Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-06
Mr.. HAMILTON TELLS
OF CLUBS POSITION
Explains Request That County
Grant More MOney--It Is
Up to the Farmers Now

| day as 10 the club IS attitude relative
TO the maintenance of the county agri-
culturist.
As result, it appeared to some In
Gliding the reporter for the Capital
journal, that the club was endeavoring
to secure raise in salary for the coun-
/ ty agnculturist, and was so reported in
the capital Journal OF Thursday. the
4th.
Mr.. Hamilton states that the cause
OF this erroneous understanding was no
doubt due to his failure to make the
matter clear to the county court as to
why the club had previously asked the
court to appropriate 5000 towards the
maintenance Of the agricuturist, dur
ing 1916 and then asked for 81 POO
later.
1t seems that at the time the club
asked for the appropriation of 5000,
that they contemplated being able to
raise an additional 5000 through other
channels, in order to make $1,000,
which together with the money which
could be obtained from the state would
be sufficient to carry on the work.
At the time they asked for the ap.
preparation of 5000 for 1916, they also
asked for an appropriation of $500 to
carry on the work for the balance of
1915, but were advised by the court
that it was absolutely impossible to
make any appropriation for the balance
of 1915, as it had not been included
In the 1915 budget. The meeting ad-
joumed with the understanding that
the county court would take under con
siaeration the matter of the appropria.
ton for 1916
The club committee subsequently
figured that if the county court would
appropriate the entire $1,000 for 1916
that the club might be able to raise
sufficient funds to carry on the work
for the balance of 1915 without as.
sistance from the court, and therefore
decided to ask the court for 81 200 for
1916.
When this was done last Wednesday,
the reason for the request of $1,000, in
stead of 5000, was not explained to the
court, through an oversight, and hence
the Misunderstanding.
1t therefore seems that the club had
no intention of asking and did not ask
| ty agricuturist, but that the last re-
quest for $1,000 instead of 5000 as pre-
viously pettioned for, was due to the
reason above mentioned.
Mr.. Hamilton says that the club 5
reason for believing that the work Of
the agriculturist is desirable. and worth
the cost, is because many of the farm
ers who have had the assistance of the
agriculturist, have spoken very highly
of the work done by the latter, and of
the help which that they have received
from him. In response to recent re-
quest sent out by the club to the farm
ers for an expression of opinion from
them as to the desirability of retaining
the agriculturist, the big majority r
the replies received have been in fa-
vor of having the work continued
Mr.. Hamilton states that the major
ity of these replies came from the dis
tricts in which the agricuturist ha'
done the most work, and may be the
reason why the majority Of the replies
received were in favor Of the work,
whereas, the majority of the expressions
! from the farmers made at the county
court last Wednesday. who were on
posed to the work. may also be due to
to the reason that the agriculturst hH'
done but little work in the vicinity
in which these latter farmers reside.
He further said that he wished it
made plain that the clubs effort tC
have the work continued was based ON
sincere and genuine belief that the
work had proved, and would prove,
beneficial to the community, and that
this belief was strengthened by the
fact that 10 other agriculturists are
maintained in Oregon, and that there
are about 600 Of them in the United
States, and that it seems reasonable to
suppose that the work must be con-
sidered desirable in those communities
otherwise the work would not be con.
tinued.
He also says that very few business
men believe that they know everything
to be known about their own business
and are always on the lookout for sug
gestions and ideas from any source, as
to how they may improve their busi.
ness, and are always interested to learn
from travelling statesmen Of the meth
DDS being pursued by other merchants
in the same line Of business, and that
the county Agricultural occupied Il
similar position TO a salesman, in this
matter Of accumulating knowledge Of
methods pursued by various farmers
and disseminating this knowledge Ia
others in the course Of his travels. He
also pointed out that business men fro
quently call into consultation men who
have had special training, snuch as ccr
titled accountants, advertising experts
engineers, etc., TO assist them in then
business, aud therefore that it seemed
that the farmers might profitably dc
likewise.
Mr. Hamilton expressed the senti
ment that he personally felt that the
club had fulfilled It's duty 10 the com
munity in this matter, and that IL was
now up TO the farmers who were in IA
vor Of the work to convince other farm
ers and the county court, that the work
should be continued.
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