. Review of reviews and world's work. ge themto attend the meetings at thestations on schedule time. Secretary George A. Wellssent letters to the grain dealers along the line, askingthem to notify their patronspersonally or by phone ofthe purpose of the meetings,and the local papers were • specially effective in spreading the news. Thus,the •seed-corn special became the center of in-terest and conversation along the Rock Islandline for days before it left Des Moines. A three days schedule of fifty stops, coveringfour hundred miles, through fifteen counties inthe northwestern part of the State,
. Review of reviews and world's work. ge themto attend the meetings at thestations on schedule time. Secretary George A. Wellssent letters to the grain dealers along the line, askingthem to notify their patronspersonally or by phone ofthe purpose of the meetings,and the local papers were • specially effective in spreading the news. Thus,the •seed-corn special became the center of in-terest and conversation along the Rock Islandline for days before it left Des Moines. A three days schedule of fifty stops, coveringfour hundred miles, through fifteen counties inthe northwestern part of the State, had been pre-pared. Time was allowed for a twenty minutetalk at each station, and two evening meetingswere held in opera-houses. In all cases, thefarmers were; first to be admitted to the ears ;all others were welcome as long as there wasroom. The train, consisting of a baggage car. twoprivate cars, and a large audience coach, leftDes Moines at 7 on April 18, carrying therailroad officials, representatives of the daily and. FARMERS LISTENING TO A LECTURE ON THE CORX-GOSPEL TRAIN. the agricultural press, and two members of theagricultural staff of the Iowa State College. The train arrived at Gowrie on schedule time,9: 30 , where the first talk of the day was tobe given. The following from the Daily Capitoldescribes the reception of the special train, andmight be repeated with slight variations for allother stops : The success of the experiment was assured at thefirst Stop, Gowrie, when the farmers enthusiastically applauded the approach of the train. At tins live hundred tanners had gathered for the pur-pose of receiving instruction. The number of the audi-ence and the interest manifested was wholly unexpected by the Officers in charge, and constituted a great LDSpiration to the lecturers. The audiences were universallycomposed of men who had the importance of the sub-ject at heart. IOWAS CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER CORN. 565 THROUGH TIIE SOUTHERN COUNTIES. Th
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