Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-01
COVERDALE TALKS.
After Address by Government Official
Mass Meeting Yesterday Formed
Permanent Organization to
Provide Crop Adviser.

AFTERNOON In the ArmOry nail. WIN
the perfection Of q permanent organ
ization 1t Is almost assured that Wa
pello county will secure an agricultural
bureau. Chairman Frank Whitcomb,
John Weidenfeller and Charles Mast
were appointed on the committee to
draft the bylaws of the organization.
There will be another meeting held
one week from today, when 1t is hoped
that sufficient money will be raised to
secure~the county adviser. The chair
man of the committees working in the
different townships we're instructed to
do their utmost to raise the needed
amount by next Saturday.
Professor J. w. Cdverdale of the
United States department of agricul.
ture reviewed the necessity Of secur.
ing an expert farm adviser and point.
ed out the results gained by the serv'
ices of such an expert. He told Of the
aid lent the farmers by the govern
ment, the commercial association of
the city and the other organizations
and he heartily urged and recommend
ed the farmers of Wapello county to
do their utmost In raising the needed
amount ITO get the results that we
are after, 1t will be necessary that we
cooperate and counsel with an adviser
who is in touch and posted on all the
questions of interest to the farm" said
Professor Coverdale. OF some OF the
activities of the expert Professor Cow
erdale emphasized the work to be done
in the rural schools, and at the county
meetings, and the advice they
could give to the farmers as individ-
uals. . '.,-...
Messrs. Mast Of Richland, Davis Of
Competine, Stoghill OF Dahlonega, and
Chairman Whitcomb were unanimous
in their opinion that an adviser would
be of untold benefits to Wapello coun-
ity farmers. They all heartily recon-
mended that an adviser be secured IT
possible. The minutes of the meeting
Fare as follows,
A motion prevailed that 1t be the
lsense Of those present, that an agricul-
ttural bureau for Wapello county Is de-
sirable, and ti.at the meeting proceed
to organize ON a permanent basis.
A motion prevailed that the temper
larry organization of the Wapello county
agricultural bureau be made perma-
lnent, pending the approval of each
township organization, and temporary
officers be made permanent until such
time as township forming the organiza-
| ton shall organize and elects Its Of
fcers, and that the township directors
constituting the county board Of direc.
tors shall be empowered to fill t. ) vac
ancies that may occur. E
A motion prevailed that the presi.
dent be instructed to appoint a COM
mittee of three to draft q constitution
and bylaws, fol-, the governing Of the
Wapello county agricultural bureau,
the president to be one of this COM
mittee. In compliance with the pro-
visions Of this motion the president
appointed ]. N. Weidenfeller and
Chas Mast.
The temporary township and city d.
rectors made permanent by the action
of the meeting are as follows:
Frank Whitcomb, president.
]. N. Weidenfeller, secretary.
Directors. 81.
David Jay, Adams township.
D. w. Johnson, Agency township.
Geo. Meyers, Cass township.
C. A. Wilson. Center township.
l.. ]. Newquist, Columbia township.
Geo. Dickens, Competine township
Lincoln Dimmitt, Dahlonega town.
ship. E..- .s. ~
w. z. Dexter, Green township.
Geo. Evans, Highland township.
J, v. Buchanan, Keokuk township.
Fred Jones, Polk township.
W. A. G. Brown, Richland township.
Ezra Steiner, Pleasant township.
W. B. Morrison, Washington town
ship.
Ottumwa-W. B. Bonnifield, J. B.
Sax, D. r. Morey, j. N. Weidenfeller.
A motion prevailed that the secre-
tary be instructed to write letter to
each township director, urging him to
appoint several men to assist him, and
and complete hts subscriptions during
the coming week, and to call meet
ing of the county board of directors,
to be held at the Commercial associa-
ton rooms, Saturday, April s, at 1880
p. m.
The township directors are request
ed to make special effort to complete
their list by April 5, and bring all sub
scription lists to the meeting April g.,
so that the board can total up the en-
tire county subscriptions. "...