The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-15
Enthusiastic Meeting Held in The
Annexed District
VOTE TAKEN ON SUBJECT
And Practically Every Voter Present
Raised His Hand as an Endorsement
Of Establishing the Imstituiion-Ad-
yantages Of the School Told In u
Number OF Able Addresses.

qualified voters OF the newly created
township of Carr were in attendance
at the farm-lifc school rally held at
the South View school Friday after
noon They assembled after dinner
from all parts Of the county on foot
BY twOs and threes. In buggies with
their wives and sisters and daughters
and sweethearis and no more enthu-'
siasiic or better attended meeting of
voters was held in the township even
in the times Of heated political CAM
paigns. And when a vote on the
question Of farm-life school was called
BY Colonel Bennehan Cameron at the
conclusion OF the meeting there was
no; single vote against the school
and practically all Of the voters pres
ent voted emphatically In favor Of
the establishment Of the institution.
The speakers of the day we're Col
onel Bennehan Cameron. Professor c.
W. Massey. NJ TT NJ German, Mr. p.
c. Graham. DR.. r. Z. Nichols. and Mr.
G. W. Stallings.
The meeting was called 10 order by
DIR. r. T. Nichols. who resides in Carr
township, and who. like all the other
members Of his profession living in
the country districts. is acting as tae
leader in the progressive movement
DR.. Nichols first introduced Professor
c. W. Massey
Professor Massey
Professor Massey divided his his
course of the proposition into two
general heads: What Is the Farm
Life SCHOOL," and what Benefits will
be Derived from the Schooly' He ex-
plained the whole plan Of the school
in detail and told the farmers in an
impressive straight forward manner
the immense practical benefits that
they would derive from the school.
He declared that The establishment
q the school viii mean that the
weather yancs Of our school houses
vii be pointed toward the farm in
stead Of III city
= believe that Il Is the best thing
that has been presented 10 us in a
generation. Il Is bound to revolution
lie tanning within q few years"
Interesting Statistics.
General Julian ). Carr sas TO have
delivered an address Il the meeting.
but ~ Vas unavoidably detained at
hl4 farm. and sent Mr.. T. NJ German
n his stead. ar German presented
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tisues which had been prepared for
General Cars speech 10 regard TO
the school Mr.. German showed that
the actual amount Of tax which Carr
township would pay toward the school
would BE- exactly 1882. There Is
not but one township outside Of Dur
ham township that would pay more
Than 500 per year In additional tax
- = TIE school were established
Durham township would pay about
$500 IN additional taxes. and all Of
ihe other townships together would
pay only about $500 The people 81
the outside townships would receiv,
tn greater pari q the benefits iron
ths school while me people 81 Dur,
ham would receive 10 direct benefit
NJ. 4. G. t.rsham
Mr. r. & Graham presented th'
proposition IN bis usual accurate aas
impressive manner He explained II
detail me uorkinxs Of the Law and til,
various WORKINGS u tha scheme a
oufiincd 10 ibs special sci Of tn
legislature
History ~ The lei.
q romalned Tor c0lonei Bcnnehmai
Cameron 3 arouse The greatest en-
thnaiasm I'll rt4i we'd fhe history D
iha biii = passed ~ the legislature
The whole scheme originated from
elait ~ Secretary Wilson 81 the rnitel
states department of agriculture 1
lsalelga - TIE gasai Of Colonel Came
ron On bis return 70 Washington
seasiarY Wilson gave oai ~ inter
YEA IL which b. deplDfed the feat
fui iarE q ssiestihg agriculture
worth Carolina II keeping Win ID
suggestion u Secretary Wilson. Col
oHgl Cameron aud 3 number Of gtbe
farmefs determined u provide %
10 establishment % the farTn-lli
schools throughout the state Tn
special 81 q me legislature sas n
result 81 their Efforts.
Durham t0unfs has always pride
htrseli u being n the lead. sal
Colonel Cameron. -li sns IA ID kee
ii he Lad We must establish "a
fsrm.iiie school
Vote Taken.
al ne conclusion ~ bis addres
Colonel Cameron called for q vote Q
the school The Meihodisis have
way ~ andlag onf h0g many peopI
want 70 70 70 he'll. tani 70 end 0,
how many people here this afternOO
want ihls iarm.iife school
There Was an almost unanimoU
raising u hands II favor 81 the seho'
and nti i single hand raised again
II After sht men had voted. Colon
Cameron took 3 s0fe 0f ne ladi'
present 70 determine how many a
slFpd il gAke the domestic seians
eourse ii the school Every lad
s.fzaonf soiiae a WoIl a old vote