He commended the work of the A.
e. M. College, saying that if the infor-
nation sent out was utilized by the
farmers it would aid them greatly, as
it was matter of great value. Il wish
! had the one horse farmer here to-
night. said he" for if We did we might
be able to assist them. They are at
the bottom of all progress, and if they
succeed the State will succeed
Mr.. Freeman here took a fall out of
the educated and theoretical farmers
VINO got it out of books, declaring
that observation was the best teacher
The negroes, he declared. make good
farmers because of observation. 1--WE
want the young men whe are educated
here in this college practically to go
home to the farms and learn and
teach by observation Also He held
it would be q good thing for the
farmers to come TO Raleigh and see
the work being done here. or for the
State to establish places in each
county, where the work done at the
A. and M. might be demonstrated.
Ten years ago he held that there
seemed to be nothing left for the
farmer and that a few years ago he
had sent his son to another school
i'm place of the A. and NJ. College. Of
[ had one to send now he said, Il
would send him here that he might
learn farming for today / see more
substantial progress being made on
the farm than in any other one thing,
unless it be the cotton trust or the
tobacco trust" AS to this he held
that it would be a good thing for the
tobacco farmers to get in trust
themselves. Continuing, he said:
Let us make North Carolina great
er and happier let us all get to work
and we can do this. l believe we
are going to make North Carolis a
the most progressive State in the
Union and in the next ten years that
it will stand among the first of the
States. Let us make advance along
the social life on the farm also. and
let us in every way unite stand to-
geter and with IL spirit of progress
make North Carolina the best of all.
Delightful Music.
Mr. r. W. Scott, President of the
Association then invited the audience
to stand, and thus to rest itself while
it enjoyed the next number-music on
the program. This was rendered by
Miss Ellen Durham, who most eX-
quisitely sang "The Morning Glory
and "The Pine" by Woodman, the
audience giving her a round of well
deserved applause.
President Scott Speaks.
President Scott next delivered his
address on '"The Agricultural Out
look" 81 saw in the paper today.
said he, my address, and the speak
ers who preceded me tonight seem to
have read it, for | heard some things
that sounded familiar. | prepared my
paper two weeks ago am as L come
to deliver the address / have written
out | find that most of nay speech
has already been said.
Then Mr.. Scott, after expressing his
pleasure at seeing so many young
men in the audience briefly, received
the history of the Farmers Conven-
ton from the time of the first meet
ing held in 1898 on the 21st of July
presided over by Senator Ransom.
Since that time. he said, the many
that have been held have been of
value to the farmers and that there
was nothing which was more health
full and stimulating to them than
these annual gatherings for standing
of conditions as the affect the farm
erS.
The speaker held that it was neces-