The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-26
EDUCATIONAL CAR
COMES THIS WEEK
IT is SCHEDULED FOR JASPER
AND OTHER ALABAMA POINTS.
FRISCO SYSTEMS ENTERPRISE.
LECTURES FREE TO ALL.
BY FULTON s. WhlrE


l have fitted up the Friscos educational
grain and exhibition car at Springfield.
The following programme has so far been
arranged. On Monday, June 26 1:so D. m.
a reception will be given to the miilers
of Southwest Missouri at the car on track
at Springfield.
After this the car will be run through
to Jasper, Ala, reaching Jasper at about
4:52 a. M, June 2S.
| will deliver lectures at Jasper $50
and 7:S0 p m June 2S. At .. m. the
car will be open for inspection of grain
seeds, etc, at which time and place an
explanation will be made of the value
and uses of the various grains and seeds
their value and Importance in crop ro-
tation, etc. The next meeting win be
held at Guin. Ala, 10 a. m. and 1:S0 p. m.
Thursday. 10th.
sulligant. Ala, and 7:SO p M, Thurs
day 10Th.
Amory, Miss, Friday, June SOth. 10 a.
m. and 1:3o p. m.
Tupelo, Miss, Saturday. July LIST. 7:SO
p. m.
New Albany, Miss, Saturday July LIST,
meetings and 1880 p. IN.
Holly Springs, Monday, July 9Th, meet
ing $50 a. m.
Red Banks, Miss, meetings and 7:30
p m, Monday, July 9Th
From Red Banks we will work west
through Arkansas, Missouri, the two
Territories, Texas and Kansas. The itin-
erary will probably last for four month,
it being the object to carry this eduea-
tto Fris
tenn.
A very cordial invitation is extended to
all classes-farmers, merchants, bankers,
mlllers and grain men-tS lend these
meetings, as all are or should be inter
ested.
I have secured fine sample of grains
and seeds of many valuable varieties of
crops and as stated the value of such
crops will be fully explained. Every class
and every business is dependant either
directly on indirectly in the success of
the farmer So that all should come with
the farmers to these meetings. l have
been told that if you invite merchants
and bankers to your meetings the farm
ers will not come. Now this is too mar
row and shows bad spirit, as all classes
should be interested in developing the
country. NOW we could never tnlnk OF
going out to array one class against an
other. We want to benefit all classes,
and if We can first succeed in helping
the farmer then all others are benefit
ted
This work is all purely educational and
for all who will avail themselves of its
advantages the farmers first of all then
others.
But the question may arise in the mind
of the reader why the railroads should
be so much interested in this natter
The answer is simply a matter of more
tonnage, instead of hauling eight or ten
bushels of wheat the product of an acre,
we want to haul twenty-five or thirty
bushels from this same acre. Instead Of
shipping a few barrels of red June APP
pies by express from a few points on
our line we want to haul from North
Alabama and Mississippi car lots of these
A. les. Instead Of our farmers growing
almost worthless crops of oats we want
to tell them how to grow barley which
will be worth far more than oats. We
want to take oats out of rotation or
crops on many of the farms along the
line These are only a few of the many
reasons why the railroads are interesting
themselves in this work
We have the information and are will
ling to give It to our farmers free. All
1t will cost Is to take little time to
attend the meetings In my assortment
of grains have selections from Russia,
Norway, Sweden Canada and from many
sections of our own country. 1t will pay
to come just to see the grains If moth
ing else.