The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-08-11
INTERESTING AND HELPFUL
TALKS WERE MADE
THURSDAY
EXTRAVAGANCES
Col. Watson Pointed Out Trouble
With the South-Cotton
Conference Explained


day OF the Williamson Farmers
Chautauqua was q greater success
than the first day. And It Is expected
that the interest will keep up even
through Friday, the last day. 1t is cs-
timated that there were not less than
1000 yisitors on the clautauqua
grounds Thursday There were some
very interesting addresses. and the
audiences were patient. attentive and
pleased.
Ono of the features OF this c!iautau-
qua has been the offer of cash prizes
to the visitor from the country bring
Ing In the largest wagon load of pic
nickers. Also prizes for the wagons
coming the longest distance. There
with visitors, and a lot OF them were
decorated with prize cotton stalks and
corn stalks and other choice products
Of the farm.
The prize for the largest number
Campbell. The chautauqua census
man found that there were 81 persons
III his wagon and they came more than
two miles, singing and waving flags.
A. f. BuEgess got the distance prize.
He brought % people in his wagon
for n distance OF IL miles. Will
Mahaffey Of Cheddar received the cor
ISOLATION prize for bringing 73 persons
from Cheddar at one time behind sYo
mules. ..
Excellent Talks.
There were some excellent address,
es Thursday. The first was by H. A.
Trip, OF Atlanta. market agent or the
Southern Railway. Mr.. Trip Is one
of the beet posted railway men in the
south. His father was Col. A. Trip,
for long time superintendent of the
C's road.
He was followed by Clarence w.
Momaw, froih the Office OF markets, IN
the department of agriculture a.,
Washington. He. made a carefully
prepared address in which he showed
not only tho need for markets, but
gave the working blans for an organ
ization. Hisssubject was "Co-Opera
tive Marketing" Mr., MomRw paid b
glowing compliment to the work OF
Congressman. L&yar. who swasa to nave
spoken; but was detained at Washing.
ton by serious. Illness. He explain
ed some recent legislation along the
line Of . 4standardixing crop products,
under laws instituted by Senator E.
ID. Smith, sf{&
1t will be the pleasure of The Intel
liHencer to publish this address at a
later day, as there Is In 1t much of
value for the thoughtful farmers who
might wish to organize cooperative
plans for marketing their crop pro-
ducts.
After dinner the first speaker was
J., C.. Williams of Washington. assist
ant ito the president of the Southern
p .ilway. Mr.. Williams made very
interesting and earnest talk. explain
ing the relations OF the Southern Rail-
way and the farmer. He talked OF thu
cotton boil .weeyiI and declared that
while he Is not much, alarmed over
the approach Of the dangerous pest.
yet he urges liberalization Of farm
ing so that tho south may be prepared
for any emergency.
The Cotton Conference.
The last speaker. Of the afternoon
was Col. e. T. Watson OF Columbia.
state commissioner sOf agriculture. Col.
Watson made a. strong plea for purit;
In food stuffs and paid tribute to
Anderson's snlentid SENATOR, Capt.
Geo. w. Sullivan, The author Of the
law which is athc entering wedge for
an even greater campaign agains; the
adulteration Of .foodstuffs. Col. Wat
son Held the sclose attention OF the
audience for over an hour as he de-
.nounced can gbods, too much COM
mercial fertilizer and other extraya-
gances and appealed for the home
made kind offeyaryt thing.
Z He used thisy occasion to. MAKE IA
plea for the, SliyeFsi tication or crops
anu called :atsSntion to che crisis
which Is now com SOnting this iconn-
try, with reference no the world widv
war. He stafstnat he and Senator
Smith and ctlers will go from this
stale to thu conference TO be held In
washington, lt o1ii Vat vat
son, for the purpose of deciding upon
some way Of financing the ceop to the
profit and advantage sof the producer.
Col, Watsons remark KS on this lina
made a profounG ssslon. He de-
chired that wilaf the south needs is TO
make enough toseat fret. and then put
the balance IN ton. 3 Is e s s
The dinner honr was N: happy ocr
casion, being ~ Ete teat picnic In s,the
spring park. his was i also the day
for the annual putting ot the Odd Eel
lows orphan home OF RGreenyille and
there were taitnrE prn several
counties. The hrst giment band dis
coprsed sweet Iamsic all ssthrnrgh ghi the
day. Inihe ayoaing here sfasys y saS NOV Y
Ing pictnre AxljPWig9s IpE . ing EuSiic
demonstrating u HE work pf the boys
and girlR canning clyil,s. :;:. rs
an interestine teatut ut IS on the
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