The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-16
President ofthe United ATS
& Writes About ia etter
Made Public
no THE GoMNLIs sIoN
And He Makes Some Whole
some Suggestions to That
Organiza ton.

WASHINGTON %. c. Nov. -
Thorough cooperation OF farmers
and professional interests connected
with them, throughout the B1ltted
states q the work OF tie coun5iy
/ life com ission IS urged and le
pointm of two addfttona hls-l.lS
Ebers 81 the comm ission, Charlie s.
Barrett of Union City Ca. and VIII
liam A. Beard, of Sacramento, Cali
| Is announced, In a letter of Presi-'
dent Roosevelt to Chairman Bailey
LOT the commission
The letter and the reply OF MI
haley welcoming the Presldent's
IsugEestfons were made public today
The Presidents letter follows dated
Nov 3:
MY Dear Professor Bailey: ! wish
at the outset cordially to thank you
hort he way In which you have taken
hold of the work you are doing. NO
more valuable work for the people o.
this country can be done, because no
more valuable work for the farmers
of this country can be done
Now, or course, the whole success
OF She work depends upon the attt-
Itude of the people. In the open cou1i=
Try, OF the farming people OF the
limited States. II they feel an awalS-
ening interest in what you are doing.
they should manifest it However.
lit is essential that the farmers, the
men who actually live on the SOIL
should feel sense OF ownership In
this com mission. Should feel that
you gentlsmeR in very truth repre-
\ sent them ana are fesponsive 10
ftheir desires and wishes. no loss than.
J TO their needs. II seems TO me there
flores hist & would ois WISE to trgssto
lget into the closest possible touch
with the Farmers of the country ana
Ito find out from them, SO far as yoT
are able. Just what they regard as
being the subjects with which 1t ID
most important that you should d9al.
This you are already doing by send
4 ing out a circular of questions and
by holding meetings in different
parts of the United States, But
perhaps something more can be done.
AZ accordingly suggest that you
ask the farmers to come together In
the several school districts OF the
country so that they may meet and
consider these matters. suggest
1.-The school districts because the
schoolhouse would be the natural
and proper place for such meet
ling; or they could meet at other GUS
tomary or convenient places.
would be well II the meetings could
he held within the next three or FOUR
weeks; that is, before congress ad-
! journs prior to the Christmas heti-
days, so that at the time of the re-
assembling of congress early in jan
Iuary you will have the reports OF the
meetings and so will be in position
to advise definitely what shOuld be
done. suggest that you ask them
Ito meet not later than Saturday
Dec. .: and you will of course use
your own judgment whether to SUM
mon the meeting by circular OF 9TH
throughout this letter where 1
use the word farmers I mean also
to include all those who live In the
open country and are intimately con-
lnected 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
Tor in connection with the life work
Iof those who are on the farm.
i You know better than what top
les you will suggest How would ~
lido To Include such topics as:
1.-THE efficiency of the rural
SCHOOL, farmers ogauizatto ms
The Question of Farm Labor;
The need of good roads; Improves
postal facilities Sanitary conditions
on the farm
Your purpose Is neither 70 inVestl-
gate the farmer nor to inquire into
ltechnical methods Of FARMING ott
Iare simply trying to ascertain what
arc tho general economic. social edu-
lcatIonaI. and sanitary conditions OF
the omen country, and what. n any
Thing. the farmers themselves eau 90
Ito help themselves, and how the gov
iernnnent can help them. To this
lend your special desire is to get in
touch With and represent the ramers
themselves The comnliSslon now
consists or Ave unembers.- shall
laskc two moro gentlemen to serve up
In so that the falI membership VIII
,lbe as follows;
'lProf L. II, Bailey. New York
Istate College Of Agriculture, Ittcl1as
In. Y, claimant, Henry Wallace. WAL
Ilace;s former. Des 1oines, a.; fSepe
lyon L. Buterfeld. president MassaS
chusets Agricultural coilege, nG--