The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-20
(Herbert l.. JillsOn.)

ran Bob" Page got right
words at the North Carolina Beef
.reeder's and Feeders banquet held
3t the Carolina, Saturday evening last
s,ne truth is, whether we be bankers
. farmers, we want to be shown!
and tufts, Derby and others are all
emonstrating within the range OF
,1r vision, that the much argued 'di-
.arsity' advice is profitable. This act
usl demonstration of success is what
g.. to direct the section from the one
,rop idea to generalization; adaptation
.a conditions; broader comprehen-
sion, development of the vast re-
eources which are ours: success from
ne practical, not the theoretical
-taudpoint. the viewpoint OF CONNER
ciaI necessity"
And lust back of Mr. Page, was the
material evidence of accomplishments;
Pinehurst- finished steer. sleek and
AeaNy: typical Tar Heel product,
ji4hcvelled and emaciated; wild and
4lant razor back hog; fat and con-
.euted Berkshire.
And what one couldn't comprehend
from the contrast presented. Secretary y
curtis of the Association, and State A.
and NJ. College, told in the technical
language of the expert briefly sum-
med up-SucceSs and failure; loss and
profit -.
=.
Nho addressed a representative gath
cring numbering nearly one hundEed
banker and producer, lender and Dor
rover meeting on a mutual ground for
discussion of and suggestions for the
solution Of n problem which cen
fronts not alone the section and ths
South, but the nation as we'll.
From e;lcn and every aspect the
subject was presented, with the or
of cn-GnQY4tiGa
The Sand Hill section as the basis o.
general adaptation of the suggestion:
presented.
Frederick A. Delano of the Fedora
&cserve Board was the honor speaker
the distinguished cOterie also includ
mg Or. Bradford u. Knapp, Of th'
United States bureau of farm q a9on
stration work; Vice-PreSident Ben3a
min 10y of the ShaWmut Nationa
Bank. Boston; George a. Holderness
banker Of Tarboro (who is also iron
Missouri,D and in addition to Con
gressman Pages remarks the addres
pl the Associations president, Roge
T. Derby of Jackson Springs, who's
vision is always of the future; clea
and concise statements of facts base
ON conditions, not conditions d.
mind
iu Anchor for the Ship of State.
We are met here tonight. said NJ
Derby, to discuss the question of ru
raj credit as particularly applied
the production OF beef cattle i'll tn
State. but before we commence tn
discussion L want TO tell what has IL
spired this association to arrange tn
meeting and to invite you gentleme
here
The officers of this association fe
1at a really staple, prosperous, sy
e.s Of agriculture which takes in
CD 4 =; yio Inn nnt 11d
7tablishment of a permanent, INTEL
ont and contented class of people
&c land, must be built up around sy
'em Of animal huSbandry and L a
soing To point out briefly what are Il
aondiuons that prevail today in son
Il the rural districts of the State III
What this association is aiming to
- far rs it is able, to correct them
dangerous as it is to generali
"bput the South, and particular
about Il state which contains so ma
tiferent soils, climatic conditions a
systems of agriculture as does NOT
'arolina, | am going to make t
sta ement that in large areas OF I
state We have IL thoroughly unSou
vstcm of agriculture which Is I
only impoverishing the SOIL but lre
liinc To time incurring great nnanc
toss 60 all members of our rura1
1ieJy, which has been devitaliZed,
'lIE ny CDlS lneCOnOUllC SySlSIi OOI
~" drain on the country by the gro
ng towns. Furthermore we have
lass of people living in such sectlt
1n So low a scale, so ignorant and
inefficient, that they may be termed
+nhmerged, dependent. class:
freatest enemy that can menace
democracy. am speaking OF
floating white tenants: the man ~
vote, but no property, no ed'icati
The one crop--cotton-Syste
tgriculture always has bred ana
ways will breed Z class OF Tloat
lahorers, tenant farmers. we
Them, who have no ties OF interest
any one place that they can
nome, who do not raise food enot
for their family and stock. VINO
Shiftless, without hope, dependf
They procure their money and .
plies at exhorbitant rates OF intel