The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-21
MEETING HELD By
BUREAU DIRECTORS
Free Feed is Feature Oi Gather
ing Next TUESDAY Evening"
Meridian Road and Other
Matters Discussed

Listening to very interesting re-
port made by G. A. McNabb. farm
agent discussing advertising proposI-
tions, the Meridian road and transact
ing the regular business Of the organ
ization, the board Of directors Of the
Commercial and Farm Bureau, hold-
ing the regular monthly meeting in
the council chamber at the city hall
last night, were in session TIL nearly
II o'clock.
The report Of Mr.. McNabb showed
that he had been busy in the field
every day since he went on the lob
Ia month ago as farm demonstration
agent, AS a sample Of his work, it
may be stated that he held an all
day meeting OF the boys agricultural
club at Amber Monday. A large class
Of lads came, many Of them accom-.
panied by their parents, and although
Mr. McNabb expected to devote only
half day to the meeting the old
folks and the youngsters kept him
busy answering questions till 1880 in
the evening. Each Of the boys has
five acres or more, and Is raising
corn, cotton, etc, under the directions
Of the department Of agriculture.
Similar meetings are being held IN
other parts OF the county and Mr..
McNabb also has number Of farm.
ers engaged in demonstration work.
we got late start this year." said
he, "but we expect to get some good
results and If the Grady county boys
don't walk off with their share Of the
premiums at the state fair next fall,
the other fellows will have to do some
hard hustling.s
Mr. McNabb is going to make a spe-
eial effort to work up fall plowing in
the county, matter whichEs regards
as the highest Importance. in order
to insure full returns from the soil.
It was decided to hold general
meeting Of the members Of the bu-
reau and prospective members at the
city hall next Tuesday evening when
a free feed viii be the feature.
This feed" win be "ona the diree-
tors and it is expected that it viii
draw a big crowd. Mr.. McNabb viii
make talk and he is talker who
knows how to entertain as welI as In.
struct. Il is proposed to hold regular
monthly meetings OF this nature ia
the future.
The committee on band concerts re-
ported that the subscribers to the
fund had been unable to agree on the
evening for the concerts, the majority
preferring Saturday evening but a
number Of others refusing 20 contri.
butte if they we're given at that time.
The committee was continued and
Will try to find a way cut Of the diff.
ficulty
President Johnson brought up tha
Meridian road proposition IT. B.
Johnson, W. G. choste and Ed F..
Johns were appointed as a special
committee to look after Chickasha's
interests in the matter, AS this road
was originally laid out, it vas to run
) north and south parallel with the Rock
] Island through Grady county, but It
1 is row proposed to run It west from
t chickasha to Anadarko and thence to
Lawton El Reno, Mlnco and Union
City have pledged large donations FOR
/ the construction OF bridge across
the Canadian river The road Is To
be part Of a national highway ex.
tending across the continent
After a general discussion of the
advertising proposition Secretary R
|. NJ Evans and Mr. aIeNaAb were ln
) structed to prepare material for .
: booklet to be devoted largely to the
: agricultural opportunities in the coun
. ty and to be used chiefly for the pur
; pose Of attracting homeseeiieFa whel
= immigration sets in next gall An q
: the material viii be placed before ihI
, board before the book Is printed,