Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29
FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION
ORGANIZED IN HENR|CO
Leaders In Agriculture Prepare to
Take Advantage of Fed
eral Statute.
OTTO KUCERA MADE PRESIDENT
Two Older Associations Are Merged
In New Society, for Which Charter
Will BE Secured mt Once-Chum-
Der Of Commerce Aids.

By the unanimous action of about
zoo farmers of Henrico County, in tho
auditorium Of the Chamber OF Com
merce. yesterday morning the two
heretofore separate and distinct or
CARNATIONS of the county wc-e CONSOLE
dated into farmers national farm
loan association. This change was cf-
fectcd when the farmers saw the ulti-
mate good they would derive from such
an association.
The meeting was called to order by
'" l.. Kirby, agricultural agent of tn.
Chamber of Commerce. who very gen
erously extended to the farmers the
invitation to use the audi,oriuv at any
time for their meetings
Motion being in order to elect tenn
porary officers. Captain John Land
street was made chairman and w. H.,
Kirby. secretary. J. F. Whitehead.
supervising appraiser for the Federal
Land Bank OF Baltimore. was intro
duced, and in an exceedingly interest
ms way told Of the value of a loan as
soctatfon. There is no reason" he
said. why the farmers of Hcnrico
| should not enjoy the benefits of the
Federal land bank loan. The first
thing that must be done is to have
only one organization. for 1t is abso-
lutely Impossible TO obtain any loans
when there arc two Of them in the
same county. This is no time to be
sGuabbling over the petty official posi-
tons. to which there is some compen-
sation attached. and il there is any
Jealousy among us as to who will have
these places it must be imm cdiately
conceded-that Is, IL this organization
is to mean anything"
HENRICO COUNTY FARM LOAN
ASSOCIATION Is FORMED
Following his talk resolution was
offered by one of the members to pro-
vide for the union of the two existing
associations and for the formation Of
.'Hcnrico County Farm Loan As
ISOLATION" which resolution was adopt
ed after some little discussion. Steps
were then taken to elect seven mem
bcrs OF the association as directors
the following being elected: Otto Eu-
ccra. Jr.. OF Meadows; l.. ~ GlaEhorn,
OF Elko; Michael Dovalo. of Meadows;
G. Is. Wcstbrook. a. w. Smith and A.
+. Greeley, of Richmond. and T.. L..
Hare. of f:lko.
Immediately afterward the meeting
stood adjourned. the directors with
drawing to elect their officers. Otto
kucera was elected president OF tho
new association; l.. l.. Hare, vice
president: Percy l.. Moore. Of the Full
ton Bank. secretary and treasurer. who
Will also act as one of the two attor-
neys. and f. Raleigh Phillips, tho other
attorney
After the adoption OF the constitu-
ton and bylaws tho election of tho
loan committee took place D. A.
Fortna, Paul Opoccnsky and Charles C.
Miller were elected with the following
| AS substitutes: T. G.. Frick Stephen
! Ckrop and Il. A. Wiley.
| Mr.. Whitehead said that the land
bank OF Baltimore will he notified at
once Of the formation Of the Henrico
association, and AT tho same time APP
plication will he mad for "A charter
1t is expected THAI the newly or
Eanizcd association will borrow of the
md bank TO the cNtent Of SIZE. 600