Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-07
itinerary Of a Successful
Trip Completed,
More Than $4,000 People Wis.,:
i Train and See Exhibits.
So Satisfactory Are Results That Train Will
Probably Become a Fixture.

Old Town. Ne, May 6.-The Univer-
sity of Maine Farming Special arrived
here Saturday night, completing the
two weeks itinery as planned at the
DAY out, on account OF a storm which
interfered with train orders, the train
has been on time at every stop. Thirty
one scheduled stops have been made
in as many towns. taking in practical
~ every community of 800 inhabitants
or more on the Bangor & Aroost0ok
system.
The exhibition cars have been visited
by rnore than $4,000 people and the IL
illustrated lectures, given in halls at
night stops. have been attended by an
aggregate of 5000 people. 1t is estimat-
"a that fully 5000 school children and
200 school teachers have seen the ex-
hihitG There have been $50 of the
"short" lectures delivered. Prof. Hitch
ings. State entomologiSt, has spoken at
every stop and Profs. Cowell and Hurd
ana Pres. Fellows have kept close to
that record.
The average party Of workers has
been about -. although nearly 40 peo-
Die have made more or less extended
trips "n the Special.
rllo only disagreeable feature has
been the uniformly bad weather. over
two-thiriS Of the trip having been on
culd. cloudy or stormy days ana III Il
s.;.srI If year when the roads ~. in
the worst possible condition.
The Special has been IL success b.
youd the most ardent expectations. The
attendance ANA interest have been as
tuniahng. Many towns have gone far
thor han coming 10 the Special 1nd at
night "tulY tn" people have In many
InstHnccs insisted ON making the Incm-
hers "f Tia" party their personal guests.
Demonstrations with bands. parides.
decorations ana such have been com
mon. In tie big rival Aroostook county
towns Ike Houiton. Fort Fairfield.
Caribou ana Prrsqu" Isle. all % which
al" larger than some of the Maine
cities. crowds swamrcd the train and
c"uid l." handled only in relays.
Tn" most satisfactory feature was
that thu farmers took kindly to the
idea. Ili.y brought al their farming
rrohI'rns ANA difficulties tn the tx
p"rts for information. They brought
soil for analysis insect pests and NAL
formations for Identification and
remedy. They absorbed eagerly al
that was said about mixtures Of fer
tiliz'r%, about cross breeding ANA in
breeding. about orchardry. and watch
ed the demonstrations of pruning and
grating very closely.
They took Copiuus notes of the eX-
hibts ANA what was said about poultry
raising ana dairyimg.
blIr Of the most interchangeable work
crS on tn" train WAS Pres. Georg,
Emory Fellows. who dropped every
thing Ia make the trip He talked
personally with visitors and especially
with tn.. school children.
III" train was furnished by the Ban
Eor X ArnoStook Railroad which also
contributed IL full supply of a souvenir
booklet compiled by the university o
which thousands We're dStribut ed
TIL" railroad also sent it's official
photographer who made picture:
whenever pnSsibl" ana furnished then
free "a the newspaper representatives
of which there We're five or six on tn.
trip.
All other expenses were paid by ar
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