Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-08-05

The Farmers Union Rally helu AI
the Blowing Spring, this city, as pre-
dicted, proved to be a very largely
attended affair. There is lots OF room
around the Blowing Spring, but 1t GOT
pretty we'll filled up Thursday WIFI
buggies, farm wagons (mule-mooiIes
mostly) and automobiles, and the
throng of people was nearly as large
as that of the singing convention.
The morning exercises did not starI
until after 10 o'clock, various delays
occurring, W. S. Pryor was Master
of Ceremonies, and after prayer Dy
Rev. Lambert, of Jasper, introduced
L. M, Rhodes, of Nashville, state
president of the Farmers Union, VINO
delivered the opening address, ana
brought forth very favorable comment
| from his hearers. He is a, man VINO
has been offered position in Georgia
on the same work he is now doing, at
double the salary, but as a Tennes-
sean, he prefers to remain Loyalty py
his native state until it is fully or
ganized. He is very strong speaker
and makes his points sharp and incls-
i've. He IS a humorist and many re-
GREETED that his complete address
could not have been taken down FOL
publication in the News. The nex'
sneaker was A. D. Knox of the INDUS
trial Department Of the N, o. q 81
IL. R'y, who is a man who tacKlei
the subject he discusses with vim ant
vipor He has been heard at Jasper
this county, several times, and VIVA
he said was we'll received. The NJ
G, g. st. L. R'y is making a stront
effort to educate farmers to bette
things, better farm, better herds, Det
ter crops, and better methods al
around. Mr. Knox's address closet
the morning address.
Mr. w s. PRYOR announced that tn
people would spread the contents .
their baskets beneath che trees an
enioy the spread together. He ais
made announcement that the stock
holders in the Farmers Union stor
would hold a meeting at the Tow
! Hall at 1880 p. m.
Dinner was spread in groups owe
the mountain slope, adjacent to spring
the more level ground being, alreau
occupied by automobiles ana wagons
and the farmers and their FRIENDS &c
busy on the grub. A stand operate
] by r. G. Goodier and associates pre-
vided cool drinks and cream, wn'i
{ Will Burnett and others tried to touI
der the crowd on watermelon.
At 900 the exercises were resumed
the address being made by DR.. Lowe
of the University of Knoxville wn
talked on farm subjects Of generel II
t terest, particularly silos. About ~
: the farmers began to crank up the
= farm mobiles-hitch 'em up, we mea
q and soon the wagons began to 70
over the dusty loads homewards. ma
nv of the farmers aud their famiii'
attending came from very distal
parts of the county, and many, veal
miles were to be plodded off by the
patient animals before the glamour
the old home place was once more
q fore them. -
IT At night the N. c.. & St l.. R
II officials gave lectures on breeding
l. at the Town Hall. Their special G
IS not being deemed sufficient to tai
81 care of the crowd proposing to atten
D the apparatus for the lecture was mo
Is ed TO the hall A very considerab
o number were out, and the lectur
closely followed. Large views depiC
ing the fine shorthorn cattle recen
purchased by the N, G. & st. l.. X
r. for their stock breeding farm we
cast on a screen, and very fine cat
we're shown. They were purchased
the N, G. & st. L. R'y from vet'
an stock raiser of Virginia, now net
IN " so years old, who for go years of
~ life has devoted his attention to {
q Improvement of this one herd. 1t
q the Intention of the railroad people
~ sell the males from this herd to far
70 ers along their lines for the purpose
be improving dairy stock. One COW
40 this herd, No Is, has the record
ii $50 pounds of butter a year. Amo
!. the speakers were DR.. Lowe, Ind'
trial Agent Knox and Prof. Morgs
of Knoxville. All the speakers hal
- led their subjects vigorously and
lecture fairly bristled with intern
tion. They expect to be in this val
again before long, and will make
trip in the eastern, portion of the Y
lev. They spoke all along the ]
from Pikevilie to this place. WI
in at Pikeville they held a session
ed the mountain ten miles from q
&C. city. During the day the N, G.
MS st. l.. officials kept open house, I
ire entertained at their car with hi
in, class Victrola music, which was th
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