The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-23
M 'NABB is
CHOICE OF
DIRECTORS
Win Have Charge demonstration
Farms---R. M. Evans to Act
as Secretary---Banq
Early Next Month


G. A. McNabb of Oklahoma City,
s9'er, practical farmer Of many years
experience, former secretary OF the
board Of agriculture Of Oklahoma ter
ritory IS the man chosen by the di-
rectors Of the Commercial and Farm
Bureau and confirmed by the United
States department OF agriculture, to
have charge Of the farmers co-opera.
tive demonstration work in Grady
county He is now in the city. has
opened an office on the second floor
Of the city hall and will enter upon his
duties at once.
Mr. McNabb was elected at q meet
ing Of the directors last night having
previously been approved by the state
agent OF the department Of agricul-
ture. NJ p. Bentley, the state agent,
said, If Grady county gets McNabb
she will haye the best special agent IN
Oklahoma. John Fields, recognized
as one Of the best authorities on agri-
culture in the southwest said, There
is no better qualified man for ghis
work IN Oklahoma
A committee consisting ot II b.
Johnson. L. c. Hutson and ed F. Johns,
appointed es a previous meeting to rec
ommend suitable man for the place.
decided upon Mr. McNabb and their
report was accepted BY the board
Secretary Employed,
Another committee, consisting Of II.
r. Bettis. }. r. Abercrombie, r II.
Dwyer and NJ. T. Humphrey. reported
on the selection oi secretary. In
making the report Mr. Bsttis said,
"The committee believes the bureau
should have a man 10 devote all his
time to the secretaryship, but after
going over the situation carefully, we
decided that the safest policy at the
present time is to employ a man month
BY month to handle the correspond
once and other office work and if Il
appears after the organization has
been in operation a few months that
We shall have sufficient iunds for the
purpose. VIC cen then put on a mal
fer al eg his time.
The committee recommended thai
X. NJ. Evans, who bas been handling
the correspondence OF the old Cham
Der OF Commerce since its dissolution
0e rendered the position and the re
port was adopted, Mr. Evans later ac
cepting the position,
Mr., McNabb will receive $3.50 pc
year. paying his own expenses, Office
room being furnished him. fhe Unit
ed States department Of agrleultur,
viii pay s6a0 oF bis salary out Of fund
appropriated BY congress- for demon
etration wurk. tnder a new law re
Gently passed the county commission
ers are authorized to levy $500 annr
ally for this purpose and 1t is hops
that this sum Will also be available.
Ranqaet Coming.
A special committee was instructe
10 proceed With plans for banque
to be given the early part Of mex
month when aii. McNabb viii be il
troduced Is TIE members Of The beal
reau and the farmers ana an cffoi
win be made 10 giYe the better farm
ing movement d big Hend-off
Band Concerts.
The matter Of public band concert
during the summer was brought b
fore the board and committee co
sisting OF II. +. Thweatt, j. r. Abe
crombie and R, NJ. Evans was appoin
ed to negotiate With the musician
with power to act as they think bes
It was the General orlnion that sus
concerts would be very desirable.
Directors present at the meetii
were Ben Johnson. ] p. schow, H.
BettIs. J. c. Good, j. p Whatley
+. Thweatt Geo W. Caldwell L.
Hutson, w. On choate, J. r. ABB
crombie, G Fl. Evans Absent 4
Dwyer, H. b. Johnson I'd /, Johns,
e. Humphrey Several Of the q
sentees were out OF the city
The Farm Expert
G. A. MeNabh was born and rear
on d farm in Ohio, degDtlng the eal