The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-09-22
BETTER LIVESTOCK
FOR HAYWOOD COUNTY
HI. CURRIE HEADS ASSOCIA'
TION FORMED.
Executive Committee Consisting of
One Member from Each District
Chosen; Will Select Type of
Cattle for County.

A number of men interested in stock
raising assembled in the circuit court
room on last Saturday, September 16,
and organized the Haywood County
Livestock Association. H. L. Currie
was elected president, J. 7. Gray, Jr.,
secretary, and the following commit
teemen from the following districts;
District No. 1T. W. Powell.
District No. 2-Dr. ]. s. Rawlins.
DISCREET No. 3-Mr. Holland.
District No. All. L. Rice.
District No. 5-R. F. Joyner.
District No. 6-Jim Hart.
District No. 7-J. D. Allison.
District No. 8-Dr. W. D. Poston.
District No. "a. M. Estes.
District No. 10-John Pearson.
District No. 11-0. L. Jeffries.
District No. 12-Jim Edwards.
Each committeeman is urged and
requested to call a meeting of the
farmers and stock raisers in his dis
trict for Wednesday, October a, and
decide what breed or type of cattle is
the preference Of that community,
whether Angus, Hereford, Holstein, or
any other breed. A meeting of the
committeeman will be held in the cir
cult couT room September Z, 1916, at
which tiroe reports from. tke districts
=. s - = Z - s. 49,
which Is the preference Of the lnaioritg
of'the districts viii he adopted as taa
type of the association.
Interesting addresses were made by
Mr.. Elrod, county demonstrationagent,
Mr.. H. S. Nichols of Jackson, and Mr..
Murphy, live stock man for the State
Department of Agriculture, and Mr..
O. L. Jeffries of Carolina. The need
and Importance, as we'll as the profit,
of stock raising was ably presented.
Mr.. S. F. Thomas, as representative
of the Brownsville Bank, and Mr.. K.
M. Chambliss, as representative of the
First National Bank, addressed the
meeting in the interest of this move
ment and assured the association that
both of the banks would loan money to
those desiring to purchase registered
cattle at a most reasonable rate of in
terest.
No more progressive movement has
ever been started in Haywood county
than this association, and it is the
wish and desire that every farmer in
the county will enroll as member. No
fees or dues are charged. Now is the
time to see your committeeman and as
sure him of your cooperation in the
matter and instruct him to join in the
movement. Already number have
enrolled and it is sincerely hoped that
this movement will have the hearty
support of all those who really have
the interest of Haywood county al
heart.
Let each committeeman realize that
the movement has fixed and definite
purpose in view, and consider for few
moments the benefit to be derived by
means of introducing into our county
large number Of high class cattle al
of one type. Soon the scrub yearline
will give place to the uniform and ex'
cellent type of beef or dairy cattle
lust as the blooded hog has supplant'
ed the razor back. Committeeman, dc
not fail to get your committee organ
ezed, and be sure to hold your meeting
on October 4th, and be present with
an enthusiastic report on October z
Anyone desiring information in re
gard to this movement may feel ne
hesitancy in writing or calling to see
any of the officers of the association
who will be glad. to explain the mat
ter. The one purpose and benefit
sought in this movement is the encour
aging and advancing of the stock rails
ing department of our county.