The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
Greatest Enthusiasm Mani tested by Speakers Who Predict Far-Reaching
 Results for Movement
JEFFERSON COUNTY
 CAMPAIGN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL YET HELD
Over 300 Attend Alabama Products Dinner and Listen to Speeches by Allen, Holden, Shook, Thach,
 Duggar, Mrs. G. H.
 Matthews and Others

On fast of agricultural lore an, wisdom that filled the great banaue hall of the TutwiIer hotel last nigh, for over four hours, some 300 men mn, women of Alabama launched the Ala. bama crop diversification campaign.
 "It will sometime be written that
 here today was started the greatest
 movement ever launched for the
 good of Alabama" recIared P. G.
 Holden.
 "The change Is coming-coming
 slow. perhaps, but coming; the tin
 can crop of Alabama will decrcase
 year by year and finally pass away
 and peace and plenty will reign in
 the Innd," snid R. A. HaSne, axri-
 cultural expert.
 T feel as if I were gazing over into the Promised Land as I hear these wonderful stories of farms and farm ing declared Mrs c. P. Orr.
 
 the adage that every cloud has a sil- yer lining; out of the dire necessity of the south on account of the cloud that has hung over us in the shape of the cotton situation comes this crop campaign-the silver lining" said D. Wilkinson.
 Offer From Bank
 Our bank will offer $500 to the boys of Jefferson county with which to raise pigs-$5 to each boy who will qualify,'' stated Otto Mooney, cashier of the Traders National ban.s
 The people of Alabama must help themselves; the people of each county must help themselves. We must all get to work; nobody else is going to come in here and make us rich," said Mrs. G. H. Matthews, Gads- den.
 Civilization begins and ends with the blow; let's abolish the farmer whose agricultural implements are a pocket knife and stick of white pine," said B. M. Allen, toastmaster. Yesterday 50 automobiles ladened with noted farm experts from almost every county, holding over 50 meetings. and from reports so far turned in, spoke to } larger number of people than ever before in the history of the 45 or 5C agricultural campaigns of the country Prof. P. G. Holden, director of the cam Daign, stated that the Jefferson county campaign had probably been the most successful county campaign the forces # the International Harvester company ,ver held. He prophesied big things for he work in the really agricultural coun- ies of the state.
 ''If the success of the work today is | criterian of what will happen when we cal farming country is, there should be normous crowds at future meetings" he aid. "I was greatly pleased today to see 10 many women and children attend the hree meetings which were held by the rev which I was with. If we once rain he attention of the women and children if the farms, there is no longer any ques- ioil dS tO lHe success or ulVerSl1catlOn. More oratory in the space of four hours vas probably never poured forth on any 'iven subject~than at the big Alabama Products" dinner last night. There were yer b speakers and between each speak, r Postmaster Allen delivered an ora ion of from to 20 minutes full of sense nd farm advice.
 Shook Opens Festivities President Paschal G. Shook of the 'hamber of Commerce started off, soon fter the banquet began. 'T have become o imbued with the philosophy of the arm and the logic of diversified agri- ulture since associating with the men yho are putting on this campaign under he auspices of the Chamber of Com lerce that I feel tempted myself to i've up my business and go into farm lg," he declared.
 He called upon William P. Redd, chair ian of the general crop diversification ampaign committee, who stated that the ampaign was the biggest thing he had yer witnessed on the part of any peo- le for self-government. He introduced postmaster Allen and then things be- an to happen.
 MT. Allen reviewed the purposes aims nd plans of the campaign, calling first n R. H. Starbuck of the Harvester orces, who outlined how the crews of