Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
TRAIN GETS TREMENDOUS
OVATION At CONVICTION
More Than 5000 Newton
County People Give Agri-
cuIturaIiStS Welcome
BY ROGERS wzNrER.

CONVICTION, Ca, March 1I.-oEe of
the most tremendous ovations the agri-
cultural train has met with on its
whole tour was received, at this place
Saturday morning. More than 5,OOO
people were gathered at tae depot
They literally overwhelmed the pre-
misses. They filled up the cotton plat
form, overlooked into the streets, sur
rounded the train and worked their
way through the exhibit cars In a
solid mass for almost two hours. The
spirit OF the reception was apprecia-
ton. Not merely a polite showing for
the sake of hospitality, but real, genu-
inc and enthusiastic appreciation OF
what the agricultural college is doing
for the farmers Of Georgia, what the
train is doing for them, and what the
progressive movement in agriculture
means for Newton county.
Every place where a person could
hang on was taken the minute the
train came TO a standstill and Dr
SouIe and the reception committee had
Fdificulty making their way across the
depot platform to where a rostrum
had been erected for part Of the pro-
gram.
Mayor George T. Smith made the we.
come address in behalf of the town.
He spoke with pride of the great ova-
ton, and then drove home the main
point of his speech--which was that
when the appropriation for the agri-
cultural college comes up in the next
legislature next spring Newton county's
representative. A. H. Foster, will be
expected to make fight for every dol
lar the institution asks. In conclusion
the mayor presented DR.. Soule with the
KEY to Covington. 1t was a foot Ions
Of q wi a
brass star appropriately engraved, and
was made by J. w. Palmer, of the Cow
ington oil mill.
MONEY FOR COLLEGE.
. Representative Foster followed toe
mayor. He said he had been to Ath-
ems and seen what the college is do
ing, and therefore was qualified to
speak with authority when he made
the assertion that no institution OF its
kind anywhere is accomplishing such
splendid results with so little in money
and equipment to run on.
In the course of both addresses the
highest tribute was paid tt DIR. Soule
and to the college, which prompted him
to saw in his opening remarks that no
place where the train had stopped
showed such genuine appreciation or
the work the college is striving to do.
DR.. Sotles talk was one of the
trip. He invited the people of New
ton county to run an excursion to Atn-
ems next summer and see the cotton.
corn, live stock and other features of
the college farm. He urged the farm
ers TO get a new point of view with
reference to progressive agriculture
He urged them to get their soil and
their crops in the proper rotation. he
stressed the absolute necessity for
better grade fertilizer and more of H.
but not without first having ascertain
ed what elements of food plant the soil
lacks. Touching comprehensively on
cotton, he used his chart pictures OF
three types of cotton plant, the un-
productive, 'bumble bee"s variety the
kind that runs to stalk, and the kind
that delivers the goods at the rate of
two bales to the acre. The boys OF
Georgia, through the influence of the
boys corn clubs, have demonstrated, he
said, that the influence of the country
can easily be moved to this state. Ia
the course of his remarks he laid great
emphasis on the need for more lib
eral appropriation for the state col
Iege.
Following DIR. soule's address the
program started on the platform car.
1t took in all branches of the live stock
work. from the grade Percheron broou
mares right down the line TO the chlck
ems In every detail of 1t the audi
ence displayed the hungriest and at the
same time the most intelligent inter-
est.
NEWTON COUNTY PROGRESS.
Newton county is justly proud of
what her farmers are doing along pro-
gressive lines. Interest in live stock
is fast growing. There are four profit
able dairy farms in the county. The
one operated by Odom brothers is said
to have one of the finest Jersey herds
In the south. Several farmers are rails
ing their own mules and making mon
ey at it, The scrub" hog is disap-
pearing and the Thoroughbred types are