The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-29
KNOX FARMERS
Will BENEFIT
BY LECTURES
Chamber Of Commerce Ar
ranging Series Of
Meetings
REV. DYE TALKS ON
STATE CONVENTION
Suggests General cleaning-Up For Big
Baptist Meeting And Asks That
City Show Its Utmost
Hospitality To The
Delegates

OGlC9dLCS
A series of district meetings for
the purpose Of giving farmers of Knox
county scientific instruction in agri-
cultural, is being arranged by the
chamber Of commerce through Frank
l.. Beam and Secretary Harry w.
Rooms.
These gentlemen, with Vice Presi-
dent j. s. McCrackin visited Wooster
Tuesday, 1t was reported at the noon
day luncheon Wednesday, and there
secured the services of Prof. Williams
Prof. Carmichael and Prof. Hammond
of the state agricultural experiment
station to deliver addresses before
Knox county farmers in the near fu.
ture.
Frank l.. Beam and Secretary Rooms
spent Wednesday in Columbus, meet
Ing with Ohio State university pro
fessors for the same purpose.
The plan, it was announced, Is to
divide Knox county into between five
and eight districts and hold sepa.
rate meeting in each one of these Sc
that the entire agricultural element
may be given an opportunity to at
tend and receive wholesome and sci
entlfic instruction.
1t is also planned that business
men Of the city shall attend these
meetings and thus cultivate a strong
er acquaintance with the farmers.
Mr.. MoCrackin pointed out that the
expense OF this series Of meeting
would be very little, involving merely
the paying of the car fare and hotel
bills Of the speakers. He also too
occasion to remind those present at
the luncheon that one of the ver3
good things which the chamber o.
commerce can do Is to cultivate the
rural element of county life and bring
the members of 1t closer to the mer-
chants and business men of the city.
Rev. George Rector Dye, pastor of
the First Baptist church of this city,
spoke on the state convention Of the
church which will be held here Oct.
1919 inclusive
Rev. Dye stated that the church has
total membership In the state of
$4,000 people and that between SOC
and 700 delegates can be expected to
come to Mt. Vernon.
1t, has been 33 years, he said, since
Mt. Vernon has had the honor and
privilege Of entertaining this conven-
tion. During this interval, large cities
have generally sought and obtained 1t.
Two years ago, II was held at Canton
and last year at Wilmington. This
latter was an exception, as Whining
ton only has population of about
| 5000 people.
Rev. Dye remarked that it had been
the hardest kind of work to land the
convention for Mt. Vernon, as the
Toledo delegation put in very strong
bid. Next years convention will
surely go to the Lucas county seat
he said.
The mayor and one of the leading
manufacturers of Wilmington made
welcoming addresses last year, Rev
Dye stated, and asked that somethine
akin to this be done here. He made
several suggestions for which he ask
ed the consideration of the chamber
of commerce, among these being the
street signs displayed prominently;
that the streets be cleaned up; that
/ hospitality stand forth as charac
teristic Of the city and its people; thai
homes be thrown open for the enter
tanment of visitors and that available
automobiles be supplied for the use
of visiting delegates.
The chairman of the entertainment
committee is u. o. Arnold while II. S
Campbell Is in charge Of all recep
+ tion and transportation arrangements
4 Rev, Dye recalled the Baptist as
semhly which formerly held forth "a
: iliawatha park and spoke of the prom
. inence It gave Mt. Vernon all owe
the country, pointing out that man.
people have fond recolleotions Of de
llphtful hours spent there.
On motion Of w. S. Sperry Vie
President McCrackin was instuctc
to appoint a speaker to deliver We
coming address to the delegates
a. Mr.. MoCrachn touched briefly o.
the credit rating bureau, stating tina
4 the chamber of commerce intends t
Il take up this work and carry II throug