The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-25
THE COUNTY
COMMENT

AT a recent meeting of the County
Pomona Grange the following resol-
ution was passed:
Whereas, the time given to each
locality under the demonstration train
Service, is not sufficient to give
good results and even the regular
Farmers institute does not get the
best results because of the fact that
not enough time is given to any one
Whereas, we believe the short
courses adopted by the state college
are productive of great good, but
Pullman, being so far in one corner of
the state that it is hard for any great
numbers of the farmers of the state
to attend, therefore, be it
Resolved, by Whatcom County
Pomona Grange No. 6 that We favor
and would urge the adopting of al
plan by those in charge of this work
for the holding of short courses Of
one week duration in each of the sew
al counties on the west side of the
Cascades, and that an additional twoI
weeks course be held at Puyallup 10
follow the county short courses for
those that the time and inclination TO
attend
In reply to the resolution Secret
airy Steers received the folling letter
from r. w. Thatcher, director of
the State College:
Dear Sir Replying to your
letter of oath. inst. l will say that
we already have plans under way 10
establish short course schools in diff
ferent parts of the state along al
most exactly the lines indicated in the
resolutions which you inclose except
that We plan to hold at least two
and perhaps three two weeks courses
in Western Washington, one If
which We thought would be held at
Bellingham next fall. l will :efer
your letter and its enclosure TO Mr..
r. c. Ashby who has charge OF the ex
tension work for this institution ana
Is planning for short course work
just as mentioned
hear a lot of complaint about
the VanBuren road for about a mile
and a quarter east of the Wirth
place. The road there is through the
woods and it is SO muddy that some
of the farmers in the neighborhood
refuse to travel over it even with an
empty wagon. Last week We heard
of two people who drove clear around
by Northwood school to avoid that
mile and quarter of road.
believe Ferndale is about as thriv-
ing a town as l know of in the |
Northwest excepting, of course, Lyn- |
den. There seems to be lot of |
business going on up there.
Several big speakers are to appear
at the Birch Bay Chatauqua this year |
according to the Ferndale Record:
The Chautauqua opens on July 81. |
Governor Aldrich, of Nebraska, and |
Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, are among |
the big speakers who are mentioned
for the meeting at the popular sum-
mer resort. The program, SO far as
1t has been arranged, will be as FOL
lows:
H. B. Dewey, superintendent Of
public instruction, on School Day, Fri
day. August 4.
Governor Aldrich, of Nebraska, on
August s, provided two more arrange
ments can be secured for him in the
state
Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, 10 rep
resent the democratic party at the
request Of the democratic committee.
DR.. John Mckay, president of the
Westminster College, Vancouver, j.
c., on Sunday August 6.
Two addresses by Hon. Chas. Nelso
Haney, of Vancouver, b. c., the first
entitled, why We Are Not Annexa-
tionists," and the second, The Devel-
opment of the British Constitution"
Sir Charles Hilbert Topper, oaro-
net of Vancouver, on July 29, Cana
dian Day entitled, Our Future Rela-
lions With the NUnited States
Ri. Rev. Bishop E. j. O'Dea, aof the
Catholic diocese of Seattle, on August
2, entitled, THE Catholic Church in
the Social and Intellectual Develop
ment of Civilization"
The opening address will be made
by Governor Hay, on July 81
The Sumas Chamber of Commerce
has originated new scheme for get
ting some work done on the roads,
and We are sure glad of it, Tor the
roads around Sumas are sure punk.
They propose that each owner of an
automobile shall donate So. That the
town shall donate a sum equal to
that donated by all the autoists and
that the county donate sum equal
to the total of all other donations.
1t sounds good only-oh we'll let's
wait, and let the county commissions
Ill thnrracolNn-