Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-12-17
COUNTY CONVENTION
OF FARMERS UNION
New Officers We're InstalIesl-Fine
Dinner Served and Several Good
Addresses Made

There was small attendance at
the convention of the Whitman
County Farmers Union held at Pull
man last Friday. The convention
was called to order in the K of r.
hall in the morning and the dele
gates listened to an address by ID.
w. Working, a representative of the
United States department of agricul-
ture in charge of extension work in
the Rocky mountains and Pacific
coast states. He confined his remarks
to a discussion of the purpose and
scope of the extension work under
| the Smith-Lever act and aroused
hearty applause when he said that
| the object of this extension work is
not to induce the farmers to raise
! bigger crops per acre but to help
them to make larger profits from
their farms. He urged the farmers
to cooperate with w. s. Thornber
Of the State College, who will be In
charge of the extension work in this
state in making it practical and help
full. He suggested that the state
president of the Farmers Union, the
master of the State Grange and the
heads of other organizations of farm
ers and stock growers hold con-
ference with Prof. Thornber and
agree on two or three things which
they all favor and in accomplishing
which they can all work together
He gave the amount of the appro-
priations from the national and state
governments which will be available
for this extension work and assert
ed that it is up to the farmers to
see that It is wisely expended
Prof. Thornber made short adj
dress in which he outlined some of
his plans and asked the advice and
cooperation of the farmers
The convention then adjourned to
partake OF the sumptuous dinner
served by the ladies of Pullman
local.
After the dinner a short executive
session was held. at which the new
officers of the county Union were
installed They We're:
Ed Byrne of Garfield, president;
]. w. Haines of Pullman vice presi-
n Ifa ~
o. s. Ballet of Tekoa, conductor;
James CHRISTOPHER of Albion, door.
keeper: VIM Yeo of Pullman, chap
LAIN Fl. S. Mcclure of Garfield. j.
A. Lockhart of st. John and e. Ma
gure of Pullman, members of ex-
ecutive board r. C. McCroskey of
Garfield and James Emert of Pull
man will act as members of the leg
islative committee.
After the executive session A. u.
O'Kelley of Albion gave an interest
ing and instructive talk on the bust
ness enterprises of the Farmers
Union. His address was illustrated
by numerous slides of warehouses
and stores. He strongly urged that
all business enterprises conducted by
Union members should be organized
on the cooperative plan.
Prof. Leonard Hegnauer, repre-
senting the extension department OF
the State College made a short but
very interesting address in which he
maintained that to be successful the
farmer of today and of the future
must possess much knowledge, must
he a good manager and man of
business and executive ability. He
urged that farmers should strive to
give their children greater adyant-
ages than they enjoyed themselves
and should always be ready to try
and better the condition OF their less
fellow farmers.
A lively discussion followed as to
how mem bers of the Union. who had
organized companies and risked their
money in starting business enter
prises. could be induced 10 now adopt
the cooperative plan of the distri-
button of profits. After this discus
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