The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-03

/ Gods blessings on all. and that when
! life ended they might mount up as
on the wings OF an eagle 70 the Re
7 yond where there is the land Of sun
shine and glory.
DR.. George II. Winston Speaks.
The second welcome address was
made By DR.. George T Winston. pres
ident OF the A. and II College. who
+ on behalf Of it's officers and faculty
extended a welcome TO the college.
It's buildings, dOrmitories, grounds.
farm. dairy. etc. and also a welcome
+ TO meals at % cents each. He then
detailed the good things 10 be found
on the program OF the various ses-
sions TO be held during TIE day. today.
+ and tomorrow speaking especially
| concerning the value OF the meeting
/ OF the woman's organization.
/ DR.. Winston declared a meeting
I Of farmers in a college was an in
spring one, but that first there must
/ be a man before he is an educated
man. He believed in farmers and
/ IL he had his way would require peo-
pie in America, male and female, to
/ work three years on q farm, on the
same plan as the Germans have men
/ to spend three years in the army He
/ declared that the farms paid toll
them, toll Of money too and takes
4 it back in clothing. furniture, pianos
organs, etc. He expressed sorrow for
the family who left the country to
be cOoped UP in the town, but said
it was thus the country grew as il
had more to feed.
Educationally he said. there was
great change Now it was education
for the farmer and his children so
as TO Fit them for their life work, and
that such meetings as these were of
great value. He declared that men
who kept close to the soil and to
the farm life were the stronger and
that when these and their families
went to cities. that in time the family
would become weaker and weaker
Life on the farm. he held was get
ting to be better and better under
new conditions. q
Response by Colonel E. f. oIcRac.
Cleverly did President Ashley Horne
| introduce Colonel E. F. McRae of
Robson, a successful farmer. only a
failure in not having a wife, to re-
spond 70 the address of welcome
Col. McRae laughingly took the
Joke and said that when Adam had
looked through the palings after be-
ing thrown out Of the Garden of Eden
he said 1T would mot have happened
If it had not been for the woman
the inference being plain
Laughingly he referred to Govern
or Glenn's statement that he had
gained his big muscle on the farm.
and said, I'm glad YOU told that
Governor, for many Of US thought that
it was from baseball and from rock
ing another kind Of cradle than the
one you said" This brought a big
laugh.
Then Col. McRae most happily
spoke of the progress of the rural dis
n he Sfnt in
veniences, the people becoming more
enlightened because of these
Cotton, he declared, is again king,
and the people are aroused to the ne
cessity of standing together and
keeping 1t So Prices are advancing
for farm products and the farmers
are in good condition, even the price
of peanuts keeping these from an or
dinary politician. Important factors
in this progress of the State are farm
ers who are making progress, and
for them he accepted the welcome so
warmly extended. and Joined with the
Governor in saying that if any farmer
was ashamed of his work he ought to
get out" In closing, Col. McRae
said:
Like Private John Allen, 1 will
now extend my thanks to you for
the attention you have given me, and
will retire to the rear to receive the
congratulations of my admiring
friends,' this bringing much laughter
as Governor Glenn and others shook
his hand and congratulated him.
This closed the morning session, and
after delightful dinner served in the
college dining hall the work of the
session was again taken up.
President Horne's Annual Address.
The afternoon session began with
the address of President Ashley
Horne, who fully reviewed the work
and value of the Department of Agri-
culture to the farmers. He discussed
the matter of it's control of fertilizers
and how the frauds Of earlier years
had been done away with. saving a
large amount of money to the farm
ers, about ten millions of dollars worth
annually being handled in the State,
the department by publishing
analyses and formulas having pro-
tected the farmers. In the same way
he referred to feed stuffs. and the
steps taken to prevent imposition
upon the farmers by selling them
authorizations. The work of the de-
partnlent in carrying out the pure
food law was told. the first year of its
work in this line showing that Sc pc"
cent Of foods and drinks examined by
them were adulterated, while the past
year this had decreased to 25 per cent
by reason of publicity and letters, and
by prosecution of viOlators of the law
The danger of meat preservatives W as
tolQ Of and a caution given concern
ing this as well as to summer drinks,