Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-28
.ELBERTON GREETs TRAIN
ON ITS LAST DAYS RUN
School Children Meet College
on Wheels and Eagerly
See Exhibits
av RoaERs wrrTTER.

ELBERTON, Ga, March 25.-This Town
and this county fully measured up to
expectations in the welcome they gave
the agricultural train Saturday morning.
Despite the earliness of the hour there
was a gathering of more than 2,50o peo-
pie at the depot when the train arrived
and a great many more came in time to
hear a profitable part of the program
CHILDREN MEET TRAIN.
The school children of the town assem-
bled as though it were not Saturday
and marched to the train in a body. The
biggest part of the town population
turned out. Business practically came
to a standstill and from all sections of
farmers to listen to what the experts
had to tell them. to inspect the live
stock on the train and to view the ex-
hibits
w. F. Jones. clerk of the court and
leading citizen, gave one of the most
excellent welcome addresses the train
has heard He spoke of the important
part of agriculture plays in the worlds
civilization and development of Georgia's
,matchless resources.
To the agricultural college, to Dr. Soule
and his co-workers and to Commissioner
Tom Hudson he paid a glowing tribute
The conclusion of his speech was IAN
original poem praising the train.
The reception committee consisted OF
representative men both from town and
county points, are follows: Mayor J.
NJ. Wester. Mayor Pro Tenn. NJ. J. Brown
z. w. Copeland and w. E, wallace. Of
the city council; w. o. Jones, president
of the chamber of commerce; L. II. O.
Martin, an ex representative. and George
c. Grogan. judge of the city court.
A few of the prominent farmers who.
by their presence and by the close at
tention they gave to every feature OF the
program, contributed to the success or
the Elberton stop, were as follows: ..
p Oglesby. c. H. Allen, A. P Deadwyl-
er. L. A. Ficquett, w. H. Adams, ID. ].
Pitts, S. H. Jones, ]. n. Adams, Pope
Webb. d. E. Mann, F. o. Bailey. w. NJ.
Johnson Maxwell, w. E. Teasley. II. s.
Hason. Edward ChiIds. Amos Adams.
Coy Hudgens, T. j. Carithers, q. L.
Helndon and Jasper Bryan.
GOOD OF COLLEGE.
OF the practical good the agricultural
college is doing the farmers were told
by Dr. Soule. Recently they had an
instance OF InlS right mere at EIO5rfOns
The farmers wrote the college that some
one was poisoning their mules. The coll
lege sent a, veterinarian and he Discovers
ed that it was not poison, but mouldy
fodder they had been feeding which caus-
ed the appalling losses.
The farmers were urged to run an ex-
cursion to Athens next summer ard 90
over the college farm. The need for an
appropriation to make complete survey
OF Georgia soils was impressed upon
them. Use of more fertilizer. higher
grade fertilizer and getting soil and plant
| in the proper relation were the main
points stressed under the general sub
ject of soils with a convincing plea that
/ they pillow deep so as to set free the in
ert elements of plant food below the
surface. and to hold the water. Commits
sioner Hudson made a forceful talk on
the necessity for developing the farm for
/ getting the business men interested in
the welfare of the farmer, for educating
the farmer boys how to farm intelligent
ly and scientifically and for a general
awaiting on agricultural lines. The live
stock were given especially close at
tention and so was the poultry.
From Elberton the train will double
back up the Seaboard railroad to Colbert
for the second stop of the day and from
there back through Athens and over the
Gainesville Midland to Jefferson for the
last stop of the day and the close Of the
tour. The scheduled hour of arriving in
Athens Saturday night is O'Clock.