The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-07
INTERESTING AND HELPFUL
TALKS WE'RE MADE
THURSDAY
EXrRAVAGANCES
Col. Watson Pointed Out Trouble
With the South-Cotton
Conference Explained

IL
day OF the Wilianstt Farmcrs'
ChautauHna was r grea. success
than the first day. And II Is expected
that IT, Interest will keep up even
through Friday, the last day II Is es-
timatci that there were not less than
z,ooo visltors on the chautauqua
grounds Thursday. There were some
very interesting addresses. anu the
audiences were patient, attentive and
pleased.
ono OF The features of this c,!autau-
qua has Len the offer of cash prizes
TO the vicitor from the country brinS-
ing In tho largest wagon load OF pic
| nickera Also prizes for the wagons
coming the longest distance. There
were many wagons Thursday loaded
with visitors. and lot of them were
decorated with prize cotton stalks and
corn stalks and other choice products
! OF the farm.
Tho prize for the largest number
in one wagon was awarded to Fl. 2.
, Campbell. The chautauqua census
man found that there were 81 persons
In his wagon and they came more than
two miles, singing and waving flags.
A. F. Burgess got the distance prize.
He brought 81 people in his wagon
for n distance OF I-2 miles. Will
Mahaffey of Chedder received the con-
ISOLATION prize for bringing 73 persons
from Cheddnr at one time behind two
mules.
Excellent Talks.
There were some excellent address,
| es Thursday. The first was by II. A.
Tripp, OF Atlanta, market agent OF the
Southern Railway. Mr.. Trlpp Is one
of the best posted railway men in the
south. His father was Col. A. Trip,
for long time superintendent of the
3 C's road.
He was followed by Clarence W.
Momaw, from the Office of markets, in
the department Of agriculture a,
Washington. He made q carefully
prepared address III which ho showed
not only the need for markets. but
gave tho working plans for an organ
ization. His subject was "Co-Opera-
tive Marketing" Mr.. Momaw paid
glowing compliment to the work OF
sacEcn, but was detained at Washing
ton by serious illness. fIe explain
ed some recent legislation along the
line OF standardizing crop products,
under laws instituted by Senator e.
ID. Smith. "a
1t will be the pleasure of The Intel
ligencer to publish this address at
later day, as there is In 1t much or
value for the thoughtful farmers who
might wish to organize cooperative
plans for marketing their crop pro-
ducts.
After dinner the first speaker was
]. c. Williams OF Washington, assist
ant to the president of the Southern
Railway. Mr.. Williams made very
interesting and earnest talk, explain
ing the relations OF the Southern Rail-
way and the farmer. He talked of. the
cotton boil weeviI and declared thai
while' he Is not much alarmed over
the approach Of the dangerous pest,
vet he urges diyersificatlon Of farm
ing SO that the south may be prepared
for any emergency.
Tho Cotton Conference.
The last speaker OF the afternoon
was Col. q. J. Watson OF Columbia,
state commissioner OF agriculture. Col.
Watson made a strong plea for purIt;
In food stuffs and paid tribute to
Anderson's splendid senator, Capt.
Geo. w. Sullivan, the author Of the
law which Is the entering wedge for
an even greater campaign agains; the
adulteration OF foodstaffs. Col. Wet.
son held the close attention or the
audience for over an hour as he de.
nounced can goods. too much COM
mcrcial fertilizer and other extrava-
gances and appealed for the home-
made kind of everything.
He used this occnsion to make b
plea for the diversiflcntion of crops
and called attention to the crisis
which is now confronting this coun-
try sys..h iviereilce a. the world Widu
war. He stated that ne end Senator
smith aud others will go fISm this
state to the conference to be held &:
Washington, at the cell OF Col. Wat
SOM for the purpose OF deciding upon
sonla way OF financing the crop TO the
profit and advantage OF the producer.
Col. Watsons remarks on this limo
made IA profound impression. He de-
clafed that what the south needs is to
make enough. to ent first, and then putt
the balance In cotton. ,.
The dinner hour was q happy ocy
casions being o great picnic In : the
spring park This vwns also tho day
Tor tho annual outing Of the Odd Eel. |
lows orphan home Of Greenyllle and
there were az ylBitcrs from seyerai |
cDunttos. Tie flrst regiment band idia-
+coursed sweet nnusics all through the |
day. In the evening there was ID nov
Ing picture exhibition for the public |
NJ rn6nstrating Tho work OF the. boys !
a. i girls, canning clubs I; 4. e
Iss Also Mt the dinner recess; there was
mn interesting feature ss out cn The |
grounds when tbo ladies specially |
we're antertained by Prof. Carherry
and Mrss Grabel, who showed thel