Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-04
farmers SPECIAL.
Continues Trip Through
Aroostook County.
Hundreds at Every Station See
Exhibits and Hear Lectures.
Brass Band and Cheers Greet Train and
Party at Van Buren,.

Limestone. Ne. May 2.-(SpcciaD.-
Th. first stop Of iii" Maine Farming
Special Thursday was nj Limestone, a
town OF 1900. At tn terminus OF iii"
Limestone branch of the bangor 6,
Ar0uStook Railroad.
About 800 pcopl,. We're 81 the station,
men Of the county. They were all en-
thusiastic over the Special. The
speeches We're nlad,- on the station
platform.
The train left Limestone after 4 2
hours stoi, and went to BridSrWlter.
ON the trip to BridgeWater Hon. CO.
lunihus Hayford Of Pressure Isle gave
q talk on '"Thr Potato Industry in
ArooStouk." Mr.. lIayford refuttd Ger
tain statements which have been made
concerning the fertility of Aroo.took
soil.
Mr.. Hayford showed that the soil Of
AruoStouk is as fertile now as it was
- Yeas ago.
Hon. A. w. Gilman was called upon
| for u talk and said the farmers Of the
deal Of what they know about up-to-
date potato raising to the farmers Of
| AroOaioOk county.
| AS The Special pulled into the station
at Van Buren, the brass band from the
| college was on hand TO welcome the
| train. A line OF priests was drawn ny
behind their pupils. There We're about
| 500 pupils from all the schools i'll town
| an.j they We're kept in excellent order
all marching through the cars and
keeping their lines.
The speakers We're Professors Hurd,
lGowell and Woods Of the University
of Maine faculty, and A. w. Gilman.
It was a regular holiday for the ppo-
pie. They were all there from the
president Of the college down.
| James Crawford. who has 300 acres
under cultivation, said: You are in 4
way to help the farmers Of the state OF
Maine This is a most excellent id"n
and | hope to see it continue indefinite
"" AS the train left the station the
students from the college gave the Spe-
cial q hearty cheer Il was answered
by some OF the L. Of Maine students on
The rear platform.
settlement made up almost entirely OF
Swrdes.
The people who came to the Sptcia'
at this stop were intensely interested
ana asked many questions. Some %
them could not understand Engli@l
and the speakers had To repeat srvcra
, times and talk slowly.
} AS the train left here the people OF
| ,.hnIra1 q nJ v-D IpJ moi
hats.
: The last stop Of the Gay WAS made
lat Caribou. one of the big towns q
: Aroostook county. A gathering o
about 500 people met the train an,
most Of them We're interested farmers
1.-THE schools We're dismissed at o'clocl
ana nearly 200 If the scholars We're =
! the station when the train pulled in
| Dr. Fellows Joined the party here an'
: took charge of the exhibit.
one of the members OF II" firm @
Pow crs Bros welcomed the party. TIL
speeches were given ont Of door
Professors GowclI. IIurd ana Ircs;drn
Fellows talked to the crowd.
The party Spcn! tn" night at th
IHui leigh House. Tile hotel dnius;
. lronm vas handsomely d. grated ana 4
leach plate was placed a menu card i
the shape of folder tn" words +. q
II NJ Il trm Special. Hotel Rurlci4h Carl
: ibou. +. Mishou AMI II. T. Mi~ho : Props
y were on he outside front cover Of ia
n folder. and th" names of til" patty q
q the outside back cover.
t. The Illustrated lecture was given i
II Grange han in the evening before
Y LARGE audience.