The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-17
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Numbers OF Anderson county plant
ers have long ago figured out for
themselves why 1t will be profitable
for them to plant more grain this
season than they ever did before, but
IL there is any farmer in the county
In ignorance OF the numerous splendid
reasons going to make up this con-
clusion, they will have q chance with
In the next few days to learn better.
| In view of the evident need for in
formation throughout the State In re-
gard to the planting OF grain, the
State department of agriculture and
the farm demonstration department
of Clemson college. Tuder the direc-
tion Of w. w. Long, have been called
| upon to undertake campaign for
the purpose of educating the people.
This decision came as q result Of nu-
merous appeals from over the State
after the legislature had decided to
reduce the acreage of cotton and f.
fered no substitute.
i Commissioner e. J. Watson last
night announced the tentative plans
for the whirlwind campaign. In the
first week II counties will be visited
and every person who is interested
in getting the best results out of the
planting Of grain will be given an
opportunity to hear men OF expert
ence. At the special request of Com
| missioner Watson. the secretary of
agriculture at Washington, D. r.
Houston, has detailed A. G. Smith 10
address the people on the subject of
grain as. substitute for cotton. Mr..
Stratton. the engineer Of the Burrell
Construction company. of Chicago.
who: is ~ this State tc nrnn,ete the
i building If grain elevators or ware
houses, has by request of Co,nElis-
! sioner Watson been detailed to ac-
company the party anu mas been fur
nished by his company with blue
prints. estimates and sketches of eIe-
vators. showing the practicabiiity OF
| building them in this State. State
Agent Long and Commissioner Wat
son will be the two other members.
To Sumter First.
In view OF the extraordinary
amount of interest manifested In this
| proposition by the people of sum
ter county. Commissioners Watson has
| acquiesced in their request and will
start tho Campaign in that courty, ne
ginning Tuesday. The party will leave
Columbia by automobile early Tues
day morning and will go by Camden.
following from there the main public
highway and the Northwestern Rail-
| way of South Carolina. The first stop
will be at Hagood or at Rembert. at
10:30 a. m. The place for the meet
Ing is to be arrarEed by r. l. Rear
dcu os Sumter. who will make the an
nouncements from Sumter. From this
first meeting the party will go d/ect-
ly to Sumter, accompanied by party
of Sumter business men. 1T is ex-
pected that there will be n big meet
ing at Sumter at 1890 y. m. The
rerty will travel thence to Maycsvillo.
where there will be meeting about
2:30 o'clock. thence to st. Charles or
Wysacky in Lee county for a brief
meeting and on to Bishopville for a
stay, and from there to Columbia for
the night.
e. I. Reardon, secretary of the
Sumter Chamber OF Commerce. Is at
work now issuing placal as ana other
ways of distributing information and
Is working up q party to meet the
speakers at Hagood.
Wednesiay morning The party Will
start out from Co'uinhil and VIII go
to the Dutch Fork section of Rdchlsnd
and Lexington counties, the intention
being to cover snch points between
Columbia and Newberry as will notify
COL Watson by Mondey night. The.
towns along the route are White.
Rock. Capin, Little Mountain and
Prosperity. No sormaT request for
| a meeting has f,2en received from
! Newberry. but II the commissioners
hears .5- 81 aG9:sas, nc he VII, arrange 10
stop in Newberry. Thence the party
Will go to Whitmire and from there
to Union. where a big meeting hae
been arranged for Wednesday after
noon From Union the party will go
via Cross Keys TO Laurens. where
the bankers and others have mani
tested live interest in the meeting
there Thursday morning. &
In the Piedmont.
From Laurens the party will go
either by Gray Court OF Princeton. or
both may be visited. to Honea Path.
Belton and Anderson. Meetinge at
each OF these places will be con-
tingent anon the corninissioner's Of.
fee hearing from the Duchess men
OF the towns in the next day or two.
From Anderson the party Will so to
TownviIle, where q meeting win be
held, as per Invitation, and from
TownriIle to Westminster. Seneca,
Easley and Greensille.
From GreenFi lie the party will take
the National highway 70 Spnrtannurg
IL 4.