The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-22
WHOOP EN- UP TOUR
OF STATE PLANNED
Agricultural Commissioner
of Iron Mt. Ry. Outlines
Details of Better F arming
Movement.

Movement.
St. Louis, Oct. 18.-Commission-
er of Agriculture D. c. Welty of
the Iron Mountain railway is adj
dressing the following letter to
agents throughout Arkansas:
"You doubtless remember the big
profitable farming campaign we had
in Arkansas last year, and l take
pleasure in advising that we have
Just completed plans for another
such campaign covering territory in
which you are located during No
vember or December. The follow
ing counties will be included and
I hope that you will Immediately
advise your local paper, also local
business men and farmers, in order
that the meetings along the Iron
Mountain will be a great success:
Arkansas, Clay Chicot. Craighead,
Crittenden, Cross, Desha, Greene,
pi, Monroe, Phillips, Poinsett, Prai-
RE, Randolph, St. Francis, Sharp,
Woodruff.
GAS was the case in Arkansas last
year, we found many communities
sent in their requests late and the
, campaign grew so big we could not
get every place where meetings
were wanted. Toward the end of
the campaign things had to be rush
ed pretty hurriedly. [, therefore,
hope we can get our territory lined
up at an early date, so that the
work can be done effectively
1.-The campaign will be carried on
through the Memphis bureau of
farm development in cooperation
with the Iron Mountain railroad,
government, state and Internation-
al Harvester Company agricultur-
lists, and in making the effort sue
cessful the cooperation of banks
and bankers associations, CONNER
cial and mercantile organizations,
leading women's clubs, the schools
and rural community organizations
will all be necessary.
"Sixty of the best agricultural
authorities in the country will be
the speakers in this campaign. They
will be divided into groups, each
group holding three or four agri-
cultural meetings daily About 100
meetings will be held each day.
at is desired to hold farm meet
ings in every school district and
grand agricultural rallies in every
business center in 20 counties in
Eastern Arkansas.
"The bureau of farm develop
ment and the organizations furnish
ing speakers will pay all the eX-
penses of the general work. Peo-
pie in each county where these
farm meetings are held have to-
meet the expenses of the work act
ually done in their counties.
"These meetings will be held only
in those counties where the bank
ers. business men and farmers want
them. If they do not want the
campaign, it will not be carried
on in your county.
"Where the people in your coun-
ty want these meetings, your banks
and business men must pay the ex-
penses of all work done in the
county. They must feed and lodge
two advance men for two to four
DAYS. These men will work with
you in planning the work to be car
ried on in your county. You must
provide lodging and meals for one
to two days for fifteen to twenty
speakers while they are holding the
agricultural meetings in your coun-
ty. You must furnish free autos to
take the speakers to the meetings,
furnish free places in which to
hold the meetings and advertise the
meetings so thoroughly that every
man, woman and child in your
county will know where and when