The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16
MORE MEMBERS
OF COMMISSION
President Roosevelt Believes
Good Work Is Bound to Be
Accomplished.
LETTER TO PROF. BAILEY
FARMERS URGED TO ASSIST IN
THEIR OWN "UPLIFT."

Warrington, Nov. 15.-ThOrough CO.
operation Of farmers and professional in
teres;s connected with them throughout
the United States in the work of the
country life commission is urged and the
appointment of two additional members
OF the commission-Charles 6 Barrett or
Union City. Ga and William A. Beard
of Sacramento. Calls announced in a
letter OF President Roosevelt TO Chair
man Bailey OF the commission.
The letter and the reply Of Mr.. Bailey
welcoming the presidents suggestions
were made public today. The presidents
letter follows. dated Nov. 8:
The Presidents Letter.
My Dear Professor Bailey: 1 wish at
the outset cordially 10 thank you for
the way In which you have taken hold
OF the work you are doing. No more
valuable work for the people OF this
country can Oe done. because no more
valuable work for the farmers of this
country can be done.
Now. Of course. the whole success Of
the work depends upon the attitude ~
The people IN the open country: of the
farming people OF the United States. II
TREY feel an awakening interest in what
they are doing they should manifest II.
Moreover. it is essential that the farm
ers, the men who actually live on the
sol, should feel q sense of ownership in
this commission. should feel that YOU
gentlemen iH very truth represent them
wishes. 10 less than to their needs 1t
seems 10 me, therefore, that 1t would
be wise to try and get into the closest
possible touch with the farmers OF the
country and 10 find out from them. so
far as you are able. Just what they re-
gard as being the subjects with which II
Is most important that you should deal.
4 MS you are already doing by sending
out circular Of questions and b. hold
ing meetings in different parts Of the
United States. But, perhaps, something
more can be done.
Suggestion Is Made.
Il accordingly suggest that YOU ask
the farmers 10 come together In the sew
eral school districts of the country so
that they may meet and consider the
matters ! suggest the school districts
because the school house would be the
natural and proper place for such meet
ing; or they could meet at other con-
venient places. 1t would be well IL the
meetings could be held within the next
three or four weeks; that is. before con
gress adjourns prior TO the Christmas
assembling of congress early in January
YOU will have the reports of the meet
inS5 and so will be In position to advise /
definitely what should be done / sug-
gest that you ask them to meet not later
than Saturday. Dec D. and you will of
course. use your own judgment whether
20 summon the meetings by circular or
otherwise.
mural communities Mean.
Throughout this letter where l use
the word farmer l mean also To include
All those who live in the open country
and arc intimately connected with those
who do the farm wOrk-ministers. school
teachers, physicians, editors of country
papers. in short, all men and women
whose life work is done either on the
farm or-in connection with the life work
OF those who are on the farm.
You know better than 1 what topics
uffl do 70
include such topics The Efficiency Of
the Rural Schools Farmers Organiza- /
tons The Question OF Farm Labor.
Postal Facilities Sanitary Conditions on .
the Farm?
Your purpose is neither to investigate |
the farmer nor to inquire into technical /
methods OF farming. You are simply try |
ing to ascertain what are the general /
econc mic, social, educational and sanitary 4
conditions of the open country and what. /
II anything. the farmers themselves can /
do to help themselves. and how the gov
eminent can help them. To this end /
your 81 ecial desire is to get In touch /
with and represent the farmers them
selves.
More Members of Commission.
THE commission now consists of five
members ] shall ask two more gentle
men TO serve upon it. so that the full I
membership Will be as follows:
Professor l. II. Bailey. New York !
State College of AgriculuVe. Ithaca, n. I
Y. chairman: Henry Wallace, Wallace's |
Farmer. Des Moines. Ia. Kenyon II
Butterfield. president Massachusetts
Agricultural college. Amherst Mass: Gift
ford Pinchot. United States forest serv-
Ice Washington. d. c.: Walter II. Page
OF North Carolina, editor of the Worlds
Work: Charles 5. Barrett. Union City.
Ga, and William A. Beard. Sacramento.
Cal
Again thanking you and with all good
wishes for Your success In This great
and important work. believe me-
VERY sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Mr.. Bailey's reply to the president fol-
lows:
''The commission on country life is
much gratified that its efforts have met
with your approval. The public inter-