The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-01
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Barney50! THEY ofsMatoaka, Mercer
tcotnty. Is the champion boy potato
raisetSinfthe Fifth congressicnal dis
'trict. and he has q prize Berkshire
SOW To prove It, which was the prize
given by Congressman Edward Coop
or and for whichSmany youngsters IN
thaYdlstrIct MT. Cooper 80 ably rep
regents competed. This Cooper prize
Is az permanent institution: and Is dls'
,tributed annually.
; There. has Just come to Mr.. Cooper
from Master Tilley homemaoe
brochure by which he sets great
store and which he displays TO visit
+ to his Office with much pride:-!L
is bound In black leather and IN let-
tiers Of gold carries the title: HOW
1 Grew My Potatoes-by Barney y.
RILEY Matoka. W. Va The story
is told on neatly written VpeWr1tten
pages, the work of the successtnl
young potato raiser. OF. Mercer county
and distributed through the pages are
kodak pictures of young Ttlley and
his potato patch in various stages OF
its development. The volume 1sEor
|fginal, artistic and complete, ~
Congressman Cooper Is going 70
turn Il v e to the Department OF AZ
'riculture. and 1t will be Issued as a
public document for distribution
throughout the United States, the es-
peciai purpose being to get It into the
hands Of the boys and girls OF the
country who belong to the tnnun1er-
able potato, corn and other agrtcultu-
raj clubs.
Master Tilley grew his 50 and IL
bushels OF prize potatoes on a piece
If ground 73sand43-4 feet square. HIS
crop weighed $500 and 10 pounds,
for which he received from his faith
ar 81 A busheI This crop was raised
from q planting OF 8 bushels and his
expenses in raising It amounted 70
$10.60.
lad Ike Young Tilley cannot do as
we'll AZ he did on the same mount OF
land" said Congressman Cooper.
suppose that there was a potato cluo
in each OF the SIS counties OF the state
this wear composed OF. 100 members
to a county: and that these $500 boys
would grow q crop approximating the
cron of the Matoaka boy, the result
would he that the wealth OF the state
would be increased nearly q quarter
million dollars this year in potatoes
alone. The same number OF corn
climbs would contribute as much. SIM
liar clubs growing other things would
helm, The result would be, IL this
work among the boys OF the state
was organized, systematised, foster.
al by5 The state government, and look
ed after in generally thoroughtng
Searner the states wealth would in
crease annually. after the project got
tn working along established n ell
flcient lines. not by thousands OF dol
lars, but by millions. side from
that. the other benefits to the state
In promoting a high order OF citizen
shin would be so numerous and SO
great as to be inca1cuable. know
Of no undertaking more worthy OF
the brains and initiative of the men
of West Virginia who are RESPONSE
.ble for conducting her governmental
Institutions and looking after the
prosperity, happiness and health OF
her people"
A, bill is pending in the committee
on foreign AFFAIRS Of the House, which
10 the handiwork OF the only Soc1aI.
ist member, Meyer London, and which
has attracted attention, consideration
and discussion out of all proportion
tofits length ct Is a very short DILL
Init not out Of proportion to its I'M
nortance. It has brought to the COM
mtttee hearings men from all parts OF
the country and furnished days OF as
Interesting and informing debate as
has been heard in commttteeHat this
|congress. One of the best addresses
that the committee has listened TO
was delivered by s. B. Montgomery.
who said he spoke for the United
Nine WORKERS This we'll known
West VirEtnian wat at his best when
he advocated a favorable report on
the London Joint resolution, which
calls on the president to convene a
congress- Of neutral nations to oter
mediation to the 3b~elltgerents OF hu'
rope. J,
said Mr.. Montgomery today, may NOT
end the war, but it would be along
step in that direction. The conyentnE
OF q congress of neutral nauons 70
sit till the end Of the war would, W.
believe, prove to be the Medium
through which the warning natlons'
and especially the men who are hght-
ing In the trenches, could express
their sentiment in favor of bringing
the bloody and useless carnagelt to an
end. It is believed by advocates OF
this measure, that the men who are
doing the lighting have hadstlme to
think it all out and are In favor OF
a peace honorablegto all. because they
see the uselessness OF continuing the
war Longer, We believe that that is
the sentiment on all lighting fonts,
but that It's existence is withheld
from the outside world by the rulers
of the governments involved In the
hopeless struggle. But whatever, II
anything, the establishment Of such
o congress might accomplish, me
adoption. By congress OF this resolu'