The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-20
GRAIN PARTY LATE IN AR
REvING HERE:
GOOD WORK DONE
Townville Today VIII Be Only
Point IN County Visited by
Grain Experts of the State.

Farmers representing practically
every section OF Anderson county gath
f,ered in Anderson yesterday afternoon
land were present mt o'clock at the
anderson, Shamber Of Commerce. the
hour scheduled for the arrival of the
grain party from the Department Of
rasf ieulJure, Unfortunately ror the
isss11r;2s CT s.aaAsSssTsosf, the Party met
With misfortunes alcng the way and
, did not reach this city In time for the
meeting. !; The, following message was
filed by Commissioner Watspn in
Laurens at 5.45 O'Clock yesterday az
moon and was received by Afr. Whniey
/. at S:35 O'clock last night:
| Delayed by long meeting at Uiiicn'
and bad roads. Would suggest that
you adjourn Anderson meeting un-
til $3.50, urging Anderson farmers to
sEait Am centng as 9ast &c pcsst-
T. Naturally Mr.. Whaley had already
dismissed the crowd long before he
received this message and when MIR.
Watson arrived In Anderson he found
| that mis- audience had departed
Accompanying the commissioner On
his tripsto this city were: A. q. Smith
| OF the United States Department OF
Agriculture, w. H Wharton OF the
United States Farm Demonstration
work. connected with Clemson Col-i
lleges j.. Cooper Stratton OF the Burreil
Engineering Company Of Chicago.
bnilera or grain elevators and T. r..
HUFFMAN OF the South Carolina De-
lpartmant OF Agriculture.
Since It was impossible to arrange
for o meeting I'm this city last night,
tit was decided that the only meeting
to be held in Anderson county wonid
take place at Townyille this morning
at 10 OSo'clcek. Commissioners Watson
says that he regrets the disappoint-
Iment occasioned Anderson county
farmers as much as any man could,
but St was through nc fault of has and
The therefore expects. the business men
OF the city of Anderson and tne PLAN
eers OF the entire county. in cases
where It is possible, 20 como to Town
vile this morning aud hear che adE
dresses delivered. It Is probable that
Ieyery member OF the party Will have
something 20 say at this meeting ana
IAndefson. people Will learn q number
| OF thinNs concerning grain grSNtnt
] by goinN to TownyiIie this morning
i The party spent last rssat IN the city
I and VIII fASFe AND uerB0us THIS mDTnnB'
| at 8 o'clock fore TnWnyfif.
Dsseussine his trip Through tho
!. state OommhsBiD1sF N fstts5:s tt,iT i;
siSVorter for The InteIs Isgcneer last
lnis,::t that al over the State he saw.
more oats planted, bought from Fur
lEsuI, Smith OF AndefeeRs than from
/. any ,tsier source Col Watson said
| tsaf i. .anTeas coHiity has planted more
Grain than any other two counties Ia
the state yet visited and he says that
| the fArners OF Laurens county ergag-
| cd IA growing grain are Eidsi
awake aT7e pr0greasiFe planters. xIe
Also paid q compliment 20 the farmers
6if the Dutch Fork section OF Lexing-.
-. -. -. az. .alA aid not see
more tilnn 10 acres Of aTain on Che
tfip f. Union 20 Iaysrenar said 1lf.
| iyFateoz All the roads we Travelled
IN fhis section were terribly cut MP
/ by retao6 Of farnidfs ilauiing their
Cotton % The GIN and then hauling J Il
hack homo ,sA IS q
sbsakihg Of the a&tsndanee st the
S.Iee 5ngs Held thus far IN different
5efts OF Tie State. Che cotnmissioher
declared that the crowds had n6t been