The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-15
PROMINENT AoRIcUITURisTs Ao
DRESS MEETING.
Officers Elected and Short couse Ar.
ranged For Bethany Latter
art Of This Month

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The Pan Handle Agriculture Club
was organized IN the Board OF Trade
rooms yesterday. when about 50 farm
Grs from Ohio and brooke county met
and discussed the a~dvisabillty OF unit
Ing for the ebtterment OF business
and for study. Tho meeting was
opened by W. d. Irvine. president OF
the Board OF Trade. who extended a
welcome and A. II. Jacob. OF near West
Liberty. was elected temporary presi.
dent aud Prof. VIM. II. Hill temporary
secretary.
Following the formation OF a TEN.
porary organization. Prof. c. X. Tit
low. director OF the Agriculture Ex-
tension work at the West Virginia Uni
versity spoke OF the Importance OF
tht extension movement IN the South
end In Denmark. In the latter place
he said the poverty OF the farmers
them 20 establish agriculture
High schools and colleges. and espec-
ially agriculture advisors. as We are
now trying 10 do. The result IN Den.
mark are changing It from a land OF
poverty and depressed people TO the
most prosperous nation OF farmers
10 be found. They export 500. 600. 900
annually OF butter, eggs and bacon TO
England. They have $500 OO. 900 in
savings associations, So per cen OF
them owning their own farms, and vet
Denmark Is only W thirds as large
as West Virginia and has about double
the population.
Instead of exporting agricultural
products. We import them. IL We
stopped importing food TO West Vir-
ginia. we would soon starve. All that
Is required il proper organization and !
hearty cooperation OF the farmers and
business men,"
Prof. johnson Speaks.
He a followed bv Prof n NJ
Johnson. representing the Farm Man.
aGement division OF the state a%grIcul.
turaI college and the United States
department OF agriculture. He smoke
OF the work or a county agent in con-
nection with the organization and laid
great stress on h fact that this man
should study and observe. and spend
muCh time with the farmers that he
might see lust where failure was
caused a give a remedy This agent
Is also 10 stimulate better business
methods ana greater efficiency on the
farm. This can be secured bv COON
GRAFTON of the farmer and business
man. The Federal government will
give all the aid II can. he said. by
sending experts 10 help work out the
special problems.
Prof. William Hill OF Bethany col.
leee then spoke OF the organization
and what might be expected following
The birth OF the club.
The business % farming requires
more, brain and Drawn than any other
business or profession In the land. The
'nited States government f. aidif in
every way 10 assist the farmer In the
solution OF the problem that now con
'front.' him. In tho city. you depend on
tile farm. and II the price OF foodstufYs
should advance. the merchant and the
manufacture Is called upon TO adj.
vance wages 70 meet the advance in
price Of foOdstuns This NAV he
brought about by the depletion OF the
soil. due 10 he bad methods employed
IN working the soil"
Professor Hil's talk was very inter.
estinS n instructive and in conclu.
sion he outlined the plans 20 be FOL.
lowed IN organization. After outlining
the methods 10 pursue the following
committee was appointed 10 form a
permanent organization G. II. He'll.
Dr. Andrew Wilson. G n. Boyce. Paul
Reymann and John Saunda The FOL
lowing committee was appointed on
resolutions z chartcs. ! r. Wilson.
w. : Sands. " - Chambers. A. y
Jacobs and q T. Waugh.
Afternoon Session.
These committee returned ~ the ar
ternoon session and made their re-.
ports. which were adopted The com
Tittce on organization reported th"
election % officers. who VIII take hold
Immediately and become permanent
Just as soon as a charter g. issued by
tho 50 cFctaty OF state The committee
on charter reported the application
mad" uut aod it was signed and for
vardcd q charleston ror 90 charter
The following officers were named.
President. p W Oelehav: Ohio
: county viceprcsident. \ X. Jacob
Hrooke counv vice president. e r.
J Waugh secretary. Prof william I'm.
Treasurer. IT. 9 Sands. ~exccufivc com.
mi'fce. Dr Andrew Wilson. Paul -
Reymann. a. D. Carter. r. Name and
vs. tf Chambcra
tn" executive committee VIII moot
"Wednesday. February 26 in Ee'hany
college ~ toxic NJ the matter ~ max.
irz hy laws n trnnsacting 40 other
business pertaining 10 rho ~organiza
ton ~ tho club
BEFORE a-dournmtuf Prof 1871 rcad
The foll0w'nF program which IL given
below. md o. personal INVITATION pa
extended 20 each p~re0n ~ rfier1 -.
Farmers short Cour.e % Ustllrr rob
Logo from February 10 %. frrIusfte