Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-24
DALLAS FARMERS GREET :
{ TRAIN At NIGHT STOP
Hosts of People Paid College
on Wheels a Royal Vel
come

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DALLAS. Ga. March 2e.-Parked on
a siding at the Southern Railway de-
pot. Tie Georgia college on wheels spent
Moudny night at Dallas after busy
days Dalton, Plainville. Rockmart and
Dallas were visited in the order named.
At each CITY a rousing welcome was
Eiven the special. The crowd. at Dallas
was unusually large. and the zeal evi-
denced at the other stops was gratifying
70 TIE members OF the party aboard the
train The people living along the
Chattanooga division Of the Southern
are certainly aroused over the move
menr. and this is particularly true of
the farmers.
At. Dalton. there were present farmers
froua Whitfield. Murray, Gordon and
Catoosa counties At Plainville. Gordon
county planters predomiRated. while at
Rockmart there were present represen-
tafIves from several contiguous coun-
ties At Dallas this afternoon there
were scores OF farmers from Cobb coun-
" and hundreds from all sections Of
Pau1dlns.
Considering that the train stopped at
Rookmart, which is only Is miles dis
tant. the gathering at Dallas was all
the more remarkable. Then, too. 1t
was nearly sunset zghen the train came
70 p1lIas. yet the farmers remained
SUPER Al aOAA4AAEAR-~
q nigAt the train party was dined at
CoIinafly's hotel. and the feast was thor
ongb1y enjoyed Many prominent ctti-
zens OF Dallas and Paulding county
acted as hosts, and later all hands adj
1oufned 10 the school auditorium. TO hear
an tofatorical contest
Owing to the nearness OF night when
the. rain reached Dallas. the program
here vas restricted 10 a speech by Pro-
the 1rain: the exhibition OF the live
stork. short talks BY Professor Landess.
Dr. Eahnsen, DR.. Nighbert and Profess
sor Mart.
re train was thrown open for fnspec-
tion. and the exhibits were studied with
eaeer interest. Prof Phil Campbell, Dr.
Rrldford and Professor Martin engaged
the Boys Corn club OF Paulding county.
they were pleased with the interest the
young men and youths Of this county
are displaying in the cultivation OF corn,
and they will be disappointed If Pauld-
ing county doesn't make a fine showing
when the returns are all tn--
County School Commissioner ]. S. Tur-|
ner and Representative-electS s. ". Rags
dale met the train at Rockmart. and
came with II to Dallas Colonel Rags
dale delivered the address of welcome
on behalf OF the people OF Paulding
county.
some of those recognized at the sta
tfon among the crowd were G. w. Helm.
ex-legisIator: r. 3. Waller, editor OF
The Dallas New Era: DR.. Z. II. Robin
son. william Holland, Tom Holland, Ar
thur Crew. Judge H c. Scoggins, George
w Matthews. Bud McCard. Junior Shelf
field. Lewis Pearson. Robert Cathcart,
w. c. Spinkss Cal Harris. b. ,. Edmon-
son. Spartas Pearson. Joe Paris. ]. T.
Bahb.f Henry Cain. Rev. Lucian Roper,
George Lane, Jesse Scoggins, John
Monk. billiard Paris, Tom Gunnell, Lon
Adafr. ". "A. Foster, s n. Brown. W.
A Dodson, Henry Holland, Jesse Cole.
VIII CROWLEY. J. L Clay. John Wells.
Warn Clay. J. p. Allen. Lee Alien.
Warthen Vaughan. William Turner q.
NJ Lawrence. Thomas Sweat William
Rainwater. Monk Elsberry Con Crew.
George walsh, Arch Holland. joan Bone,
A. H. Mc8Ichen. VIII Rossin, William
SummervilIe. Rev. J. f. Adams. Joseph
Pritchett. George Pool, b. M. Hitchcock
and others.
PiainviIle. ia Gordon county. did it,
self proud in welcoming the train II.
H Brown made the. address OF Welcome.
being introduced BY the mayor z L.
Boswell others recognized were L. II.
Henley. W. G.. Tribble. editor or the
Calhoun Times; DIV. p. Floyd. w. u
Miller. A s. Thomas. H d. Franklin. W.
Miller. J. NJ Putney. ". s. Durham. J.
c. Durham. n. B. Smiley.
H F. Joyner welcomed the train at
Rockmart- He is editor OF the Rock
mart News. Others in the crowd were
C. ~ WHAT'S. william Carrollton. T. c.
Hagan. ". VI. Camp, ]. L Harris. jeff
Davis. Emery Kingsbuys J. a Morgan.
Lewis CarmichaeI. A. A. Tomlinson, T.
J. Je-kins. ]. n. Hargade. B. T.. John
son. ]. Hugh Hoge. W. Ferguson. G. r.
Morgan, d. ii. Hubbard. W. n Carroll
ton. A Farrar, N W. Mcbride. T. f.
Mcbride. Dr. w Adafr. H NJ McRae.
r =. Everett. J. r Campbell and W. z.
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