The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-08
ORANGE COUNTY
COMMUNITY nay
President Graham, Dir. Poteat
and Others Start Movement
For More Progress
Especial TO The News and Observer

Hillsboro. Dec. 6.-Yesterdav MO-
observed by the people of draws
county as County Day of COMMUTE
Service Week. Notwithstan dine ~
inclemency Of the weather. the cow
house was well filled with men ana
women from all over the county
Nearly every school was renresantod
by a teacher. The meeting was call
ed to order by Hon. Frank Nash. Sen.
ator from Orange county. and nv mo
ton the meeting elected Hoo .Johp
W. Graham chairman. The exercises
were opened with prayer by Rev. n
,; Bradshaw, presbyterian. The pres
ldent, r. r. Graham, of the Uniyer.
sity. was hen introduced and made
a most instructive and interesting ad-
dress on the Needs of the County
Prefaclng his remarks by asking the
question. "What is a good county or a
mooel county This brought out
considerable discussion and showed
That all attending the meeting were
thinking about Orange county. One
thought by President Ora
nam, regarding a good county. was
that IT Is a county in which one is
willing to invest his capital and to
live his life. In expanding his sub
ject he emphasized the fact that the
county could only be as good as the
people living in the county wished it
to be, and Notwithstanding what
forces were brought about to make
the county progressive it would not
progress unless the people desired it.
one OF the principal ideas running
through President Graham's address
was cooperation between individ-
uals ana between communities for the
betterment Of the county as a whole
A Result Of Poor Farming.
The next address was by Joseph
Hyde Pratt. State Geologist and En-
nfnnnr uh~-~
Maintain Our Public Roads" Before
expressing himself on this sQuestion,
Mr.. Pratt discussed briefly several
points brought out in President Ora
hams address. One statement was
made that the per capita wealth Of
the county stood rs in the list Of cOun-
ties; that the average value per acre
of crops raised in Orange county was
$500 Inc that the county stood, in
this respect. ga In the list Of counties
Of the State. Mr.. Pratt showed that
the low per capita wealth of the
county was DUG largely to the poor
farming Of q large portion Of the
county. He also stated that another
year would undoubtedly see a consid-
cradle change in these figures, due
to the construction Of the system OF
good roads in Orange county. He
then went on to show how it was the
tuolJ IA SAIAAS VA OO~A
.ty to take a real interest in seeing
that this system of roads was main.
tanned constantly throughout n year
The discussion of this question OF
maintenance Of our public roads wa:
continued by Mr.. R. T. Brown. Roao
and MI. Cole. of Chapel Hill township
At the close Of the morning session
a very delightful lunch was served
by the ladies of the Betterment Asso
citation, In the rooms Of the CONNER
cial Club. All those attending tn
meeting were cordially invlteo TO par
take of the refreshments. The lunch
con was provided by the ommercia
Club Of Hillsboro, the merchants am
the Betterment Association, and wa
thoroughly enjoyed by all
The afternoon session was opened o.
a short address by Hon. Frank Nasn
Of Hilsboro, or the general road prop
osition Of Orange county. He wa
followed by Mr.. Shepherd Strudwick
chairman OF the Highway Commls
sion, who mad a splendlo Talk VI
Greater Community OF Interest an
Cooperation Between County an
Town." Among he excellent u
gestions. made by Mr.. Strudwick
were: A more extensive use OF TN
county in making X a me
dunn OF exchange OF IDEAS OF III
people of the county; more cohsiuei
alton by the people OF the
wha Of their needs they cou!d pun
chase in the county before iook!n
elsewhere for same; the 0rganlzatio
of the County Commercial Cup; an
the elimination of the habit OF knock
ing out neighbOrs. -,
Following Mr.. Strudwick, with ~
w. M. Jones, county health oncer' :
Guilford county, who made q very -
teresting and convincing talk on =
we need a whole time health ofncer
He answered in the affirmative an
unqu~estionably proved his point. IN
last subject discussed was: Ctose
Cooperation Of all hurch ana ouI
day School Forces for moran All
spiritual progress" This sub)ect va
very ably discussed by Rev. A.
Lawrence. rector of the Episcop;
church, Of Hillsboro. While he Oh
not attempt to solve the problem. n
Suggestions were very good, anO,