The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-07
FARMERS MEET
IN NASHVILLE
,.,opLE TENNESSEE INSTITUTE
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The Middle Tennessee Farmers Insti
,u,s Is in session here today The at
tendance is large, nlling the hall Of
the House of Representatives.
Hon. John Thompson Of Davidson
county. president Of the Institute, pre-.
sided and responded to Gov. Cox's
address of welcome. One thing
the Governor said in his ad.
dress that seemed popular, was
that he would advocate two more agri.
cultural experiment stations in the
state one in Middle and one in West
Tennessee.
Col. ]. W. Roseman of Gibson coun-
". President of the West Tennessee
Farmers Institute, made an address.
Every indication Monday night
pointed to one of the best attended
Farmers Institutes ever held in Mid
die Tennessee, when the meeting was
called to order In the Hall of the
House of Representatives at 10 O'Clock
this morning. A large number Of
delegates from many of the counties
Of the division reached the city on
Monday, but the bulk of the farmers
will arrive this morning. 1t is expect
ed that every one Of the forty-one
counties of the division will be rep
resented by delegations of from half
dozen to fifty farmers.
This will be the third institute held
for this section by Commissioner
Ogilvie's since he has been at the head
Of the Department Of Agriculture. and
be expressed the opinion Monday
night that the coming meeting would
be one of the best attended and most
profitable ever held by the farmers of
the State. A programme of unusual
merit and interest to farmers and cat
tlemen has been prepared, and its
rendition will occupy the time of the
meeting for three days.
The Commissioner estimates the at
tendance at from 1000 to 1900 farm
ers. The value of the State could
hardly be overestimated. There has
been, as result of the institutes held
In the recent years, very notable
change in sentiment among the farm
ers regarding the value Of scientific
farming Where a few years ago
science in farming was rather sneered
at as being theoretical and impracti-
cable, the more improved methods OF
soil preparation and crop cultivation
are now readily used with very graf
flying results.
Judging by the number of Senators
and Representatives who we're In EVIL
dence around the hotel Hobbies Mon
day night, one would have been led to
the impression that an unusually large
per cent. of the members of the next
General Assembly are farmers. This,
however is not necessarily the case,
because the future Legislators have
taken advantage of the meeting 10
come to the Capital to get acquainted
with one another and discuss such
matters of legislation as may be up
permost in their minds. The unusu-
ally large number of candidates for
Speaker of the two Houses has also
had the effect of increasing the num-
Der Of Legislators who will attend the
institute The candidates, of course.
will not allow so good an opportunity
to mingle with the members to escape
them. while the latter are anxious to
get line on the situation" and find
ont Just how matters stand in the var
ious races to be decided by the Gener-
al Assembly.
The institute will be called. to order
In the House of Representatives at 10
o'clock this morning. An address OF
welcome will be delivered by Gov.
Cox In this address it is probable
that the Governor will outline some
of the measures which he will favor
in the interest of the farmers as a
member of the next Senate, and
which he may also recommend for en-
actment in his message to the Gener-
al Assembly.
The programme for today's meeting
is as follows: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
by Elder R. Lni Cave: address OF vel
come by Governor John l. Cox; re-
sponse, by Hon. John Thompson; adj
dress, by Col ]. w. Rosamon, Presi-
dent of the West Tennessee Farmers
Institute; appointment of commit
tees.
Afternoon Session-"How to Pre-
pare Live Stock for Market" by w. s..
Porter of Petersburg; How to Build