Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-10
THOUSANDS or FARMERS
MEET TRAIN COMMERCE
Farmers From Many Counties
Gather to Hear Addresses
hy Experts

cUann1HC9, Ca. Feb a-Ths mrs
days run OF the Agricultural train real
~ began at Commerce the hrs'
stop whsrs At Least 400 people
frcfrsfuw acme 100 farmers and
go school children. visited the train AT
Cornatia there were probably 1000 more
addsd 20 this number o agricultural dis
oiplsa At B0wsrsvills looo more were
waiting. and an equal number or more
were az LaxuniA. the last stop Of the
day, and the only one not included In
tha Itinerary. LRwonia was added 20 the
days run upon the tnaistsnos OF the
leadfnx men there that they needed II
and wanted Il. and that its stop with
TEN would Be keenly appreciated So
Dr. eouls and his associates decided not
only 70 stop here. but 20 spend the night
here. ana 70 set kn early start from here
On scheduis tine wednesday morning
1or the Gays run TO Toccoa. Gainesville,
Buf0ra and Atlanta The train win ar
rive IA Atlanta In the early evening
and spend the night there before leaving
tha Charlotts for the Atlanta division
4 OF khe Southern railway and continuing
Its trip through NfcDonough. Jackson.
Macon. Cochran, Eastman. McRae.
HAzlehurzt, Bailey and Jssup to Bruins
wick II VII spend next Sunday IN the
batter city. Il win then stay for some
days II the extreme southern part Of
the state. working norh with the ad-
vancing season
TIE Eoutnern railway, over whose
tracks the train makes fts initial run.
has given q \ smooth start despite ths
DELAY At Athens Tuesday morning. The
train Il n tbs hands OF some OF the
60ufheruss most competent man Lauren
Foreman. OF Atlanta, publicity represen-
Nmttwa or ths Southern. has begun the
trip With the train. and VIII leave II only
when the train quits the tracks OF the
Southern. for a time at Brunswick. Not
wfthstandlng that the train has been
fravsling On branch line rails All day.
and that II started late. Il has already
caught I'D IT'S schedule and had sufficient
tine to spare for the stop a. Lavonia.
A surprisingly large crowd was waiting
tor the train at Cornelia. the second stop
OF the day. Tuesday afternoon Amateur
estima<Drs placed the size OF IL at 1000
people. as contrasted with some 1000 at
|Comnercs. the first stop Of the day. But
C0mmercs Is q larger town and Is the
center OF q more populous neighborhood
The welcoming throng az corneiia was
big. indeed. for that town Il was said
10 Be one OF the largest crowds ever
ASSEMBLED there
NAAH0& " 4AM4n LI@11&&@ AIAN @A1Q a
ntronw address OF wslcona, falling OF the
things that have been done IN fruit and
crop growing IN Habersham county. and
telling how Cornelia has grown In com
% fiysly few years 70 = town OF 1.soo
Jung the praises OF Habsrsham
which until few years ago was
hest In the whole United States.
now ranks second. one solitary
county having surpassed Il ac-
10 the most recent statistics.
psrhart accounted for this by
tsntion 20 the attitude and to-
OF the country surrounding
n elevated lakeland On which
marsh and whence come no
fogs. Mayor EbsFhart said
lsalf came TO xhs county In
IN health. And 60 he spoke
Tuesday afternoon. he was far from APP
nearing puny IN any respect. He Is one