Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-14
SOUTH GEORGIA WELCOMES EDUCATIONAL TRAIN
FOUR HUNDRED CHILDREN
WELCOME FARM TRAIN
Rain Prevented Local Live
Stock Exhibits But Did Not
Stop Crowds
BY w. T. WATERS, JR.

By w. T. WATERS, JR.
JACKSON, Ca, Feb 10.-The feature
of the whole trip so far an exhibit Of
local live stock in comparison with the
prize stock from the college, was ruined
by the rain at Jackson. the county seat
of Butts county, where the agricultural
train made its second stop Tuesday
Senator S. II. Mays, whose home is in
Jackson, told the college visitors thar
the live stock growers around Jackson
had planned this exhibit, and had ar
ranged to include in II their best hogs
and colts and cows and other stock.
The Farmers union in Butts county, said
he, is particularly interested in the de-
velopment of the live stock industry,
and II was through that organization
that the local exhibit was arranged
Again at Jackson, as at several other
stops that the train had made since 1t
left Athens, the elements were braved
by interested agriculturists and stock
growers. Again those aboard the train
were told by local leading men that their
whole county would have been on hand
but for the rain And again the lee
turers replied that they felt compliment
ed indeed that so many farmers had
come to meet them under the circum-
stances. There were several hundred,
for instance, at Jackson. many of whom
had declined to let even the rain and
mud keep them from making the trip
into town. Probably there were couple
of thousand. 1t was impossible to make
an approximate estimate of them, for
they continued to come and crowd
through the coashes during two hours.
HEAVYWEIGHT RECEPTION
Jackson's Justly famed heavyweight
mayor and council. none of whom weighs
less than 200 pounds, added unique dis
tinction to the welcome at Jackson, for
all of them came down to the train.
Mayor H. NJ. Fletcher yields second
place to a junior alderman. A. c. Finley,
in point of weight Mr. Finley is "a
years old. and smashes the scales at pa
pounds He is not fat, either. Aldermen
]. c. Jones and w. NJ. Taylor and ]. Fl.
McKibben all class with their mayor and
Mr.. Finley.
'Is a minimum weight of 22O pounds
one of the requirements of an alderman
at Jackson?" Senator Mays was asked.
That's Just the kind we raise down
here" he replied.
President ]. F. Mapp, ot-the county
organization of the Farmers union: for
mer president ]. II. CASTOR, now general
manager of the Farmers union ware
house; S. X. Smith, secretary of the
union; r. E. Mc1Iichae1, ]. H. NThurston,
tax receivers; A. Homer Carmichael, j.
H Patrick, A. H Ogletree. former rep
resentatives; Representative-elect ]. T..
Moore, Dr. r. A Franklin, ]. t. Atkin-
son, ]. r. Connor, j. B. Watkins, veter-
marian; j. H. Fletcher. T. w. Ham. a
20-horse farmer: DR.. r. w. Mays, the big
gest taxpayer in the county; Rev. DIR.
Bradley, the Presbyterian minister, and
]. s. Johnson, were recognized in cas-
ual summary of those who crowded
around the train at Jackson. Numerous
farmers were there, too, from Henry
county, as well as from all parts of Butts
county. ]. II. Ham. ordinary, and the
whole school board, DR.. H. w. Copeland,
Dr. ]. A. FARRELL. ]. M. Currie. r. p
Sasnett, E. L. Smith, T. H. Buttrell
s. p. Bailey and ]. T. Worthen. showed
their interest In the train by inspecting
its exhibits and listening to the lectures
CHILDREN HEAR ADDRESSES
w. r. Lanier, superintendent of the
Jackson schools, conducted Commits
sioner Britain and Entomologist Wor-
sham to the school auditorium uptown,
where those two gentlemen talked to the
400 pupils on subjects calculated, to inn
press them. The larger pupils later went
through the exhibit coaches. c. S. Mad
dox, county school commissioner, was
another interested visitor expressing the
interest which all the teachers of the
county feel in the progress of the trains
campaign.
DR.. soule, talking to the crowds at
Jackson, impressed on them the debt
they owe to the railroads of the state
for this movement.
He said that for $3.50 a day the equip
ment could not be leased, which the rail-
roads have furnished and are hauling free
of charge to carry the agricultural les
sons around through Georgia. He praised
w. w. Finley. president of the Southern
railway, and Vice President ]. M. Culp
for their active interest in the movement
and for their cordial and ready cooper
alton when he placed the trains plans
before them.
Jackson county's citizens seemed to
take a special pride in being able to tell
the agricultural workers that their coun
ty has at last gotten out upon the firing
line of the good roads campaign, which
goes hand in hand with that for better
farming. They said that only last week,
on February 4, the first convicts to work
the roads of Butts county took pick and
shovel in hand and went to work. Butts
county has taken its share of convicts
from the state, and will hereafter keep
them laboring till every road in the
county is at its best.