The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-17
Large Number Hear
Experts on Farm Work

CONTINUED from FIRST Paxe1
up in Florida left the station of the
Atlantic Coast Line at Gainesville on
| schedule time at o'clock this (Wed-
| nesday) morning. Notwithstanding the
early hour and a drizzling rain, the
enthusiasm of the people was not
| dampened, and three rousing cheers
went up as the train slowly pulled
| away.
| This train is operated by the At
| lantic Coast Line, in cooperation with
the agricultural department OF the
University Of Florida, furnished and
| equipped by the university, and it may
| be said with impunity that no better
/ Of Its kind was ever seen in the south
ern states. This rolling palace Of in
| formation to the farmer consists of
| five cars, representing the farming
and stock raising industries of Flor
| ida, all exhibits being carefully ar
ranged by experts in their various
| lines from the experiment station and
agricultural department Of the uni
versity. It is being operated under the
| supervision Of President A. A. Muir
| phree, Of the university, who is &C
companied by a number of experts in
| charge of the various exhibits; T. M.
Cox. soliciting agent of the Southern
| Express Company; L. u. Hansell,
| trainmaster, and Wilbur Mccoy, agri-
| cultural and immigration agent of the
! Atlantic Coast Line, respectively, and
is in charge of Conductor A. F. Chris
| tie. The party will be Joined on Sat
urday by Director P. H. Rolls, of the
experiment station, who was unfor-
| tCnately called out of the state on
| business few days ago. No more
| thoroughly posted man along agricul-
| tural lines than Director Rolls, who
has accomplished, by persistent and
| continuous effort hp
benefit of the farmer, horticulturist
| and stockmen of Florida.
INSPECTED THE TRAIN.
On Tuesday afternoon at Gaines
vile, prior to the departure of the
train on Wednesday morning, the peo-
pie of the University City were per-
mitted to visit the cars and inspect
| the exhibits. The train was placed
| at the passenger station, and from to
$3.50 o'clock hundreds of visitors, as
| well as several hundred of the school
| children, were instructively enter
tanned. This afforded an excellent
| opportunity for, the country people,
as circuit court is in session and a
great many from every section of the
county were in the city. They seemed
! deeply impressed with the exhibits.
Following this inspection, meeting
| was held at the court house, Hon.
Nat P. Bryan being the speaker of
the day. In presenting the senator,
| President Murphree took occasion to
make a brief address explaining the
nature Of the meeting. He explained
| that this was the first agricultural
| demonstration train ever made up in
| Florida, and dwelt for a few moments
| upon the good which must necessarily
| accrue to the farmers and stockmen
| of Florida from the result of it's work
| He commended the action of the leg
| islature in passing a law permitting
/ p0mDaninS a
| train service, and said that the VEN
| ture was made possible largely through
| the generosity of the officials of the
| Atlantic Coast Line, who furnished
| the train and the service at consider
| able expense to the road. President
| Murphree apologized for the absence
| of the governor and attorney general,
| both of whom were expected but were
| delayed on account of pressing mat
| tiers at the last moment. He then, in a
most complimentary manner presented
| Senator Bryan, to whom he referred
| as a faithful friend of the university,
| for four years a member of the board
| of control, and one who had lived to
| see his wishes gratifed, as he had
always been in favor and an advo-
| cate of agricultural demonstration
| trains.
SENATOR BRYAN cHEERED.
AS Senator Bryan advanced to the
rostrum he was greeted with enthu
siastic applause, which was gracefully
| acknowledged. After telling his hear
| ers how glad he felt to be with them,
the speaker stated that he had just
had the pleasure of inspecting the
| train, and he congratulated the uni
| versity and the agricultural depart
ment on it's magnificent equipment,
and he hoped that people in every
| section of the state through which it
passed would give sufficient time and
| take sufficient interest to derive the
benefit for which it was intended. He
also commended the generosity of the
officials of the Atlantic Coast Line in
| supplying the train and service with
Florida, for the enlightenment of
| whom it was inaugurated.
Senator Bryan delivered a most in
teresting and instructive address, in
| which he submitted some surprising
figures relative to the agricultural in
dustry of the nation, in which he
showed that the United States was
decreasing in the production of staple
| crops in proportion to the gain in
population. The three leading crops
corn, wheat and cotton-is in pro-
portion so per cent of the entire agri-
cultural production of the country.
The south, he declared, raises so per
cent of the cotton of the world and
exports so per cent of what it pro-
duces.
In conclusion, the speaker referred
to the Importance of raising more on
smaller tracts by scientific methods,
and advised the young men to let the
city alone and stay on the farm, where
they could live the most independent,
the most healthful and the happiest
lives in the world.
| THE FIRST STOP.
| The train arrived at Lake Butler,
the first stop, at S:15, where a large
| number of citizens of that section OF
Bradford county were in waiting, and
extended a most cordial welcome. One
of the noticeable features of this
| maefinp WAS the nrasence of two or