Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-11
ARK. GOVERNOR
TOHEAD.192ON
VISIT TOSUMTER
Big Party of Business
Men and Farmers
Coming Aug. 2.

For the purpose of studying pro-
duction, methods of fighting the boil
weevil, how to Nbreed better cotton
varieties and how ITO fertilize for
larger ynlds per acre, a party OF
leading farmers, bankers and other
business men from II cotton growing
counties of Arkansas are planning to
make a tour of certain sections OF
Georgia, South Carolina and North
Carolina during the first week IN
August. The party will be organic
ed and directed by the ArA Kansas
Profitable Farming Bureau IN CO.
operation with the Soil Improvement
Committee of Atlanta. Director )
N. Harper of the committees staff
will be in charge of the trip through
this section.
tion Pu,ln.ans will leave little Rock,
Arkansas, on July 81, and Will visit
Americas on Monday, August Z, Ath-
ems, Tuesday, August 3; Greenvllie
and Spartepburg, S. c., Wednesday,
Augusta; Darlington and Florence,
S. c., Thursday, August s.; Bennetts--
vile, S. c., Friday, August 8; and
Wilson, N. c., Saturday, August 2.
Returning, the trip will be made
through the famous Land Of the
Sky" around Asheville to Knoxville,
Tenn, and then to Little Rock.
Headed by Governc-.
The party will be headed by Gov
ernor Charles M. Brough, OF
Arkansas. and will be composed of
. about 1872 leading farmers, mer-
chants. bankers and other business
men who are members of the lead
mo associations of that state. Ac-
lansDrding to H. M. Cottrell, agricuil,
~-silralist of the bureau, these men Will
ali come to learn conditions. They
will each have note book and Will
make memoranda of any impor1ant
facts discovered. No attempt Will
he made to advertise the state or
Arkansas, nor will any speeches be
made by any of the party with the
execution of the governor. 1t Is eX-
nected, however, that those men who
entertain the party at It's various
stops will have some one present 70 70
tell about agricultural condlIiohs VI
that particular section.
Recently RI W. Mattox, president
of the Georgia branch OF the cotton
association. was asked to recommend
noints of interest for these tourists
fo visit. and he has communlcatec
with +, G. Council and A. +. hodges
those gentlemen in turn asking the
Chamber of Commerce to take up Ine
onestion of entertaining these VS.
;tors There will be about l5O IN
+he Marty. it is stated, and President
Carr ( Glover. of the chamber, yes
terdav instructed Secretary Joseph
PnrIT;ns to Immediately invite them
t':-;t knonricus and Sumter coun-
Entertainment Planned.
T. &c MANNED by the authorizes OF
the Chamber OF ComHeIIe % Wv
tertain the members OF tne parry
either at a banquet or a paLoevto' par e',to'
and they will also be taken loL nrts auVO Of
mobile rides into various palVe OI
tbe county. 1t is hoped a conSluei5l
able length of the new paVeI i4@u Sn
on the Dixie Highway Wi, WIN De 4ho ti1l
isLed and open for tratflce ny t, snv
date of their visit, IN ordet IllaI ny y
NAV be shown the progress DellS
made here in the CONSTRUCTION
modern rural highways. r;ud
This is the tontth LOU " -. VIZ,
made by farmers and business lin,.s ,,,aJa ,aJ,
of Arkansas. T4e cthers .si,T,I" Wel1 Iu 10
to De north. north and nd W9st r4an pF5ddt{ producycn
Tie southeast was CHOSEN I!'Is ~ ,.,,,
btr3use of similar conditions III nt IAN
ins Prevailing here III the sou'nV'oi, l,''oh
Y;9lds of crops, h0WeVef, are MI
iaIeer per acre in this sectl2h' an"
are are k,"uIeiIi E. "inteiIige Il methods of bre, q
: oae !" t'+tnr tf.rd nroduclrg plants and CT
4ng fgg,i!31ing S1Eoo these plants for maximum
1GScS production. On the other .ha hand btaS tae
Yields in the southeast have oar oeGm In
GRADUALLY decreasing sa;1n eaen year yhro,,gbt Ilt
spite Of virgin land nd beng aisitops ps0VgIi viii
into cultivation me tso VlSrrTlo nnrnose of Of
make the trip for @ifffrenpe tne PeFpUsS prevails
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