The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-29
DR.. WHITE WILL SUGGEST
RETIREMENT IN INTEREST
OF HARMONY
Open Meeting to be
Urged
Long Discussion Regarding Con-
ditiOns Last Night Results in
Final Harmony-Dr. White Is
Thanked by Vote.

p. L. Dean-I think that we are to-
gether, Doctor, and all that is neces-
Sary is for you to get the candidates
Of the farm bureau to resign before
the election, and We'll all go in to-
gether to an open meeting and elect
the best men,
DIR. White2"It would be impossible |
for me to say that they would resign
before consulting them said the chair
man Of the farm bureau at the meeting
Saturday"
Mr. Dean-"Will you ask them tO?"
White5"Yes, l Will"
Mr.. Dean-"Dr. White has agreed to
ask the candidates nominated by the
farm bureau to resign before the an
nuaI election. We have had long
and warm discussion in which lie has
shown himself courteous and in which
hope nothing improper has been said
and l move that this meeting extend
to DIR. White vote of thanks for the
manner in which he has conducted his
part of it, and the good nature he has
shown
The above resolution duly seconded
and carried marked the elimination of
the Joint discussion last night between
the Efficiency" party which was or
ganized among stockholders to COM
hat the movement on the part of the
farm bureau to elect a ticket chosen,
mostly, beforehand by the chairmen
of the several districts in consultation
with the county organization of the
bureau.
The meeting was called to order by
D. NJ Denton after DR.. White had been
invited to attend On account of the
crowd it had been found necessary to
meet at the rooms of the Commercial
club. DR.. White briefly outlined his
ideas. which involved continuous ses-
sion of the board, although as it de-
veloped this was not made obligatory
by the changes in the bylaws lie
vigorously denied any ulterior motives
in his actions and said in the course
of the discussion that the victory toI
his organization at the recent meeting
was to him sufficient recompense fol
all the work that he had done gratui-
Ously during the past year.
He admitted that the candidates
\ from the several districts, with one
exception had been selected at the
meeting of chairmen; the one excep.
ton being on the west end, where the
man first selected had refused tC
serve. He admitted that none of the
men chosen had had previous expert
ence in canal affairs, that it woulC
take some time for them to get the
experience and that until such time
as they did they would make mistakeS
He said that they would have selected
J. H Barker in the west end in ms
opinion had they not beard that Mr.
Barker had listed his place for sale
This assertion was vigorously com
batted by Mr. Barker, who said he mac
never offered his place for sale
DR.. White said that c. ]. Wurtz haC
sold his farm and was eliminated fol
the same reason. A discussion of thu
merits of the men selected by the bur
eau followed, the members contend
ing that after all the kicking. his or
ganization had chosen men no NOR
qualified than the average director II
the past and lacking experience II
the work.
A vigorous attack was made by man.
on the plan to keep the directors II
continuous session. 1t was polnte'
out that the directors OF the grea
railroad companies met only occasion
ally and then for short time, leaV
ing the details of management and TN
formulation of plans to expert ma =
ayers. DIR. White admitted that thl
was so but said that the farmer
thought more slowly but more honest
" than the sharp-witted men referre
TO and that it would take all thei
time. Numerous members of the meet
ing replied that with a costly manager
: the idea of keeping the board in ses
.sion at a salary aggregating more tha
$4,000 a year was useless expense an
that their presence would interfer
with the work of the managers. Pres
ent and former members of the boar
in attendance thought that without tn
expert manager plan there were time
when it would be we'll for them to D
in session when they were not, but a
denied that it would be necessary
be on the job all the time. Dr. Whit
said this was only a suggestion any
how.
A vigorous attack was made on ID
Whites methods of drilling his me
in what he, himself, called "dress-r'
hearsals", and running steam role
over his opponents after having pr.
tested against such methods himsel
He conceded that much organizatio
work had been done and congratulate
himself on the success attained by sue
means at the regular meeting. Art
sharp criticism of the president an
) chairmen of tha farm bureau for u
putting up of a ticket, resoiutlc
condemning this act was carried, u
White alone voting against 1t.
E r. Hobbs vigorously assailed u