Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-17
COUNTY PROGRESS DAY. +
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| O0ulOuSITdJ1Ou! WHAT nave YOU QOuS
| to keep the commissioners from max
ing one of the greatest mistakes ever
made in the county? The men who
made it are my personal friends. ]
Go not mean to critfcise them for ]
think they have been honest in COM
hitting a sin against the people whom
they were elected to serve. If you
had kept up with the work that has
been done we would have Mr.. Perkins
serve another year. Speaking per-
sonally, we have had magnificent
demonstration who has grown into the
sell, as it were"
Speaking of the accomplishments of
the small cooperation in the past,
MIR. Smith declared that every man,
woman and child had been benefited
by the fact that Henderson county has
become a great resort center. What
did you do to put more money direct
into your pocket by reason of the
tourist business than you would have
if we had twelve of fifteen factories :?
Our only stock in trade are our visi-
tors. What have you done to help ad-
vertise this section to bring them
here? Did they voluntarily drop in
here by accident If you have COOL
idea you ought to attend the meetings
OF the Greater Hendersonville club
and offer it to help things along. We
must cooperate, but we can't have
cooperation without organization"
Mr.. Smith said that things could be
accomplished if every district in the
county was organized so that the SEN
timent of the county could be gained
in a few minutes over telephone. He
Urged his hearers to cooperate in
organizing for those things discussed
at the meeting.
Mr.. Pace Speaks.
D. S. Pace spoke of the needs Of
county fair. He said that he was dis
appointed by reason of the failure or
the farmers to attend the meeting
Mr.. Pace said that a county fair was
a good thing for every county, that
they should be held for the purpose OF
stimulating the farmers who would
Profit by such exhibitions. 1t is es-
pecially needed in Henderson county.
where we have vast resources and
many possibilities. Henderson county
could be made one of the greatest ag-
ricultural sections in the United
States. We send out about $5O,OO0
every year for produce that should be
raised at home Fairs are education
al; they are stimulating. They let the
people know what we have and what
we can raise. We have some farmers
who are doing the best they can but
who could get some valuable lessons
at a fair. We can raise almost any
thing that can be grown in the United
States and many of our crops can be
made profitable. If the people were
trained to take care of their apples.
they would make the county rich.
Ny. Wilcox Speaks.
Speaking on. CLOSER cooperation Of
all church and Sunday school forces
for moral and spiritual progress"
Rev. r. N. Wilcox pictured Christ be-
fore crucifxion praying for the unfit
cation of all forces for good. Mr..
Wilcox laid stress on the great work
that could be accomplished If the
churches and Sunday schools would |
cooperate more closely. He said that |
il all forces had been at work the Eu-
ropean war would not have occurred. !
Mr.. Cannon Talks.
f1Ou. "A. NduuOA OpOhO OA IL1O |
Necessity for developing our live
stock and dairy interests" Mr.. Can
non said that he had just returned |
from Raleigh where he attended the |
meeting of the State board of Agricul-
ture and that he deeply regretted the |
action of the county commissioners in
the farm demonstration
work, which was worth a great deal to
this county. He said that there are
fhirty-two counties in the State hav-
ing demonstration work in the grow
ing of tomatoes and vegetables by the l
ladies' and that the appropriations for
this work had not been decreased.
Mr. Cannon said that Henderson
was we'll adapted to the grow
ing of dairy and beef cattle and that
cy reason of it's vast area which could !
be converted into pastures, the ex-
cellent climate and water, Henderson
county should become one of the rich
Est in the country. He said that farm
work during the past
ear had resulted in an addition of
900 pure bred animals. He said |
that many cattle had been shipped to |
South Carolina, Eastern Carolina and |
Virginia from this mountain section /
to be fattened, when they should be |
rastured at home.
Mr.. Perkins Speaks. /
Farm Demonstrators e. l.. Perkins,
speaking ON the benefits of farm dem
onstration work said:
The demonstration work is nothing
more or less than the teaching of
scientific, practical and natural farm
ing. -..
1t means more and better horse
power.
! 1t results in increased fertility of
the soil.
1t results in farmers of greater ca
pacity for handling our wonderful
possibilities.
1t teaches the farmer how to take
natures methods and WELD them into
a great and prosperous country. It
helps him in his efforts to return the
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