The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-12
CROWDS VISIT
STATE SPECIAL
DESPITE RAIN
INclEmENT WEATHER DID NOT
PREvENT PEOPLE FROM Wis
TING AGRICULTURAL TRAIN.
Interesting Address Is Delivered BY
Commissioner Of Agriculture Hud-
son--various Exhibits Are Viewed
With Interest by the People.


Although the weather was unusual
ly disagreeable. drizzling rain fall
ing when the train arrived. a large
Rumber of Brunswick and Glynn coun-
ty people were present at the union
depot yesterday afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock to greet the educational train
of the Georgia agricultural college,
which Is now making a tour of the
state A large number of farmers had
come in during the day from the
country districts, and despite the in
clement weather, they waited until
3;30 O'Clock, the hour of the arrival
OF the train. when they listened to
the various addresses made and in
spected with great interest the many
exhibits carried by the train.
As soon as the train rolled into
the union depot. exactly at $3.50. del
egation of citizens boarded the pri-
vate car to extend a welcome to the
visitors who are accom- panying the
train Mayor Butts, in a short talk,
welcomed the educators to Brunswick
and Glynn county, announcing that
the people had looked forward to the
coming of bhe train with much inter-
est. The mayor introduced Prof. Hite,
who made short talk to the large
crowd present His lecture was con-
fined to an explanation of the exhib-
its carried on the educational train.
Following Prof. Hite, Commission
er of Agriculture T. G. Hudson. made
an address of about half an hour on
the possibility of the county farmers
raising anything ON the splendid soil
in this county Mr.. Hudson is famil
lar with farming in every particular.
having successfully engaged in the
business for many years. Though he
now occupies bae position of agrlcul-
ture commissioner OF the state of
Georgia. at the same time ne keeps
his large farm going and every year
raises a large crop.
Commissioner Hudson's address
was very able and forceful one He
told in plain facts and figures just
what could be done by the farmers
of Georgia. He said he appreciated
the fact that the conditions in north
and middle Georgia were different
from those in this section of the state
tut that our lands were rich and fur
tile and that good crops of almost
anything could be raised on them.
He told of Georgia's wonderful re-
sources, almost unrealized even yet,
and told one or two striking instances
10 illustrate the great waste going on
in the state each year He read a
statement based on the statistics
gathered by his own office, showing
that 11s,400 ten-ton cars of hay, $4,000
cars Of corn, 9,40O cars of oats, and
$4,000 tons of feed stuffs, all valued
at staggering total of over $124. .000.-
900, are annually shipped into Georgia
and every dollars worth Of it, said
he. can tie grown more cheaply and
better right here on the farms of the
men who buy it from the west Com
missioner Hudson said that Georgia
produces just enough butter in a
whole year to last the state one
week, and has to buy butter from 9th
er states for the other 81 weeks.
After Mr.. Hudson concluded his ad.
dress the train was opened to the
large crowd of people and all of the
EXHIBITS were examined. Aboard each
car there was an expert in his re-
spective line to lecture on the subject
and the event proved most enjoy
able one and at the same time the
many farmers who we're present learn
ed information which should prove
of great benefit to them in the fu-
ture. The visitors passed from one
car to the other and spent some lit
tie time looking over the many ex-
hibits. gpst
That this second college on
wheels" will prove of great benefit to
the farmers of Georgia there is no
doubt. The train has been on the
road for just one week, and during
that time thousands of farmers have
visited it. They are eyincing great
interest Ia the effort that is being
made to encourage farming in Geor-
gia, and it is believed that untold
good win be done along farming lines
in the state.
The train carries quite number
OF people who are connected in some
way with the agricultural department
of the state or the state school of ag-
1iculture. Among those on the train
are Commissioner of Agriculture T..