Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-25
rHEFARMERs' MEETING
Successful Gathering in Roanoke
Recently


Recently
The State Farmers Institute
held in Roanoke last week was at
tended by 800 or ], 000agriculturists
frcm various sections of Virginia.
The officers re elected for the
ensuing year are:
President, j. Hoge Tyler, East
Redlord.
First vice-president, TO. Sandy,
BurkeviIle; second vice-president,
Jno. Z. CowaD, Cowan's Mills.
Secretary, Andrew NJ. Soule,,
Blacksburg.
A. sistant secretary, j. M. Will.
liams, Roanoke.
The constitution was also
mended to tho effect that vice.
presidents will be elected from each
county instead of from the Con-
gressional district.
Mr.. S. A. Robinson, chairman OF
the committee on resolutions, pre-:
ser ted lengthy resolutions. They
thanked Major John I. Cowan for
erpropriating $500 to the in
stitute; favored the importation OF
labor from northern Europe, highly
endorsed the V.P.I., and especially
! the Experiment Station and Pro-
lessor Soule; favored good roads
and improved educational facili-
ties: claimed that the farmers are
not roid enough for their pro-
ducts, owing to the trusts ;declared
boycott against the National
Harvester Company, and advised
the farmers to purchase from in
dependent companies; thanked the
press of the State, the Roanoke
Char her of Commerce, the Nor
folk and Western, and citizens Of
Roanoke.
This great gathering of Virginia
farmers is expected to have a fal
reaching effect in this State. 1t is
to the thrifty and progressive
nature of her farmers that Virgins
owes much of her present day
prosperity, and anything thai
makes for the welfare of this great
class, indirectly benefits every
other class. The farmers, meet
Ing in convention, discuss the best
agricultural methods and all man
ner of things pertaining TO th'
farm, thus giving those less ia
ycred the benefit of the experience
of their more fortunate brethren
The average Virginia farmer like
a good speech, and is fair critic
of oratory. He will listen Will
undivided attention to discussion
ffarte!iiss;; m rmAtl lt 10 AZ 70 agS9rlel
course attractively delivered. A
Roanoke, this tastc of the farmer
for good speeches was gratified b
several of Virginia's best speakers
among whom Congressman Carte
Glass, statesman, editor and some
time farmer himself. Among othe
things which greatly pleased tn
, large sssemblage, Congressma
! Glass said;
81 sat in my pew at church on
: recent Sunday and heard til
s minister quote from a writer 9
= great eminence a remarkaol
: cIassific alton of human society
He sa;d our social life was sui
divided into the soldier, who pre-
tected it ; the physicianlwho healed
d the preacher or teacher, VINO ell
: lightened it, and the merchant WI
: distributed it's produce. 1t SCENE
+ to me that If ever there VIZ
r presented the play of Ham let WI.
! the Prince of Denmark'left entlrel
e ant. here was case of it in tn
/, siuoular classification of hums
d scci ,ty. / wondered why ma
l, heen left out of the count, TN
IS great toiling mass of farmers wi
o supply that upon which the sc
Y, der, the physician, the preach
sc and the merchant su6sist al
}" without which none could live.
10 could but contrast this mistake
r classification of the great facto
sr in human develor ment, with Cd
apostropby to the dignity al
power of farm life made on
memore BILE occasion eight yea
d, ago in a Presidential csmpaii
I'd convention, when the gre
Nebraskan eloquently declar
ut that you might burn do'
K YOUR cities and they won
he soon be rebuilt by the thrift a
enterprise and productiveness
es the farm, whereas if you destr
at the farm your cities will PERI
ily from the face of the earth a
their sites become scenes OF desc
is ton. This lie the true status
yn tie farm life-the recreation
1t the farmer to organize society a
'et to human existence.
M. DarfeCt Woman