Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
CROWDS MEET FARM TRAIN
At STOPS ON A., B. AND A.
Tyrone First Stop, Monday.
Big Crowds Later at Senoia
and TaIbotton
az RALPH sMrrH.

SENoIA. Ga, March 1s.-The Georgia
agricultural college on wheels made a
fine start, Monday, on the weeks trip
when the cities OF Tyrone and Senoia,
on the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic
railroad, were visited one after another
in rapid succession.
Thousands of sturdy farmers of Cow
eta, Fayette and Campbell counties avail
ed themselves of the opportunity to
share in the wisdom that the expert ag-
.ricuIturialists are disseminating in Geor-
gia.
The first stop of the day was made at
people had congregated to give the train
a warm welcome. When Senoia was
reached half an hour later, 1900 or 1900
eager and earnest men, women and chill
dren were at the depot to participate
in the greeting and to hear the lee
lures
Tyrone was added to the regular sched-
ule of the train, and it is only to be re-
GREETED that more time could not be
devoted to the multitude assembled at
that town. In the short stop. however,
every second was put to good use, and
many matters of vital moment to the
Hite, w NJ. Landess and E. M. Nighbert,
each of whom spoke briefly The short
lectures at Tyrone were not the only fea-
lures of the stay The crowd that
thronged the train fingered until the
last minute inspecting the exhibits aboard
and hearing the explanations that were
offered by the experts in charge of the
several displays,
The train was welcomed at Tyrone by
z. Swanson, leading citizen of the COM
munity, and successful farmer
Others who took lively interest in
the visit were w. NJ. Cook, j. w.
Adams, r. c. Lloyd, W. w. McElwaney,
X. w. McElwaney. ]. c. Smith, K. V.
Adams, w. w. Redwine, L.. B. McElwa-
ney. Charles ID. Redwine, H. p. Red
wine, Ed Jackson. Walter D. Fair, DR.. A.
B. Jones. j. L. Elder, ]. L. Landrum,
]. II, Head, c. A. Adams. Claud Swan
son and others
Charles d. Redwine is Representatives
elect from Fayette county. and with his
brothers is engaged in the fertilizer
business. He drove over from Fayette-
Vile to welcome the train, and spoke
in the highest terms Of the great work
that IL is accomplishing in Georgia. He
said he was sure the short visit to Ty-
rome would prove of inestimable value
to the farmers, all of whom manifested
keen interest in the lectures and ex-
hibits.
Senoia was a regular stop in the
itinerary of the train. An hour and a
half was spent here and more time could
have been advantageously used in in
structng the great crowd OF 1900 people
assembled at the A., b. g. A, station
Senoia is situated in fertile section
of Coweta county and the farmers are
among the most progressive and sue
cessful in the state. They were glad of
the chance to add to their already vail
liable store of information by gaining
from the educational experts additional
facts.
BRASS BAND AT SENOIA
The Senoia Cornet band was at the
station. and when the train halted 1t was
greeted with tumultous cheers that COM
pletely drowned the strains of "Dixie"
Several other selections of popular music
were played by the band, after which the
college on wheels was formally welcomed
by Rev. w. A. Davis.