New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
HTGRESLAUDS FARMING
,tw EXPERIMENT STATION.
Says People Want Gorernment to
Stand for Truth.
rBy Telegraph to The Isibune.I


Geneva y V Aug. Ex-Governor Hughes.
Representative Serene Z. Payne and Senator
.John Raines Eere three of the speakers at the
celebration this forenoon in Geneva Of the twen-
rv-6fth anniversary Of the founding Of the Agri-
cultural Experiment Station at this place
''Khat the citizens Of this state want more
than anything else from their government is the
7scertainnlant OF the truth, the dealing with
things in a true and honorable way, the stand
ing FOR the truth and the readiness 10 account
10 the people according to the truth said the
Governor
Representative Payne criticised the movement
for the reclamation Of the so-called abandoned
farms. declaring that the farmers had little in
terest in abandoned farms. If there were any,
but had q much livelier interest in goo3 govern
1nent. one Of Senator Raines's constituents
hurled a verbal brick at him when he said that
lie he'd formed the ha1E il he last six months
Of following the Coz ernor by piping out. dow
about Kelsey with one exception" said SEN
ator Raines Quil- -v. as the crowd laughed
Tic Governor af;er spending the night IN
Syracuse. reached Geneva this morning d
O'Clock. accompanied by Colonel Treadweh' ms
military secretary. and his son, Charles T.
Hughes. jr Escorted by company oi the q"
Regiment the Geneva company and bafiu' ue
Governor and his friends drove to the aIiioIS' .
where a brief reception was had the "o'eiiio1
shaking hands with al present Inc S'i
were lined with people along the Ine oI maj -
and the greatest enthusiasm was mani1es-ec III
tho 7,rasorce Of the Governor. In front OF one
house the children had decorated a handsome
,,r5ndle BULLDOG with q red collar white no
Ions a,,o1nd his legs and tail and blue glrdle-
NJ F7,rldoe stood forth and barked q welcome
"a the Governors carriage. greatly 70 the JOY
,.f his little master. one Of the women present
,ras Nr- Smith Miller. ninety years old'
daughter Of Merritt Smith. the Abolitionis1-
after the reception at the arTno-y autonooiIes
took the Governor and his friends ana pro'ill-
,,,,- citizens for : drive around Geneva \ visit
vzas made TO the White Springs far1h Oh "A u
Lewis owner Of q large herd Of prize Guernseys
The roI,-e Of the automobiles was known II ao-
,-,rce. so the farmers and their families were
~, The 1ool,o1t The asse1nblage was one OF up
tdate :sricultllrists. differing somewhat ifoIll
the ,--7rz- fair gatherings The speaking was III
= Ient. holding three thousand, pitched IN front
Of The administration building al the experiment.
station The seating capacity Of the tent was
ovcrtaxed-
Thomas Wilson introduced Mayor hoSe' VIZ
shade A srsech oe welcome. Dr. Whitman IL
gar,ar director Of the station. told Of its aims
.ta5 -r.7,rr and as he introduced the Cover
NJ IA. r.is!e-ca arose ana waved hanQhef-
chiefs -Y0u ln:Est as vel 90 what YOU want
20 5e-ziye the Governor three cheers" said
Senator Railez. They were given with 4 Will
I'll. 80, iz-.,-3T.s sFE-CI-
Governor Hughes spoke in part. as follows:
Ike no part Of my work better than an tTe Ine
visiting Of the institutions OF me Ssate, - 80, @
rhev represent. not acres. not buildings; hot GOV
e-nu.e-t, but human effort Tor lhe oet.e--t "a
mankind. We think zoo mUth o. IlSlttu''o -, -
- 570r=rsoral way. we think 90 nucn OF the
7bxs5rsl manifestations Of their activities " :
7-- roo .f-tle attention 20 the hard. STEADY wofh
need there nav be throughout the state OF mere
and there correcting an error of aornlnislratioli
&c 7-ere and there 1erfeCting an adjustment OF
oh-air5fre a more efficient service-and doubt
less there IS need Of ft-no one can see tnt
.arr5zit-- of government q this great state IT
lis varied Institutions without thanking Goc
for TIE splendid efforts Of our cltlzenshlp Ioi
the benefit Of all the people app PlsLse,C -.
To-day I think not much OF the Geneva
Experiment Station as sort Of an entity H "ticI
has achieved its twenty-ffth birthdey rdlEel
think Of the line Of patient. quiet Il hla! ps
r,1t erfec+ive investigators who have been spend
ing their lives here doing their work through
an these years-hororah2e. careful work II
t-5er that the great and important activities
Of our state sh 0uld BE advanced. on, IL is
noble thought 70 him, Of men whose naI-.e ne
ave- not heraIde5 abroad whose acts do no.
furnish headlines for the news, but VINO IN I1eN
different fields OF activity are making the f1Ill
,,ira state 60 all honor 70 the twenty-five year
Of honorable and careful effort at Geneva! TAP
pIause1 -,
tect for state charity. fApplause) 50 far as
have observed. the farmer is a pretty inde
r,en5ert citizen He generally has MIND o
fis oz-n In fact. I do not know what our 1uii'
Of intelligence and rationalisrn would amount Z
81 we did not draw upon the farmers Tor a con
7i-,ra1 renewal Of the supply CApplause) Whel
-ou get out West. whore a man has q nttl
,-oo-7 ang chance TO develop. he has thought
Of his own. TTie not sUDDlied 70 MIN ever
night and morning. and he Is less or a fIlscnll
and more of man So l DO not trIIiA Iiis :,
farmers need II he looked uDon OF want to b
looked upon as dependents Of the state Thev q
not come 20 the state government asking aims
They are self-reliant. they are intelligent
REASON IN AGRICULTURE WANTED
What We want is reason In agriculture. II ]
what we want fn connection with every othe
field Of noble effort We want training, we wan
Intelligence we want scientific method. we wan
direction we want the way shown, ana tne'
f~e man in q way can walk In IL tAppIauseJ
There IS no reason why the same care atten
ton skill and scientific consideration shoul
not be devoted 10 agriculture as 10 Iiioubuy SAt
the technical trades A.
The men who are away from the larll -
freouertlv make a mistake. and some may !
Neyv York and there is time rapfdly approach
ing when our young men in larger nutnDe4S
wake I'D 70 the fact that the man on a iaI III Ia
a pretty good time and that he may oe iiios G
OF 2 man and TO q greater oegree ihoepe'iooA
and happy IN life Il ne stays there L.,
We ere constantly trying to narrow tne nei
10 <.flure We are constantly endeaForlng |
increase the opportunities for success IN ever
line nv knowing knowledge is power. Re
-ne-,her that wendell Phillips in one OF M
.r-raessored addresses q 90 not know tflat ca
cuofe the exact Worce al tiiis iIO -,
so-nerhfng like this The age OF bullets rs oHsl
the cav Of men OF arnnor has passed. put u, .h
dsv of thinking men has come. ana Whe,l -.
- 20 s-eT- YORK are all intelligent think