The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-08-23
ON THE HOME RUN
IS CAPT. PECK WITH
HIS TRAIN AND CREW
NOW TRAvERsiNG THE FRUIT
GROWING SECTION OF EAST
TENNESSEE.
IMMENSE SHIPMENTS TO EAST
Three Hundred and Fifty School
Children Visit the Exhibits at One
Time-Reaches People Who Would
Not Otherwise Be interested.

The agricultural train which has
been on six weeks tour of the state
is now in East Tennessee on the last
leg of the trip traversing the magnifi-
cent fruit growing portion Of that
section of the state, and the interest
seems to have grown as the advan-
tages shown have been advertised by
the reports in the newspapers where
the train has been. Capt. Peck and
his able corps of lecturers, speakers
and demonstrators have been blest
In many ways on the tour and are
coming back to the capital with the
satisfaction of knowing that they
have aroused spirit of interest and
enthusiasm with many citizens that
could not have been reached or in
terested in any other way. Mr.. Me-
roney who has been with Capt. Peck
since the train was here on the Sec
ond day of the trip, writes a letter
in which he says Of the trip in East
Tennessee:
! Hartman, Tenn, Aug. 20-The
Tennessee agricultural train is now
starting on the home run across the
Cumberland mountains. The trip on
the Cincinnati Southern or the Queen
& Crescent route as 1t is generally
known, was most successful. This
is the great fruit growing region of
East Tennessee. Along this road for
a distance of about fifty miles there
was shipped to the northern cities
this season nine hundred and fifty
car loads of strawberries and five
hundred cars Of peaches. had these
figures from the industrial agent of
the railroad. This Is certainly a
wonderful valley. There is also a
large manufacturing industry along
this railroad, in iron, the making OF
coke, lumber business, brick making,
and making tile and flower pots. The
country is thickly settled and many
prosperous towns along the route OF
this road. We find the school inter.
est in this section Is very strong and
many good school buildings. We had
yesterday at one place $50 school
children on our train at one time in
charge of their teachers. 1t is real
ly wonderful the interest the people
are taking in this train. Last night
the large theatre was filed to over
flowing and intense interest was
shown in the address Of DR.. Strain on
tuberculosis, Prof Bentley on fruits
and insects and fungus diseases ihju
rious to fruits. The lectures were IL
Illustrated with stereopticon views
The lectures Of Miss Lucy Buttorff on
home economics and Mrs. Rusk or
training of the girls for their future
life always get close attention from
the ladies'. This train Is reaching
many thousands Of farmers. theil
wives and children that could not b<
reached in any other way, and Ii
making a good impression on many
of them. Lessons are learned thai
will never be forgotten and will Ger
tainly bear fruit in the future. Ag
ricultural and educational develop
|, ment in Tennessee. There is surel!
a very great outcome to be shown II
the future of these rich mountain
valleys and the high fruit CROWNS
mountain table lands Of our state
The possibilities are almost beyon'
conception. There is no state In TIM
union with as great and varied posi-
bilities as Tennessee. Tell. the boy
to stay at home and develop the goot
things Of our state. Let the goo'
.I.. 80 papnaaaae he developed d.