The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-17
FIELD WORKERS
BRING MESSAGE
Of COOPERATION
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tween producer and consumer, be-
tween farmer and merchant. between
farmer and banker. between farmer
and school teacher and preacher. The
lesson was driven home that all CO.
operation must rest upon mutual con-
hdence and mutual helpfulncss.
The visitors from Minnesota were
full Of enthusiasm and of information.
But they made Que mistake. The CO.
operative idea has progressed so far
with them that they forgot it is in it's
infancy in the South so they akirted
the subject around and about. and told
the world. But they forgot to tell
what the people here wanted to know
what cooperative association is
of what has been done in their part of
and how IL is run. Frequent questions
asked by the audience. Indicating the
interest felt, failed to get the speak
ers down to the desired point-prac-
teal things.
Want Local People.
A disappointing feature Of the meet
lngs was the failure OF Richmond peo-
pie to attend, with few exceptions.
Considering the calibre OF the visitors
and the Importance of the proceedings
to every business man and farmer, it
was expected many of them would be
out, for they are interested to AN ex
tent equal to that of anybody in the
country 1t is hoped many Of them will
attend the session at $3.50 O'Clock this
morning, at the John Marshall High
School
The Business Mems Conference. the
Farmers Conference, the Conference of
Virginia Preachers and the Interstate
Conference of Superintendents were the
larger meetings of yesterday, in diff
ferent halls All OF them tended TO
the same end---co- operation between all
classes and elements for the improve
ment of rural life through better meth
eds of farming. through mutual aims
with the business folk. through the
country church and the country school
New Work for Farmers.
most Interesting announcement
made yesterday morning WAS At the
Conference of Farmers. when 1t was
stated that President Wilson and Sec
rotary of Agriculture Houston have
appointed DIR. I. ~ Carver. professor
of economies in Harvard University. to
be head of Social Service Commits
sion, division of the Department of
Agriculture. DIR. Carver. who was pres
ent, was introduced and bowed his ac-
Acknowledgements amid general cheering.
This announcement was made by DR..
Wallace Buttrick. secretary of the
General Education Board. In New York
Il am n Democrat he said, and am
glad to see the Republicans going out
But my satisfaction is not so great at
seeing them leave AS it is in seeing
men of brains coming into power at
Washington. The other day had a
conference with the President and Sec
rotary Houston. and the result is that
DR. Carver has been appointed The
General Education Board. which has
IA thered the farm demonstration work
Will finance the new commission for the
time. We have concluded that the time
has come TO show the farmer how to
market what he raises, and it Will be
Dr. Carvers duty to get the informa-
md halrN
10 the farmers of this land / am happy
indeed that my dreams OF years seem
to-day to be SO near fruition."
Leading Men Here.
Distinguished men who arrived yes
tcrday. besides Ambassador Page and
Dr. Buttrick, with many state school
superintendents and leading educators
are DR.. Wickliffe Rose, OF the Rookie
Teller Sanitary Commission; DR.. Charles
Mccarthy. chief OF the now famous
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Blu
reau; Lawson Purdy. president of the
Board of Taxes and Assessments. of
New York City; DR.. John Lee Coulter
who has been chosen as general sec
rotary of the national commission that
VIII go abroad this year to study rural
credit systems in Europe: Clarence j.
owens, secretary of the Southern Com
mercial Congress. and T. $. Adams
State Tax Commissioner of Wisconsin,
II was announced last night by DR..
a. p. Bourland. executive secretary
OF the conference, that he believes
there are fully 1000 visitors in Rich
mond to attend the conference
This is Demonstration Day and Co
Operation Day. The conference of this
morning is the central rallying point Of
the entire proceeding. Demonstrations
Will be given all day in the exhibit
building, and to-nights program Will
be given up to farm demonstration
work
Letter From afr. Ogden.
In the beginning of the formal open
ing ceremonies last night, Vice-Pre
dent Walter III Page read letter
from President Ogden. regretting his
inability to be present. and saying that
his dropping from the ranks will not
affect the work. which has now grown
far beyond one mans power to hinder.
In the sixteen years OF our history"
said DR.. Page, I'VE have come a long
way; the country has come a long
way; our section of 1t has come a long
way: education in the South has come
n long way
I'VE too long felt that education was
something done to children in n house.
but now we have a broader sense We
still do things to children in nous es--
better houses. like this one But we
have taken in the adult outside the
houses. until education reaches to the
utmost limits of human activity. We
never finish now until we die At tho
bottom OF 1t all lies the building up
of country life. II there is one who
does not agree that education Is for
all ages, we will turn him over to one
of these enthusiastic speakers Of ours.
and let his training begin"
Texas Veteran Speaks.
Colonel Henry Exall, president OF
the, Texas Industrial Commission OF
Dallas, made a remarkable speech on
The Man and the Land" seldom is a
language, and seldom is there to he
found one of his age with such force
ful utterance. He said what he felt
and felt. what he said. Beginning with
description of the results obtained
by Offering prizes for big Texas Yields
he proceeded to sketch tho history OF
agriculture during the last half cen
fury. He was born few miles from
Richmond, where his father conducted
n private school, Colonel EXall was
a member Of the Tenth Virginia Cav
airy during the War Between the
ana then to Texas, whore he has since