The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-20
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Knoxville, August s.-(special.)-- The Annisten Chamber of Commerce party left Rome Tuesday morning early for Chattanooga, but only re- mainsd long enough to get a chick en dinner at the Potter, when it sped away for Knoxville. the place scheduled to spend the night
 The route was through Red Bank, Soddy, Graysville. Dayton, and the plan was to get supper at Redwood, but on arriving the crowd was told that the hotel could not care for 50 people, and word was phoned ahead to Hartman to get ready to serve a chicken supper.
 Rain and bad roads made it impos- sible to make time and on arriving at Hartman a vote was taken which was decidedly in favor of not trying to push on over miserable roads to Knoxville. but to spend the night in the famous temperance city.
 Wednesday morning 5 o'clock call had every one out of bed and down to breakfast, and before 1s auto mobiles were speeding toward Knox vile over roads which ran over and around mountains skirted rivers, and ran through rich valleys. The scenery was picturesque, but on &C., count of the closing of the highway it was necessary to detour and many fine farms were given the go by By 10 o'clock the last car rolled up at Hotel Atkins, the headquarters. A committee from the chamber of com merce was on hand to receive the tentered In the home, which houses the various civic organizations and clubs of Knoxville. Speeches of well come were given and responded to and everybody got acquainted. Pres ident Morgan of the University of Tennessee did the welcoming, and Arthur Haltwinger the accepting.
 After the lunch the party was driven to the famous dairy farm of Mrs. Galbreath, to view her regis tered herd of Jerseys, which were centented by grazing in pasture which was coveted by every real farmer among the visitors. Her home is one of the show places of Tennes- see. but it is said that she makes her
  in personally welcoming the visitors, cancelling a social engagement to do the honers. Her herd bull, one of the most magnificent specimens inl the south, wes proudly shown and much admired for his many marks of excellence.
 The next visit was made to the University, of Tennessee. and the magnificent new central building was an eye opener to the Annistonians. The next point of interest was the agricultural department of the uni- versity, which also boasted a hand some new building, which was just completed. Dr. Morgan and other members of the faculty were on hand to explain the various activities. The view of the farm from the tower of the main building was most impress sive, as it showed just what inten- sive work was being done on the farm. The visit to the barns was instructive and the great Percheron studs and mares were a novel sight to many. The feeding experiments claimed attention, as did the cows and the work in the dairy
 The closing visit of the afteraoon was made to the Riverside peastFg and Dairy Farm. The chickens had been sold down until only about s,0se were in the yards, but what was left of White Leghorns, Barred Rocks and Rhode Island. Reds gave an idea of what the farm was when all of the pens were fun. The Holsten cows Snd the 2,ao0-Nound bull were revelation of the size of this breed of milch cattle. Several cows were pointed out with record of II gal Ions per day Every one returned toil the hotel feeling'th they had put in O f,I1 d,v