The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-30
Fifty Wayne County Men
Hold Enthusiastic Meeting
at Which Committees Are
Appointed to Perfect Club.
PURDUE MAN SPEAKS
Coleman Urges Farmers to
Cooperate in the Raising
of High Class Animals for
Sale Purposes.

Fifty enthusiastic Wayne county
farmers formed the first county organ
ization for farmers that has existed IN
this county Saturday afternoon. AL
though it is intended to hold meet
ing only monthly or quarterly, 1t was
unanimously voted to assemble next
Saturday afternoon in the court house.
B. F. Wissler of Cambridge City,
was elected temporary chairman, and
Russell Shoemaker of Economy, was
made temporary secretary.
After hearing T. A. Coleman. OF
Purdue, Charles Jordan of the Com
mercial club, and A. D. Cobb, county
agricultural agent, number were
called upon to express their Ideas OF
what work should be taken up by the
organization. Mrs. Lands, Of the Mid
dleboro pike, and Fred Davis, of the
Columbian Farmers association, indl-
Gated in their talks that the farmers
of the county will push forward the
county organization plan by what
ever support they can give.
A committee Of one representative
of each township was formed to attend
to organization details. This commit
tee will meet in the court house Sat
urday morning at 1890 O'Clock. Ihe
committee consists Of
Abingdon township, John Pugh: Bos-
ton, Joe Helms; Center, O. f. Full
CHAM; Clay, A. U. Brown; Dalton,
Mary Macy; Franklin, William Sea-
ney; Greene, O. II. Scantland; Har-
rison, not represented Javkson, K.
G. Swallow; Jefferson, Lee Reynolds;
New Gardent, Norman Ewbank; Per
ry. Vernon Marshall; Washington,
Earl Crawford; Webster, Luther 1kng;
Wayne, Evan kenworthy.
At an early meeting the organization
will elect an executive committee con-
sisting Of a representative OF each
township The committee Will elect
the officers of the organization, and
meet more often than the regular
body.
Chief among it's duties will be that
of an advisory board to the county
agent Instead of depending on the
Information he is able to get from
scattered sources. he will have regu-
larly appointed informants. Later the
formation of farmers exchange with
in the county organization, and the
MANAGEMENT of Mr.. CObb's farm en-
ployment bureau will be taken up.
T. A. Coleman, head Of the county
agents of the state, outlined the CO.
operative work the organization will
be able to take up through its town
ship branches. Chief among these is
the adoption Of a certain breed Of
stock by communities.
"a community. by cooperating in
raising the same high-class of horses,
for instance, can not only raise the
standard Of the community, but can
increase their incomes greatly said
Mr.. Coleman. "A score OF men or any
number can agree upon a certain high
grade of horses to raise. The COM
munity would eventually be known for
that kind of horses, and buyers would
flock there and offer high prices.
Not only do the horses appeal to them,
but the fact that a carload can be
made up at one point without travel
ing many miles, counts for much.
FARMERS wives can cooperate in
the same manner. BY raising the same
kind of poultry and thus producing the
same kind Of eggs, the quality can be
raised and the market price inc
reased''
Charles w. Jordan spoke of the
value of organization among farmers.
He declared that even though farmers
have a ready market for their pro-
ducts, it is necessary for their edu-
cational. social and business uplift for
them to cooperate with each other
and exchange ideas.