Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-11-04
NORTHWEST GETS pUBr,,e,s
Country Life Commission =.
Wire in Spokane chambeg NV !, liVs
Commerce. Y

Washington, Oregon, idaho
tana are receiving much das;sss aa Mons
LEFTY of CONFERENCE.-THE erta sssaoie pub.
suit of thousands Of lats y fe.
pamphlets sent to all parts and
United States by the countrS 3.S y The
rlittee of the Spokane Chamsas w. COM
merce to editors Of agricultn,s 4 cen.
nails, educators, farmers and h,. !0ui-
men in an endeavor to interest BUSINESS Il
the Country Life convention Il s sAsm IN
on November IL in connection pSAane
National Apple show. 3l'n tAs
The committee is WORKING w,4.
commissions in accordance w;t NH ssate
liminary plans formulated Al W. pfe-
ference in Spokane last NJ NJ s0n:
These commissions are mads 'sa0er'
follows; " az
Washington-David Brown 49,
chairman; A. =. Rogers, Watery ggsaAe'
L. Dumas, Dayton; Miss MARY 49, .'9l 4
ter, Bellingham, and w. H. Panlhs 'ssa.
Puyallup.
Oregon p. Whistler, Msas..,
chairman; Edwin Mays, Flapaosa st0s Y
II. Shepard, Hood River; Geoya s' Z
Doris, Eugene, and L. I, RaSrg,s Il
Salem. 1V'as
Idaho-Ralph H. Schneeloch No.
chairman; H. 7. French, Caldwall. Nj.
Mary G. Butterfeld, Weiser; Miss 4 a .I,s
Beach, Blackfoot, and B. i. Ry,nsS
Moscow. -''
Montana. III. Durston, Anaeona.
chairman; F. s. Cooley, Bozeman. n
L. Dean, Missoula; Mrs. O. i. Carr u
Kalispell, and Mrs. II. B. Mite1s'l
Great Falls.
The purpose of the convention Il "
hear comments upon the country l;fs
hall, which is part of the consoliaatssI
rural school and community eents,
project, with view to working out ]
practical plan to be agreed upon by liz
open convention. 1t is purposed e M
gin work soon upon the community ean.I
ter in spakone county, the first Il Ia
established in the United States INA
upon its success depends largely the
creation of similar districts IN many
other parts of the northwest.
The plan, outlined at the conference
here last year, has since attracted tbeI
attention of the foremost educators ana
sociologists of the world, who see in itsI
adoption the solution of the problem ofI
how to improve and popularize farm life
and agricultural pursuits, while its bro.
jectors believe the practical application
of the idea will do more than any other
public movement to attract desirable
class of homemakers and producers To-
the sparsely settled districts Of the
northwestern and Pacific states.
"The preliminary plan calls for al
site of 10 acres of land in the center
of the district to be created, 4, said
Major Edwin A. Smith, secretary Of The
committee, "and upon it are to be-
located community hall, which can
be used for meetings and social gath.
erlngs by the people of the district, the
grange, Farmers union and other organ.
lzations; teacher S cottage, athletic
and Fairgrounds, picnic grove, school
garden, propagating plats and other
features. In short, real community
center in the open country.
:" In planning the hall, which win be
the only subject discussed at the No
vember conference, we desire general
expression of opinion as to its equip
ment to fill the needs Of the farmers in
the district, also whether it is thought
desirable to employ salaried secretary
to gather and distribute information Of
Importance to growers and producers
in his community.
Another question is: Should the
federal government award prize ribbons
to farmers raising the best crops, stock
and poultry in each district Also,
should there be available at the hall
complete description of how the neigh
borhood prize winner raised his crop, 50
that every farmer in the community
may be benefited by this knowledge
Would this information, if available,
result in increasing the gross income
from the farm by SIS an acre, or 100000
a year for every 10000 acres embraced
by the district9''
SPOKANE FAVORED MAYBE