Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-10

which the owner grew $500 bushels Of
apples IN isos, and sold them at an aver
age Of s1-2s to 81 per crate.
he said that Habersham county boasts
some OF the finest peach orchards In the
state. averaging a return OF 5000 per
acre each year. Mayor Eberhart said the
farmers of Habersham are raising larger
crops OF grain and hay now than they
ever made before. He boasted OF the col
leges ana high schools at Cornelia, show
ing that the town Is right IN the fore
front of educational advancement. BE
bade the agricultural party to invest in
Haborsham lands, and wnen they had
spent their public life to come to their
holdings In Habersham and pass the
evening OF their days.
DIR. soule, hearing one rarmer remark
ing upon the crowds In and around the
train at Cornelia, told him in q spirit Of
humor that you folks up here keep on
increasing the population 50 fast that
you. and not we. are to blame for the
crowds-"
Ths visitors admitted, Yes, sir. that's
So" Then he grinned. And I've got II
myself. - he added. "all living"
Habersham. apparently, is a great
county to live In.
WELCOME AT COMMERCE.
The first stop OF the whole long run
that the train win make was at Conn
merce. In Jackson county. where The
Jounnal-Herald tourists from New York
In 1910 were given their first taste OF
Georgia hospitality.
Coumerce came into greater fame then
than she had ever known before. be-
cause she entertained overnight whole
tour that none but fully-grown cities
,1.Ia -, Ia "a fhAn
Commerce bids for fame again by the
reception she gave the agricultural train,
Tuesday morning. She measured fully
up to her distinguished position a. the
very drst point in Georgia to be visited
By the college on wheels.
A band was waiting-the newly orga-
mixed E1remen's band The whole c0un-
trys11e from miles around had come into
town and was waiting. The population
OF the city itself was waiting. Some A.
coo people. including LOO or more that
came In from the surrounding farms,
saw the exhibits and heard the lectures
here. The school children were marched
to the train by their tutors, ana DR..
soule and Commissioner Britain talked
to them IN a vacant store room, while
their elders listened to the lecturers at
the train and inspected the exhibits.
In very truth, Commerce overwhelmed
the train. and there were hundreds who
heard and saw but little. The reason of
this was that the train organization had
not yet gotten It's work in hand BY
wednesday, things viii have bean ays-
tematazsd 50 that none win be blockad-
ed by others ahead OF him and 50 that
everybody win be reached by one or
more lecturers.
Mayor ]. B. Hardman welcomed the
train and It's party In the name Of the
city Of Commerce- DR.. L @. Hardman,
ex-representative and ex-senator, from
the side OF the machinery fat car. tn-
troduced DR.. soule. who outlined the pur-
poses OF the train.
DIT. soule showed how the funds for
the operation OF the train had been
raised. and how generously the railroads
had co-operated to make IL possible. He
showed that other donations had been
so liberal than only $500, a very small
per cent Of the whole cost had been
asked from the Etate. de said that q
conservative estimate places the number
OF people who will visit the train IN
Georgia. at not less than $4,000. He
told his bearers what they would see in
side and gave them some instructions
about getting through so they would
not block the way for their neighborA
He displayed a colored chart OF several
eneetss showing VARIOUS insect pests ana
plant diseases. He stressed the impor-
tance OF using the right kind Of fer
tiliser, attrfbuting many OF the Ills OF
plants to unsuitably prepared coils.
cABANIss SPEAKS
z Cabaniss. president Of the FmrmeEu'
union, we introduced by DR.. souie. Mr..
CAbaniss delivered q strong message 20
me farmers. He predicted that within
i've years q revolution win have taken
place IN Georgia agriculture. He said
that for one thing so much more corn
VIII be raised that the people actually md
themselves breeding hogs to eat the SUI
plus Of Il.
Luther Earod. superintendent OF ehe
Commerce public schools. and his faculty
and Is pupils. had already arrived while
this program was going On. DR.. Hard
man. seeing that tho youngsters could not
hope 20 get near the train till their elders
had been shown through. threw open the
doors Of q large storeroom beside the
tracks and the children were assembled
there. Standing. they listened 90 Informal
t&T<s BIZ Commissioner R<4ttatn and -pn.