The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12
AUBURN EXPERTS
WILL AID IN WORK
Professor Duggar Pledges Their CO.
Observation-Disclosures Explains De-
tails of Campaign-To Speak at
Montgomery During the Week
alabama must feed herselfY'

over 100 people, many of whom were
representatives from practically all
sections of the state.
Practically every speaker made the
point that. above all things Alabama
farmers now needed information as to
how to practice diversification of crops.
The second point made was that at
one and the same time, however, he
should be taught how to diversity his
crops and also to market them for If
the latter failed the former was bound
to do likewise
The first thing to be gained, how
ever, according to the speakers, was
that Alabama should feed herself IN
stead of raising products that must be
turned into cash and the cash sent to
other states for millions OF dollars
worth of foodstuffs annually which
could have been raised within the Dor
ders of the state.
Settle Problem Of Self Support
This problem of self-support from a
food standpoint once settled. then
would follow, they stated, more inten-
sified diversification and scientific
methods until the surplus left after the
state had provided for her own needs
was being sent to the markets of the
world where consumption had to be
larger than production.
Speeches were made by Pasehaf G..
Shook, president of the Chamber of
Commerce; William p. Redd, chairman
Of the general campaign committee;'W.
r. Baughman. campaign director; L. o..
Plunket, land agent of the Southern
railway and allied lines; Prof. j. Il.
Duggar of Alabama Polytechnic insti-
tute at Auburn; State Senator John
Rogers of Sumter county. Mrs. l.. s.
Haley, president of the Federated
Women's Club of Alabama; Secretary
Lay of the Gadsden Chamber of Com
merce; b. M. Allen, Clayton Tullis, rep
resenting the Montgomery Chamber OF
Commerce.; w. L. Loundsberry. sccre-
tary of the Opelika Chamber of Com
rnerce; Robert Jemison, ST., Mr.. Little
of Sumter county and others.
A feature of the meeting was the en-
thusiasm manifested by representatives
of the railroads operating in Alabama to
cooperate with the movement, represent
tatives of the Southern, Frisco. Queen
and Crescent route. Seaboard. Central of
Georgia and Louisville and Nashville
pledging their hearty support.
Professor Duggar of Auburn, probably
the leading figure In the progressive az
riculture movement in Alabama, was high
in his praise of the crop diversification
campaign and drew immense applause
when he pledged to the campaign the en-
tire Auburn extension service, composed
of about 80 agricultural experts, which
are now stationed through the state
These men, he stated. had already been
instructed to cooperate in every way
with the advance men in arranging fol
local meetings in their communities and
In carrying on the campaign proper.
Speakers of the meeting brought out
the point repeatedly that it was as much
a problem of educating the bankers and
merchants Of the state to the practice OF
diversified farming as the farmer, for the
farmer could and would do nothing with
out the support of the banker and mer-
chant of his community.
Baughman Makes Chief Speech
w. r. Baughman, campaign director
made the chief speech of the meeting
using illustrated charts showing how
the campaign in all its hundreds of details
was to be organized and carried on. The
remarkable science of the plans for the
campaign was forcibly impressed upor
Mr.. Baughman's listeners, 1t appearing
that no step possible was left out which
would insure the success of a given local
meeting, the plans even going SO far as
to provide cards to be posted at cross
roads and villages In the country week
or so before each meeting, giving explicit
directions as to what road to take to get
to a certain meeting Of the campaign al
a certain place at a certain time.
Every one Of the speakers from the out
lying sections of the state pledged the
hearty support of his section in the move.
ment ard the experts who are working
all indications are that fully 40 more
counties will have Joined in the move
ment by the time the campaign opens the
first of February.
After the meeting yesterday a confer.
ence was held between Mr.. Tullis OF
Montgomery, Director Baughman and
Secretary w. C. Radcliffe, and 1t was de-
termined that Mr.. Baughman and Mr.
Radcliffe would go to Montgomery the
latter part of the week. at which a meet
ing will be called there of farmers from
surrounding counties and the details OF
the campaign will be presented to them.
Routing Manager Here
r. II. Starbuck of Chicago, accom-
panied by Mrs. Starbuck, arrived in
Birmingham yesterday and will imme-
diately begin his work as the routing
manager or schedule agent of the cam
paign. 1t will be his duties to arrange
the Intricate schedules In all their de
tails of the various campaign crews, &C
that before each crew starts out or
the campaign 1t Will have explicit di-
rections as to where 1t Is expected Il
be at certain time and how to get
there. Mr.. Starbuck has been assured
the cooperation of the railroad me-:
of the state in this work.
T. J. Kennedy, secretary of the Ala
hama Farmers union, has received 8
letter from the Farmers union OF
Arkansas heartily indorsing the cam.
paign put on In that state which wa.
the same as the one which Is now
being worked up here. Mr.. Kennedy
states the Alabama Farmers unioy
also fully and completely indorses the
coming campaign.
Mrs. c. p. Orr, chairman. and tn,
committee of women representing ths
womens auxiliary Of the campaign
were present at the luncheon yester.
day.
Headquarters for the campaign un.
der the auspices of the Birmirs CHAN
chamber were opened yesterday in the
chamber building and a force Of mer
from now on will from this office man.
are the dataf1a of tho camnaiVnsn or,