Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-13

in town ten minutes before every car
was packed With people.
The 1910 census gives the popula-
tlon Of Demlng as $500 souls. The
census Is mistaken or Deminp has
grown lke weea, or possibly both;
for before the train left at . o'clock
fully that number had visited II.
President Garrison and the Agri-
cultural college staff were welcomed
by the whole board OF directors OF
the chamber Of commerce, Secretary
Hills ana Roy Beaichdck. Deming's
official booster. while Willard E Holt.
with n bundle OF Deming Graphics
under enc arm and bottle OF DEM
Ing $3.50 per cent pure water under
the other. lined the whole train staff
up against the sign, For Better
Farming IN New Mexico" and photo
graphed them, dcclQElng, that Dem,
Ing az last had met Us match In mnnly
| beauty
From s o'clock until hoon the live
stock and exhibit cars We're packed
with Dcmlngites and near Dcmingites.
for the farmers came in TO see the
train from an directions. There is
authority for the statement that every
farmer within ten miles Of Deming
visited the train during the three hour
meeting. The Demlng people and the
| MIN bres valley farmers were there TO
| learn. They demanded lectures and
got them. superintendent OF EXten-
sioa Work Conway made the opening
announcement and Il was directed 20
, more than 500 school children who
marched down 10 the train under the
direction Of superintendent Taylor of
the DemnE schools and twenty OF his
| teachers. The children were invited
TO march through the exhibit cars in
regular order. plenty OF time belng
given them. The Invitation was ac-
cepted and for nearly an hour the
young people had the train all 10
I themselves Not that grOwn-ups were
lacking; they were there IN plenty;
1 but the children filled the train and
there was no room for big people.
YOUNGSTERS THERE WITH
PENCILS AND WHITING PADS
News OF the prize letter writing
contest. In which $40. So and SO
prizes are offered for the best letters
on what I Learned From the DEM
onstration Train" had been given TO
the Deming children, and almost
every youngster there came armed
with pencil and pad prepared to take
notes 10 required almost the whole
train STAFF TO supply the Information
! demanded. One crowd OF seekers
after knowledge backed President
| Garrison up against the model siio
and demanded 10 know how many
silos Il would take 90 keep one
healthy cow IN food. The model Is
about three feet high. A. soon AS the
train loft Deming Or. Garrison headed
/ for the work bench and wrote out
sign tClling all about silos, Professor
| Simpson 81 tho department of animal
hushandry was forced 10 rescue one
OF his prize Bcrkshirce from party
of Interested youths who desired TO
mcaaure It's snoOt. while Professor
| Conway had 60 use All his persuasive
| powers TO direct the children To the
lecture room. Al last, however, he
induced them 60 take seats In the
coach and the grown-ups had their
turn.
Ia the meantime the farmers had
been busy outside. Professor Fabian
/ Garcia. backed up against the side ot
"a car, found 4 necessary 20 tnlk
steadily foF an hour TO constantly
increasing crowd who stood on ttptoe
| tn hear his answers 10 question AFTER
question fired al him Professor Biz
by irrigation expert was unable Go
turn on his pump until near the emu
of the stop. because az the crowd in
the ear. The demand OF the Min
hrca valley people for information
! was Unsuitable, They asked questions
constantly ana every member at TN"
college staff was surrounded by "a
group OF listeners during the entire
stay. They demanded lectures also'
land for half an hour Professor Con-
| ray talked TO "A packed car on the
advantages of organization. Amer the
train left the Mlmbros valley farmers
proceeded to the chamber OF CONF
merce. where they formed the MINI
bres Valley Farmers association.
The farmers were first on the
ground, and made careful Inspection
Of tho livestock ana exhibits, aites
1.-THE children had made way. Deming
business men were there also. Tres
idcnt Kelly OF the chamber OF COM
morce was among the first 60 arrive
and after staying an hour or more
went back 10 his bank, p" W ci' -ks
could see the train. Pract cally every
business man In town saw the tram
during its stay and every employe OF
the business houses who could ge'
away Joined the crowd for time
The ladies were much in evidence
and proved as successful In the art Of
lasking questions as did the men. II
was a meeting that left nothing 10 ID
desired In the way of attendance ant
from the statements of the Domini
people and the farmers the train, IA
equipment and its staff gave com
plcte satisfaction.
Al Deming, however, came the frs
kick on the demonstration train. Ton
Hudson, city plumbing inspector, AM
a pioneer. after making careful IN
spection OF the train from end 20 end
complained 20 Professor rinsley tina
there was nothing on the train ahou
plumbing. He admitted that Il car
riod about everything else OF genera
interest
The welcome given the train a