Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-11
Railroad Men Address
Gathering at Hotel
COMING INDUSTRY
Speakers Depict Condi-
tions Here When Log
ging Is Done

The dinner given by the Chamber
of Commerce at the Washington Ho-
! tel on Tuesday night was a decided
success: the 'repast itself was exceed
ingly good and finely served; the one
feature that was deplored was the
fact that so many of our storekeep-
seem absolutely Indifferent to the well
| fare of this city and were so largely
conspicuous by their absence. Left
to a whole Let of them this city would
soon be 9 whistling station. The
meeting was one TO heaten and en-
courage the dairy and farm interests
of this section. There was no en-
deavor on the part of any of the
speakers to indulge in ofatory, they
stuck to their text got down to brass
tacks and handed out a line of in
struction and information that if fol.
lowed would be certain to bear good
results
The Northern Pacific railway, in
taking these experts through this
county on special train, is surely
doing great work. The keynote of
the evening was more dairying, more
farming, more and better live stock.
G. E. Arney, western immigration
and industrial agent of the Northern
Pacific, was the first speaker He
said "that in order to succeed that
the people must be interested in the
railroads and the railroads must be
interested in the people, any other
way would lead to injury all around.
The dairying and cattle industry was
of prime Importance, live stock must
be in the land, if any improvement
is to result. The barriers must be
broken down between the townspeople
and the farmer, the farmer covets the
friendship bond. In a reasonable way
credits must be extended to the farm
ers and loans must be made by the
banks. There must be more mutual
interest shown; the spirit of neglect
ing, ignoring and taking advantage of
the farmer has got to be eliminated if
this town is to shape proper growth.
The prices on land are altogether too
high and out of all proportion to it's
real value. The agents will not send
us more farmers unless those who
are already here are doing well; they
will be sent to other sections where
conditions are reasonable and a farm
er has a fair show. Help the farm
er, do everything you can to encour-
age him, for before many years you
will need him very badly"
Prof. D. E. Willard of st. Paul, gave
some very straight information. He
said, "the producing value of ou;
lands in this section has not been
fully tested, and he found that they
were good deal better than most
people thought they were. The senti-
ment of community in large meas
ure makes that community good or
bad Lots of the land around here
should be offered as low as $1,000 an
acre on very long time payments.
The present prices drove all the pros
pective purchasers away. The rail
roads are hauling into Aberdeen clear
from the Mississippi valley cows.
hogs chickens, eggs, etc, whereas
this city ought to be growing enough
for our own consumption and have lots
of it to ship away. Get good stock,
keep improving in the herds; the |
better the grade of COWS the more
revenue you get Scrub cows should
all be eliminated. The people of the
towns must create the market and no
matter what the farmer brings in 1t
must find a sale at a proper price |
if it is inferior, then lower price |
must be paid, but the farmer must
be shown how to market his product |
in better shape so as to bring high |
er price. All hay and grain should
be grown here and not have to be
shipped in.'
J. NJ Price, of the Washington |
State College followed in the same !
strain. He said: "a poor COW is an
absolute loss. She does not pay for
her keep. There was altogether too
much friction between the farmer and
the business men in the town. Every |
owner of a COW must keep improving
the stock and go after high produc-
ers, that is the way in which success
could be made"
c. F. Monroe, county agriculturist.
also spoke, saying he was ready and
willing to help in any way and on
every opportunity.
Mr.. Addison Bennett, an old friend
of Grays Harbor, and representing
! the Oregonian, said there was great
future before this section if only we
would 60 at it right and he said he
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