Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-11-24
FARMERS INSTITUTE
WANTED AT WILLIAMS
That Institute Idea Is Growing in
Southern Oregon Indicates
Progressive Farmers.

Editor Courier-Iu the last issue OF
the Courier l note with pleasure the
fact that we are to have another
farmers institute in our valley. Now
1t seems to me we might arrange to
hold this one at Williams instead of
Provolt, This Valley is l2 miles
long with Williams Post office, church
and hall near the center. There are
more farmers sbore the Post office
than below and by holding the in.
stitute here it would give all the peo-
pie greater advantage than to have
the meeting at Provolt. Besides this
the best farming part of the country
is nearer Williams than Provolt.
This is not selfish motive on my
part for | am only six miles from the
place where the former institute was
held but many interested people are
farther away. At the request of Mr..
j. NJ. John and others l wrote to DR..
Withycombe along this line The
people here would attend we'll, can
assure you, and many would be pleased
with the honor Of entertsi lining one
or more of the gentlemen from the
college.
Trusting this will meet with your
favor and that you will assist in get.
ting the institute for this place, am,
Very truly yours,
Williams Greek Farmer.
In regard to the above request for
farmers institute at Williams, the
matter has been referred, to DIR.
Withcyombe. So we'll pleased were
those farmers who attended the insti.
tutes held last fall in Rogue River
Valley that many requests have been
sent to the Courier asking that series
of institutes be arranged for dur
ing this winter. Though having more
applications for institutes in other
parts of the state than he could fill,
DIR. Withycombe has consented to
spend a week in Southern Oregon
in February and hold as many insti-
tutes as possible in that time. The
arranging of the schedule was left to
the editor of the Courier as the
Doctor did not know what places de-
sired institutes and was unfamiliar
with the routes of travel. The one
injunction was given to arrange for
as many institutes as pos sible within
the given time and to have as little
loss Of time as possible in reaching
the various places. With this end in
view two schedules have been sub.
mitted to DR.. Withycon.be.
The muddy, almost impossible
condition of the roads, the long dis.
tances to travel, and the short Win.
ter days made it necessary to give
institutes at places that could be most
easily reached and which would not
cause delays in making the appoint
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arranging the schedule was that the
speakers attending evening sessions
would he up late nights and that
with the cold, disagreeable weather
of Winter in which the drive from
one place to another would make it
every trying on them, and further.
more at several places it is asked that
three 8, ssions day be had. Kerby
was the only distant place selected
in either Josephine or jackson county
for holding an institute, and that
was made at the earnest request of
number Of prominent farmers of that
section. Williams is the center Of
large, fine valley and the farmers Of
that section are progressive aud an in
stitute there would be quite certain to
be a success. II DIR. Withcyombe can
arrange to give another day to his
Southern Oregon trip he will be
quite certain to hold an institute at
Williams this February. II he is
unable though TO meet the wish of
the Williams farmers this time be
will be quite sure to give them an in.
stitute on his next trip TO Rogue
River Valley.