Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-03
BIC CROWDS At
ANNUAL PICNIC
EXPERIMENT STATION At moo.
CASiN ATTRACTS THOUSANDS
OF FARMERS THERE,
GOVERNOR AND OTHERS SPEAK

The Judith Basin was amply rep
resented at the Eighth annual Farm
ers' picnic held Friday at the ex-
pertinent station at Moccasin, for it
is estimated that more than $500 peo-
pie visited the grounds during the
day, by actual count. while 500 auto
mobiles were parked there. The
weather was ideally pleasant, a few
clouds but no wind nor threatened
storm. The grounds and buildings
were thrown open for inspection and
study Of the experimental plots and
these were visited extensively during
the morning hours. There was plenty
going on all over the grounds from 10
in the morning until 6 at night, while
ice cream, pink lemonade and instan.
taneous photographers made it seem
like circus day.
Band Contest.
At IL o'clock the band contest took
place, the Moccasin, Hobson and Den
ton bands competing. Votes were dis.
tributed at dollar each and while the
competition was very keen and voting
was heavy on both sides. the Moccasin
and Hobson band had bit the better
of it.
At noon, lunch baskets were pro.
duced, picnic sites being optional. At
1:3O a large crowd flocked to the
speaking pavilion where they heard
several prominent Montana men speak
on topics Of paramount interest to
farmers. When the speaking was over
the opinion was generally voiced that
the program had been we'll timed and
keenly interesting without being in
the least wearisome.
Speaking Pleases.
Each speaker was allotted Is min
utes and none overstepped his limit.
Not that at least half hour would
not have been welcomed from any
one of them for each and every ad-
dress was both edifying and enter.
tanning Hon. B. c. White of Buffalo
presided i'll his charmingly individual
way and he had something to say
worth hearing every time he rose to
his feet. He promised that all in the
range Of the speakers voices would
be entertained and instructed from
first to last and it appears that he
had inside information.
Mr.. White first introduced Mr.. Cum
mings, newly elected principal of the
Fergus county high school. Principal
Cummings chose as his subject, 'The
Function of County High School,
which is problem as near his heart
as it Is any resident Of the county
1t is Mr.. Cummings idea that high
school should serve the county as q
whole as no other institution may
and that county farmers should rear
the fullest benefit of their taxes by
means Of practical education.
Rural Credits.
President j. M. Hamilton Of the
Bozeman state agricultural college
was the second speaker. Being al
| the head of an agricultural institution
President Hamilton knows as few eSl
Gators do, the real problems of the
! farmer aside from cut worm, fanweed
and the like. He chose as the sub
ject Of his discourse Rural Credit.
Under the Hollis Bill" He explained
simply and lucidly the exact provision.
of this bill and its relation to thu
farmer and his demands.
Chancellor Elliott.
Present also was E. C. Elliott o
Helena. chancellor of the Universit.
OF Montana. "The University of Mon
tana" was Mr.. Elliott's theme. Hi
talk was brilliant with wit and Ell
tliusiasm for the schools which HI
hopes to expand to take their places
among the greatest educational inst
tutions in the United States. He state,
that more than anything else he want
ed to impress upon the minds of Juditl
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