The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-05
WILL HOLD
BIG MASS
MEETING
Band Will Play Train
viii Arrive Next Sat-
urday Evening


the reception Of the Rock Island
"kafir special due to arrive in Chick
aaha Saturday evening at 1880 and re-
main over night with its crew Of
speakers, the personnel Of which is
composed Of the best known special
lists IN the agricultural and farm dem
onstration work ia the country.
A committee Of business men has
been appointed and instructed to meet
th special ana conduct the speakers
il procession headed bs the Chick
asha band TO tie city hall where the
farm experts WIZ disclose the secrets
Of diversified farming as adapted to
the peculiar soil and climatic condi.
ticns Of the state Eacn member OF
the committee is pledged to be pres
ent and bring one Or more persons
with him, and as some 80 men have
been placed on the committee with
each member working overtime IN
spreading the news and creating in
tefest one Of the largest crowds ever
assembled In the city hall is expected.
Tho procession viii form at the Rock
Island depot, whore an open air con
GER viii be given By the band Upon
the arrival Of the train, the procession
win march up Chickasha avenue to the
eiis hail where the speaking will take
place. and the crowd will be further
entertained by music from the band.
The speakers who viii appear at the
city hall are such well known agricul.
tural specialists as a. N cottrel, Rock
Island lines. John Fields, Oklahoma
Farm Journal w D. Bentley state
agent. Geo. Il Bishop, representative
western Oklahoma, and +. a. Mitchell
Lincoln county agent Of the Farmers
Cooperative Demonstration work Of
the o. s. department OF agriculture
and W. B Harrison. secretary, state
Bankers association
The 4kaiir special" IS costing the
Rock island $1,000 per week to main
tain and is costing the communities
alans the lines aud the state at large
absolutely nothing u is estimate,
that Il the Oklahoma farmers will hee,
the teaNhings and work upon the sug
gestions o. the specialists. il will NEAR
$1,000 per week TO the communities
through which The special travels. rh'
plan is to put in the hands Of thf
farmers o text book. based on expert
she1 and experiment not as applied u
other states. but IN Oklahoma TN
speakers will not lecture on "kafir
alone but viii demonstrate the pract
cal doctrine OF the diyersification an
rotation OF crops. revolving around th
inviucible, drouth resisting kaiir corr
It will be shown that kafir corn is th
sure feed producer for the horsepowe
with which to farm and likewise tn
basic principle for live stock produ,
ten
The committee appointed for the r.
ception and entertainment Of the no
ables with the special are: Jas. Wha
lev. NJ c. Cannon. r. X Wootten,
c. Drigeers, p schow E E Dugal
Dave Hm r. F. Moore NJ r Hun
phiey, T. II. Dwyer Ben F johnson
II. B. johnson. Ed f. Johns, b
smith. VI. r.. Courtney, f. f. Cobb
John Gribi. j r Ahercromble, J.
Goode. c. schlotterbeck, Jonas Coo
FM. Frey J. II Griffin, John Major
]. H. sGne, Lawrence Martin, w
Horn. DR. e L. Dawson, W. q. Be
nett, J. B. Burton, b. b Bridges, w
GHkey G C Calvert, G.. r. Newell
W. Kayser Geo Ladd, h r. Linto
G w. Caldwell, Frank Baker C. Sui
van, J. A. Temple, d. chastain,
w Mayo, Elmer Terrell J. A. Rob-
son. Ben Hampton, J B. Sparks, Jol
Lewis and w. p. Smith.