The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-01-26
RocKRoAp FARM.

columbia, Tenn, Jan. %, 49,
That the Negroes of Tennessee are
returning to the soil is clearly evil
denced by the efforts of Mr.. N. Thorn
as Caruthers, who has recently open
ed a model farm about four miles
from this city.
Mr.. Caruthers was born and reared
at Columbia. He graduated from
the High School here, after which
he took a college course in Roger
Williams University at Nashville, |
Tenn. He then took postgraduate
course at Amherst Agricultural and
Mechanical College in Massachusetts.
His record in that institution was
so brilliant that the trustees of the
Industrial and Manual Training Col
lege, of New Jersey, located at Bor-
dentown were attracted by this
young man, and at once set about
to secure his services for that in
stitution.
Mr.. Caruthers was selected to sue
coed a man much older than him
self, and who had had many years
of experience in handling a college;
but the trustees of the institution,
recognizing in this young man rare
ability, while they had nothing against
the then present incumbent, desired
to secure a man who could Put the
institution on a higher plain.
Mr. Caruthers took hold of the In
dustrial School in New Jersey, and
in a short while proved to the trus-,
tees and the people in the state that
he had the proper training and also
the adaptabiity to put their school
in the front ranks of industrial in
situations.
His success there was marvellous;
so much so that the Industrial Col
lege of New Jersey attracted the at
tention of the people of the East
But Mr.. Caruthers was not satisfied
with. being president of a college. He
remembered his home state; and he
realized that if he could make sew
eral thousand dollars year for the
state of New Jersey on their school
farm, he could do equally as we'll or
better for Caruthers on the fertile
soil of his native state. So he turn
ed his attention back to Maury Coun-
ty, Tennessee.
In looking around, he selected a
sight 'about four miles from Column
bia He remembered what he had
seen in his boyhood days; carloads
of potatoes. the finest produced in
the South, shipped out from Column
bia to all parts Of the country; fine
poultry of all kinds, that command
ed the best prices in the East; cattle
that took the first premiums of the
markets of the country; and the vari
GUS products raised on the farm he
remembered seeing in his home Coun
ty of Tennessee produced in abund
ance. The thought came to him thai
he should allow the first law of ma
ture to govern him: viz, self-preserv
alton. And he also remembered tha
there are scores of Negroes in Ten
nessee who have farms, and who are
having fair success, but that they are
not prepared to keep abreast Of thu
times along agricultural lines. HI
realized that while he was makinI
money for himself he could also b.
of benefit to his fellowmen. So h
resigned his position as president o
the school in New Jersey and settled
on his farm in Maury County. In
few months he has revolutionize'
things in that section of the State
and Rockford Farm promises to b.
one of the garden spots Of the South
When Mr.. Caruthers was seen Il
Nashville sometime ago he was driV
ing two of the finest thoroughbre
steeds ever seen in this section. H
did not look like a man who wa
recently president of college, 0u
a dignified farmer with a knowledg
of what he was setting about to dc
He had driven this span of horse
from Madisonville, KY, to Nashville
on his way to Columbia. His WACO
was loaded with modern farming in
Elements; and it could be seen at
glance that tho man was determine
TO get from the soil the best it ca
WELD. He made several purchase
before reaching Columbia and sine
settling on his farm, has been a COZ
slant visitor to this city, purchasin
tho very best farm seeds and impl'
means. Roclrroad Farm is locate
on the L. e. N Railroad and a st;
ton is nearby, and it goes withor
saving that many visitors will b
attracted to this modern farm col
Quoted by one of the brilliant son
of Tennessee.
, The congenial wife of Mr., Carutl
ers is one of Columbia's daughter
and was for number of years
teacher in the public schools. Sh
is also a graduate of Roger William
University, of Nashville, which ado
increased dignity to RoclSroad Farm
The Negroes of this section wi
gain new inspiration from the effor
of this trained and educated farmer
and it is safe to say, that Mr.. Carut
ors' influence will be felt throughol
the state, as it is believed he will
able to prove to the Negroes of TIE
nessee that farming is the leading /
dustrv of the world, and is safer tha
banking or any of the lines of cor
mercial pursuit.
Big Show, "The Adiuster,"
Johnson's Theatre, Friday evenin
February @ 1912
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