The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01

~ rera the speakers Of the DAY
ma the executive ommlttee aa1
poheson County Farmers Euueaaar
and Co-operative Union IN caiiideG'
h preceded the gallant NO. aanh
Tha, came the ten School 1lodlS, CO.
: hri11ion ut creation Of beauty, ana eacA
aontainine some Of Gods best cl.a-
tions the girls of Robson county. ~
tor these was the most lnSpiiiiie
s~pectacular feature OF the pi1 s ~
thirtv-fye hundred school cnllulen ~
foot. 1t was the braVest anu n;tv
army that ever cdp.ui arc,al
closing the line were the coHI!ileI ~
and Industrial floats, represeIlliA6 80. 49,.
arious industries of the Versalile -,
| each a JOY to h eye. ohe
sights the parade passed was tue nr
niicent new graded school pu,lot'
thar which there is none MOI -
some in the State. Frontlhs - -
uida greensward, affording an ioeai
playground.
THO sneaking occurred in front OF
the h where a piatlo'-h'
decorated with State ana Nai'ohai 80
ors. had been erected. me proce99ioa
being more tina a mile IN iehsli, 80
the vast assembly surglng IN tue iaiGt
court and wild streets fronting H. ~
vas decided to proceed with the al
dresses. and for nearly an hour aitet
the Speaking had begun h par lie
still was marching by. There
was no significance IN me
fact that the beauttui IN.
federate monument was at the
back of the people, and that he i'm
mortal warrior standing at t,ie top OF
the stately shaft had his back to the
people; yet it showed the attltude OF
the minds of the ~populace, tor they
were thinking of the future and the
battle that is before.
Mr.. r. G. Cobb, president OF the
Robson Union, was master OF cere-
monies. He is a young man, ana
doesn't look like q genius, but ne Is
one. On a farm that once was operat-
ed by two mules Mr.. Cobb last year
produced crops that sold for s33,OOo.
He is of the new generation that is es-
tahlishing the dynasty Of intelligent
farming, a most fit person to lead the
hosts in the seige of the strongholds
Of ignorance and want that have
been the chief causes of the retarda-
ton of s%riculture in North Carolina
since the days Of slavery.
The blessings Of God were invoked
on the meeting by Rev. John Prevatt,
for Scotchmen go into everything
with prayer.
The address of welcome, most fe-
~licitous and hearty. was delivered by
ex-Sheriff George 3. Mcleod. a prince
of good fellows, and one Of the strong
right arms Of the county. He 20
all feel that the city was theirs.
from the venerable Isaac Spivey. 81
years of age, to the newest baby there.
He spoke from the heart and all the
people felt the spirit that his words
carried.
The response was by MI. J. Z. Car
lyle. couched in graceful style and
excellent in sentiment. But when in
the ardor of his eioquence he declared
that the sun. beginning a journey in
the east and encircling the globe never
cast its smiling light upon more beau
tiful women than those of LumbertOn.
one faithful and loyal beau of the
light sort called out to him please to
include the women of the county In
the very just and appropriate declara-
ton.
With voices that reached the an
ge1ic clef in rapturous ensemble the
school children sang the national an
them.
There was q Iull of five minutes
while more seats We're being provided
for the people, four thousand seats
having been arranged, during which
Zach Prevatt, Jack OF Diamonds"
held out under high heaven, point
ing to the sun and h%eralding a great
day coming, children, until his voice
was lost in the multitudinous voices Of
the crowd.
DIR. Joyner.
q super
l~intendent j. Y. Joyner, was presented
20 the audience by Mr.. Stephen McIn-
tyre. Mr.. Mcintyre said that there
were two foundation stones unon
when the government stands, and
without which 1t cannot stand: 1st
the products OF the soil; I'd, the edu-
cation of the masses who bring forth
from n soil it's products. He told
tine farmers to educate more bows ana
girls TO raise more boys and girls to
ouy more land to raise more cotton.
DIT Joyner said in beginning his
address: NV children: w got ~
biggest family IN the world, aeyan
hundred thousand. for that is lust 1hA
numher Of school children In North,
carolina. and two hundred and fftI
thousand Of them are black. but theS
ne1ong to me and they balona to Ne
state He declared that Pnheenn
stands sixth not only in the 4
ton Of cotton, as Mr.. McIntyra hn1
lit