Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-28
FARM TRAIN At ATHENS
GIVEN ROYAL WELCOME
Promoters Met by Practically
Entire City and Given Big
Banquet
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ATHENS Ga. March 25.-When the
college on wheels rolled into Athens late
Friday afternoon it was greeted by one
thusiastic crowd since it left this city
more than six weeks ago. 1t was a typi-
cal welcoming home for the train which
has almost completed tour of the state
during which rs counties were visited.
All of the members of the University OF
Georgia faculty, practically all of the
student body many representative bust
ness men of Athens, a host of farmers
from the surrounding country and pref
ty girls without number were on hand.
Mayor III. j. Rowe had been on the
train all day, but had not prepared DR..
Soule and his companions for the rous-
ing reception that they received. The coll
lege band was out and as the train
pulled into the station it struck up
lively air.
Among those who We're in the recep-
ton committee and crowd were the en-
tire college faculty, R. t. DuBose, John
Holder c. b. Griffith, w. NJ. Collie, of
WintervilIe; A. E. Rayle, of Lexington;
E. H. Dossen, Billups Phinizy, o. Q. Do
zier. A. II. Millstead, o. r. Hinton, w.
H. Shelton, C. II. Phinizy. Joseph Bar
row, Judge Hamilton McWhorter, John
w. Nation, Walter Pitner and many
others.
Mayor Rowe introduced DIR. Soule after
giving him a warm welcome home, and
the crowd cheered nightly as the head
of the agricultural department started to
speak
Dr. Soule told of the work which had
been done on the trip and how the train
had been greeted everywhere with many
interested farmers who promised to give
earnest attention to the betterment of
crop conditions during the next year. He
then told briefly of the results already
accomplished by the state experimental
farm at Athens, after which he spoke on
general farm conditions and then intro
duced Col Tom Hudson. commissioners
of agriculture, who was given big ova-
tion. Colonel Hudson spoke of the work
which had been carried on under the d.
rection of DR.. Soule and Of the fine re-
suits obtained by the operation of the
train.
The regular speakers were then intro
duced and the different departments Of
the train were demonstrated just as they
have been in three or four towns daily
for the past 45 days. The Athenians
showed great interest in the exhibits and
it was a late hour before it dispersed.
frlQaN evening the entire party rum
the train were the guests of Mayor Hugh
Rowe and other prominent men of Ath-
ems at dinner in the magnificent new
Georgian hotel. All sat together at a
long table set banquet fashion, and the
occasion was one of delightful informal
ity. good cheer and wholesome food well
selected, well cooked and we'll served.
Mayor Rowe presided and opposite him
at the other end of the board sat Col
.C. NJ Smelling, dean of the University
of Georgia. There were no set speeches.
though Mayor Rowe jokingly confided to
the crowd that it had devolved upon him
to decline this privilege to several fellow
Athenians who had prepared some rather
pretentious post prandial efforts.
The hosts in addition to the mayor
were as follows: c. b. Griffith, vice
president of the Athens Chamber of
Commerce; A. w. Brooks, secretary OF
that body; ]. f. Gardner, editor of the
Clarke County courier; T. ]. Shackle-
ford, Tom w Reed. of the University
of Georgia; j. Fl. Dorsey, tax collector of
the county; Judge G. c. Thomas, ex-
Senator J.. d. Price, of Pennington; r.
T. DuBose, representative of Clarke
county, and Colonel Smelling.