The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-01

farmer should know chemistry geo
llogy, entomology, physical geography,
| veterinary science, astronomy,
lmeteorology, climatology political
economy, engineering, surveying, me-
chanics and machinery. He must not
only know these sciences. but put
| them into practice. His knowledge
must be such that he may rely on it
| for results If a lawyer is ignorant,
his client pays for tin the peniten-
| tary; if doctor is ignorant, his client
realizes it-in the next world; if a
| farmer is ignorant, he pays for it
| himself, every time he sells or buys.
| The farmer must have wisdom. not
| philosophy (the love of wisdom) not
| foolosophy (the fad of wlsdom), but
| PHILOSOPHY (the fullness of wisdom)
wisdom put into practice
Interdependencc of Industries.
There is a third lesson taught
here to farmers sons besides the les
son of labor and tho lesson of knoWi-
edge; it is the lesson of the mutuai
interdependence and the necessary CO.
operation of all human industries.
The farmer cannot live by himself.
He is to become part of the great in
dustrial machine, the world machine,
which includes not only farming, but
also manufactures and commerce. 1t
is true that no country was ever great
in character and heroic achievement,
unless the foundations of it's life were
laid in agriculture, and it is equally
true that no country was ever
wealthy or powerful whose entire
population was employed in agricul-
ture. In North Carolina those lands
are most valuable. and those farm
ers most prosperous, not where nature
has supplied the greatest fertility of
soil. but why're manufacturing in
dustries, supported by labOrers who
are not food producers, make local
markets for every variety of farm
produce. Alamance, Dgrham, Cas-
ton and Mecklenburg are the leading
manufacturing counties Of North
Carolina, and the farm lands of these
counties lead the State in valuation
per acre on the tax list. The farmer
supplies the raw material to feed and
clothe the world. the manufactures
supplies the finished product, the car
rier takes it to market, the merchant
distributes it among the consumers.
, Every link in this industrial chain is
Essential and the whole chain IS no
stronger than its weakest link.
"These are the lessons tnat the farm
boy learns at the North Carolina Col
| lege of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts. This is the mission :hat the
college performs for the State. One
generation after another viii! come to
tits halls for wisdom and training and
will go away to work for the uplift-
| ing of their dear mother State, I'M
| til on every hillside and in every val
| ley, by sea-shore or by mountain
brook, linked like a necklace of Dreci-
GUS gems, farms and factories, cot
| tages and hamlets, towns and cities,
| vineyards and orchards, snowy fields
of cotton and golden fields of grain,
| will blossom with the smile of plenty
fand beauty, viii cover the Old North
State, as with the fbenediction of the
lgreat Jeho"1h!'
The Governors Address.
When DIR. Winston concluded Presi-
| dent Daughtridge rose to introduce
Governor Glenn to welcome the
| farmers on behalf of the State, but
| the Governor needed no introduction,
| for when his name was called there
was prolonged applause and cheers
amounting to an ovation Frequently
during the delivery of his address he
was interrupted by cheers, hearty
amens, and enthusiastic outbursts of
| appreciation.
| The Governor did not speak from
the platform, but stood on the floor
| before the people. He had been seat
| ed on the platform, however. and in
explaining why he descended, said:
when | was little boy / remem-
| Der that on one occasion while attend
| ing public meeting where several
prominent speakers were to deliver
| addresses. all but one spoke from the
roStrum. That man was one of North
Cardinals greatest sons, Stalwart
strong and mighty. who had led the
state from darkness into light with
| leadership as clear and bright as the
| pillar of fire by night This man was
| ZebulOn Vance. and he assigned his
| reason for getting off the stand to be
| that he wanted to speak from the
peoples own level. This is not to imi-
! tate the ingenuity of that great man
| and statesman, for few there be in
| this State who can attain his degree OF
greatness but | wish to be among you,
| to speak to you as your personal friend
about the best interests and matters
pertaining to your welfare, for the
prosperity of North Carolina depends
upon the welfare of her farmers
Governor Glenn said: Il welcome
you here in behalf of North Carolina,
and you will enjoy happy and warm
reception from the big-hearted. hos
pitable citizens of Raleigh. | bid you
God-speed in your deliberations, and
| hope that wisdom and forbearance
VIII marx Lnen, SO as 10 make Inefn
of great benefit to North Carolina,
for which you are labOring.
Without any hesitation | say the
honest tillers of the soil are the fOun-
dation stone, the sub-strata, on which
all is built, and the world would be
a fierce chaos, void of its power, and
glory if it were not for you. / say to
you that it is absolutely impossible
for uG to exist without the agriculture
OF the State. We might get along
without spinners, or builders, but we
could not live in the loftiest sense
without the producers, who give vim,
health and vitality to the citizenry.
What is dependent on these tillers of
the soil! What business could live
without them, what profession flourish,
what nation exist? The strength and
backbone of the world is in agricul-
ture. The manufacturers could not ex-
list without the farmers. The bulls
and bears of the stock markets would
d. - death if this only means of
their support is taken from them.
When we stand before the farmers we
stand before those whom God has
made the sub-strata of all the rest of
US. and you men of the farms should
ever feel proud and happy of the pre-
eminence in worth to civilization God
Almighty has given you.