Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
FARM TRAIN WINS DIG
OVATION AFTER WRECK
Banquet at Washington,
Lunches. and Bouquets at
CraWfordviIle
az ROGERS w1NrER.

WASHINGTON, Ga. March 10.-The
town of Washington and the county of
Wilkes gave the agricultural train a well
come thoroughly in keeping with their
traditional hospitality. They met the
day night and carried the party in auto
mobiles to the Hotel Johnson, where a
magnificent banquet was served in honor
of the party and honor of the farmers OF
Wilkes and Lincoln counties.
Friday morning they turned out an au-
dience of more than 1000 representative
people, who listened to the various talks
with keen and intelligent interest, and
inspected in a way that showed they
were bent on getting real benefit from
every part Of the train.
The banquet was an occasion long to
be remembered by all present. TheIparty
from the train numbered about 20. There
was nearly 200 farmers and business
men present The banquet was given by
the citizens of Washington.
The arrangement committee who work
ed out all the details in fine shape con-
sisted of George NJ. Dubose, Wilkes
county's representatives. G. A. Green and
Boyce Ficklen, Jr., the editor of the
Washington Reporter; Col. Frank III. c.
Colley, a leading lawyer and a former
islature, who spoke the address of well
come at banquet 1t was a character
istic after-dinner speech, full of bright
remarks and glowing with cordial hos
pitality.
DIR. Soule replied in a happy vein.
Then Dr. Nigbert, the government sx
pert on live stock and cattle tick Grad
ication, made one of the hits Of the
evening with a realistic imitation OF
tV,Oc hun p n Re- rIrCl q 10 mas
POSTMASTER. The other speakers were
as follows: Brantley Galloway,
Wilkes county farmer, whose ancestors
have lived on the same farm since
the revolutionary war; Dr. w. B.
Crawford, a prominent physician OF
Lincoln county; Commissioner Tom q.
Hudson. Congressman-elect Tribble and
Samuel Wooten. a leading farmer.
The menu was as fine as one sees ht
ice was excellent.
All the. speeches were witty clio
quent and full of practical good sense.
Friday morning dawned bright and
fair and a s o'clock the program start
ed on the platform car Of the train.
There was little preliminary ceremony
DIR. Soule made the first speech. lie
talked on the subject of soil and TIE
/ Importance of supplying all the neces-
sary elements of plant rood% lie
/ stressed the value of COW peas for
the soil when turned under, the value
of yard manure and the vita. need for
analysing the soil After him Profess
sor Landess gave an interesting and
most helpful talk on sheep. hogs and
poultry. DR.. Nighbert closed with
talk on cattle and on tick eradica zion.
Wilkes county raises more cotton by
far than anything else, but the farm
ers are progressive and are rapidly
coming around to crop rotation.
A flourishing corn club has boon
organized with J. l.. Burgett as presi-
dent. and is doing good work. Cash
prizes of more than $3.50 viii be give,,
away this fall.
Poultry raising Is another industry
that is making big money in WiIkcS
county. Mrs. II. T. Galloway sells y
900 eggs per week. Miss Ids Alsxare
der has big farm.
School children were much in >ev
dence at the train. County School Com
missioner ]. NJ. Htner and F. H. IIe..-
ry. principal of the Washington aigh
scnool. piloted the 500 pupils OF this
institution through the train.
Among the representative farmers NJ
Wilkes and Lincoln counties who neip-
ed make the Washington stop a success