The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-09
WHAT THE SOUTH HAS
AND WHAT SHE NEEDS

nIvU InI UIIl ULLUU
Chief Justice Walter lark Says That
All III South Wants is to Be Fairly
and Squarely Treated and All Will
Be Weu-HOn. John Shelton Will
liams Says There Should Be Closer
Relations OF Railroads and Farm
ers-Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt Declares
American Farmers Pay a $35O,0OO,-
600 Tax on Account Of Bad Roads.
Editor Stockbridge Declares 'sThe
Inferiority of Southern Farming is
Dus to the Preponderance Of Farm
ers of h Inferior Negro Race"
It was a field day for the Farmers
National Congress Saturday, which,
after a day of sight seeing and pleas
ure at Durham and Greensboro, wen,
at its business with vim and spirit
There were three sessions and at all
of these there were addresses of ex-
ceptional value and interest. This
afternoon at $3.50 there will be
special services at the Academy OF
Music, b sessions OF the Congress
to continue on Monday and Tuesday
with addresses, election Of officers, Sc
lection of the next place of meeting
and the passing of resolutions.
There were big audiences at the SEES
sions yesterday and the interest KEEP
growing. AT night the illustrated
lecture Of Mr.. Gilbert Pearson proved
a fitting climax to a day of good
things. AT the morning session the
splendid addresses of Hon. John
Shelton Williams, of Virginia, the
railroad genius. of Chief Justice Wal
ter Clark. of North Carolina, of DR..
Andrew M. Soule, President of the
Georgia Agricultural College. were
heard with deep interest. A feature
OF the morning session was the magni
fcent tribute paid to Col. Benehan
Cameron. the president of the Con
gress.
Addresses were delivered at the
AFTERNOON session by DR.. Joseph Hyde
Pratt, State Georogist; Hon. M Y,
AoAAo Ia ASCul
or the Southern Railway, and Prof.
II. T.. Stockbridge, editor of Southern
Rural1st.' The last address was "A
study In Black" a discussion of the
race question hat was enriched by
the twenty a Of experience of
the speaker, Mr.. S~tockbridge, with
the negro OF the farm. He declared
that the inferiority of Southern
farming is due to the presence of
Of the Inferior negro race"
that the negro, as labOrer, crOpper
tenant or owner, produces IS per cent.
OF crops Of the South He is the
least expert farmer in the world
The address makes interesting read
ing n will be found luminous and
instructive.
Last night Prof. T. Gilbert Pearson.
secretary Of the North Carolina Audi
bon Society. delighted the Congress
with an illustrated lecture on Birds
on h Farm" The lecture was of
great value to the farmers as in the
consideration given other AGRICULTURAL
questions in the farm literature and
Dv the birds, an important
economical factor, have not received
the attention that might proftably
be given them.
TN Program For Today.
There is to be a session this after
noon to which the public is invited
ana II Will prove to be one of much
interest. 1t is a special service at the
cadem OF Music at $3.50 and at il
there will be splendid music rend-
cred, while an address will be deliv-
cred by Mr.. J.. w. Bailey.
the program Of the meetings on
Monday and Tuesday is as follows:
Monday Forenoon.
II. Poe, editor Progressive
Farmer-"Agricultural Revival in Tho
south and Its Significance"
DR.. II. J. Stevens, Professor ~
nef1osogy. North Carolina College