The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
Mrs. Mathis Speaks to the Ladies as Well as the Men and Always Finds Warm Welcome

Welcome
 Tn all the places Mrs Mathis finds the
 glad hand of welcome extended and
 awaiting her arrival. Her reputation out
 travels her. and when she Is not speaking
 she Is kept on. the go visiting this placeI and that place looking at fine herds of cattle and many other things We were
 given trip over the town and viewed the magnificent fair grounds, the exten- slve cotton warehouse that takes care
 of more than 25.Ooo bales of cotton annu- ally, the large basket factory, which is the third largest in the world and ships it's output into every state in the union. The little town of Guntersville is proud of itself and Its resources. Recently iron
 ore, yellow. red and gray ochre. black
 and olive brown umber have been dis
 covered in large quantities A company 1 has been formed and is working on min ing these resources. A huge washer Is being built and a spur track being laid to
 export their findings. All these substances are in good demand and bring fancy price. The iron is the best grade of l brown ore, and the other ores are said i to be the best found in the United States The vein of umber is said to be the larg
 est in the United States, and is the only
 one with but one exception, a small vein being in Pennsylvania.
 After leaving Guntersville we enjoyed a pleasant trip down the Tennessee river | a nd fO ~
 Riddle met the train at Huntsville and l carried us to Madison station. where Mrs. Mathis spoke to large audience under | the chautauqua tent. The audience here was made up of men, whomen and chil- | dren who were present to attend the 1 chautauqua, but one could not desire a more appreciative audience. Mrs Mathis | was introduced by Prof. T. G. Riddle,
 who is taking an active interest in agri- l culture. Professor Riddle spoke very en- ! Enthusiastically of the meetings Mrs Ma | this has been holding and said many | nice things about The Age Herald and its work He said that they were putting Madison on the map, and that this was the first time a great newspaper had sent staff reporter to Madison
 Mrs. Mathis spoke to mixed crowd here, and altered her talk to meet the occasion. She told of the work she and l the Alabama bankers were doing in the state for better farming, and stressed | the cooperative idea that is beginning
 to exist between the farmer and business
 man. She told them they must get to- gether and help each other.
 At Huntsville Thursday night Mrs. Ma this spoke to audience of business men and some of the officials of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis Railroad company The agricultural spirit was at it's highest point here A great agricultural rally and get together meet Ing between the farmers and the business | men had just been held in the afternoon and the business men were very much en- thused. Mrs Mathis spoke for more than an hour at the courthouse and then made a short talk at o'clock dinner given by the chamber of commerce at the
 Twickenham hotel
 !! Mrs Mathis spoke again Friday morn l Ing to the Ladies Civic league of Hunts Vile. Her lectures to the women are l most interesting and everywhere meetings | are arranged by the ladies for Mrs Ma
 this While she does not stress the agri- cultural subject to certain extent when speaking to women, she is so enthusiastic l and full of better farming ideas that she VIII not refrain from talking her beloved | subject and says she finds the women very much interested, many of them ask Ing what they can do to help. To these l questions Mrs. Mathis replies: Help me create public sentiment and this is the | thing Mrs. Mathis is working for. l The last speech for this week was made Friday night at Gurley, in Madison coun- ty, after a busy day at Huntsville. Mrs Mathis IS kept on the go from early in the morning to late at night. She speaks rom two to four times day Friday in Huntsville she spoke to the Civic league | Tn the morning and at the public schools In the afternoon. went for trip of in- spection to the creameries and some os the industries of the town. was shown some Of the many large wheat and clover nelds near the town and many other places of interest. She never has time to rest. The bankers, business men and farmers are so enthused over the work
 she Is doing that they keep her on the go | all the time
 At Gurley the crowd was large and composed mostly of farmers It is q i small village in the midst of a fine fa rn- | Ing section. and the farmers are more | or less progressive. The diversified idea has had its initiative in Madison county, as has cattle raising. Many fine herds | or thoroushbred cattle may be seen in
 all parts of the county. The pasturage is mostly on clover.
 The clover and wheat crop in this county is said to be better than it has been in many years. The weed is stronger l and the heads are heavier While wheat | raising in Madison county is no new thing, tnere IS being more wheat and less cot
 ton planted each year.
 | Mrs. Mathis closed her weeks s itinerary | at Gurley and she has cancelled her en- gagements for next week on account of
 the reunion that is to be held in Bir- | mlngnam. She probably will come back to this section in June. as the bankars are insisting. Most of the bankers have agreed to close up and go with her over
 the counties. They are anxious for the
 farmers to hear her and are themselves
 anxious to help the work along.
 His Status
 From the New York American.
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