The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-04-15
anderson Chosen President;
Rrown Vice President; Van
Deventer Secretary.
ROUSINC MEETING
Able Addresses ON Good Roads,
County Agricultural Expert
and Livestock Show.

4 rhare was a rousing old meeting at
80 commercial club luncheon Wednes-
<aav accustomed by the election OF new
hsS,cers and other matters Of commun-
~ interest. and the addition Of an ex-
IL table failed to accommodate the
numbers who came to participate.
4 County Commissioners Nate Pettibone,
zJobn d. Long and John N. Rec were
Epresent as invited guests, as were also
n w Hochbaum, of Boise. the Idaho
*representative of the government ag-
$ricultural extension movement e. H.
#Giles. representative of the Good Roads
MACHINERY company of Portland. with
headquarters at Spokane and Senator
s q s. Sweet, president Of the North
west Livestock show.
Il The election of new officers for the
club was spontaneous, and harmonious,
8 Al. Anderson who has served as
heaa Of the club for the past three
& years, and Frank Vandeventer. who
has served as secretary, being elected
by acclamation, w. w. Brown. M.
Reese Hattabaugh were unanimously
s chosen as first and second vice presi-
dents. and Frank McGrane, j. Frank
Sims. ]. P. Eimers, c. A. Branscombe,
3 L. NJ. Harris and e. s. Sweet were
s elected to the governing board
At the close of the election H. w.
Hochbaum Of Boise, who was here in
the interest of the government agri-
cultural extension movement, which Is
50 rapidly taking permanent foothold
the country over, was called upon
81 and responded in a telling address on
the benefits to all interests Of coun-
# ty-agricuiture, stock, and general bust-
ness-of a cunty farm director, who
Mr.. Hochbaum said. might better be
called a practical farm assistant"
for while he knew his business and di-
rected into better lines of farming.
he also took hold and assisted. He said
he wanted everybody present to get
the idea fixed in his mind and to dis
selninate wherever he went, that the
county farm director was no white
colared boss but was a practical farm
or and stockman, who put on his over
ais rolled up his sleeves and took hold
Of egery phase off arm work and dem
onstrated' Its workability. There is
no doubt but that a farm expert is
worth many times his cost; the gov
ernment would hardly be back Of the
movement had this not proven to be
the fact.
e H. Giles. the representative of the
Good Roads Machinery company o
Portland, is a going machine himself
ana knows something of what goot
ROADS mean for the general welfare
q all classes, but more especially the
'alaer. He cited one special case, o
where citizen had been trying fol
iVuF years to accomplish a certain pur
pose, but was prevented by the bat
foaas, and how disastrous the result
"cfe This deeply impressed his hear
"' Mr.. Giles Is an easy speaker ant
aay story teller, and sandwiche
sne serious and humorous In togethe
n "a most palatable and telling manner
az supplied some figures on good road
ano the cost and benefits of the same
'nat the Globe will take pleasure Il
ppesenting to it's readers in the nea
future.
senator e. s. Sweet was called upo
~ spoke In the interests of the North
s - livestock show at Lewiston, G
"a"h ne Is president, told Of it's need
M s recNed some of the benefits whic
aAo county had derived directly froa
s work OF the organization, in tn
OF improved stock and increase
moA's therefrom. Mr.. Sweet is shir
~ out next Monday carload of 4
~ of grade Hereford heifers, som
rA,'h n'ch are but nine months oil,
ANn VIM bring him $50 per head. TIL
m.a''l a,ace possible, he says, through tn
hum hs Of the stock show whic
~ tnt right to his door and gave hi
~ opportunity to inspect and sele,
oss.l s hereford animal which sired thos
hoo. This is equally true of horse
* sno sheep, the very best of whic
A. en line have been brought to Can
lsva.4u ~ Nez Perce Prairies through II
Il sssoek 49, show. No man who win ste
rsta,a nx and reason the matter out ca
on,s sne claims made or avoid II
ans conclusion that can be reache
: n mat Is that We are all interest,
Iew,as s Northwest Livestock show