The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-10
PROMISE
 BIG CROP EFFORT
APPRECIATE INTEREST MANI. TESTED IN THEIR BEHALF BY
 HOT SPRINGS INTERESTS.
Garland County Central Council Is Named, With David Crockett As Chairman, to Continue Campaign.

Farmer of Garland county as rep-
 resented in the rural members of the County Leyyng Court in a special
 meeting held with the board of gov
 ernors of the Business Mems League.
 at which President Strauss presided,
 manifested their appreciation of the efforts shown in their behalf for great i CT crops, and the result of the meet | ing was the formation of the Garland 1 County Central Council, with David
 Crockett as chairman and Robert A.
 Jones' ,Hamp Williams, w. s. Sorrells,
 John A. Riggs, E. l.. Hewlett and J. W.
 Ellison, together wit hNlrs. lHamp WI Hams, Mrs Hiram McCafferty and ! Alrs Kate Birnbaum, members, to con 1 tinue the campaign.
 The board of governors Of the league l served luncheon to the members of
 the leyying court and after explain ing the nature of the meeting Presi-
 dent Strauss asked Harry F. Kapp, dis ! trict agent for the United States de- partment Of agriculture in Arkansas,
 10 explain to the farmers pre- ent the necessity for greater activity on their respective places. Nr Kapp made ringing address He did not mince matters, b't hit straight from the shoulder He told the farmers their duty. He said this reuest did not come from any one set of men in the state or the city of Hot Springs, but came direct from the government He told Of the meetings that had been held all over the state and remarked 1 that last Monday Washington had sentl out word to their state agents that the time for alking had now ceased the time for actiOn-fOr work on the farm9-had arrived. Mir Kapp not only told the farmers their duty, but { he also told them several things about 1 farming they did not know. It was one Of the best addresses from farm CT to men of this class ever heard
 n the cour,house, and it will get re suits. for after he had finished speak
 ing the farmers began to lombard Mir.
 Kapp with questions and he answered
 every one to their satisfaction.
 Judge A. Curl also addres ed the l meeting on the necessity for an i'm mediate organization and offered a
 routine of business and plan of organl- : zation. MT Kapp outlined the man.
 ner in which other parts of the state : had organized and the appointing of ] the members of the Garland County 1 Council was in conformity with the l procedure in other counties.
 1 The farmers were reuested to have ] their school commissioners select a 1 representative woman 10 be sent to l Hot Springs for a two or three days visit. during which time agents from l the agriculture department will hold | a convention here and instruct the ] famers' wives in the art of canning 1 These women, in turn, will call meet 1 ings in their respective localities and | spread the informatlo naud knowledge | they gained from the United States 1 acr'crlt~ral demonstrators A conyen- l ton for the farmers of the county will
 also be called, one from each school | district and these. in turn, will in struct others on their return home.
 Just when the women and men from { the country will be asked to meet in Hot Springs will be left with the coun. cn named yesterday David Crockett stated that local banks had agreed to l take the farmers personal note for I gy, for .ettqI nth a G. sirtance as will be needed and that the only recommendation the applicant for financial relief would need would
 be d note signed by three repref euta- i've farmers in the township in which sad applicant resided. This will be re lerred to the finance committee O. the league, who will recommend the loan The statement was made that lmany farmers have all the seed they
 need. but that some of them have not
 the money to buy the necessary
 staples to feed their stock to work a great crop In some of the districts
 the women are shy the necessary fa-
 cilHies for canning purposes. These and other matters will be taken up by the committee.
 *I certainly congratulate and com
 mend tba people of Hot Springs for
 the progressive spirit they have mani
 tested" said Mir Klpp. We had to
 organize the other sections Of the
 state, but here you are doing your own organizing. commend most heartily
 the progressive spiri. of the Business l Ia f-
 movement The 6 men realize the gravity of the situation. They can
 see the danger and you farmers should get behind them and raise enough to
 iced Garland county You can do it
 if you will only lea these men who
 Lave left their business to take this
 matter up with you help you now |