Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22

Al the last meeting or our Agri'
cultural Council the thought wal
brought out OF individual co-opera.
tion and while the subject assigned
to me today IN Outside Help" the
one Ia 40 closely allied 10 the other
that the urgent necessity for individ.
ual cooperation together with outside
help, cannot be emphasized too often.
In order TO Illustrate Just what
mean I viii briefly 30 over conditions
as they exist In our county.
For the benefit OF our community
n cannery was organized. the stock
Of which was mostly subscribed by the
merchants Of our town.
Lack OF cooperation by the indl-
viduai farmer In growing SUFFICIENT
supply 10 keep the cannery going con-
tinuaily during the canning season.
caused an unproportionally large
overhead expense and resulted IN
shutting II down with total loss TO
the stockholders and the few grow
ers who did deliver their produce and
nobody was benefited.
With an expenditure OF lots Of good
will. energy. time and money. we
started q creamery. and We have Il
stiii. II is also In operation. Ia max
Ing butter. and good butter. but on
account OF lack OF cooperation n is
now barely existing.
We have a Fruit Association and
although the Board Of Directors have
done all In their power TO get the
growers together. the government Of
our country. through its agents. has
evolved n plan for better and more
profitable markets. and other sources
have extended all possible help. yet
out OF a total OF approximately so or
90 ears Of fruit shipped this year, only
four cars were handled by the assoc'a-
tion. Notwithstanding the fact that
the returns from the sales OF these
four cars were probably as large or
larger than any other shipments.
Now do no, wish to give the err
roneons impression that our people
are lacking. We have good commun-
ity. n splendid people. none better
anywhere. we are not lazy. but our Of
forts have theen misdirected. And
here outside help Is going 10 give us
a hand. A start tus been made by
the men connected with the sugar
beet factory In our town. These men
from Utah have shown a splendid
spirit OF cooperative heipfulness and
organization and while the result OF
the first years operation was not very
satisfactory. II was not so much the
farmers fault M the lack OF water for
the growing OF beets. A movement
Ia now on foot by tho formation OF
an irrigation district 10 overcome this
trouble, and while have no authority
for the statement. | am satisfied the
utah-ldaho Sugar company viii help
us In this matter with the same large
hearted generosity which has charac-
terized all OF their dealings. the splr-
II manifested by that corporation Ia
not only going TO spell success for
them but will result In tremendous
benefit for our county.
With the help OF tho college We
finally succeeded In getting a county
agent. He has been with us ten
months now. What have we done7
We expected to assist him by a Farm
ers' Advisory Council This body met
once, the first and only meeting. We
talked matters over, outlined a pro-
gram large enough for two or three
county agents and then left him TO
HIS own resources. What has been
the consequence? He was Obliged TO
call on each farmer individually and
this In our mountainous district with
the farms long distances apart, Is
no small job. Explanations as to his
purpose on earth generally, and Jose
phInc county In particular. had to he
made more often than necessary, con-
suming a large part Of his time at the
expense OF moro important work. I,
viii give YOU few illustrations OF
what lack OF organization means and
to what extent II incapacpita;es efi-
Client outside help. among our county