THE DEMONSTRATION WORK 



station last night I went up to a policeman and asked him 

 the way to the hotel. He told me and I thanked him. I 

 told him I was from Arkansas, and do you know, he came 

 from there himself?" ''Did you see anything of Mr. Smith 

 and DeWitt Lundy at Grand Junction, Tenn., night before 

 last ? " ' ' No, ' ' said Elmer, ' ' nobody got on there. ' ' It seems 

 that the county superintendent got busy with official duties 

 and decided to come on a later train. 



''Well," said the Department man, slapping Elmer on 

 the back, "you are all right. I am glad you got through 

 in good shape. Did you get a berth and sleep well on the 

 train?" "No, sir," said the young Arkansas farmer. "Do 

 you know, the fellow wanted to charge me $2.00 for that 

 bed? I sat up part of the time and slept in the seat part 

 of the time. The Bankers' Association gave me $150.00 to 

 make this trip and all that I save belongs to me." "Well, 

 how about your meals? Did you get your meals all right?" 

 "No, sir; it took over a dollar to get a meal and I didn't eat 

 anything until I got a chicken sandwich at Charlottesville, 

 Virginia, for fifteen cents." 



When he started back he bought himself a shoe box full 

 of food and returned to his home almost as economically 

 as he came, but he had enough money saved out of the 

 $150 to buy himself a colt, which grew into a valuable horse. 



It was not many years until this thrifty young citizen 

 was in partnership with his father under the name of Halter 

 and Son, Farmers. They went into the thoroughbred seed 

 and livestock business, and are thus doing a type of work 

 which is not only profitable to themselves, but beneficial to 

 their community. 



A Corn Club Boy Talks with the President 

 When the 1910 prize winning corn club boys from the 



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