The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-21
TRUSTEES CONSIDER
EMPLOYING HELLER
FOR COUNTY AGENT
Government Employees Ex-
cellent Qualifications Make
Favorable Impression on
Board Members.

Lewis l.. Heller, travelling agent in
the animal husbandry division of the
department of animal industry, made
an excellent impression on members
OF the old and new board OF township
trustees which met today to talk over
the county agent work.
Mr.. Heller. appearing before the
members of the board for the first
time. expressed his satisfaction with
conditions here as viewed superficial
ly. He will not become an applicant
for the position however, until the
matter of salary is settled.
Old Trustees Active.
1t was learned today that the retir-
ing trustees who leave office in nine
days will take matters in their own
hands and do the hiring or rejecting
Of Mr.. Heller themselves. G.. O. Will
liamS, county superintendent, who has
been engineering the county agent in
vestigatiOns personally said today that
the voice of the new trustees will be
considered as paramount. however
Mr.. Heller is twenty-eight years old
and unmarried. He is dissatisfied
with the rowing commission he has
with the government. He has been
attached to the department for two
years. He has good personality and
Is said to be wizard in farm work
He created attention for himself by
his work on the ninety-seven acre
farm he and his brother own near
Marietta, o., where he was reared.
For seven years previous to his en-
trance in college he managed the farm
and made enough money to complete
the four years agricultural course at
he Ohio State University in Column
bus
Speciaizes on Animals.
While his primary knowledge of
armfng is from general farm work. he
aas been specializing on animal hus
5andry for some time. His govern
ment assignments of late have been in
The sheep business. The amount of
stock In this county and the fact that
Mr.. Heller advocates the building up
Of live stock with farmers money
rather than other investments for
farmers was considered by the trus-
tees and impressed them favorably.
Mr. Heller went into the question
Of salary today along with other mat
tors vital in the office. What salary
he will demand is not known If he
becomes an applicant for the position
he indicated today, it will be with a
perfect understanding of the use of his
expense money as we'll as with the
scope of his powers in administering
his office affairs.
Whether the farmers mass meeting
Will be held Wednesday, depends Oh
the outcome Of the meeting with Mr.
Heller this afternoon. If the farmers
mass meeting is announced. it is prac-
tiCally certain that Mr. Heller will be
employed as far as the members OF
tho county board Of education are con-
cerncd.
Definite Action Sure.
no action will he taken on the can
didato until Wednesday. when another
meeting OF lhe county beard of educa-
tiOn. new and cid trustees. will be held.
It is certain, however, that the mat
ter will he definitely settled in the
meeting held this afternoon.
Tomorrow Mr. Heller will be taken
over the county as far as the weather
permits. He has seen only the cOun,
try surrounding the railroads as he en-,
tered and left Richmond. He said the
bottom lands hero are OF the same ma
tnrc as those of his homo and there j.
loss billy country in this county than
IN Washington county. Ohio. where his
farm is located.
Mr.. Heller told the trustees that he
expected to become farmer on a
large scale himself at some time. II
he comes to Wayne county. he said he
would settle in Richmond where he
can start the affairs Of his office NOV.
ing.
If he is employed, 1t is understood
with the trustees that he will give his
department in the government two
weeks notice of his resignation and
after that period of time will be ready
70 take active charge Of the office
here.