Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-01
.lISHERsVILLE FARMERS Club
WHAT PRACTICAL GOOD TT HAS
ACCOMPLISHED.


ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR
PRESIDENT HANGERS SKETCH OF THE
/ CLUBS WORCESTERSHIRE AND BAL
ING CONTRACTS AWARDED-THE FER
i TILIzER QUESTION.
sc. &C. &C.
FIsHERsv1LLE. May 2eth.-The Club
was called to order by DR.. Hanger. and the
following members present w. F. Gil
keson, Millard A. Conner, DR.. Hildebrand.
w. T. Freed, j. D. Miller, M. A. McComb,
J. D. Coiner, G. B. Conner, J. W. Church
man, M. L. Leonard, F. M. Bell, j. w.
Paul, T. c.. Diclerson, J. H. Mcclure, Il.
S. Cecil, and J. r. Kemper.
The name of c. E. Long, was proposed
for membership, and accepted.
This being the annual election of officers
for the following year, DR.. Hanger. the
presiding officer, delivered the following
address
SKETCH OF THE WORK OF THE CLUB.
This session of the Club will close my
official year as it's presiding officer. Let
me express my thanks for the honor you
have conferred upon me, for the last three
years. I assure you I esteem it in no slight
degree, to feel that after living among you
more than quarter of a century, you have
selected me as the President Of this Club.
[ hope you will select as my successor, one
who will fill that position, better than
have been able to do. Let me congratulate
you upon the condition of our Club. and
the feeling of harmony and kindness exist
ing among its members. 1t is composed
of the best men Of our community, and had
| L the selection Of it's mem bership. do not
think I could improve it. This Club has
now been in existence for number of
years, and it may be asked, what practical
good has it accomplished In the first
place, it has promoted the good feeling and
fellowship of it's members. ard made them
better acquainted with each other. 1t has
been of vast good to us, by the mutual ex-
change Of practical ideas, on the business
in which we are engaged. 1t has been the
means of better posting us on the subject of
commercial fertilizers, and by concert of ac-
ton, and wholesale purchases, has greatly
erduced the price Of the same to us. 1t has
secured a law to compel the prompt furn-
ishing of cars for the transportation Oh hay,
and fix the liability of the Railroad Co., for
damage from exposure, by failure to COM
ply with same. 1t has inaugurated con-
tract system Of threshing wheat and bal
ing hay, which is of untold relief to the
farmers household. 1t has secured the
benefit of the Signal Service Bureau, and
has the flags daily displayed, to indicate to
them, how they are to plan the work upon
their farms. to adapt it to the weather they
are to have each day. 1t was the means of
building and having in successful opera
tion, a Telephone line, connecting with the
, Depot and Telegraph station. If this
means of communication has been found to
be of great benefit to persons living in
towns and cities, how much more cOnye-
II lent will it be to parties living miles from
the depot They can not only transact
| their business with ease and facility, but
the buyer can learn where he can purchase
what he wants without riding the whole
day to find it.. Another benefit from the
Telephone, in connection with the Signal
Service, will be that parties living out of
sight of the flags, can be promptly notified
each day of the forecast, for the day.
These are some of the benefits inaugurated
by the Club, and others of equal import
ance will be gotten, no doubt, in the future.
I can but express the hope, that it may con-
tinue to exist for many years to come, and
that the bonds OF good feeling and fellow
ship may be more strongly cemented among
it's members.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
| The following members were elected to fill
the various offices for the ensuing year:
DR.. D. w. Hanger, President e. b. Col
ner, Vice President; w. E. Gilkeson, Sec
rotary; M. L. Leonard. assistant Secretary;
J. r. Kemper, Cor. Secretary: David Col
ner, Treasurer. G.. w. q. Karnes, W. A.
Freed, and DIR. NJ. G. Hildebrand. were
elected to serve on the buying committee.
The members were requested to meet at
Fishersville, next Tuesday, p. M, to raise
new Signal Flag pole.
THREsHING AND BALING AWARDED.
MI. Kerr, Messrs. YOunt Il Davis, Mr..
Nisewander, and MI. j. A. CritZer, were
present, to bid on the threshing and baling
OF the Club. Sealed bids were submitted
by all these gentlemen, and the contract
was awarded to MI. Jas. A. Critzer, of Ba-
, sic City, he being the lowest bidder. The
bid accepted was-for threshing wheat,
cents per bushel; oats and barley, cents
per bushel; baling hay and straw, $1.75 per
ton, the thresherman to furnish all hands
and pay and board them. The farmer takes
the wheat from the machine. This is the
best rate the Club has ever secured, and
the Club can congratulate themselves upon
securing such live man, to undertake the
work.
J. w. Paul, w. A. Freed and J. d. Mil
ler were appointed a Committee to arrange
for the movements of the machine from
farm to farm.
THE FERTILIZER QUESTION.
The matter of getting upa formula for
fertilizer, was put in the hands of the buy
ing Committee, with Instructions to as
certain the cost of certain formulas and
report to the Club, at the June meeting.
Dr.. HildeDrand said we should look into
this matter at once, and Capt. Conner
thought 5 per cent. ammonia, 3 per cent.
potash, and 16 per cent. phosphoric acid,
would be about what we would want.
Moved 10y T. M. Bell, that the buying
Committee be empowered to fully lnvesti-
gate the ferti lizer matter if it necessitated
trip to the eastern cities to do so. The
Corresponding Secretary was instructed to
contract with MI. Critzer for the thresh-
ing and baing for the Club, and all other
business had to be postponed for the lack
of