The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02
AGRICULTURAL MEETING or
THE CITIZENS or RAN
KIN COUNTY.

| There will be held in Brandon
on the 10th day of December,
1915, at the court house prompt
| ly at 2 p. m, Ia meeting of the
citizens of Rankin county in fur
therance of the Profitable Farm
ing Campaign" under the aus
pices of the Bureau of Farm De-
velopment, of Memphis. Tenn,
and the Jackson Board of Trade,
Young Mems Business Club,
State Department of Agriculture
and other org PLANTATIONS.
The object of this campaign is
to urge our people to raise their
own food and feed stuffs; to
build up the soil, and to make
more money, that we may live
more comfortably" and at this
meeting experts from the gov
eminent and A. & M. College,
| will make addresses.
This is a campaign, by earnest
workers, men interested in farm
ing, Ia campaign along agricul-
tural and educational lines, to
stimulate our people to wiser,
more progressive, and practical
culture of the soil, thereby in
surfing better results, as we'll as
the procuring of more advanta-
geous markets for our produce. +
1t means getting out of the
''old ruts," and tends to pros
perity among the entire people;
| it is intended to teach us how
conditions can be bettered, and a
wiser system inaugurated.
These business organizations
are striving to interest the peo-
pie in this progressive move
ment; without cost to us, backed
by experts of education and ex-
perience along agricultural lines,
they come to us to give us the
benefit of their labors. These
meetings are being held all over
the state; let Rankin county
come to the rescue; never a lag
gard in a commendable cause,
beg you will attend this meeting,
and profit by what seems to me
a very laudable undertaking.
The following clipped from the
Jackson News of the 29th inst.
explains itself:
"Brandon-Crew No. 10 dec.
10TH 2 p. M, at court house.
Committee: S. L. McLaurin, Maj.
Pat Henry, Mr.. White, assistant
chancery clerk. !"
I have been named by the
profitable Campaign COMMIT
tee" as chairman of this meet
ing, and I beg all who can, of
1eyery vocation, to attend; the
ladies, always foremost in every
laudable undertaking, are spec
tally invited to lend their cheer
ling presence on this occasion;
the Canning and Corn Clubs are
also invited.
| Come, and let us register a
forward movement for Rankin
county, the impetus of which
may lead us from gloom and de-
spondency. to high and progress
live prosperity.
The following committee is
hereby appointed to make ar
arrangements to meet the Profta-
! BILE Farming and Educational
Campaign Committee which will
be here Friday, at 2 o'clock,
Dec. 10th, and provide what is
necessary for their entertain
ment, to-wit:
/ Carl Stingily, chairman; A. M.
Shields, r. r. Busick, Roy Fox,
A. j. McLaurin, Fl. L. McCaskill,
n. L. Shields, G. O. Robinson,
/ w. G. Barnes, Capt. j. c. White,
| Fl. A. Busick, S. L. McLaurln,
Jr., w. S. May, A. G. kThornton,
II. S. Roberts, T. II. Collier, D.
|P. Gayden, j. R. East, W. E,
/ Mcintyre, l.. O. Gayden, A. B,
Stubblefeld, J. A. Dickson, j. H
Glass, Joe Sanderson, Dick Nc.
Rae, Jr., J. A. Lindsey, c. Q,
Rouse, w. D. Ragland, II. G,
j Washburn, w. E. Darnall.
| PAT HENRY, Chairman.
| Brandon, Nov. 80, 1915.