Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-01

COMMISSIONERS FRIENDLY TO FARM EXPERT PLAN
Postpone Final October Opponents Hear
ingFarmes From All Parts County Advocate Aculturst
at Meeting Monday-only One Grange Opposes

Action the question whether Thurson county
agruturt will be taken by the
their meeting week from Monday the result
made the close of the meeting last Monday afternoon when
from all of the county, representing Oranges
other and others representing themselves gathered
the commissioners Offices and urged them employ agrcu
turst The commissioners expressed themselves
friendly to the pa desiring only to know whether the farmers
favor it.
postponed the request of G. West master
the Brighton Park Grange who presented resolutions adopted
by that Grange last Saturday night upong previous
of the commissioners in eliminating the appropriation and with
John Rodgers Of Pleasant Glade and Fred Rh the Bush Prairie
district the only this meeting who opposed
aon county agent At the session of the board October
II the opponents of the will
tunty to present their views.
Every Part Of the County Represented
Every part of the county represented at the meeting last
Monday when the continuation Of the county agent system
another year vigorously advocaedOmpia by Chamber
Commerce. Pleasant Glade South Bay Lacey Sherlock and St.
Grand Mound South Union Wadde Creek Mud Bay Cove
with resolutions petitions and verbal statements by different
urging that the appropriation be made In this
revealed that favor Of the plan does from
any from districts in the county from ALL
One after another farmer or two each section
with authority the favorable resolution of his
club and his opinions based his knowledge Of
year. the announced
that employed he would have be paid out of
the fund.- this aid that nasmuch they
could change the budget insert this % final action would
be taken until October H. The contract with
expire until Of the year and the
employment Of next does not require change the
budget
First Mondays by Secretary H.
Whiting of the Chamber of Commerce. Having kept in close
touch with the work this he said 1--WE greatly
when learned the appropriation had made
the coming for feel that the results than justify the
expenditure and the time of this action had heard of
opposition to the Office
year ago. proposed
naugurate this system the chairman a. Rowe
the approval of Grange and did So this
year. he continued in introducing those follow lit natural
the only organization of residents outside the city,
the Grange for such Endorsement That why the Grange
figures in this movements it organization Of farmers the only
there is.
locality
that by individual visits Agent Van Houten has done much
work the Oranges for he could talk 20 25 at such
meeting instead Of And the interest for better agriculture he
has awakened by this work will be shown the Thur0n County
Fair here in October.
What Van Houten Has Done
After the first months he here the that have
into the Office have been that he had time
other farmerh has worked with those who wanted to
who asked him questions and sought his help and since April
his reports the show that he made 269 ndv
visits written 156 letters received 1863 calls by telephone 1926
calls the Office and has spoken s6 meetings attended by
than 1000 people
county agents and
employing them OF these TO- two $2OO the
Thurston the little ess and the
other
"a year ago. the government at demanded
have all the other counties for the
looks this investment and believes that justice
not be done in less than two but finally agreed to
contract in this instance"
Secretary Whiting then read letter from the Tnino CONNER
ca club ndorsng the work of the urging that
continued and by the other districts the county
heard from NJ Springer of the Pleasant Glade Grange
which Agent Van Houen member the resolution
published The Washington petition
signed by SO that district in favor of gricutur
refu that only half dozen people in that neghbor
hood favored the county agent plan
c. Christensen presented the resolution of the Alert Grange
published last weeks ISSUE NJ Kagy the resolution adopted
Spurgeon Creek Grange last Saturday night and Dr.
St. Clair spoke for himself and his nghborhood declaring that
thought money we'll spent He brings ideas don't get
reading papers publications. said