The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05
"GET TOGETHER AND GO"
Admirable Spirit of Mutual Helpfulness
signalizes Meeting Featured by
Speeches by E II. o 'Brien, Griffith
Richards and Richard Kaiser.

Woodmen S Hall of Somers furnished
an admirable stage Wednesday even,
ing for the second act of the drama
Let s Get Together and Help Each
Other, now being produced by the
| County Council of Defense in an effort
to promote a stronger unity and a
better feeling between the country and
town populations of Kenosha county
The performance was marked by ire
mendous enthusiasm on the part OF
both actors and audience. The moral
of the play was so clearly apparent
that all who saw and heard, were i'm
pressed with its truth and went home
determined to act upon its suggestion
Leading roles were taken by Jacob
BarroWs of Somers, E. T. O'Brien,
| Griffith Richards, Richard F. Kaiser,
Misses Coburn and Persis Dewey,
| all of Kenosha.
| The production was given under the
general direction Of Jacob Barrows,
who presided with that affability and
resourcefulness which has made him a
leader in the Somers community. At
ter the audience of more than hun
dred and fifty people from both country
and town had been called to order, he
explained the general nature of the
meeting and introduced the first speak
er of the evening, E. T. O'Brien,
cashier of the Citizens Bank of this
city. Mr.. O'Brien was greeted with
a ripple Of applause which indicated
that his auditors had already caught
the spirit of the occasion and were ex-
pressing their appreciation Of his at
titude toward them in this unmistak-
able way.
Mr.. O'Brien responded with speech
which gave evidence of his willingness
or even eagerness to reciprocate the
kindly feeling manifested toward him
upon his first appearance on new
stage of action. Complimenting the
farmers upon the high standard of
agriculture which they had always
maintained, he urged them to continue
the work thus begun and show the same
degree of conformity to new and
higher standard, forced upon them by
the demand for increased production
created by the present war. He as
sured them that the town people for
their part were willing to cooperate
with them in any way they could to
secure this desired end an0 asserted
that the age-old gap between country
and city was wholly imaginary in Ke-
nosha county and most parts of the
United States. He explained that the
bankers were willing to loan the farm
ers money and the business men to ex-
tend them credit if by so doing they
could contribute in any way to the in
creased efficiency demanded by the
present crisis. Further than this, he
asked the agriculturists to do their part
by adopting more scientific and bust
ness like methods Of work, such as
may be learned through corn-clubs,
Wheat-clubs, sheep-clubs, and other
such associations designed to promote
a more intensive agriculture than is
generally practiced in the United
States. In conclusion he showed the
value to the farmer of modern account
ing systems and scientific scales and
advised their use by all agriculalists
who desired an accurate Judgment of
their efficiency and an increased profit
from their investments.
Mr.. O'Brien was followed by Griffith
Richards, county agricultural agent.
i am not here to teach you how to
farm said Mr.. Richards in opening
his speech. You know that already
and it would be sheer waste of time
for me to tell you things on which you
have been acting for years and years.
But there are a few ways in which I
may be helpful If not instructive to
you. Mr.. O'Brien has spoken of vari-
Gus types of agricultural clubs intended
to promote higher standard of stock
and grain. I believe my experience
qualities me to be of some benefit to
you in the establishment and supervi-
sion Of such clubs. IF can assist you
in this or other ways shall be glad
to do so and / am hoping that none
of you will hesitate to call on me for
even the slightest service of this
nature. Ny business is to stimulate
just such an interchange of ideas and
A
practices among the farmers of Keno
sha county and in calling upon me
you are only exercising a right
given to you by virtue of my
employment by your county
Continuing the trend of Mr.. Rich
ard s remarks, Richard f Kaiser spoke
of Abe relation between the farmer aad