The Harrison times., 1917-02-24
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS ASSN.
Permanent Organization Accomplished
and Plans for Future Work
Have Been Made.

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citation was called TO order by the
president at 10 o'clock Saturday morn
ing February H.
The Constitution and Bylaws OF
the Boone County Farmers and Mer-
chants Association was read and
adopted.
The following officers were elected
to serve until the next annual meet
ing: George r. WycOff, president;
S. T. Brown, vice president, and c. j.
Chapman, secretary and treasurer.
The following nominations were
made for directors John Lynn, w, ID.
Gibson, Orville FarQuharson, r. S.
Granger, Ed Pierce, John j. Hale,
Claude Petit, John Davis and c. ID.
Allison.
Ballots were cast for four directors
to serve until the next annual meet
ing, which resulted in the election of
the following: John Lynn, Oryille
FarQuharson, Claude Petit and r. S.
Granger.
The president announced that the
subject of live stock would now be
discussed by members.
Several interesting talks were made
in favor of increasing the registered
stock in the county. Letters from sew
eral breeders were read in which they
quoted prices and old what they had
for sale.
The meeting then Adjourned until I
o'clock.
The afternoon meeting opened with
a general discussion of the tomato
proposition. S. T. Brown, of the Har-
rison Canning Co., made short talk,
urging farmers to set out at least 200
acres in tomatoes in order that the
canning factory in Harrison could be
operated this season. He stated that
the seed would cost the farmer not to
exceed 20 cents per acre and that an
average yield would make the farmer
$40 per acre with the possibility of
making 500 per acre besides being
very beneficial to the soil as a fertil-
izer As no definite action was taken,
the matter was referred to the eXecu-
tive committee to devise means of
getting the required acreage.
The president announced that the
subject for our next meeting to be
held at the cOunrt house. Saturday,
February "a, would be strawberries,
and the advisability of organizing a
Strawberry Association. Mr.. Stewart,
of the NJ. & N. A. Railroad. will be
present to give his assistance.
Claude Petit then talked about get
ting a stone crusher in the county
to make lime fertilizer which seemed
to meet with the approval of those
present. The president appointed Mr..
Petit as committee of one to inves-
tigate the cost of a suitable crusher
and to ascertain if there could be a
sufficient demand for the lime to make
this paying proposition. He is to
report the result of this investigation
at the next meeting of the association.
The secretary read paper urging
cooperation Of the present member
ship in securing more members and a
larger attendance at the meetings. He
reported 81 members and stated that
the association had $123 in the treas
ury.
A motion was, made to the effect
that the secretary should hand copies
of the paper as read to the two Har-
rison papers for publication. Motion
carried.
The president appointed the follow
ing committee to investigate the
strawberry industry and make a re-
port at the next meeting; G. S. Stew
art, c. D. Allison Charles Jones and
Pat Curley.
A general discussion followed with
reference to the seed potato situation,
which resulted in a motion as follows:
THAT the five grocery concerns who
are members of this association, shall
constitute a committee to secure seed
potatoes; that notice be inserted in
the two Harrison papers asking the
farmers to place their orders at once
with the secretary or any of the gro
Gerry firms, so an idea Of the amount
of seed needed can be ascertained." :"
The committee consists of the fol
lowing; Harrison Grocer Co., Coff.
man-Towers, Gro. Co., Holt Grocery
Co., John !. Worthington, Jr. and Mich
olson & Sons.
The meeting adjourned until 10 a.
m, Saturday ebruary "a.
c. J. CHAPMAN, Secy.
TO THE FARMERS AND MER-
CHANTS OF BOONE COUNTY:
When | was elected secretary of the