The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-06
J ,oroe Kurtzwell Of Des
Moines is Chosen as New
President Of State
Association.
IS A BUSY ONE
oea,ers Plan on Reports and
Letter Service for Coming
Months Entertainment
Features.

ara today in the Iowa hotel, George
nrtzuelI of the Iowa Seed company
Nos Moines was elected president;
n sourren of the Ourren Seed COM
.nv Of council Bluffs, vice president;
n Eldridge of the Field Seed COM
onv Shenandoah, secretary. and
obn Hamilton of the Hamilton
eed company, Cedar Raids, secretary.
u Mace for the meeting next year
as named, this being left to the OPP
ion of the members and onicerr as
was this year.
There were about fifty seed dealers
rom various sections Of Iowa in at
endance at the meeting here, today.
he association met in Keokuk
through the invitation of O. A. Tai
ott. who is prominent member OF
he association. All arrangements for
he meeting we're made through Mr..
falbott and the event proved one of
he most successful meetings ever
cid The seedmen We're all enthus.
sstic over the entertainment provided
" Mr.. Talbot. This included trip
hroueh the Mississippi River Power
ompany's plant and drive along the
AXE shore boulevard to Montrose and
eturning through the industrial tract
there the Smelter and Tire factory
buildings are being erected.
The association held their session
one of the three rooms placed at
heir disposal by Manager Holmes of
ided over by A. NJ. Eldrfdge of Shen-
ndoah in the absence of Henry Field
i Shenandoah. who was the president
the association last year. J. F.
imms of Clarinda. was the secretary
the session.
Suggests Letter Service.
During the business session letter
Jas read from President Field. ex,
ressing his REGRET at his inability to
e present at the meeting today, and
uggestins several matters for the
pod of the association. and asking
hat some action be taken Among
hese was the suggestion that mem
ers send IN reports frequently, and
hat these he worked over and mailed
PIT to members in the form OF weekly
ttmonthly letters, giving sugges-
ors and advice on crops, and the gen.
Eal situation. There was consider
Pile discussion over this project
|ome of the members thought that a
feekly letter was too frequent, and
Tiers thought that the 8person get
ng out the letters should use his
Tn discretion in the time Of sending
ut the letters. On motion Of O.. A.
#aloott. the secretary was authorized
attend to getting out these letters,
M they are to be sentuout no less
ian once every two weeks, and will
sent oftener in the busy season.
The report on the officers was
Fought in by a committee Of three
nd unanimously adopted. BY the re-
ort A. M. Eldridge was made secre.
~ and he will attend to the getting
~ OF the letters. o. A. Talbot of
keokuk was made a member Of the
fgislative committee of the seedmen.
Talks Experiment Work.
During the open session there were
everal short talks made to the, as
oclatlon members One of these was
Professor Buchanan of the Iowa
tate Agricultural college at Ames.
y. Buchanan told of the establishing
tne Iowa experimental station. and
utlined In general the method EN-,
ioyed In this station and how the
rmers assistance Is solicited. There
considerable being accomplished by