Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-01-14
DR.. SouIe and Roland Tur-|
ner Declare That Proper
Amount of Hogs viii Solve
Problem of Marketing Corn

ASHBURN, Ga, Jan. 13.-The
session of the Georgia Swine Grow
ers' association opened under most
favorable auspices Wednesday. Coun-
ty Agent H. B. Rails, Jr., president
of the association, was in the chair.
The session began at 10 o'clock with
several numbers of music rendered
by the Ashburn orchestra, Mr.. 0. G.
Turner, Mrs. o. C. Turner, Mr.. Stan
ley Hackett, Mrs. Stanley Hackett,
Mr.. Frank Murray and Mr.. George
Johnston. The address of welcome
to the association was delivered by
Mr.. G. T. Bettes, of Ashburn. "Our
fathers he said, "the pioneers of
this country, have placed upon us
the most wonderful possibilities and
opportunities, also the greatest re-
sponsibilities. The question is, what
shall we do with them?"
Farmers, he said, usually rise no
higher than the business men of the
community in which they live. Tur-
ner county, he said, boasts of her
positions geographically. She is
proud Of her soil, her schools and
other institutions Also is she proud
of her large white population; proud,
too, of her honor of entertaining the
Swine Growers Association Of Geor-
gia.
Ashburn's Paper
He spoke of the paper at Ashburn,
the Wiregrass Farmer, though only
a weekly at present, was to all eff
feet daily in that the editors, Mr..
J. Lawrence and his efficient daugh-
ter, Mrs. Nora L. Smith, were con-
slant in their efforts to upbuild the
section and forward any progressive
move. 49," he says, stands for
Johnny on the spot, and IN. L."
stands for never let up. So together
they are a team that pull for better
things.
1t is encouraging, he says, when
the bankers and business men are
interested in the farmers problems.
Cotton, he says, will soon be made
the servant, the surplus crop, and in
his place we will crown Queen Pros
perity or diversified farming.
Mr.. Belts read a letter from Gov
ernor Thomas w. Hardwick ex-
pressing his regrets that illness pre-
vented his being present at this
meeting to fill his place on the pro-
gram. This was a disappointment to
the audience, for the house was fill
ed to Overlooking both to bear him
as we'll as the other most interesting
speakers of the day.
After a musical selection DIR. G.
G. Mckenzie, president of the Tur-
ner County bank, spoke, represent
ing the two banks of Sycamore and
the banks of AShburn, announcing
that these banks would gladly COOP
crate with farmers wishing to pur-
chase hogs at the pure-bred hog sale
by advancing money on these boys
to their customers. Your prob
lens" he said, "are ours and your
successes are our successes"
Mr.. G. T. Belts then introduced
DR.. Andrew M. Soule, president Of
the agricultural college at Athens.
DIR. SOule's Speech
DR.. Soule says of all sections this
is one of the finest in the country
and that he was glad to see south
Georgia coming into her own, so
powerfully, so swiftly, that other
sections of the state must stand tip
toe that she not outstretch them
in the race He said that every
day and all the time he practices
strict self-control, and each day he
strives to do the honorable, the
honest thing and at night goes
home to rest and to sleep.
1--WE think too much of ourselves, =
he said. 1--WE should not look so
much inside but outside and up
yonder,' if we would win success and
happiness" No one leaps into sue.
cess without a firm foundation that
it has taken years to build. Sowing
the fields, cultivating the lands is
working for better civilization and
a happier world.
He then drew mind picture of
the war conditions in France, of the