Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-02-25
N. C.. & ST. |.
OFFICIALS
Address Farmers and Business
Men of Marion.

Pres dent Peyton of the N, @. and
st L. R'y. and Mr. Knox, OF the
same railroad, addressed the farmers
and business men of Marion County at
the court house at Jasrer FRIDAY
There was a very considerable num-
her present to hear them, and those
arriving late could scarcely get IN
the court room. =,
President Peyton's address dweit
especially with reference to the attl.
tude of the railroad and the peonle OF
Marion toward one another He urg-
ed better feeling of one to the other,
that their interests were identical
He was ware that differences had oc-
Cured, but that all animosity should
be laid down, and .both work for the
common good He urged upon all far.
mers tue cultivation of every foot OF
soil available, and said that conditions
were coming to such point that ev-
erything possible should be produceh
from the soil. Owing to conditions
in Europe, there was not enough food
.upply in sight, and 1t was from the
American farmer that a large measure
of relief was expected, He also ap-
pealed to the farmers to work together
for mutual development, and said tnat
the NJ. G. and st, l.. R'y stood ready
to assist in anyway they could In the
mutual development. 1--WE are iit-
tie selfish in this" he said, for the
more you raise the more We get 10
haul, and it is to our interest to assist
Won in the work Of production. - Mr..
Peyton's sueech was received with ap-
plause, and brought forth many COM
plim ntary remarks,
IT, address of Mr.. Knox was closer
to the farmer, however, dealing WIN
many of the every day Troblems OF MS
life He urged the selection OF some
certain strain of cattle for Marion
County, advising the farmers to coop
GRAFTON in this matter by getting best
stock He urged farmers cooperatlon,
anyway, probably n?t realizing that
he waa ad ressiug gathering repre-
sentipz five or six live locals of that
strong organization known as the
Farmers Educational and Cooperative
Union of America. He urged the es-
tablishment of cooper atlve dairy,
saving that So, 900 900 \, orth of butter
and cheese were shipped from north
eru states to southern cities annually,
and that southren farmers should get
together and get some of this business
He smoke of the Winchester Creamery
and how starting on small lines ana
under difficulties, it is now a very
having investment for the farmers OF
Franklin county. He urged the erec-
tion of silos, and winter feeding from
silos instead of the wasteful methods
now PREVALENT He narrated the ad-
vantage of lining the soil and gave
some very interesting statements re-
gardipg the increased fertility from
this sweetening of the soil. Mr..
Kuox's address was very practical and
full of information. and if he had II
in pamuhlet form it would be an ex'
tellpnt publication to send out TO the
farmers broadcast, touching az 1t dld
on so many things briefly and point
edly.
MIR. A L. Rankin acted as Chair:
man Of the meeting, and on the con
clu.ion of Mr. Knox's address called
for other speakers, among those re
sronding being A. L. Robertson and
Others who spoke briefly. Miss Fan
ME Kate Pryor was called on to an
swer for the success of the Pryor dairy
and the siIo system of feeding. and
said that it was prosperous and abe
only regretted they had not another
siIo
The meeting then Adjourned. the
special train conveying the officials
going on to Pikeville, where addresses
we're made at o'clock,