The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21
BIG DAY IN PERRY
FARMERS INSTITUTE WITH BAR
 BECUE AS FEATURE.
Hon. Richard H. clarke, Hon. Charles r. Lnne, Congressman Undcr- wood and Professor Duggnr
 Deliver Addresses.

Uniontown, July 2o.--(special.)--- Perry County's Farmers Institute ard barbecue was great success.
 As was feared the rain came down in torrents Wednesday evening and kept up to a late hour of the night, but the people were determined not to disap-
 point such visitors as might come, so
 they baiied the water out of the ptts
 and started the barbecue at o'clock the next morning. The rain nf the previous day. the bad roads and threat ening weather kept back the great out
 How of people expected from netghpor- ing towns yet when the Farmers ln- stitute was called to order large crowd had assembled under the pavii- ion In Kennedy Grove.
 R. R. Poole. Commissioner of Agri- culture. called the meeting to order and made an appropriate opening ad- dress. He then introduced Professor Duggar, of the Auburn College. who is well known to every citizen or the Canebrake, having been reared 2 few miles from here. Professor Duggaf tened to with a great deal Of interest as he always has something tnstruo- l tive for the farmers.
 He was followed by Hon. Charles P Lane of Huntsville. who delivered an address on good roads This was the ! best and most practical address on tnis subject ever delivered here and VIII be productive of great good. Tnis was Mr. Lanes first visit to the Caneorake | and he said the greatest drawback to road building here is the wealtn ano 1 prosperity of the country. He saio I there was no better country on the l globe than this section around unicn- | town and that if the people would only l build good roads it would be q pa,s. | disc. Every farmer within ten miles would be living as 1t were in town. LOT with the good roads churches and | schools would spring up everywhers and the farmers families. in good | weather or bad, in daylight or dark | could drive to town In snort tiine 1 attend to business, make social caiis I and return to their homes wEtnott any 1 inconvenience.
 The next speaker was congressH ar ' To. W. Underwood. He expia.heo s " course in Congress upon the subject oi immigration and delivered most piar- 1 ticaI address He favors the restric- | ton of immigration upon basis or ea, ucation and health. He reeommchoeo | the arpointment>of commissioners 70 pe 1 sent to the North and to Eurore to SC. l feet such emigrants as we need suen | people as could be absorpeo py. ou' \ reople without fear of degeneration 1 IJe also touched upon the subject Q, l good roads and spoke of the fact tna,
 two rural routes from Hamburg hae bean turned down on account or tht l imnassable roads during the winter Mr. Underwoods speech made deer I impression upon his hearers | commissioner Poole then announced .hs, ,hs next speaker would be q dis tinguished citizen, who had been rear,
 ed in an adjoining County tweiv' 1 nsiIaa fror, here. who wished to maks I an announcenent to the people. Hon
 R. H Clarke of Mobile was introduced and received hearty applause but m n | had hardly begun speaking peIoie " arnonncement of dinner was made ant he was forced 10 make his speech yer' | short. bountifuI dinner was enjoyed ant | then came the exciting part of the per fornaance, a double header game of bal
 between Thomasvilie and uniontown The enterprising people or Inomasv.ii' | ays baseball enthusiasts and have flrst-cIass team, made up principall, of professional players. large crow'