The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-16
WATC DOSE ENDS,
ADVICE 81 ZEN
TILLERS OF SOIL
W. 2. Robinson in Addressing Mem
bers Of Bemidj il Farmers Club Says
Small Accounts Most Important. .
WARNED OF CANNED SPEECHES,
a. =. Rako and Daniel Gray to Repre-
sent Organization at Meeting to Act
on Cooperative Market Plan.

There may be spots just as attrac-
tive as the farm of William P. Gray,
where the Bemidji Farmers club met
Saturday, August a., but it is hard
to find one more beautiful than thia
country home, which is situated on
the shores of Lake Plantaganet, seven
miles south of the city OF Bemidji.
The regular monthly meetings OF ]
this club are becoming more and
more popular among the country folk
In that section, new names being
added to their membership rolls at
each of the meetings. Saturday was
an appropriate time, of the year to
hold meeting at the Gray farm on
account of it's beautiful location. The
house has been built in a grove OF
trees amid beautiful shrubbery.
Mr.. Gray has lived in this section
for thirteen years and has acquired
a fine farm of about 115 acres, Of
which about rs has been put un-s
der the plow. He has eleven COWS,
two horses, 100 chickens and five
hogs and is growing some splendid
clover, corn, potatoes and garden
truck. Much of his produce he mar
kets in Bemidji, driving to the city
in his automobile, which he says is
a time and horse saver.
A splendid program was arranged
by the program committee of the club,
which included talks by club mem
bers, recitations and songs. Messrs
B. M. Gile, w. L. Brooks and w. T. ,
Robinson and Mrs. c. E. Battles were
called upon for remarks and re-
sponded in pleasing manner, choos-;
ing topics of interest to the club
members. =
Explains Magazine Plan.
Mrs. Battles outlined a magazine
distribution plan: for farmers clubs,
whereby each club: member may se-s
cure and exchange witt, othsr.
members good reading material from
week to week at a, very small cost to +
any single individual. =. 81 - :. :.
Michael Kirschbaum and: Robert
Fosslyn, farmers in the town Of Re-
midi and members of the club, gave
short talks on hay and corn raising,
respectively. w. z. Robinson drew
comparisons between the business
methods used by the farmer and the
merchants and made some valuable
suggestions with reference to watch
ing the loose ends of business. Mr..
Brooks, who generally makes splen-
did talks at these meetings, added an
other "scalp" to his collection by
urging the farmers to do the talking
at these meetings instead of listening
to "canned'' speeches from the town
fellows. -
Favor Cooperative Plan.
Upon the arrival of E. A. Barker,
after-dinner festivities (Which, by
the way, was no side issue, but one
of the features of the day. a general
discussion was entered into with re-
gard to cooperating with the Bemidji.
merchants who are stock holders in
the Onion Growers association and
others interested and whether prt-.
vately owned institution or coop
erative club would be the best. The
sentiment of the meeting was that q
cooperative proposition was best.
A. e. Rako as delegate, with Daniel
Gray as alternate, were chosen to
represent the club at a meeting of the
Onion Growers association. ,..-...
F. G.. Troppman, who has leased
the Onion Growers warehouse, was
present at the meeting and expressed
a willingness to turn the plant over
to the farmers should they decide to.
(Continued on last D0R0l.