The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-11-11

81 grew more heshy than had been
for long time, and now call myself
| we.l.r
| or the implements such as the pillow
and the spade and the cart thou
| sands or years ago, no changes have
taken place in the sphere of agricul-
| ture comparable to those which
| chemistry has introduced by its an
alysis of the constituents of the soil
and the way of treating them.
What Science is Doing.
Think Of what has been done not
only for the fields but by physiology,
for our knowledge of animals, for
better methods of breeding of ami
mails, Of the modes of selecting the
best kinds Of seed and the best sort
OF fruit trees. for a knowledge of
the diseases Of plants and trees and
the preventive measures against
these diseases. Science has opened
boundless field for increasing the
productive powers Of the land as
well as for reducing the amount Of
human labor required to cultivate
it. Already in some of your States,
such as Illinois and Wisconsin and
Iowa, the value of vast tracts has
been doubled by the application OF
science to tillage and to dairying.
What can doubtless be done
there and in Canada also can doubt
less be done in other parts Of the
country. Here In the South you
have magnif1ed opportunities. No.
where in the world are your soil
and climate surpassed. Nature has
been bountiful and the more lavish
her gifts the more does she call upon
you to make the best use of them by
applying to them the resources of
science.
Important Work of Closing Day.
The Congress completed it's regu-
lar work Tuesday afternoon, but
about one hundred of the delegates
remained over in Raleigh till yester-
day Wednesday, and accepted the
invitation to go on a free excursion
to Belhaven and Washington, N. c.,
and as the guests of J. A. WilkersOn
visit the interesting drainage district
of that section.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected at the closing session as fol-
lows: Joshua Strange. of Marion,
Ind, President; Charles F. Sanford,
Gordon, Ohio, and E. T. Jewett, of
Arkansas, First and Second Vice
Presidents; George Whitaker, Wash
ington, D. c., Secretary, and John
Kimbell, Maryland, and o. D. Hill,
West Virginia, Assistant Secretaries;
w. l.. Ames, of Madison. Wis,
Treasurer.
The next Congress will be held at
Columbus, Ohio, subject to the decls-
ion of the executive committee, al
though Baltimore, it's close competi-
tor in the convention. made strong
contest for the honor.
A long string Of resolutions were
adopted as follows:
l. UNFOLDING the Oleomargarine
law and opposing it's repeal or weak
ing.
2. Agricultural extension and pop
ular education in agriculture.
8. A parcels post system.
4. National appropriation for farm
demonstration work among the ne
groes.
5. A postal savings bank.
6. The labor and tenant system of
the south.
z. Denatured Alcohol distilleries
at agricultural experiment stations.
8. Appointment Of Government
Commission to survey four national
roads from Atlantic to Pacific and
longitudinal roads.
g. Urging the passage of bills be-
fore Congress-, the purpose of which
are the improvement of rural free
delivery routes.
10. Restriction of foreign immi-
grafton.
II. Consolidation of rural schools.
~. REORGANIZATION of the school
system.
| 10. Equal chance for country boys
| and girls in education with city chill
dren.
| IA. Prevention of three days with
out delivery of mail in rural districts.
Is. Affecting interstate passen-
ger rates.
16. Against standing armies.
| IT. Government should demand in
terest on its deposits.
IS. For protection of public funds.
10. To make Guilford Battlefield a
National Park.
20. Appointment of Taxation
Committee.
| 81. Opposition to ship subsidy.
%. For temperance.
%. Against fertilizer combina-
lions.
i "a. A system Of selling, storage
through cooperation.
/ 25. Drainage of swamp lands.
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