Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29
SEED CORN AND SNOW BANKS
Farmers in Eastern Nebraska Brave
Drifts to Hear Gospel.
INTEREST 0vERcoMES WEATHER
darlington Traia Gets Crowd After
81 Gess Under Roadway and In
terest shown by Farmers
Is Intense.


ssrd OF the early part OF the week the
crowds which have been turning out for
the seed corn train. which is being run
through the eastern portion Of Nebraska,
are exceeding the expectation Of the most
sanguine.
snowdrifts neeessitated a postponement
Of three lectures Monday morning. the
train opening at Ashland. instead OF al
Piattsnouth. as originally planned.
At Ashland the smallest crowd OF the
trip so far was met. this being due. the
farmers say, to the drifting Of the snow,
which made roads impossible. but every
mothers son OF them was a farmer, some
coming for four and five miles One VINO
accompanied the train to Ithaca said he
walked three miles to hear the gospel OF
good seed corn preached. Had the ROADS
been good, he said. every farmer within
radius OF ten miles would have been In
for the lecture.
After leaving Ashland, the turnout was
gradually better until Malmo was reached
where more than 30 people crowded into
the two cars. AT Malmo the train was met
with the town band. which whoopcd her
up In great shape. Many school children
clamored for admission TO the cars the
public schools being dismissed for the oe-
casion. After laying over at Ashland the
train got away to an early start TUESDAY
morning, making It's first stop at futan'
where seyenty-flye greeted the train The
lecture was given at SD.
Farmers Interested.
One interesting feature OF the erow~
that are greeting the train is that W per
cent are farmers, who come from DIS
tances Of three to five miles. Wrthou'
exception, they come TO learn. NO whefe
along the route has an ankindly ieehns
heen expressed. Instead, the farmers are
thankful that the business men OF onana
take sufficient interest in them TO pro-
vide ways and means for an avoidance
az "A possible loss in the corn crop.
IT know that some are sseptiea'' sau
a farmer from Fremont, who Joined the
train AT Yutan. So interested was ne
that he made the trip listening to three
lectures. some feel that the Omaha m
t,re-ts have a personal axe to grind
he went on. but these fellows are is"
ana far between. A far as the farmers
are concerned. no better work could be
done than that which the Commercial e'uo
Of Omaha has made possible We Know
what Il is being done and We are saus-
fed"
th.,retIor Avery ON Train.
Samuel Avery, chancellor OF the Oni-
yerslty Of Nebraska, Joined the Train ~
Ashland Monday night and took his turn
with the lecturers on Tuesday. The
chancellor Is an enthusiastic corn man
and got Ia the game good and fast rish'
from the jump. The chancellor and frof'
Pugsley are well known TO the farmers
in this section. having accompanied a
former seed corn train In this section
The speaking staff on the train con-
slsts OF Prof. CIV. Pugsley. head OF the
extension department of the state uni
yersIty; Chancellor Avery. Prof. L. l.
zook of Washington. ID. c.. corn expert
for the Department Of Asncuiture' Prot
c. w. Filiey OF the Peru normal and H.
CLYDE FIlley OF the farm extension DC
partment OF the state university. The
speakers divide the towns, alternating
and running two lectures at each ponnt
The Burlington officials who are ac-
companyirg the train are A. q. Smart,
superintendent: W. W. Johnston, as
sistant general freight agent ]. ]. Cox
OF Lincoln. division freight agent; O. l.
Griggs, train master. and NJ. Whitaker
travelling engineer. Two officers cars
are attached TO the train, one Tor the
officials and the other for the speakers
Il. V. Parrish. manager Of the publicity
bureau OF the Commercial club OF Omaha
Is accompanying the train. looking after
the interests OF Omaha and BOOSTING for
the metropolis.
Makes stop at Grand Island.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Feb. 2S.-tspe'
clsl Telegram. 1.-The Union Pacific seed
corn special visited Grand Island todas
on schedule time and from sixty TO 10
people heard the lecture by o. Hull
Quite a number Of of these were business
men. The cloudy. cold and stormy
weather OF the morning brought few
farmers 20 the city. Al Central City q
was reported there was an attendance
OF 90.
ALLEN. Neb.. Feb. 3.-Cspeciai Tele.
ram.)-one thousand, seven hundred
heard lectures Tuesday. Big crowds were
present at all stops this morning.