The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
MEETING WILL Be
AN IMPORTANT ONE
Farmers of Fourth District to
Gather in Admission
KNAPP TO MAKE SPEECH
Prominent Men Are Pulling for Large
Attendance--Busy Session of Po-
lice Court-Fueitives Back
to Prison.

| Admission, January ESPECIAL 1.-THE
farmers meeting to be held here on
January IS promises to be the biggest
thing of the kind that has ever been
held in Calhoun county, and interest
grows as the day approaches. It is firm
ly believed that in diversified agricul-
ture lies Calhoun county's greatest re-
source, and most every prominent man
in in the county is exerting all the in
fuence possible to awaken the farmers to
this fact
DIR. S. A. Knapp of Washington, special
agent in charge of the farmers cooper
alive demonstration work. is to address
the meeting, and too much importance
cannot be placed upon the attendance
of every farmer in the county DR. Knapp
was induced to make the only address
On the subject he win make in Alabama
through the efforts of NJ. v Richards.
general land agent of the Southern rail-
way, who has always had the agricultur-
al interests of the south at heart.
A visit to some of the most prominent
men in the county about the meeting
brought forth enthusiastic interviews.
! Col. w. TT. McKleroy, president Of the
Admission National bank, and one of the
biggest farmers in the county, said: mo
move of greater Importance to the general
good of the people of this section has
ever been brought about than this, which
looks to the betterment of agricultural
conditions, and it is an honor to Admission
and Calhoun county to be the scene OF
the only lecture in the state of Alabama
by DR.. Knapp. So much do / believe In
the methods advocated by the govern
| ment that I am going to have my own
| farm cultivated on thar plan. Every
| farmer and business man in all the Fourth
district should attend the meeting here
on the 18th and hear what this distin-
guished agriculturist has to say on i'm
proved methods of filling the soil'
M. B. Wellborn, president of the First
National bank, and MEMBER of the
board of county commissioners, is equal
ly enthusiastic. He says: 1.-THE people
of all this section owe a debt of gratitude
to Mr. Richards for the opportunity af-
forded them to hear the address of Dr..
| Knapp, than whom there is no wiser
agriculturist, from experience, reinforced
by scientific investigation, which has
brought his methods up to practical GER
| tainty, securing the greatest results.
| Everybody should attend this meeting
| County Commissioner M. c. Coker said !:
| 81 hope every farmer in this section.
especially those In Calhoun county. will
attend this meeting. There Is nothing
| they can DO on. that day that will serve
them bitter purpose.
1.-THE mint has been reach al in fb a
SOUTH" said Judge t. w. Coleman
| where Improvement in the methods of
| agriculture are demanded. By the old
| system all has been done that is pos
| sible Scientific agriculture must take
| the place of old hap-hazard methods
| in order to meet the demands of the
| present day and conserve the re-
sources that are being wasted. I do
hope that the farmers Will come out
and hear DR.. Knapp on the 18th. 1t is
great opportunity"
Judge E. F. Crook said: mo oppor-
| tunity has been afforded the people of
| Calhoun county to be taught lessons of
| Importance to them than the address
| of DIR. Knapp will afford. They will
miss great deal if they fail to at
| tend the speaking here on the 18TH"
J. Roland Turner, in charge of the
local bureau of government demon
stration work, is all enth usiasm, and
says: "The visit of DR.. Knapp, while
supplementary to the work of the local
| agent, will eclipse anything yet heard
| here, and every farmer and business
| man in the district should be present.
| Dr. Knapp is himself a practical farm
| err owning a farm in the heart of the
| agricultural section OF the south,
| which will make his remarks of pecd-
| liar interest to the farmers in this Sec
ton. They can't afford to miss word
of it,"
| An unusually busy session of the
| police court was held this morning, in
| which violators of the law Saturday
night and Sunday were attended to.
| Two cases of Sunday drunkenness
| came up and the defendants were given
| the benefit of the advanced schedule
for this offense, which has now reached
| $32 Two ordinary DRINKS were made
| to cost $40 and costs each. In addition
to these cases for minor offenses Leo
| Gilbert, who, with a long-term pris-
| oner by the name of Churchill, escaped
| from the city Jail recently, found him
self In the middle of bad fix when
| he came for hearing. He was re-
captured Sunday night and had to face
| four different charges-disorderly con-
duct, contempt of court. vagrancy and
| defacing public property-the fines for
! which aggregated S102.50.
| Roy Reese and Rob Carter, who es-
| capped from the penitentiary at Speig-
ners last week, and who were recap
i.tured here two days later, were taken
back to finish their terms yesterday by
State Agent Parker. 4