Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-13
Cameron Heads Agricultural
and Ames Meat Producers
Associations
PARCEL POST SCHEME REJECTED
Plan to Help Big Department Stores
Turned Down by Almost Unanimous
Vote-Prize Winners in the Corn
contests-Attitude on Extension Of
Foreign Markets.
necia1 to Times-Renuhlican.

which have been in session here this
week have finished their work. elected
officers, gone on record on public ques-
lions and adjourned.
Hon. G. e. Cameron, of Alta, Buena
Vista county, was elected president of
the state department of agriculture,
and w. C. Brown, of Clarion, was
elected vice president, both by accla-
| nation.
Mr.. Cameron succeeds Hon. w. w.
Morrow, who closes four years service
as president to become treasurer of
state. Mr.. Brown, succeeds Mr.. Cam
eron, who has been vice president
These three men have had long ex-
perience in the work of making expo
sitions successful and while the depart
ment regrets to lose Mr.. Morrow, it
feels serene because in his place steps
one of the best posted, most capable
and energetic men interested in fair
business.
Mr.. Cameron is operating a $50 acre
farm worth 1925 an acre in the out
skirts of Alta, and is extensively en-
gagged in stock feeding and other bus
mess. Originally he was engaged in
the drug business at Storm Lake, but
Went to farming by choice, and is re-
garded as am expert in agriculture, in
which is most of his active interest.
The department paid Mr.. Morrow a
handsome compliment, on his retire
ment, by picking man like Mr.. Cam
eron to succeed him
The directors of the department met
today to elect a secretary and treas
urer. John c. Simpson was reelected
secretary and G. D. Ellyson treas
urer.
The department yesterday adopted
an important resolution, as follows:
I'VE feel grateful to the meat pro-
ducers' association and the grain deal
ers, association for their efforts in be-
half of the people of this state to push
for an open market, domestic and for
eign, for the farm products of Iowa"
Bruce Seaman of Davenport offered
a resolution to indorse the department
store parcel post scheme and it raised
storm.
He said it would reduce the postal
deficit of s10,o00,0oO. Dairy Commits
sioner Wright objected to the obscure
language of the Seaman resolution He
insisted that it should define it's pur-
pose by naming the plan right out loud
the parcels post.
Phil Schaller of Sac City, insisted
that the scheme would increase the
deficit. In any event he was not in
favor Of the department stores running
out the local stores i'm Iowa towns.
G. w. Hoffman moved to lay the
thing on the table.
It carried almost unanimously.
Charles w. Phillips of Maquoketa
was reelected director for the Second
district over w. II. Shipman by a vote
of SO to %.
No other contests were made on
election of directors.
Elmer Reeves of Waverly, one of
the most prominent horticulturists of
the state, was elected director from
the Third district, to succeed w. G.
Brown, of Clarion, who was elected
vice president.
The directors from uneven numbered
districts held over. The others elected
yesterday were:
Second district-C. w. Phillips of
Maquoketa.
Fourth district-R. T. ST. John of
Riceville.
Sixth district-T. C. Legoe of What
Cheer.
Eighth dfstrict-John Ledgenwood Of
Leon.
Tenth district-O. A. Olson of Forest
City.
The convention adopted resolution
opposing the passage of the Gillilland
or any other bill to reduce the vote of
the department to districts instead of
allowing every delegate to vote on all
the directors
A resolution urging the legislature to
extend the pure food law to cover mill
stuffs, concentrated feeding stuffs, and
conditional stock foods was adopted.
A law to authorize boards of super
visors to buy ground and buildings for
county agricultural fairs was Endorsed,
W. 2. Swallow, for forty years an
exhibitor at the state fair. addressed
the convention on showing hogs at the
fair, explaining the many ways in
which it has paid him. Premiums, ac-
quaintances inspection of the best ami
mails, etc., were points on which he
dwelt.
Ed Larson, of Montgomery addressed
the convention on how the up-to-date
county fair can be useful to COM
munity, a very instructive presentation
of an important subject.
Governor Cummins addressed the
convention also.
The Corn Contest.
The corn contest resulted in j. d.
Buser of Coonville taking first prize for
the champion single ear of corn and
Asa Turner of Farrar took second. 9th
er prizes were awarded as follows:
Northern District.
Large Yellow Dent-First, H. L.
Felter, Washta; second, Victor Felter,
Washta.
Small Yellow Dent-F'irst, A. J.
Doore, Greene; second, f. S. Ross Elk
port.
Large White Dent-First, A. j.
Doore Greene; second, d. Macarthur,
Mason City.
Small White Dent-F'irst, A. j.
Doore, Greene; second, d. Macarthur,
Mason City.
Central District.
Large Yellow Dent-First. r. F. Ben
nett, Pocahontas; second, Neal Bros,
Mt. Vernon.
Small Yellow Dent-First. G. NJ. Fox.
Dallas Center; second n. Gormly, Bon
durant.
Large White Dent-First. William