The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-29
DEVELOPMENT
Of INTERNAL
RESOURCES
0vOcATEO RATHER TIA
STRIVING FOR FOREIGN cor
MERGE BY JOSEPH HlRSct
OF CORPUS ru0'eTI, TEXAS.

Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 29.-Deyel-
opmont OF the internal resources Of
the United States. rather than Il
striving after foreign commerce, was
urged as the greatest opportunity be-
fore this country now, in an address
delivered here today by Joseph Hirsch
Of Corpus Christi, Texas, before the
annual convention of the American
Bankers Association. Mr.. Hirsch,
I himself a banker, is a member of the
associations agricultural commission
and his address served as the annual
report of that committee.
The work being done throughout
the United States, particularly in the
South, for the development OF agricul.
tural communities. was outlined by Mr..
liirsch He spoke Of improved condi-
tions- still inferior, however he said,
TO the countries OF Europe that prac-
tice intensified farming and told how
county farm advisers, agricultural as
sociauons. boys and girls clubs, col
leges and schools and various organi-
cations were instilling ideas of better
country life throughout the nation.
The agricultural betterment work
being done in practically every state
in the union was outlined by Mr..
iiirsch and he declared that it was
his hope that soon every county in all
the states would have employed farm
demonstration agent through co-opera.
tion with the federal department of
agriculture This can be done, he said,
by the Smith.Lever act under which
there now is available $l.5S00 900 but
which will increase half million dol.
lars each year until 1922 when it will
have reacher Si.5SO, 600. contingent up
on similar appropriations from the
states
In speaking Of the various states,
he said seventy-fye demonstration
agents have been employed in Indi-
ana, Illinois and Minnesota
They have immesurably increased
the wealth OF their states. by develop
ment OF the dairying and livestock in.
dustries," he said. These states have
been foremost in the development OF
the consolidated rural and agricultural
high schools and good roads move
ments"
Michigan now has more than fifty
agricultural schools and Missouri has
done some remarkable county agent
work" The states Of Iowa, Nebraska
Kansas, and Oklahoma. report in
creasing interest in the work. Through
improved farming methods. Kansas has
become one OF the richest states in the
union"
Mr.. Hirsch touched upon the work
heinC done by practically all the states
but it was OF the South. however. Of
which Mr.. Hirsch spoke at the great
est length. Texas was declared 10
have employed already more than one
hundred agents. and bankers CON-
mittee composed OF one member from
each county is fostering the improve
uent spirit Last year. the states cot
ton warehouse capacity was increased
ty over 100000 hales. and a state
wide campaign now is being conduct
cd for increased livestock production. .
southern bankers have been par
ucularly active, because the need OF .
agricultural development has come J
more closely home TO the bankers Of I
the South. Mr.. Hirsch declared. The
great rural problem OF this county. as b
1t has been Of all countries. Is TO make +
q nation OF land owners" Mr.. Hirsch .
said The future Of this nation de-
pends upon its agricultural prosperity.
The establishment OF agricultural .
schools and the consolidation Of rural .
schools, which will give our farm chill
dren educational facilities equal TO
those enjoyed BY their brothers and
sisters O; the towns. constitute the
foundations OF permanent agricUl-