The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-03
Special to the Globe:

OpCCldl W Iu6 SrlODc.
Jackson, Tenn, Feb 25.-"The inn
portance of owning land seed selec-
tion," Cultivation of Corn and Cot
ton, "How the Soil May be Improved
The Educational and Religious Needs
of Our People," benefits of Fair"
Necessity of Growing Food-stuff,
Evils of the System of furnishing
Hands, - "Stoek-Raising, why. we
Should Patronize Our Business Enter
prises," How Can the Death Rate
Among Negroes be Lowered and
What Have l Done To Improve My
Own Condition and That of My Com
munity During the Past Year" are the
principle topics that engaged the at
tention of the two hundred farmers
during the two days session of the
Farmers Conference held Thursday
and Friday of last week at Lane Col
1ege Of this city. In addition TO thosa
who came by rail all the way from
five to one hundred miles, here were
farmers, preachers and teachers who
came in wagons, on horseback and
buggies of various kinds.
Great crowds followed up the ses-
sions of the conference from the very
opening on Thursday morning to the
time when DR.. w. H. Daniel pro-
nounced the benediction Friday night
The college band furnished splendid
music which added no little to the en-
joyment of the hundreds who spent
the entire day on the school grounds.
The following counties in Tennessee
were represented: Shelby Fayette,
Madison, Henderson, Chester, Gibson,
McNairy, Haywood, Upton, Lauder
dale, Obion and Henry. These farm
ers came for purpose and remained
until the end of the session.
The good women of Jackson served
a big dinner at the College to all Of
the farmers and their wives, and a
more enjoyable time has never been
had among the colored people Of Jack
son.
M. H. D Tate. one of the agents
of the staff of DR.. s. A. Knapp, of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture, was
present and gave very interesting
and instructive addresses from time
to time.
The Declaration of Principles which
the Conference sent out to the coun-
Try at large are in substance as fol
lows.
eve, your Committee, beg leave to
set forth the following declaration as
the principles for which this Confer
ence stands.
1--WE note with much satisfaction
the continued progress Sand rapid
strides which so many of our people
are making along all lines of human
endeavor, and can see the hand of
Providence as his purpose unfolds it.
self in the development of race Of
people long oppressed and despised
"In our eighth annual session we
can but feel thankful and rejoice in
the many signal victories which we as
freemen have won in the past forty
seven years of our history Along
with this progress, we want to call at
tention to the fact that there is such
a thing as a people, like an individual,
becoming drunk over its progress and
satisfied with its condition. This is
a danger that must be studiously
avoided by our people everywhere.
While we have many good reasons to
be encouraged, it is highly necessary
for us to see that our people do not
become so satisfied with their present
condition that they will cease in their
efforts to do their very best.
"We unhesitatingly go on record as
favoring the following movements:
Since agriculture is and always must
be the most important of human oc-
cupations, and the one that must so
largely determine the prosperity of
the nation, we approve most heartily
the work of Departments of AgTicul-
ure of the national government as
we'll Of the various states in foster
ing agriculture and mechanical