Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22
.HENR|CO COUNTY FORMS
AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL
Julien Gum Is Made Chairman "a
Meeting Held mt Chamber
Of Commerce.
TO ORGANIZE EACH DISTRICT
Executive Committee Is Named to
Impress on Farmers Necessity Of
Planting Larger Acreage Of Food
Crops In Present Emergency.

! Assembled ut the call of the state
| Agricultural Council Of Safety. Il small
body OF representative citizens anc
| farmers Of Ilcnrico County organizcc
county agricultural council last nigh
in tho auditorium Of the Richmonc
Chamber of Commerce and named al
| executive committee composed Of w. G
| Saunders and c. Y. Friend. OF Brook
land District; Harry c. Bcuttic ant
Julien Gum. of Tuckahoe District
George J. Stoneman and John a
Archer, Of Narina District. and Wash
| inEton Bottom and +. NJ Counor. Of
Fairfield District.
The executive committee met at the
close Of the general meeting and elect,
cd Julien Gum. chairman; w &. Saun
ders. vice chairman, and G.. T. Friend
secretary. IT WAS. decided to hold a
meeting of the executive committee
| this evening In the Highland Spring,
school house to organize an agricul,
tural council for Fairfield District. anc
another Thursday evening in the Va
| rina High School 10 perform the same
service for Varina District. oreaniza
tons in the other districts will hc per
| fcctcd In 81 short time.
BY vote Of those present last nigh,
the executive committee was given
power to add to it's members IL il fcl,
the need of larger organization. II
was instructed to draw UP Il brief con
stitution for the organization. TO DC
known officially as the Iienrico County
Agricultural Council of Safety, and to
report at an open meeting to be held
| in three weeks. AS the need for i'm
mediate action is relt to he imperative,
IT is possible that the executive COM
mittee may change tho tine for the
meeting to an earlier date.
WILL EXTEND FINANCIAL
AID TO FARMERS
Through the county and district or
Eanizations, II Is hoped to bring the
state council in personal touch with
every farmer not only for the purpose
of influencing him to plan, larger crops
OF foodstuffs and of instructine him
I'm the most efficient methods Of Guilt
walton. but also of giving him finxncial
aid. Backed by the commendat ton
OF the local councils. a farmer will he
able TO borrow money upon liberal
terms TO plant his crops and support
his family until harvest.
Bcnjamn l.. Purcell state Food and
Dairy Commissioners, explained the
purpose Of the county council at the
meeting last niEhn Ey it's aid. he said
the poor but honest, man who had
found difficulty in the past H. borrow
ing money enough to plant II large
acreage would he supplied with funds.
Files will be kept showing flrmc r.,
in need Of laborcrs and laborcrs with
out employment, and an effort will be
made to bring the two classes together.
Particular attention VIII be given to
young men rejected from the army
because OF physical defects who vet
have strength enough to he useful on
the farm. Already several counties
Of Virginia have formed agricultural
councils Of the kind organized last
night III lIenrico
John &. Easlcy. member of the
state Agricultural Council of safety,
presided last night. In addition to the
talks by MIR. Easlcy and Mr.. Pur-