The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-25
Constitution and Bylaws Of New
Organization Adopted Over
$26OO Per Year Pledged
for Support
COMMITTEE WILL
CALL AN ELECTION
VIII Nominate Officers and Direc.
tors Bishop and Caldwell
Give Pointers Movement
Countrywide in Scope

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Choosing as the official name Com
merciaI and Farm Bureau Of Grady
County adopting a constitution and
bylaws and providing for the appoint
ment Of committee to nominate Of
ficers and directors, forty or moro
members Of the new boosting" organ
ization at meeting held at the city
la'i last night laid the foundations
a.. 4 movement that is expected to
bring town and country into closer
cooperation IN promoting farm i'm.
proyement and town development.
Instructive talks were made by Geo.
L. Bishop Of cordell, agent for the
United States department Of agricul-
ure, and c. B. Caldwell, secretary Of
the Oklahoma Development commits
sion, which is encouraging and assist
ing in the organization Of similar asso-
Citations throughout the state.
One Of the salient features Of the
new organization viii be the empha-
sis placed on farming. In connection
with the United States department of
agriculture, it is proposed to employ
special agent who will devote his
entire time to the cooperative farm
demonstration work. Another depart
ure from the old commercial club is
the feature whereby the organization
becomes countrywide in scope.
The constitution adopted provides
for the election Of a president. vice
president. treasurer and twelve direc-
tors by the entire membership, the
election to be BY ballot. The fee for
membership is 81 per year. and the
voting power of an individual or cor
poration is based on the amount paid
per annum. The secretary and farm
agent are TO be chosen BY the board
Of directors.
In addition to the board Of diree-
tors, provision is made for an advis-
DRY council. which win be composed
Of the officers and one delegate from
each township in the county.
Ben Johnson. temporary president.
named the following nominating com
mittee. ]. B. Burton. Vim. Reinheim.
er and Clarlnce G. Johnson. The
same men were also named to conduct
the election. They will choose 80
names to go on the ballot from which
is viii be chosen as officers and d.
reetors. They win also fix the date
for the election.
The question Of incorporation was
considered and the following commit
tee was named to report on the adyis-
ability Of it: f. E Riddle, Thos. j.
i O'Neill and G. F. Newell.
r. NJ Evans of the soliciting COM
mittee reported that s264s per annum
has been pledged for the support Of
the organization and it is believed that
this amount win be considerably in.
! creased when the canvass is eomplet.
ed Mr.. Bishop gave the assurance
that the federal government would
] pay at least $500 OF the salary OF the
farm agent.
Jonas Cook was chosen 70 act as
: secretary OF the organization til the
permanent officers are chosen.
+ The complete constitution and by.
i laws will be published tomorrow.
Z Mr. Caldwell sounded the keynote
y Of the new movement when he said;
]. The mission Of the new CONNER
cial club, first Of al things. viii bs
d to facilitate confidence at the vita
J, point. Confidence win not only enabl,
r us to start something with the money
capital we have IN hand. but 1t vii
e beget that other Invaluable form o
operating capital. Cooperation.
This new commercial club VII ac
u as a medium--there is but one know
Ie method for actually creating conf
IS dence, and that is, common commel
" cial dacency and fair play man \
Ie man
II "a twentieth century commonwealth
nt IS a place whore farmers ana business
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