The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-25

cit was a splendid success and will
result in great good" was the unani-
mous verdict of those who were in
a position to give an opinion as to
the Diversified Farming Special"
operated over the lines of the l. c.
and Y. & NJ. V. railroads from Octo-
ber 2nd to 18th, inclusive. 1t was
something new for the south, and not
unlike innovations il general, was
looked upon by many with misgivlngs
as to the beneficial result desired.
The train was operated throughout
the states of Mississippi and Louisiana
under disadvantages, coming as 1t did
Immediately after the disastrous storm
that had swept the length ald breadth
of both states and continuous rain
for the first four days of the sche-
dule. When the rain did finally stop
the farmers were exceedingly busy In
trying to save the remnant Of their
crop and had litjle time just then to
visit the towns and meet the train.
But thousands did come and express
ed great interest in the work, ask
ing questions and otherwise showing
their appreciation of the work at
tempted in their behalf.
The especial" as it rolled out of
Memphis early on the morning of the
End, consisted Of a baggage car, diner,
two day coaches with platforms in the
lend for speakers and sixteen sec
tion sleeper. Every arrangement had
been perfected for the comfort OF
those to make the long and arduous
trip, as well as for the people who
came to hear the distinguished gen
tlemen who we're to talk upon diversi-
fication Each coach was capable OF
taking care of about one hundred
persons, and it was thought that the
two would take care of the crowds
assembled at the station. While the,
coaches afforded sufficient room at a
majority Of the stations, at times 1t
was necessary to hold overflow meet
ings Oh the outside and frequently
with more people in these meetings
than were able to get into the coach
es. The parties aboard took their
meals between stops and the work was
strenuous from O'Clock in the morn
inc when the first station was reach
ed until 10 at night when the even
ing meeting adjourned and the tired
workers repaired to their sleeper for
rest until the next morning, when
the stentorian voice Of Captain Merry
could be heard throughout the car
ordering all hands up and to get ready
for breakfast. With very few excep-
tions the train was on time at each
stop scheduled and the meetings were
conducted without a hitch.
The itinerary covered in the trip
included over so stations in Missis-
'sippi and fourteen in Louisiana. The
western portion of the state of Mis-
.sissippi from end to end was pretty
well covered and more especially the
great delta of the Yazoo and Mlssls-
sippi rivers. One trip was made across
from Durant to Aberdeen %7hich is
near the Alabama line ON the east.
THAT portion of Louisiana east Of the
Mississippi river was given fourteen
stops. The hill, prairie and delta sec
tions of Mississippi and the delta of
Louisiana were covered by the train
and its diversified farming specialists.
A liberal response was made by the
people generally to the invitation to
come out and hear the lectures and
no one section could be claimed TO
have shown a greater interest than
another.
The train left Memphis ia a driv-
ing rain on Tuesday morning the End
and the hopes for turn out by the
people on that day were not fiatter-
ing. However, at the first place, lHar-
nando, car Of solid farmers and
business men met the train, raising
the spirits of those in charge several
points. The attendance increased as
the day grew older, despite the incle-
ment weather, and the night meeting
at Holly Springs was largely attend
ed by men in every walk of life, to-
gether with a number of ladies' The
second day began at Grenada at S
o clock, thence down the main line
to Durant and over the Aberdeen
branch to Aberdeen where largely
attended meeting was held in the OPP
era house. The weather was some
what better on this day and the at
tendance good throughout. The re-
turn trip from Aberdeen was made
during the night and the third day |
began at Durant. The main line town |
were visited down as far as Jackson
and the Nstchez branch as far as
Hermanville, thence back to Jackson
for a night meeting at Jackson, which |
did not materialize on account of fail |
lire of the local committee to make |
arrangements. Friday morning the