Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-08-15
ALFALA CAMPAIGN
A BIG SUCCESS.
A Large Number af Prominent Agricutursts and Rail-
road Men Attend and Several Make Speeches.

MI Noxubee county is not only tt
/ be congratulated on having th'
II honor of being the place in the
ri South selected for the opening O
n the great nation wide alfalfa cam
M paign, but it is to be felicitated or
4 the successful way it met the occa
sion. The newspapers had very
sN generously given wide publicity tc
M the campaign and the consequence
Il was that very large crowd of Wis
itors came and spent the two days
NJ in the county. They came not
F only from the adjacent coun'
M ties in Mississippi and Alabama,
M but some came from Texas, Ten,
N nessee, Iowa and Illinois. 1t was
M matter of comment however, that
n none of the state officials of Miss
a issippi were present. The cam
h paign had been well worked up
! within the county and out. Peo-
n pie had generously responded with
Y money contributions and barbecue
( and basket dinner and places in
b their homes for guests to stay.
The campaign was opened Mon
y day morning at Brooksville by an
b eloquent address of welcome by
X Hon. A. G. FAINT, general chair
man and Mr.. G. T. Heard, who
1 spoke in behalf of Brooksville.
Brooksville was profusely decor
ated with alfalfa and other pro-
~ ducts of our fields and about 500
y, people were present. Speeches
EM were made by Mr.. A. P. Grout,
} the greatest alfalfa grower in Hi,
nois, Mr.. Joseph 3. Wing and Mr..
Wv. Taylor, vice.president Of the
Mobile & Ohio rail,a,ad. !, The
gospeeches were good and instruc-
Htive and the audience showed their
by marked attention
i and much enthusiasm.
" Fifty automobiles were on hand
N to take the crowd to the Clifton
" vile neighborhood. On account
4 of misunderstanding the alfalfa
\ farm Of Binion & Douglas, the
y larg st in the county, containing
\ about 300 acres was passed by,
v and the crowd went on to the
beautiful country beyond Clifton
|sSville to the farm of Vester Mullins.
h fter stay of only few minutes
ne crowd went to the grove in
'front.' of the residence on the Jami-
son place. An address of sixty
n minutes was there made by Mr..
u Jos. Wing after which a bountiful
n barbecue and basket dinner was
Il s$seryed, such as the Cliftonville
4 neighborhood always set out when
@Sentertaining visitors. After din
s9ner speeches were made by Hon.
sSWalter Clark of Clarksdale, Mr..
k,R. V. Taylor, DR.. Morgan of the
Texas Agricultural College.
The farm of Cavett Bros. was
Enext on the program, but enroute
gythe autos ran into a rain, which
ssmade the roads very slippery and
ka number of cars returned to Ma
Econ and Brooksville. A number
Eof visitors from a distance, among
y them being Messrs. Wing and Hol
Gaen, visited the place and were
Emuch pleased witt what they saw.
What all the visitors did not get to
ksee this place is unfortunate as this
Efarm is probably the best example
Min East Mississippi of the good ac-
accomplished by the rotation of
Icrops and their display of fine cat
Bitle is excelled in very few places
Min Mississippi. They had on dis
Ep.ay Tuesday 140 head of pure
Eabred and grade Polled Angus cat
ES.le and 2S head of young colts.
The Fox Trap ueighborhood was
tp >STisited and speeches made at
6)Sk;nner's farm by Mr.. Wing and
RDr. r. s. Wilson and Mr. Bixler
Bof che Meridian Board of Trade.
y At Macon Monday night in the
kanepa house, which was well flied,
L. .dcatiOnal addresses we're made
hy Prof, ?, @. Holden, Dr. H. L.