The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-04-16
CORN CLUB.
Interesting Meeting Held in
Town Hall Saturday AT
ternoon.

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was held in the town hall Sat.
urday afternoon, when it was
definitely decided to organize n
corn club for tho Richmond
Magisterial District of Wise
County. In addition to Il num-
Der of farmers present there
was also present several of our
local business men. MIR. Jon.
w. Chalkley was made chair
man of the meeting, and after
informal discussion of the sub.
Ject under consideration it was
decided To postpone the cleo
ton of officers until Saturday.
April 26th, when the club will
have a general meeting in the
town hall here at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon. The chair APP
pointed the following commit
tees:
Committee on organization. -
Jno, w Chalkley, G. f. Blau-
ton, II. G. Morris, S. p. Stidham
and ii. G.. Stewart.
Committee on Prizes. &c. n.
Knight, u. j. Prescott and j.
S. Hamblcn.
The committee on organiza-
tion will arrange the prizes and
formulate rules to govern the
contest, which will be presented
to the general meeting on the
2Oth for its approval or rejec-
ton.
The committee on prizes will
solicit funds to be given as
prizes IN the corn club contest.
and the result of its efforts will
be made known at the general
meeting. We can assure every
farmer who enters this contest
that there will be some uice
prizes offered. The following
amounts have already been
donated for this purpose.
First National Bank of Appa-
lachia, .. $50 on
Big stone Gap Post 1900
Hamilton Bros 1000
y number Of other firms and
individuals have signiiied their
intention Of contributing to
this fund, aud we are sure by
the time of the general meeting
on the 26th the committee will
lave "a sum sufficiently large to
enable the club TO offer several
valuable prizes TO the contest
ants.
Every farmer who expects to
enter this contest is urged to 20
ahead and select his ground
and prepare his acre for plant
ing Use your own good judg-
ment IN the preparation OF the
ground and the selection of
seed and the time of planting
and we can assure you thai
there Will be nothing in the
regulations Of the club that
Will interfere in the least with
what you have done. This con
test is opon to every one in the
Richmond Magisterial District.
whether you have already
joined the club or not. All YOU
nave to do to JON is to send in
your name to the editor of this
paper on or before the general
meeting, at which time the
committee will announce the
names of all who expects to
enter the contest.
An effort will be made to get
a representative of the state
agricultural department to be
present on the 10Th To address
the meeting, and we hope every
farmer in the Richmond Dis
trict (and those of other sec
tions) Will be present on this
occasion. You are sure to get
new ideas about farming that
will do you good.
Those who have joined the
corn club to date are as fol.
lows.
J T. stidhan z J. Prescott
}. T. borton Il d Baker
II. {. Stewart j. : IIamblen
: Hamilton Il. r. Hale
j 3 Hamilton \ j Hood
G. lilanton lno. W Chalkley
r. G. Morris G.. W Hood
Il. y knight NJ Q. Burten
a. NJ. Lee Trig Garrison
: 4 Stidham j W Belcher
Henry Hamilton J L. N[cCorlnirk