The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-31
WILL MEET WITH LOCAL
BUSINESS MEN ON THURS.
DAY NIGHT
COMES WITH
PROF. LONG
DR.. DuveI of the Department Of
Agriculture Will Discuss Plans
for Marketing of Grain Crop

| DR.. j. w T. Duvel. OF the de-
partment OF agriculture. Washington,
enc the greatest authorities in the
country on the preparation of grain
for marketing. will be in Anu r-son
| Thursday night. in company with
| Prof. w w. Long OF Glenn son college.
will be in Ander ION Thursday FOL
the purpose of meeting members ci
the chamber OF commerce that afte.-
noon and discussing with them plans
| for marketing grain.
A telegram received yesterday b.
| the chamber OF commerce from PROT.
Long saws: Or Duvel, one of the
greatest authorities in the country Oh
the preparation of grain for market
| ing will come with INC 10 Anderson
, Thursday night from Greenwood.
Would like 10 meet members of Tin
chamber OF commerce that afternoon
to discuss plans for marketing grain
Your business men cannot anord
not to take advantage of this oppor'
! tunity Of hearing ono who has ac
cGmplished so much for the grain
dealers in the west "
The exact hour at which Prof.
Long and DR.. Duvel will appear at
the chamber OF commerce Will be an
nounced later. and the business men
generally OF the city are urged to
come out and meet this authority on
The subject OF marketing grain.
In an article in last Sundays issue
of Tho Intelligencer letter from
Pref. Long to the commercial or
ganIzatiuns of the State calling theil
| attention to the necessity for move
ment to bring about better intra'
state rates on grain in this State was
printed. In this letter Prof. Lont
spoke OF tho coming t. South Caro-
lima of DR.. Duvcl.
The letter from Prof. Long With
reference 10 both the necessity for
lower intra-state grain rates and the
coming of DR.. Duvel is reprinted be-
low fer the benefit of those who did
not read it in recent issue OF this
paper. The letter is as follows:
II am 3ending YOU copy of inc
report of the railroad officials made
to the honorable railroad commission
rs to changes in the freight rates for
interstate shipments. These rates
rre very favorable and make it pos
sible for n5 20 handle successfully
the shipments OF grain out Of the
State.
"It Is very necessary. however, tina
we hayp favorable intra-state rates
in order that we may build up cur
local markets. To that end | am en-
closing a copy of petition that you
can make any changes in that YOU
may see fit. which you will please
have signed be rs many prominent
business men as possible and send to
the commission Mt an early date. We
can reasonably expect that the rail
road commission will reduce the in-.
ira state rates as / am told by OK.
perts that the yare out of all reason.
II would like 10 know what ar
rangement you can make TO handl
grain In your town il we are success
full in securing favorable intra-stato
rates. This IL q matter that your
body should take up and work out at
very early date.
II have the promise of DR.. J.. W.
7. Duvel. Of the department. of agri-
culture at Washington, who is an eXS
pert on milling an dthe handling Of
grain for market, to visit this State.
I can say of my own personal knowl4
edge, that DR.. ,Duvef has an interna-
tional reputation along this partic-
ular line and we are fortunate in be-
Ing able To- have him come to South
arolina. It is my purpose to have
him meet the business men who arc
interested In this proposition OF es-
tablishing local markets"
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