Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-10-03
HOLDEN IS COMING
TO TALK ALFALFA
VIII Arrive in Pullman "Wednesday
Evening, October %, With Party
of Eleven Assistants

| 50" r. III anu remaining
over night, Wednesday, October %,
the Holden alfalfa party will be in
Pullman.
FROM the moment Professor Perry
e. Holden, the famous Iowa agricul-
tural scientist, and his corps of q
dozen expert assistants leave their
iiye-car special train until they de-
part from this section, they will be
extremely busy talking to local farm
ers about alfalfa and aiding them to
solve their problems.
The campaign opened officially at
Spokane September 23, and until No
vember alfalfa will be the principal
sop.c in every agricultural commun-
ty of the Inland Empire.
On the arrival of the train here
Professor Holden and his party will
&c taken III automobiles to neighbor-
ing country centers and to farm
Aomes, where they will lecture on
alfalfa and other farming topics,
Ind where they will endeavor to help
the farmers in solving problems pre-
sented.
Members of the Holden party, all
OF whom are recognized agricultural
scientists, are:
Professor z. G. Holden, w. II.
Baughman, J. e. Waggoner, r. w.
Lamson, Chas. w. Farr, George AL
ford, j. e, Buck, George e. Stayner,
c. IL. Allen, Chas. M. Carroll, j. H.
tianey and Harry Nagersen. At
least five experts from the Washing
ton State College will accompany the
Holden party. Those selected to
make the trip are President e. A.
Bryan, Professor George Severance,
head of the agricultural department;
Ira ID. Cardiff, director OF the expert.
lnent station; A. B. Nystrom, head OF
the department of dairying, and +.
r. Gaines, instructor in agronomy
and assistant plant pathologist.
At the other end of the line the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce and
representatives of Professor Holden
have completed all arrangements for
the trip. All that remains must be
done here by the local committee in
charge. 1t now devolyes on local
residents to stimulate still greater
interest and to insure the presence
OF good crowds of farmers at each
meeting. The Spokane Chamber OF
Commerce has advised the local
committee to circulate posters in
town and in the surrounding coun-
try calling attention to the event.
1t is also likely that arrangements
will be made at the division offices
of the telephone company in Spo-
kane to have the telephone operator
here call up every farmer on the line
the day before the arrival of the
train, announcing the time and place
of meetings.
The Inland Empire compaign of
Professor Holden will take the party
to 140 railroad points in a region
nearly 200 miles square. The cam
paign will extend $500 miles, over
five railroad systems Over so alfal-
ia lectures will be given to the farm
ers in town and country within a
period of 40 days from starting.
Charles NJ. Carroll. manager in
charge Of Holden's arrangements,
states that the Inland Empire cam
paign will be the most comprehen-
stve ever undertaken by the famous
agriculturist. Its extent will be
greater than all the 10 campaigns
conducted by Professor Holden this
year. states Mr.. Carroll. I'VE an
ticipato splendid results here in the
Inland Empire, as the disposition OF
tho people seems openminded. The
successes made by sew
oral farmers who have raised alfalfa
in this section have done much to
influence many farm ers in favor OF
this plan"
The Chamber of Commerce is
ready to make arrangements to have
members of the party hold meetings
in the Grange halls and school
houses adjacent to Pullman, wher-
ever the farmers will guarantee a
crowd. AS the speakers must be
brought back to Pullman Wednesday
night, after the meetings in the
country, they can not speak at points
over few miles distant from this
city. The farmers have already
asked for a meeting at the Banner
schoolhouse and those at othor
points near this city who desire to
have meetings are requested TO -
once notify either d. Mcguire or
Urn CoOdyear