Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
GOVERNOR BRoUoH AND PARTY
GREATLY ENTHUsED BY RE-
cEPTioN IN THIS STATE.
COME 70 STUDY FARM
METHODS OF HAWKEYEs
Former Soldier in Confederate Army
Didn't Know "DAmned Yanlss Could
Re So HospitabIer--Last Experience
With Northsrnsrs Fifty Years Ago,
When Uniform Was Not Respected.
Special to Times Republican.

Ames, June Ex-Governor, didn't
know the, damned Yanks could be SO
hospitable!" That's the way one
Arkansanl expressed to Governor c. H.
Brough Of his state his enthusiasm for
the way Iowa folks in Black Hawk,
Linn and Marshall counties and at
Ames welcomed the fifty-five Arkan-
sas farmers, bankers and business men
who came to the ,Hawkeye state to
study its methods of farming and its
system of carrying on agricultural eda-
cation, experimental work and extern
sion activities. He was a typical be
fo'the- Arleansan on his first
visit to the north. His only intimate
! previous acquaintance with northerners
had been some fifty years before when
he was on one side of a, battle line and
they on the other-Rebs and Yanks
at war.
The same forceful enthusiasm was
expressed in many other ways by the
members Of the party, all leaders in the
new agricultural movement in Arkan
sas. Governor Brough declared in a
thrilling address at Ames that the in
huence Of the tour thru Iowa would
leave it's impression upon the agricul-
tural development of Arkansas for all
time to come. I'VE owe you much al
ready" he said. "Our debt to Iowa for
its help and inspiration will grow
larger
Visitors Inspect State College.
After visiting many big pure bred
breeding establishments and successful
farms around Waterloo. Cedar Rapids
and Mount Vernon and stopping for an
evenings diversion at Marshalltown.
the party came to Ames and Iowa State
College for a day of it. The Ames
Commercial Club and the agricultural
faculty iof the college took the visitors
in hand at 1880 in the morning and
took them thru a day in which every
phase of the agricultural work of the
college was presented, because the
Arkansans expect first to arouse the
people Of their state to generous sup
port OF agricultural education and ex
perimental and extension work. AT
noon Acting President E. w. Stanton
explained the support Iowa gives to
the college. Tho visitors were espe-
cially interested in the results of the
famous Arkansas COW experiment, in
that state to Ames were built up, into
profitable producers thru the use of
pure bred sires and good management.
They were also deeply interested in the
soil survey work of the experiment.
station and it's soil improvement and
cereal breeding experiments on the
agronomy farm.
!, improve Bad Farming System.
;r 3<n,,r v,rohlay,, fo hroaE W
from the one crop farming and to inn
farming said Carl Hollis, president of
the Arkansas Bankers Association.
ITO diversity our agriculture we must
grow into the live stock business, using
more pure bred sires, and many Of
these we hope to buy in Iowa where
you have wonderful herds. Your COL
an inspiration. Well go back home
with an ambition to duplicate what we
consider one of the greatest of tech
nical institutions"
The visit at Ames closed in the eve
ming with a dinner, addressed by D. G..
Welty, the Missouri Pacific railways
commissioner Of agriculture; p. G.
Holden, formerly head of the extension
department at Iowa State College; c.
L. Siverly, president of the Union Ma
tional Bank at Ames. and Governor G.
H. Brough. A letter of greeting and
regret from Governor w. l.. Harding
was read by; Dean G. F. Curtiss, who
presided. Governor Brough delivered a
wonderful address, expressing the APP
probation Of Arkansas for Iowa's hos
pitality and helpfulness, paying tribute
to the influence of Iowa State College
in strengthening and developing agri-
culture everywhere and expressing be-
lief that the men with him would give
new impetus to progress in his state.
From Ames the party went to the