Henderson gold leaf., 1911-07-13
GREAT DAY FOR THE FARMERS.

/ SIObS. lOuI bOl III vi 1AChoNi C'A',
was one OF the most successful, en-
joyable and largely attended affairs
of the sort ever held in Vance cOun-
ty The large gathering was vari-
ously estimated at from 300 to
1000 people. 1t was composed
principally of farmers and their fam
lilies, and was one of the most pros
/ porous looking crowds that has been
seen together in the county in long
time. The arrangements for the big
picnic and public speaking were fine,
and it was well managed throughout.
Probablya q finer and more abundant
public dinner was never spread any
where in the county.
From all parts of the county
Thursday morning wagons, surries
and buggies loaded with prosperous
looking farmers and their families
might be seen in great numbers GO
ing along the public highways, all
headed toward COOper's grove, a
centrally and conveniently located
point in the county, as we'll as an
ideal place for holding a great picnic
and public speaking like this one
was. There i'll an unusually large
grove OF spreading trees the farmers
of Vance county and their families
were assembled for a day of profit
and pleasure Each of the eighteen
different local unions in the county
was we'll represented.
The exercises of the day were open
ed with an earnest prayer by Rev.
Mr.. Lloyd, of Nash county. Hon.
W. B. Daniel, president of the Vance
county union, followed with a brief
bot very appropriate talk, and an
nounced that the speaker of the day
would be introduced by Mr.. ]. T. B.
Hoover, vice president of the Vance
county Union. Mr. Hoover first
took occasion to thank the members
J of Henry l.. Wyatt Camp Confederate
Veterans for their presence in their
uniforms, and as commander of the
camp thanked the Vance county Tn.
ion for the most cordial invitation
to the veterans to be present. In
= his most pleasing manner, Mr.. HOOv-
: er then introduced as the speaker Oi
: the day Hon. H. Q, Alexander, presi
dent of the State Farmers Union.
! DR.. Alexander is one of the best in
/ formed men in the State OF the prin
cipals and purposes OF the Farmers
. Union, the needs of the farmers, anC
the great economic questions OF the
/ day. He is also one of the most en-
tertaining and instructive speakers
r in the State, and his speech on this
occasion was everything that cOulC
! have been expected from a man o
) his broad information and ability
? Dir. Alexander is not a speaker of the
sprpad-eagle variety and he makes
no attempts at displays ofelOquenee
I but his addresses are always brim
1 ming full of common sense and prac
3 tical everyday thought 1t is there
fore no trouble to him to hold the
: undivided attention of those who
: are seeking light .on the great eco
nOmic questions of the day.
t Himself a leading farmer of Meek
: lenburg county, DR.. Alexander il
2 thoroughly familiar with all the con
5 ditiOns prevailing in the rural dis
: tricts, the needs of the farmers anC
: the many perplexing problems Will
which they have to contend, and nc
: speaker can paint a more interesting
1 and striking word picture OF The
: great possibilities of the farmers o
e the land under the wise guidance o
] a strong and well directed farmers
: organization such as it is hoped anC
r planned to make of the Farmers
4 Union. He believes, as do many
: other wise and long sighted farmers
s all over the country, that the onl,
;. hope of the farmers is in OrganiZa
e tiOn and cooperation, and he mos
e earnestly urged upon the farmers o
: Vance county that they all come to
: gether and work together for thei
mutual advantage.
The speaker entered strong pie;
for more of the mOdern-day cOnven
fences in the farmer S home, for mor'
up-tO-date farming machinery an'
n appliances, and for more scipntifi
n and intelligent farming methods. III
II showed the necessity and advantage
: of labor saving devices both on tn
It farm and in the home for the pur
pose eOflightening the burden of dali
Z. toll on both the farmer and his wifi
d and daughters, to the end that farm
u life may become more attractive an,
Y pleasant and less irksOme. HecOnl,
u see no good reason why the farm
|, home should not be made lust as at
/ tractive as the city home or VIII
l. farm life should not be made Just a
p inviting as city life. Lastly he plead
d ed with the farmers to raise thei
own living at home and to quit buy
s ing it at the stores, showing cOnclus
( lively that the farmer can never hop
d to be independent until he adopt
t. this course. 1t was great speec
s. and was highly appreciated by a
l. who heard it.
1t A table had been erected for eac
l. local union in the county, and at tn
: conclusion of the speaking these wer
)t fairly loaded down with all the goo
l. things to eat that the farm is car
le able of producing. Around these tn
l. feasters gathered and partook t
Is their full satisfaction of one of tn
most sumptuous and abundant pub
q lie dinners ever spread in the county
J. Dinner over, it was announced tha
g other speeches were to be made a
Is the stand, and as soon as the crow,
l. had assembled Mr.. Hoover present
t. ed one of the county's best know
It and most influential citizens, Mr.. /
le y. Cooper, who made a most inter
II esting and appropriate talk on tn
k growth and progress of Vance cOuu
l, ty, and especially emphasizing th
le harmony that exists among all it
people. Other we'll known citizens {
e the county were called for but excu,
d ed themselves.
e Everybody pronounced the occa
d sion a great success in every detail
e and thoroughly enjoyable affai
: from start to finish.
|, kittrell News Notes.
s kittrell beat Oxford at baseb all Satul
{ day by score of six to five.