Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-21

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The educational train of the Georgia
state College of Agriculture is about to
finish its second tour through Georgia.
On Saturday of the present week at
dark it will roll into Athens for the first
time since it left that city on the It'll
of February.
Behind it, in that interim of nearly
seven weeks, it viii have reached an
audience of nearly 100000 people, scat
tered all through Georgia in town and
country from the Tennessee border to
Florida and from Alabama to California.
1t will have entered practically every
county in Georgia where railroad runs.
II win have visited every principal town
that can be reached by rail. 1t will have
travelled slightly more than 5000 miles.
Behind it there is already rolling high
a growing wave of new prosperity in
Georgia. Farmers have realized that
there is better way to farm than by
the application of mere hard labor They
have learned that there is such a thing
under the sun as brains about farming.
They have learned scores of concrete
facts, each one of which means more
wealth out of the dirt of old Georgia.
They have come into a closer and more
intimate confidence with the state coll
lege than ever before. They are dis
posed TO believe it is a worthy institu-
ton, capable of helping them in their
problems and entitled to the modicum it
receives from the state treasury every
year.
Three years ago the first train ran
through Georgia. 1t was smaller train,
modest in its program, two weeks short
err than in it's schedule. That train broke
the old crust of prejudice. 1t reached
about 10000 people.
TRAIN is APPRECIATED.
The 1911 train has found little prejudice
to combat. 1t has been appreciated and
understood from the start. 1t has reach
ed more than three times as many people
as the 1908 train, and reached them, at
that, with more equipment in the way of
exhibits and lecturers. 1t has been
operated by the extension (outside, or
field department of the State college,
under the direction of Prof. Jonas E.
Hite and the supervision of DR.. Andrew
NJ Soule. the college president. 1t has
been hauled free by the railroads of the
state, who are the first to realize and
appreciate farming prosperity.
It has had the cooperation of the state
department of agriculture. Commission
re Thomas G. Hudson has been aboard
practically without intermission through
out the wearisome work. and has made
probably 200 speeches. State veterinarian
has been a steady coworker with his
chief.
1t has had the cooperation of the
state board of entomology. DR.. e. Lee
Worsham, state entomologist, and his as
sstants, DIR. Lewis and DIR. Bradley
have taken turns at representing that
department.
Ii has had the cooperation of the
Farmers Union of Georgia. President
Emmett Cabaniss, of the union, was
aboard internationally and gave the train
all the time he could spare. Secretary
John T. Mcdaniel was another steady
worker on behalf of the union, R. F.
Duckworth, editor of the Farmers Union
News, official organ of the organization,
has spared neither time nor effort to
help. These men and their associates
wherever the train stopped, have Joined
their best efforts to help the trans
work.
GOVERNMENT CO-OPERATED.
And it has had the cooperation of the
United States government. DR.. E. Nj.
Nighbert, of the tick eradication work,
has been aboard almost the whole time.
Professors Hart and Campbell, dairy and
corn club experts. respectively, were
there as part of the extension staff, but
also as members of the United States
department of agriculture.
others almost unnumbered-railroa
officials. town officials, and local lead
ers, unofficial workers. and others
have given the train their best indorse-
ment: the Endorsement of hard work cor
daily done.
The press of Georgia has unanimously
appreciated the purposes of the train
and has given it almost priceless pub
licity in their news columns.
The Journal has had a STAFF represent
alive aboard constantly since the train
started from Athens, as it had on the
1908 train, giving to it's readers the only
complete account of the trains Journey
ings from start to finish.
The movement is something big. 1t
means much to Georgia. The Journals
policy has been that it could not stint its
own contribution of ala as a newspaper.
-4NISHING SCHEDULE
Tomorrow. Monday morning. the train
rolls out of Rome, where it is spending
today. on it's last week of work.
Following is its remaining schedule:
Monday-Dalton, Plainville, Rockmarl
Dallas.
Tuesday-Powder Springs. Douglasville,
villa Rica, Tallapoosa.
-Wednesday-Cant Jasper, Ellijay,
Blue Ridge.
Thursday Marietta. Gainesville, Fair
mont. Chatsworth.
Friday = Lawrencevine. Loganville,
Winder.
Saturday-Elberton, Colbert, Jefferson.
From Jefferson the train will return
to the State College of Agriculture at
Athens. whence II started, and where fits
workers will be received with the open
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