Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-19
Muskingum Farmers Club.

Muskingum Farmers Club.
The Club met with Mr.. and Mrs. 7.
l. Jordan at the Childrens Home, Jan.
ia. After a song by the children the
minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved
One of the Home boys reclted. Just
Before Christmas I'm as Good as
Can Be-"
Miss Laura Devol read an article on
"Superstitions, giving the origin of
many of our superstitious ideas.
C. P. Dyar read "a Historical Sketch
OF the Farmers Club. On Jan. 1,
1874, a number of residents Of the De-
vol neighborhood met at w d. Devols S
A committee was chosen to report an
organization one week later. On Jan.
s, 1874, the Muskingum Farmers Club
was organized at MIR. Augustine Dyars
Mr. Dyar gave a very interesting ac-
count of the early meetings of the Club
and of some of the early members, and
recalled the sprominent men who had
attended the Club meetings. He
spoke of agricultural contests under
the direction of the Club and of some
of the especially notable meetings.
Mrs. Israel Devol presented list of
original members who regularly at
tended the Club meetings who had
died since the Club was founded. In
that period of 20 years about forty
members mad passed away
The children gave a song, Cuba
Shall be Free.
Hattie Davis sent a written answer
to the query, What is Gravitation?
Who discovered the Law of Universal
Gravitation?"
The regular discussion was then TAX
en- up:
1. Would an electric railway be an
advantage to this community? c. p
Dyar.
The greatest advantage would be in
the convenience of travel. Arrange
ments could be readily made for trail
ers to haul freight Travel on the
wagon road would be lessened and
thus, the cost Of keeping it in repair
would, be reduced. With a suitable
park, rare chance for outing and
pleasure would be given to the town
people, of which they would gladly
avail themselves. ,tf
2. Should it be laid in the public
road? J. L. Jordan.
p Assuredly not in the middle of the
road. The road is wide enough in
most Tblces to give ample room at the
side. Horses soon become accustom-
ed to the cars, so that there Is little
danger of their being frightened. In
p. any case, this road should be built
when it would accommodate the most
people.
8. Practical means of securing one
w. ]. Cram.
Every land owner on the proposed
line should become a stakeholder
Such road could be put on a paying
basis from the start Mr.. Cram sug-
gests for those farmers who have not
the ready capital to invest, that paid
up stock be accepted in payment for
ties or for work done in grading. He
would not favor starting line in op-
position to the Marietta Electric Co.
If the Marietta line should cooperate.
Some partial figures of the cost were
given. Mr.. Cram had recently inves-
tigated the line at Parkersburg, which
. is quite similar to the line proposed
here. He had been permitted to ex-
anime the books of the Parkersburg
company and while not at liberty to
give any figures, he Stated that the
stock was paying good dividends and
the suburban branch was the most
profitable, escepially in the summer
time.
Jas. s. Devol had just returned from
the meeting of the State Farmers In
stitute at Columbus. He reported a
very interesting meeting, although
many OF the State speakers were not
abl- to attend because OF sickness.
The children sang another song af-
ter hich the Club adjourned.
The next meeting will. be held at ].
J. Strecker's, Feb. 1st.
A. ID. BARKER, Sec.