Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-24
COBB COUNTY FARMERS
WELCOME FARM TRAIN
interesting Speeches Made by
Agricultural Experts on
Board


POWDER SPRINGS. Ca. March H.
Fully 1000 people. mostly farmers from
surrounding sections of Cobb county, met
the agricultural special when it rolled
into Powder Springs this morning at
$3.50 o'clock. The stop was one Of the
earliest ever made by the train, and the
crowd was one OF the largest and most
enthusiastic 1t has encountered at such
an early hour. The special spent the
night at Dallas, and the IL miles here
was made in few minutes.
SCHOOL TURNS OUT.
Prof. H. r. Hunt. principal of the
Seventh District Agricultural college,
welcomed the train upon it's arrival. All
of the pupils of the agricultural school
were also at the train, as were the chill
dren of the Powder Springs public schools
and most of the citizens of the little
city.
The district agricultural school is loca-
ted about two miles from Powder
Springs, and has enrolled this year 150
pupils Professor Hunt made it a part
of the days work for the students to in
spect the train, and tomorrow every boy
and girl In the school will be required
to write an essay on their impressions
of the train, the speeches and the ex-
hibits. The professor says the people of
Cobb county are awake to the import
ance of improved methods in agriculture
and that rapid strides are being made by
the farmers.
w. B. Wilson, manager of the Ander-
son stock farms, which are located be-
tween here and Marietta, met the train
with several specimens Of live stock from
the farm, and they attracted much at
tention and a great deal of favorable
comments. The Anderson farm is max
ing a speciality of breeding Hereford
beef cattle. The farm is assured of
success. 1t now has about 70 head OF
cattle, many OF them of pure breed.
The Anderson farm is also breeding
mules, and had several fine brood mares
on exposition at Powder Springs this
morning.
DR. NJ. T. flanagan, teacher of animal
husbandry at the state college, joined
the train this morning, and at Powder
Springs talked on beef and dairy cattle
and stock breeding.
Professor Hite, who stocked the hog
exhibit, talked of agriculture in general
and dwelt upon the several exhibits
aboard the train.
DIR. Nighbert Interested the crowd in
the eradication of the cattle tick. and Mr..
Landress talked poultry.
Col. Thomas G. Hudson made an earn
ing.
While Cobb county people predominated
In the crowd there were many represen-
tatives from Douglas ana Paulding coun-
ties on hand. The communities of Hi
ram. McIand, Austell, Due West and
Dallas, as well as Lost Mountain and
Duncan's settlement were well represent
ed.
Some of those recognized at Powder
Springs were NJ 7. Marchman, mayor;
Dave Miller, Homer Lewis, T. N. Camp
C. A Camp, Jim Lindley, j. e. McKin-
ney. r. D. Moon, c. E. Edwards, A. ID.
Turner, ]. e. cree1, G. DAVIS. A. P. Rice,
r. r. Petree, r. t. Hill, Walter Rice,
20. J. Estes, w. J. Tapp, Ed Appling,
r. w. FIN. r. Dobbs, FELTON, Dobbs, HI.
Ilnsford. w r. King, z. A. Kemp, W..
j. Rollins, w. A. Hill, VIII Butner, j. T..
Kemp. H. vanzsnt, w. A. Nelson, I. b..
Moon, John l.. Butner and others.
There were present many ladies, among
them Mesdames Ida Florence, Will But
ner. Dave Miller, j. A. Lomis, ]. #. p.
LindIey, Willie Mckinney, Lump Lam
drum, Henry Booker, Harry Michial,
Hans Baggett, Mitch Lindley, Bunnie
Smith, Homer Lewis, ]. S. Bookhart.
Jennie Iindley, John Mckinney, j. A.
LAWS, w. ]. Tapp, ]. w. Rice, j. T..
lookout, Ben Starr. Henry Hunt, Misses
Estelle Leake, Ella Baggett, Matte Bag
gett, Corrine Bennett, Kate Ward, Jen-
ME MCGOWAN, Ethel Butner, LORNA Van
rant, Josie Vaughan, Leona Mann, Dovy
lookout, Della Nestlehutt, Lillian STAN
sell, Maud Lee Oglesby, Bessie Rags
dale Matte Weldon. Linnie Feldon, En-
ma Lomis, Hattie Lewis. Ethel Lindley,
Nina Murray, Ruth Spratlfn, Edith Bag
gett, Edna May Mann, Sid Vaughan, Sal
lie Lewis.