The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-23
Enthusiastic Meeting of
Country Life Institute
at Mount PinsOn
THE UNITY OF RURAL
CHURCHES DISCUSSED
Raising and Care of Chickens Was
Subject of Talk by Professor
Chestnut of Girls
Institute
By CLARENCE G. THOMSON


One of the most interesting meetings
yet held in the county of the series of
Country Life Institute meetings, were
held yesterday at Mt. Pinson The meet
ing was we'll attended and a number of
splendid speeches were made.
The Country Life Institute meetings
are bearing out the recommendations of
the committee appointed by former Pres
ident T. r. Roosevelt when he asked
that they make an investigation of the
reason for the young men and women
leaving the farms to seek employment
in the city. The committee faithfully
reported the conditions and made such
recommendations as are now being car
ried out in the Country Life Institutes.
The first speaker was Judge N b.
Feagin of Birmingham. Judge Feagin
made one of his characteristic speeches,
embracing the subject of the rural cred
it's law. He spoke at length on this
subject, explaining every phase or the
act and showing the farmers the great
advantage offered them in that they
could borrow money for period of not
less than nor more than 20 years at
a reasonable rate of interest. Judge
Feagin said in part:
TWO GREAT ACTS
There are only two great acts that
1 can favorably compare with the rural
loan act The first of these was the
Declaration of Independence, and the
other was the adoption of the constitu-
ton of the United States declaring that
every man was born free and equal with
the inalienable right to life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness. That senu-
ment promulgated from the platform OF
the great orator, Patrick Henry, in his
famous words, Give me liberty or give
me DEATH, and was reiterated by Otis of
Massachusetts,. The same sentiment es-
tablished the great republic in the new
world on a broader basis of individual
personal liberty for the citizen than the
republics of Greece and Rome of the old
world
THE rural credits act and the estab-
lishment Of the farm loan banks when
completed will go down in history as
one of the ablest pieces of legislation in
the area of the civilized world. The
banks are corporations for carrying on
the business of lending on farm mort
gage security and issuing farm loan
bonds, but the government will not in
vest in them. Subject to geographical
limitations and subject to the so and 20
per cent limitations, these banks can
lend to an individual any amount they
wish or for any purpose. They are not
GU 10 go oil lIltSISSI cAC0OOlllS
6 per cent and such rate must not ex-
coed more than / cent the interest they
| have paid on their last issue of bonds.
| Furthermore these banks are prohibited
| from charging any commission or fees
other than those authorized under the
act"
A number of other features of this
bill were ably discussed in connection
with the benefit of the act to the
farmer.
LACK OF UNITY
One of the most important features of
the report of the special committee to
President Roosevelt was on the lack of
unity in the rural churches, and this
question was ably dealt with yesterday
by Rev. M B. McNutt, who spoke on
the subject of the Ideal Country
Church." Rev. McNutt brought out tho
Importance of attractions in the rural
girl on the farm. His speech was of a
very interesting nature and was highly
pleasing to the audience.
At the afternoon session Prof. S. l..
Chestnut, professor Of horticulture at the
Alabama Girls Technical institute, gave
an interesting talk on raising chickens
and the chicken industry. Professor
Chestnut cited statistics showing that
the hen product of the United States
each year amounted to 5000 100000. He
compared this figure to the amount it
took to build the Panama canal, stating
that the United States could dig two
canals each year with the product of the
hens in the United States.
Professor Chestnut was questioned
by the women regarding the care of
chickens, their diseases and the methods
of treating them. He answered all ques-
lions and told how to rid the chicken of
lice and mites how to prevent timber
neck and number of other fatal chicken
diseases.
DR.. j. H. Phillips, superintendent of
public schools, was the last speaker in
the afternoon and he stressed the pas
sage of the constitutional amendment to
be voted on in the fall election, provid-
ing for the Special school tax.