The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-02-04
MEET AT
CLEMSON COLLEGE.
TWO POWERFUL AGENCIES ARE
UNITED FOR THE GOOD OF
THE STATE.

markable conference. He said that
he had never attended a conference
where was 50 much independence of
thought and so much snap and in
telligant discussion. A man cannot
help feeling that these agents are a
loyal, enthusiastic and consecrated
body of missionary workers who are
terribly in earnest about carrying
the gospel of better farming to every
nook and corner of South Carolina.
Every agent is here except MIR Stew
art, who is kept away by sickness.
Another noticeable characteristic is
the loyalty and devotion of these
agents to their chief, Prof W W
Long. Certainly this man deserves
the esteem of all who have the well
fare of agriculture at heart.
The meeting of Thursday morning
was notable because of the fact that
the editor of nearly every daily pa
per in the State was present and
took part in the discussions. Every
man of them declared the paper he
represented was ready to lend every
possible assistance to the demon
stration agents in giving publicity
to the work. The editors were en-
thusiastic in their approval of the
demonstration work; The following
newspaper men were present, all of
whom made addresses: Robert Lath-
an, News and Courier; j S Reynolds,
The State; G O Hearon, the Spartan
burg Heral1; W w Smoak, the An
derson Intelligencer; G P Browne,
the Anderson Daily Mail; j D Evans,
the Florence Times. G w Brunson,
of the Greenville Daily News, was
here part of the time but not at the
morning session. 1t is generally felt
that,if nothing else were accomplish
ed by this meeting, the bringing to-
gether of these two powerful agen-
cies will result in untold benefit to
the State.
DINNER is SERVED.
Wednesday evening a dinner was
served to the editors in the college
parlor. DR. W. M Riggs presided
and after all had enjoyed the feast
preparek by Mr. Schilletter, he made
a short address in which he spoke of
the pleasure it gave the college to
have as it's guests these men who
have been of so much help to the in
stitution, especially in the public SER
vice work. The following were called
on and responded happily in brief
speeches: Robert Latham of the News
and Courier, John S Reynolds of The
State, w w Smoak of the Anderson
Intelligencer, j N Harper of the
Clemson experiment station, D W
Daniel, representing local newspaper
correspondents, and w w Long.
The night session Wednesday was
largely attended by members of the
faculty and the newspaper men. All
of the agents are always in their
places: At the night session Prof
Long read part of his annual report.
1t was listened to with attention and
at times with astonishment. No
man present had dreamed Of the far
reaching work that had been accom-
plished. Mr. Long generously gave
credit for his report to the men who
had worked so faithfully; and in one
sense he was right; but everyone
present knew that Mr. Long was just
as much responsible for the success
that had been attained as ever Gen
Lee was for the success Of his SOL
diers.
No time was wasted at the meet
ing in useless talking. The men go
to the heart of things. They give
the facts, and tell Of concrete things.
Other topics have come in, however,
incidentally and have proved espe-
cially interesting. For instance, a
discussion of marketing by J Frank