The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-28
RAILROADS PLAN
FARMERS TOUR
Will Visit Great Farms of the Central
Western States

Will Visit Great Farms of the Central
Western States
The railroad agricultural depart
ments of the southeastern territory
are planning a farmers tour of the
central western states. A copy of the
itinerary has been received by the
Marion County Board of Trade. The
tour viii start from Atlanta. August
18th, and will end Sept. 5th. at At
lanta. It will take in the great farms,
agricultural colleges and experiment
stations of Kentucky, Indiana, IL
linois and Ohio. 1t will include visit
TO the great Ohio State Fair and to
the great stock yards of Chicago. The
cost of the trip will amount to about
$125.
The suggested itinerary covers a
trip which should be an inspiration to
every one who takes it. 1t is an un-
usual chance to visit some of the most
successful farming sections, see good
live stock of every breed. visit famous
dairy, horse, beef cattle, sheep, hog
and crop farms; see the wonderful
packing houses and stock yards in
Chicago and the home of the Inter-
national Live Stock Exposition, some
of the best agricultural colleges, and
the great Ohio State Fair.
Whether the trip will be made de-
pends upon the number of people who
want to go. but it would not have been
suggested if it were not believed
there are enough such folks to fill a
couple of tourist sleepsrs Merchants,
bankers, professional men, and all in
terested in farming, as well as farm
ers and live stock raisers are invited
to join the party. The railroads now
require twenty-five fares to handle an
extra car, and orders for cars must
| be placed weeks in advance.
If you want to go, send your check
for SO to engage your sleeping car
accommodations for the seven days
of the trip to J. F. jackson. agricui-
tural agent, C. of G., Savannah, Ca,
who has been appointed director ot
transportation. If less than twenty
| five checks have been received by
July 18th, the trip will be abandoned,
and the checks returned to you. If
you want to make sure of going. send
your check early, for we must have
twenty-five more checks for each addi-
tional car, and for example should we
get only forty checks, we could en-
gage only one car, and the last fifteer
checks would be returned. No differ
ence will be made between lower an6
upper berths. for the plan is to assign
two names for each section and lei
the occupants alternate, upstairs one
night and down the next.
In order that you may estimate the
expense of the trip. count SO for
sleeping accommodations, say So a
day for meals. and $59.33 for railroad
fare from Atlanta via the route out
lined back to Atlanta, a total of about
$91. This does not take account of
incidental expenses, which, of course,
will be what you choose to make them,
or of the cost for auto hire. which fol
the four days on which there will be
considerable driving might count W
total of $40. but may possibly
amount to very little. So soon as it is
certain there will be at least one car
load TO make the trip, our director OF
transportation will make an advance
trip covering the route planned, and
ON his return will give those who
have engaged transportation an esti-
mate of the additional expense.