Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-15
FARMERS ORGANIZATION s
CHOOSE HEADS FOR THE vARl-
Gus DEPARTMENTS.
RESOLUTIONS STING
RoundIy Criticized Legislators, the
War Tax and Supervisors
Want Iowa live Stock
Exhibit.

uS COulpICUc IoI VI oLhSSio
Wapello County Farmers institute n
the live stock show named at the CLOS
ing session of the institute, includes
vice presidents for every township n
a head for each department OF the dual
Organization. Stirring resolutions that
Iattack the members of legislature. Inc
supervisors and the war tax among
other things, were adopted by the
institute. The officers follow:
President-Chas F. Mast.
Vice observation-disclosures v.
Secretary of institute-Wm, Nye.
Secretary of live stock show-D. W.
Johnson.
Treasurer-W. B.. Bonnifeld.
Superintendent of corn-Madison
Warder.
Superintendent of small grains-1ra
M. Glover. w..
Superintendent of fruits and vege-
tables-Michael Becker.
Superintendent Of horses-J. V.
Buchanan.
Superintendent Of cattle-D. A. Jay.
Superintendent of hogs-W. Z.
Arnold.
Superintendent of sheep-C. T.
Areingdale.
All above officers to constitute the
board of directors.
Township Vice Presidents.
Adams-Emmett Jones.
| Agency-Geo. r. Giltner.
Cass-Geo Jenkins.
Center-C. A. Wilson.
Columbia-Levi Lore.
Competine-E. D. Davis.
Dahlonega-J. C. Miller.
Green-Ray Gift.
Highland-Felix Evans.
Keokuk-Frank Skinner.
Fleasant-Ezra Sterner.
Polk-Ralph Snow.
Richards. N. Young.
Washington-W. B. Morrison.
These men are urged to be present
at a general meeting of the farmers
of the county, to be held Saturday.
October II, 1870 p. m. at the rooms OF
the Commercial association.
Resolutions.
Be it resolved, that we, the farmers
of Wapello county, in annual institute
assembled, express our satisfaction
with the greatly increased interest in
practical agriculture now being mani
tested throughout the county. We are
especially pleased with the aroused
activity of u young people in the
work of agriculture advancement, and
with the enthusiastic spirit ~pervading
the department of domestic science.
We feel that the addition of the live
stock show to u annual exhibition
has been of great educational value, a
success beyond all expectations; and
we bespeak for the Wapello county
farmers institute and live stock show
an ever-growing field of usefulness.
We desire to extend hearty thanks
to the people of Ottumwa for their
| cordial welcome; to the various busl-
ness interests for their kindly coopera-
ton with us; to Mrs. Burgess for her
! faithful supervision of the school ex-
hibits; and to all who have c%ontribut-
ed in any way to the success of our
efforts.
We believe that we should con-
graduate our state legislators on their
great ability to neglect our interests.
Although we have asked repeatedly
that the date for holding the state pri-
maries be changed from June to Sep
TENDER, they have made no move to
change the law. Our taxes have in
creased beyond all reason, but neither
our legislators o our county super
visors seem inclined to give us relief.
The capitol extension business goes on
despite overwhelming protest, and the
creation of useless Offices continues
undated, but the legislature seems
impotent to remedy these conditions.
We would recommend that a law be
enacted to enable the board of super
visors to make annual appropriations
! for the support of county farmers in
| stitutes. as is done in other enterpris-
ing states.
We also ask that an appropriation
be made to have Iowa live stock rep
resented at the Panama exposition.
We further recommend that string
ent laws be enacted at once to curb
the ~rapacity of the telephone COM
panies; and we favor public owner
ship of the telephone systems, If nec-
essary to accomplish this result.
We denounce the proposed extern
sion of the contract system in our
postal service, and demand that priv
ate enterprise be kept entirely out of
this useful branch of the public serv-
ice.
We are unalterably opposed to the
levying of a war tax upon the Amerl-
can people while we are at peace with
all the world, and we demand that our
senators and representatives, regard
less of politics, work and vote against
the proposed tax.
Resolved, that these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of the instl-
tute, and that copies be sent TO our
Legislators, both state and national.
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