The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

| to attend the state horticultural con
 vention and told pr. Thach and Dr.
 Duggar about the work being done by
 the food preparedness and marketing
 bureau, of which John II. Frye is pres ', ident and T. P. Hay. Jr., secretary 1
 Both were greatly interested and asked me to assure those behind tho
 movement of their interest and syinpa- i thy and desire to aid in any way within their power. brought the message back with me and had
 chance to deliver it at a dinner being
 held by the members at the Southern club.
 ! The offer was most kindly received and subcommittee of the food pre- paredness and marketing bureau, called the agricultural and market committee, decided it would be the thing to do to visit Auburn and get in touch with it ir a practical way, and at recent dinner they asked for volunteers to
 make the trip with them.
 A small committee headed by James J. Smith left Wednesday afternoon Tor Opelika where the night was spent, but T. P Hay, the indefatigable secretary who seems to have the power to get bankers, merchants, manufacturers and professional men to fit into his programmes, saw to it that they were up for o'clock breakfast, as he had
 a full day cut out for the Birmins- hamers.
 I got down five minutes before the appointed hour and found Herman Beck in the lobby boastful of the fact that he arose early and had taken in the town. One by one the others stroll ed down and we did make getaway for Auburn at o'clock, but not until John Frye, Jim Smith and l had stop ped by to see the genial owners Of the Opelika News.
 Prompt to the minute we arrived at the administration building of the Ala bama Polytechnic institute where Dr. Thach was at the front door to give us a hearty welcome. He immediately took possession of us and became our cice-
 rome during our delightful stay in the classic city of Auburn, which Is built up around the great institution which is doing such a splendid work. After seeing a number Of most IT, teresting exhibits in the academic de- partment we drove over to the agricul- tural hall, an imposing building which stands as 8 monument to the Conner regime There we found Dr. DugGar and corps of the heads of the va rious departments on hand to show us their specialties, for truly they are bunch of experts and doing work for l the state that will add untold wealth in the days to come.
 Our first visit was to the rooms oc- cupied by pr. Hinds and he talked so fascinatingly of corn culture that l am sure every one who heard him will in ] the future have more respect for corn bread. He then showed some of the cabinets in which the butterfly and other insect exhibits are kept. His work goes to the root of many agri- cultural problems and is done with Knowledge and 8 patience which has put him high as an authority in his l line.
 We then went on the top floor where the soils are tested and began to real f1a hot A,,h l mental station and that the farms which we were to see later were not farmed in a haphazard way but that ey-. cry square or patch had behind it days weeks and even years of laborious re- search and that the various growing crops were being put through their paces by men who were keeping a | watchful eye on their growth. We enjoyed the hothouse because
 each one of us was allowed to choose a carnation. Some took white. some pink, but I ran true to color and plucked a gorgeous red. The rose beds were just in bud, the pot flowers had gotten a start and many varieties wero in bloom. I have always enjoyed going through greenhouses and particularly
 so when specimens were putting on
 their spring dresses.
 A small glassed-in case about four by five contained specimens of citrus ] plants of great value for experimental tion in the fight against the citrus di.,- eases which have been so costly in the orange, lemon and grapefruit sections of America. There is just one other and was told that it cost the govern ment $1o0.ooo to assemble them, as oit- rus experts had ransacked the world
 to assemble them
 A trip through the dairy was greatly enjoyed, as was visit to the pigs and cows. I saw fine specimens of Short- horne, whiteface, Angus and Jersey bulls. and we paid a special trip to see the famous prize-winning COW, the | largest in Alabama, which has won ribbons and cups north and south and east and west but is now the pride of | the Auburn exhibit of Dr. Templeton. A visit to the presidents beautiful colonial home wound up ~ the sight seeing, with the exception of few | moments spent in the gymnasium I where. with uncovered heads, we paid l c;1 trihuta to tho eor1-;oa ,,n.,-