The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-11-25
GRAIN CAMPAIGN
fIALTS FOR WEEK.
!ndi'ferent interes' Shown
In Campaign
FARMERS PASSIVE
SAYS WATSON

After Week Of Campaigning in the
Piedmont Section, Commissioners
Watson and his Party of Grain Ex-
perts Give Up Campaign for Pres
en&
me grain campaign party, lead by
Commissioner e. J. Watson, which was
IN Laurens las. Wednesday evening,
mas discontinued its tours for the
present but will take them up again
in the immediate future. After tho
weeks work, Mr. Watson gave out
an interview in Columbia as to the i'm
pressions he had gained in the tour.
Among other things, he stated that
Laurcns county seems to have more
grain actually sown than any other
county.
The grain party arrived in Laurens
about five o'clock Wednesday after
noon, too late for meeting Of farm
ers. However, an informal meeting
Oh business men was held in the di-
, "@ctors r'0dn' of the Lad,ens Matte u
Bank where different members of the
party made short talks. Mr.. A. G..
smith, farm demonstrator for the q. 6.
department Of Agriculture, spoke first
on the possibilities OF raising grain
IN this section, stating that farmers
heed nave no misgivings about mar
ket after the grain is grown. Market
iacllities will be provided, he as
sured them.
Mr. Stratton, OF Chicago, an elevator
expert, went into discussion of The
elevator phase Of the question giving
an interesting and Instructive lccture
on the method of handling grain.
Col Watson urged that cvcrv acre
or land prohibited from being plant-
Cd IN cotton next year be planted in
gram pointing out tho folly of plant
ing hugc crop Of cotton costing IN
many cases | cents pound which
would possibly not bring over four
or five. He advocated the Giving a+
home" idea with much force
mr. Barton, assistant to ". w
Long, briefly discussed soil building.
pointing out the economy and yaluo
or cover crops during the winter
months.
The meeting here was attended bv
about score Of business men who
evidenced considerable interest IN the
speeches The meeting was presided
over by Mr.. ]. D. w. Watts, who In
troduced the strangers to tho Lar.
rens auditors
Tho interview given out by Mr.,
watson on his return to Columbia
was as follows:
Having passed wholly or in Dart
through 13 counties in the STATE n
the first week under the abnorma,
weather conditions, The wh,a;wjrd
grain campaign party, after tho meet
ing in Spartanbnrg, on Saturlay re.
turned to Columbia. For several day,
inc party skirtcd the snow-c clad Blue
fidgc chain In sweeping throuPh tho
upper tier Of counties, with the lom-
peraturc ranging from l6 to 20 de-
grees.
prof. Barton left the parry ar,cr
the Grecnville meeting. Prof. A. G.
Smith, Mr.. Stratton and Commission
er Watson came into Columbia Sat
urday night, pretty we'll worn out
with the hard weeks work. When
the party resumes this imrori,, mt
pioneer work, W. w. Long, Stmo
agent OF the United Statos farm dcm
onstration work, viii relieve Mr.. Bar
ton, his assistant.
Speaking OF the campaign So tnr,
Commissioner Watson said:
Il am more than pleased with the
results OF our efforts to do Q'.Gkiy
what we know would ordiUarl taxa
two years to do, but the only | lg
that shows any practical ana sure Way
out Of the present situation ir tho
farmer, the merchant and the 6aI.&rr.
We have found varying Coudittc> and
frames OF mind, varying degrees &c
development, and il is simply sn-
iahing to SEQ how little Ele pg po itN
many sections have scnsc1 The 1T
thins 10 do. Many believe tt +l,o
pricc OF cotton S coming b& as
about January, ana thcy ave al To-
set advances 20 plant more
Ihoy are, therefore, idle, Sc