Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-21


to contract TO be executed
a little over a year ago the ledger
started an agitation fer an expert
Farm Advisor for Audrain County.
Friday, at the Commercial Club
luncheon tire Club guaranteed the sal
ary Of saeh an expert for three yeafa
The matter a been presented TO
the County Court. but they did not
Wish 10 act 90 the
,cemmereial Club decided at eneel
because II delayed u would be
impossible to seeure the 500 a year
for three years guaranteed BY the
state. There will also be 5000
for the salary for the first year from
the Chicago Grain Exchange, leav-
inc a balance Of $500 guaranteed
BY the Club. However. the Nation
al government Is preparing to az
siss IN the paying Of this expense,
and quite likely the entire amount
win be paid from ether sources
than local ores u the County Court
does not reconsider its decision and
aid in the d~efraylns Of the salary.
An Audrain County Bureau OF
Agriculture, similar 20 that in Pettis
County, which is headed BY s. NJ. Jor
dan. the Missouri Corn Man, viii
he organized as soon as the expert
arrives. The services OF the Adyis-
or can be had by any resident OF
the county merely by asking him TO
. call. There viii be no charge for his
|, advice. Audrain is the third county
to have sn expert in Missouri. and
among the first in the United States.
Pettis and Cape Girardeau are the
other Missouri counties.
The luncheon was a huge success
and every member present was en-
Enthusiastically in favor Of the expert
Jas wen as every member Of the
Board Of Directors. The Clubs
decision was wired the College Of Ag'
.eul:are Immediately after dinner
superintendent Herbert Pryor, Of
the Public schools, was present and
announced that a petition was being
circulated by a citizen asking that
the matter Of a $4,000 bond issue
he voted on by the people to improve
the local school conditions. This pc
tition viii be acted on by the Schoo'
Board at its meeting next Monda,
! night
sThe children IA the elementary
grades Of the Mexico public schools
are not getting q square deal" salt
iProf. Pryor. "The conditions arr
not only unsanitars but the equip
: ment meager, The schools Of Mex.
: leo we're the best Ia the state 4
number OF years ago, but we hav'
been satisfied TO allow thine TO con
!. tinue, as they we're. without advance
: ing and in consequences we have not
the best schools today
"The Mexico schools are n Q
the biggest industries We have. Pee
pie SEND their children here .
school al wen as move here becans
OF the great reputation Of these il
stitntions, We must keep them up
te to the high standard. Methods Of
y transportation have changed within
few years like everything else an
schools have advanced with other
III civilized units. The schools her
b. are not meeting the needs Of the
sg present demand.
X sOther cities, even smaller than
I'd Mexico, are surprising us. II "
: boast Of the lowest taxes OF
,e- town our size, our boast is put !
as shame if we sacrifice the health an
education Of our children to make
IN such statements
nv The Club passed q resolution
Nh sympathy for Judge Alex Carter,
member Of the Club. who has iu
Host his wife.
,ad Wencfi Wasel, JT., OF Auxyasse, 4
student in the Missouri College Of A
riculture, who was here to decide Il
q Clubs Boys Corn Growing Contest
made a short and interesting tall
along the line Of keeping our I'll
saddle mares at home SO we woul'
not lose our reputation as a hor
l~center.
s Those present were: V. +. Rya
L. r. Myers. J. ". Million, A
White, L. NJ. White. z. Y. Loci
Rev. Jos. II. Harvey. r.. E. RAJ
Joseph Smith, A. Larsen, M. Cru
8 F. L. Crosby, W, A. Sharp. Turn
y Williams, Chas. Caldwell. Prof. H
81 bert Pryor. wencil wasei. IT.. /.
" McCue, w. W. Pollock. Or. r
Berrey. R. d. Worreli.
Chris Kentzel, who farms ear 4
city, stepped into the luncheon
minute to show the Club a e-pou
head Of cauliflower grown by
wife. He says his farm has man
city more Ike ii growing. Mr.. Kent
heL sold the caulifIower to Tony We
WIN and for 81 per head.
Forty-two hundred head Of Bh'