The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-25
MAD GOOD EFFECT,

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I Tour of Demonstration Train Az
! con1pishes Excellent Resuts-A,
i ricuIturaI Advancement Sure I
] FoIIow-Presentation to Dir. Doc
! son.
The Louisiana demonstration trai,
\ completed it's two months tour q
the state at Sulphur, Calcasieu par
ish, Saturday evening. May II. afte1
travelling 1926 miles and being yisitet
by 142,8S5 people. DIR. W. r. bod
son, dean of the college of agricul
ture of the Louisiana State University
and director Of the state experiment
stations, who was in charge of the
train throughout its tour, was pre-
sented with a handsome alligator skin
travelling bag upon the completion of
the itinerary by the members of the
party who made the trip with the
train, as a token of their apprecia-
ton Of his active efforts in behalf of
the mission of the enterprise
Discussing the experiences of the
trip and the effects of the demon.
stratlons, DR.. Dodson says:
| I'VE completed the tour of the de-
| monstration train at Sulphur Satur-
day evening, May II, having been on
the road for ten weeks without any
incident to seriously mar the success
of the enterprise. The high water in
terfered for small portion of the
tour on one line OF railroad, but
| other than that the schedule was
carried out as originally planned and
advertised, and everybody feels very
much gratified over the results.
"The railroad officials of the fiji
| teen lines that have operated the
train all express themselves as very
much gratiiied with the results ac-
complished, and they are expecting
it to do a great deal of good in ad-
vancing the agricultural development
of the country tributary to their
roads. The lecturers were treated
royalty by the railroad officials every
where.
AT many of the points visited all
the stores and business houses were
closed during the trains stay, SO
that everybody could see the exh1b-
its and hear the lectures. The school
children everywhere We're very much |
interested in the train, and a large
per cent Of the older ones made a
careful study Of many Of the exhib-
its. At one point eleven different |
schools from IN te53aF points visited
the train
At almost every place we stopped
we had many inquiries as to where |
farmers could purchase good sires of
beef and dairy cattle and hogs. A |
sreat many ladies, and a few men,
expressed a determination to go in
to the raising of good breeds of
poultry
The inquiries as to the merits Of
various modern agricultural devices
We're indicative of advancement in
the use Of improved implements on
the farm.
"The work Of supt. T. H. Harris
and his associates has been Of a
great deal of good to the cause of.
The good roads movement
has also been helped by exhibits and
lectures.
The United States department of
agriculture has had a representative
with US constantly, and they have all
been earnest, faithful workers. The
assistance Of the state board of
health in furnishing the living car
contributed great deal to the sue
cess OF the tour, and enabled us to
operate at much less expense than
would have been. necessary otherwise.
I think the fact alone that the !
state University, the state depart
nent of education, the United States
department. of agriculture. the state
board of health and the state de-
Dartment of agriculture co-operated
Lor the advancement of the material
welfare of the people of the state,
IS one of the important things of the
sour that should not be forgotten,
s'The party with the demonstration
train has consisted generally of from
one to three railroad officials. four
% six representatives of the experi-
nent station and teaching faculty Of
The University, one or two represent
atlVes of the United States denarf.
nent of agriculture, one represents
i've Of the department of education
Ind representative of the state de-
oartment of agriculture"