Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-07

thorough education in every depart
ment OF agriculture. In some OF ou
states, agricultural high schools ART
maintained, equipping students for th'
more advanced courses Of the colleges
and giving highly useful instruction II
those who can carry their education
no farther. While many Of our future
farmers can take advantage OF agri'
cultural colleges and high schools, II
the nature Of things 1t Is not possible
for all Of them to do SO, and IL all o.
ted, agricultural education must bt
carried into the common schools.
It may be objected that, with the at.
tention that must necessarily be given
to other fundamental studies In the
common schools, there Is no room fol
an agricultural course. 1t Is doubt
less true, even IL our teachers were
all qualified to give such instruction
It would be impracticable to graft on
to our public school system anything
like q thorough and comprehensive
course Of agricultural education.
do not believe that this should be at
tempted, but that they should aim tc
impart only the rudiments OF such
an education and to Undue their stu
dents with a thirst for further knowl-
edge and determination to obtain 1t.
The manage Int Of the railway
company that have the honor to
represent, realizing that the highly
trained farmer benefits his entire
neighborhood by demonstrating what
can be accomplished by the best meth
ods, has awarded a scholarship for the
full four-year course In the Georgia
state College Of Agriculture to young
man who would otherwise have been
financially unable to obtain such an
education.
Great as Is the work being done by
the state and nation, by railways
bankers, manufacturers Of agricul-
tural implements and other agencies
working for agricultural developments,
IL It is to be most effective, the foundai
lion must be laid in the rural public
school, and believe that all Of us en-
gagged in business of any kind or 9TH
erwise interested in the southeastern
states are working for our own inter-
ests as we'll as for those Of the farm
ing community when we exert our In
fiuence in favor Of q system Of In
struction in those schools which Will
lay the foundation Of an agricultural
education and inspire the pupil with a
desire to build upon 1t. The result
will be such q general improvement OF
AGRICULTURAL methods that soil produc-
tiyity will be increased and whether
we are personally engaged in farming
or not, we will all benefit from the
greater amount Of raw materials and
food products produced and from the
greater prosperity Of the farmers.
The agricultural and industrial de-
yelopment Of the southeast by increas-
ing the volume Of traffic to be han
died, has led to corresponding in
crease in transportation facilities. AS
the growth Of the section continues
with increased agricultural and indus
trial production, still further increase
In transportation facilities will be re-
quired, for profitable production OF
any commodity depends on ability TO
have it carried to market, and 1t is op-
Hous that, although a community
may have an active demand for addi-
tional products, its people would be
foolish to produce them II they could
not send them to market. The trans
portation facilities Of the southeast
must keep pace, therefore, with the
general development Of the section
and this will afford constantly Wild
ening field for specially-trained young
men in the transportation service.
AS you study the interrelatfon OF
business activities, you will lind that
all through them-linking different
businesses together and underlying the
success Of every one Of them-s
Transportation, and every producer
and every citizen Of the southeastern
states is directly and vitality interested
in the railways Of this section. He
will naturally seek to have his trans
porlation service performed as cheap
ly as practicable, but cost OF service
Is not the only thing in which he Is In
terested. Adequacy Of service Is OF
paramount Importance and overshad-
ows cost so long as transportation
charges are not unreasonably high as
measured by the service performed. II
transportation facilities are to be such
as to provide a sufficient margin OF
carrying capacity in excess Of the usu-
al demand to enable the railways to
meet satisfactorily any sudden In
crease in the demand for their SER
vice, they must be able to secure funds
with which to provide them. 1t Is
to the interest Of every traveller and
shipper, therefore, that railway earn
ings shall be such as will yield suf-
ficient profit to make railway invest
ments attractive and enable the rail-
ways to secure capital in competition
with other forms Of investment.
Whether you enter railway service
or not, one of the first practical les
sons you will learn after leaving
school and engaging in practical bus
mess will be that your business, no
mater what 1t may be, does not stand
alone. You will find that 1t comes
into contact with and Is affected by
conditions in many other kinds Of bus
iness. For example, II you are manu-
featuring certain grades Of cotton
goods, your profits may depend In
large measure upon whether the farm
ers in far off China have had a pros
porous year. If you are manufactur-
ing farm implements and machinery,
the volume Of your business will de-
pend on the prosperity Of our own
farmers.
You young men are fortunate In
preparing for your business careers al
a time when the general prosperity
Of the country insures an active de-
mand for your services. So far as we
can now see this prosperous condition
will continue, and in no section, In
my opinion, will 1t be more manifest
than in the southeastern states, for In
no section are there more abundant
opportunities. I hope that each one
Of you may find place in the indus
trial army Of the southeast and that
each Of you may enjoy full measure
Of prosperity.