Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-14
FARMERS IN AUTOS HAIL
FARM TRAIN At COCHRAN
School Children of County Are
Given Holiday to See
Exhibits
81 ". =. wATERs, ID.


COCHRAN, Ca Feb. 1l.-Farmers in
automobiles met the train here Friday
neutrality-suspicious. farmers, represent
ing the substance that is behind Coch-
ran and that invests in the capital sf
its local banks and other enterprises and
makes it possible for Cochran to claim
the envious position of the second town
in Georgia in point of commercial rat
ing. These farmers came from all
around-from out in the country. miles
out. where they had left their work of
the day well started when they climbed
into their cars and set out for town a
few minutes before the train was due.
One of these brought in a mammoth
cured South Georgia ham and presented
IL to the party aboard the train with the
compliments OF himself and his brother.
J. p. Peacock and w. H. Peacock, both
of whom are veterans OF the 1910 Jour
nal-Herald tour. and who together farm
many acres Of Pulaski county land, ten
dered their toothsome tribute and WOO
the everlasting regard of their friends
aboard the train. They and a third
brother ]. B. Peacock, together farm
more than 100 plows in the county. Pu-
lasd has other men like them. men who
II is a county of farming lands. And
thereby its prosperity is explainable.
The nam which the agricultural work
ers viii enjoy for many days tips the
scales at 25 1-2 pounds. and was raised
on the Peacock farm, and smoked and
cured there. and then wrapped in can,
vas and whitewashed. So treated, 1t
would stay sweet indefinitely. No pack
er has yet applied the art of home-cur-
ms 20 ali IN, al
Georgia and that today is stin prac-
ticed in the more prosperous farming
communities.
HOLIDAY is GIVEN
Tho schools of Cochran were given a
holiday for the whole Of Friday. All
of the 200 pupils awaited themselves of
this opportunity to see and study the
interesting things that the train brought
to them. Particularly were the boys
interested. They went through the
coaches with note books in hand and
took memoranda of everything they
saw and of every idea that was sug
gested u them.
The organization of a boys corn club
was started. Prof. L. II. Browning,
principal of the High school. secured a
blank from Prof. ]. Phil Campbell, u.
s. d. A., whP is in charge OF the corn
club exhibit, Nand stationed there with
took down the names of such boys as de-
clared their interest in corn growing and
their wish to enter the contest Other
boys will enlist later. and before many
days the community around Cochran viii
be in line for the big awards. Professor
Brown will be in local charge.
]. II. Mullis, Jr.. the mayor, and the
teachers of the High school. Misses Arrie
Lawton. Alva BENEFIT. Ina Wright, Minnie
Smith, Anne Smith and Bella Hilsman,
were among the first to meet the train on
its early morning arrival. Warren l.
Grice L. V. Peacock. T. b. Reagan and
Howard Colts, all OF Hawkinsville, were
among the many who came to town in
automobiles arriving just after the train
stopped. F. n. Dykes. ]. s. Helms, w.
H Peacock, J. P. Peacock, all farmers;
Thomas Cook, Of Hawkinsville; j. A..
Walker, Fred A. Wimberly, ]. S. Sassiter,
]. B. Peacock. E. T. Dean, T. ]. Young,
John Purser, Mat Smith, ]. S. Abney, w.
r. King, of Carey; L. S. Phillips. r. E.
Nichols, F. d. Wimberly. Jr., Dodge
Moore of Chester; /. A. Willis, Joel T.
Deese, representative-elect from Long
street; ]. ]. Horne, Blount Collins, ]. B.
Hinson, of Chester; E. Cook, ST., Charl-
ton Jones, all from the country around
Cochran: d. z. Dugan, w. M. Wynne. j.
J. Taylor, DR.. T. d. Walker, DR.. r. L.
Whipple. A. J. Thompson. ST.. T. w.
Fisher and DIR T. B. Walker. Jr., all of
Cochran; Henry Sparrow. A. F. Dortch.
Morgan Thompson. Judge p. T. McGriff,
who has been ordinary Of the county for
the past 3 years, all from Hawkinsville-
were only a few of those who were recog-
nized among the crowds at Cochran.