Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-03
Charles S. Barrett, National Presi-
dent Farmers Union, Discusses
Definite Plans for Mammoth
School for Boys.
SECRETARY WILSON
ENDORSES MOVEMENT
College Will Be National in Scope
and Means the Purchase of
1000 Acres of Land in
Fulton County.

when the Agnes Scott fund is COM
plete, as 1 am sure it will be, 1 am going
to return TO Atlanta and inaugurate for
maIly the movement for the establish
ment in Fulton county of mammoth
college for the instruction of farmers
boys. It, too. will be million-dollar in
stitution.''
This was the expression Of Charles 5.
Barrett national president OF the Farm
ers' union, when he passed through At
lanta Monday afternoon en- route from
Indiana to Mississippi. wher at Jackson
on Wednesday he will attend a meeting
of the state organization Of the Farm
ers union. President Barrett Installed
a state organization Of the union at
Washington. Ind, with a membership OF
l., $50 last week.
BARRETT INTERESTED.
President Barrett is much in earnest
about a farmers college for Atlanta
a farmers institution embodying many
of the good points of the state agricul-
tural college at Athens and the district
agricultural schools, but going them al
several steps farther. The state institu-
tions are good, President Barrett con-
cedes. but they lack something that Is
imperative for the proper instruction OF
the farmers-and the farmers college al
Atlanta is going to supply the lacking
something"
THE details of the farmers college
win be worked out upon my return from
Mississippi" saids President Barrett
land all that 1 care to say now is that
leadership will be a central idea. We
propose to teach the farmers how to
lead"
President Barrett has discussed the
plans Of the proposed college with Sec
retary OF Agriculture Wilson and Dem
onstrator Knapp of the department oil
agriculture. and they are enthusiastic ir
their praise of the project. Mr.. KNAPP
has written a letter in which he says
that President Barrett will accomplish
more for the farmers Of the United
states than has ever before been accom-
plished IL he succeeds in this new un'
dertaking. Mr.. Barretts success will
the Farmers union Is a guarantee Of the
success OF this new undertaking.
WILL BE NATIONAL.
The college is not to be local institu-
ton 1t will be national in every respect
1t will bring students from every state
In the union, and 1t viii be, President
Barrett is confident, the largest insti-
tuition in the whole south within a short
time after il begins business.
President Barrett does not propose that
the state shall have a hand In the col
lege The farmers of the country will
build and support it. The 100000 mem
bers of the Farmers union are pledged
to the college.
"Our college will be in operation within
six MONTHS" confidently stated President
Barrett Monday afternoon. "Of course
all OF the buildings will not be completed
but the institution will have been
launched. and its permanent growth will
have begun. We are not worried about
the finances. We can raise the money
with little trouble.
1T is our idea to begin business with
1000 acres of timber land. If possible. q
college building and a mess hall The
students will be expected 10 erect theiI
own sleeping quarters from the timber
. on the land-and they will do II. too