The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-15
Five Farmers and Representatives
ofOther Towns to Be Appoint
ed to Give Pointers to
Directors
co. AGENT COOPER
EMPLOYED AGAIN
Gets Salary Increase; Membership
Campaign is Planned; Committees
are Appointed; Clark is Re-
Elected as Secretary

e%@%1%t&6 0AN - pun lhot wac Ntit-
templeted when the organization was
first launched, the directors of the
Commercial and Farm Bureau, at their
meeting Monday afternoon voted TO
appoint an advisory board, to be COM
posed of five farmers from different
parts of the county and one represen-
tative from each town in the county
The members OF this board will
meet with the directors and will give
suggestions and advice On all matters
arising In connection with the business
of the bureau. The president was in
structed to submit list of members
OF the bureau from whom the direc-
tors will select the advisory board.
BY thus inviting the cooperation OF
-fbe farmers and the various towns in
the county II Is believed that the hu-
reau will be strengthened and be made
more effective in accomplishing its
purpose.
The newly elected board voted TO re
employ o. C. Cooper as county agri-
cultural agent. and tentatively fixed his
salary at si25 per month. On increase
OF s25 over what he received last year
His predecessor was paid 1880 per
month. Mr. Couper's salary win no,
be permanently fixed TIL the finance
committee reports on the amount of
funds that will be available during the
coming year.
The first act OF the new board was
the reelection of w w. Clark as sec
retary. The only serious criticism In
connection with Mr.. Clark's work dur
ing the past year was that he knocked
off 800 of his salary when the funds
ran short and he had to meet other
bills, but the board generously decid-
ed to forgive him for this delinquency,
Jim Robinson remarking that 1t was
probably due merely 10 enlargement of
the heart from which it was hoped
that the secretary would recover The
salary OF the secretary is s25 per
month
President Good appointed standing
committees as follows:
Membership. c. Hutson, Jonas
Cook. Ben Morgan and w. w. Clark
Finance-M Myron Humphrey, ]. A
Julien. M f Courtney and ]. a Rob-
inson.
To confer with county commission.
ers-F. r. Linton, VIM. Inman, Roy 6. |
Smith
The membership committee was in
structed to start campaign for in
creasing the list OF members at once.
They are expected to present the maf
tfr 10 the citizens of Chickasha and
other towns in the county and also to
invite farmers to join the bureau
Mr. Robinson suggested that the
committee named to confer with the
county commissioners should prepare
their budget and present their appeal
at the first meeting of the county
board in July as the estimates for the
year will be made up at that time. 1t
is considered certain that the county
will renew the appropriation for farm
demonstration work that has been
made in the past Mr. Cooper was au-
thorized TO equip his Ford car in
way that viii enable him to collect
prsducts for the county exhibit as he
travels over the county. He has al
ready gathered some fine exhibits that
may be sctaaia the office Of the bu-
reau and ne hopes to get together a
display that will win the grand county
prize at the state fair.
A marked spirit Of enthusiasm pre-
vailed among the members of the
board over the progress Of the work
during the r@st year and especially the
cooperation which the farmers are
giving to Mr. Cooper. II was generuy
felt that the prospects Of the organiza-
tion Tor the coming yeas are exceed
ingly bright
Members present at the meeting
we're Good Humphrey, Courtney, In