Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-21
COLLEGE ON WHEELS
STARTS THIRD WEEK
WITH WESTERN TRIP
Agricultural j. AN Leaves Sa-
vannah Monday Morning
for Pembroke, CIaxton, Col
Inns, Lyons and Other Points.

SAVANNAH, Ca. Feb. 20-This morn
ing the educational train OF the Georgia
state college OF Agriculture left Savan-
nah to begin the third Of its seven weeks
Of travel through Georgia. 1t had COW
cred SO miles Of RAN and reached al
most unnumbered thousands of Georgia
farmers Cand some from Florida when
4 stopped here Saturday night to spend
a Sunday OF well-earned rest. Today il
Is in charge OF the Seaboard Air Line for
the first time. During the present week
II wiz stop. at Pembroke Claxton. Col
Inns. Lyons ION Monday, Mt. Vernon,
Abbeville. cordele con Tuesday,, Amerl-
Gus, Preston. Cusseta Con Wednesday,
on the Seaboard rails, entering Columbus
Wednesday night. Thursday morning II
viii leave Columbus in charge OF the
Georgia Florida and Alabama railway TO
stop at Bumpkin, Cuthbert, Edison and
ColQuitt. returning TO Columbus the
same night On Friday 1t VIII go out
over the tracks of the Central of Geor-
gia. TO stop at Buena Vista, Dawson.
For. Gaines CFriday). Blakesly, Lees
burg. EnaviIle Saturday., returning TO
Columbus Saturday night TO spend sum
DAY.
GETS ZIG INCEPTION
The fotaify uhexpected reception fuat
the special was give In Savannah sat
urday night was the surprise of the tour
this far. Thousands came aboard the
train under the Union depot shed here.
saw the exhibits. made comments, asked
questions listened abpreciatiyely 70 the
lectures. and carried away literature and
new thoughts The local papers had
been giving columns of space to news
fof the trains movements. OF their own
4 .aI4.n rftssrs faF
merce. they had arranged that Savan-
nah and Chatham county might see the
college on wheels. and had given these
plans vide publicity. SO. when the train
reached Savannah, Il found itself in the
hands OF interested friends and big
crowd prepared TO meet it I'm full
grown city.
Savannah's Interest Is but another IN
dication. however, OF the revolution
which has taken place in Georgia since
the first train toured three years ago.
Then the special stopped In Savannah,
and was unnoticed. Saturday night II
was the center Of attraction. Farmers
from the country around liere. came In
TO the city TO make their weekend pur-
chases and TO see the train. City resi-
deuts gave IL their preference over the
theafers and other diversions OF city life.
some OF these had been farmers. and
looked with longing ewes on the things
fypifyirg the Efe they had rellnquished
for the city. others wanted to be farm
ers, and We're close IN their study OF ev-
erything. taking notes. asking questions.
sill Others had never been and never
viii be farmers. but wore the dress Of
city men and women in the latest fash
ion.
II was study. itsen-th's savannah
crowd.
BACK TO THE FARM"
Did Il show that the back 20 the
farm movement has caught on. here.
first OF all the cities 10 be noticed-
IL was not all curiosity There was
some OF this. OF course, but even at that
Il was hard 10 distinguish from real
Intelligent interest.
The preponderance OF sentiment was
something greater than curiosity. Every
one OF the tired workers aboard the train
remarked that Weary though they were
with hard weeks work. they caught the
enthusiasm themselves and forgot their
WEAKNESS long before the crowds began
TO thin
The Savannah reception lasted from s;5l
O'Clock. when the gates OF the Union de-
pot we're opened 20 the public, till mid
night. when the trains light plant was
shut down and its machinery stopped and
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