Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-10
Jenkins County Gives
Train R0uSing Welcome
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MILLEN, Ca, March livery section
of Jenkins county was well represented
in the gathering of $500 or more people
that met the agricultural train here
Tuesday morning. and gave 1t rousing
reception. Quite a program had been
planned, but when the train arrived they
decided to cut 1t short so as to give the
people the full benefit of the stop.
Mayor Ira o. Parker made the welcome
address in behalf of the town. He spoke
briefly and to the point. o. b. Aaron,
state senator-elect from the 18th district.
followed with a short talk in which he
expressed Jenkins countys alert interest
in the train, and said that the farmers
were rapidly coming abreast Of progress
sive methods and ideas
On the platform as a reception commit
tee, in addition to the mayor and sena-
tor were R. G. Daniel, ex-representa-
tive of Jenkin~ county; A. s. Anderson
and Joe p. Applewhite, chairman of the
county commissioners.
DIR. Soule made the first talk. He was
in fine speaking trim, and drove every
point home with convincing force. His
audience was composed entirely of adults.
the school children having gone back to
see the exhibits, and he was given the
closest attention throughout.
After explaining the general details of
the train and it's purpose and its prao-
tical benefit TO the farmers, he laid par
ticular stress on the main features, such
as analysis of soil, rotation of crops and
more careful breeding of stock.
In addition to raising a great deal
of cotton, Jenkins county is keeply con-
cerned about increasing the yield of corn
per acre. There is wideawake corn club
among the school children, and another
for the adults. The Bank OF Millen has
ofe1 IN, tyA1H he he
corn this year, and the Morton Oil mill
will give a similar prize. Hence the
corn exhibit was one that caught every
body's attention, old and young alike,
and much practical benefit was derived
from the specimens, lectures, literature,
etc.
Following are a few of the representa-
tive farmers who helped TO make the
MiIlen stop a success: HI. M. Turner, s.
B. A. Wallace, John Z. Parker, Z. 0.
Mays, w. j. Aaron. Harrison Parker,
George w. Reynolds, John L. Kent,
Frank Peel, Schuyler Reynolds, d. w.
Virgins, s. r. Rhodes. II. v. Bareheld,
g. w. Belcher, John +. Bates, @. w.
Aycock, j. w. Jones, F. w, Rabitsch, S.
M. Burkem, John l.. Bragg, e. NJ.
Chance, G. H. Peel, c. NJ. Poythress,
r. II. Parker.
One of the clincher arguments in DR..
SOule s ADDRESS was the StOTy Oh hOW
experiments with yard manure at the
state College of Agriculture had actually
benefited a farmer 81 per acre who oper-
ates 1000 acres of land. This impressed
the farmers instantly, and they showed
that not only in their faces, but later,
when going through the show cars, they
all stopped long time at the farm inn
plement exhibit, to closely inspect the
model manure distributor in opera
ton.
AS the result of work by w. V. La
nier. school commissioners of Jenkins
county. the school children played
prominent and important part in the re-
ception here. He went to every school in
the county advertising the train in adj
vance and gave a holiday so the pupils
could come to Millen More than so per
cent of all the rural schools were here
en- masse, the pupils of each school wear
ing badges Jenkins county is only five
years old but IN that time every old
schoolhouse but two has been replaced
with modern building and entirely new
equipment has been installed.
Perhaps the most conspicuous feature
of the big crowd was the Millen High
school, headed by the principal. Prof.
w l. Newsome, and the members of his
faculty The students marched in body
and banked behind them were the young
people, and completely surrounding them
were the citizens of Jenkins county.
farmers their wives and their chill
dren.
The Farmers union of the county was
also out in full force.