French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PROLONG DECISION A MONTH.
After Stating That They Would Decide
Matter of Demonstration This Month.
Large Delegation Met Tuesday.

Tne most important subject With
farmers of Henderson county just now
is the question of whether the county
commissioners are going to employ a
farm demonStratOr or not. In fact this
question is just as vital with the city
people and those who live in Hender-
sonville township and pay at least IL
not more than fifty per cent of the
taxes.
The question was put as forcibly be-
fore the commissioners at a meeting
Tuesday as it has ever been expOund-
ed before. Several talks were made
Ey citizens from all sections of the
county. A vote was taken Of the
men in. the court house room and not
dissenting voice against the COM
m1ss1oners employing a demonstrator.
The commissioners decided after a
two hours meeting to continue the
matter another month and that If
there was no decided objection they
would consider the matter favorably.
one OF the most forcible arguments
made IN favor o fthe work was that
stated by John Ewbank, a farmer, On
the Horse Shoe road. Mr.. Ewbank be-
ing secretary and treasurer of the
Board of Agriculture state in behalf OF
tnat organization that it Was started
primarily to advance the cause of a
demonstrator. He was in favor of EN-.
ploy1ng one because the farmers of
the county, need a leader, man who
could travel over the county and bring
The farmers closer together and at the
same time give them advice about
FARMING by explaining to them what
other sections of the country are doing
to increase the yields and improve the
products.
Mr.. EWbank said that a good man
should be secured, a man who cou1d
mix with his fellow men and one who
was not afraid to show the farmer ex-
actIy how, thing should be done be-
cause he should know himself. j.
r. 5. Wetmqr told of what the dem
onstrat1on work is doing for the farm
er IN Iowa, the state in which he for
merly llVed and farmed.
| T. 3 9Hill of Edneyville stated that
ne hadprofited by the last demonstra-
tor 1|eaderson county had and that he
was IN favor of getting another.
/ W. A. Smith spoke strongly in favor
OF securing demonstrator in arguino
that those farmers who were not nras-
ent after due notice of the meeting
were undoubtedly in favor of the
lmoYement as the old rule Of reason
/ silence gfses Ssl,9.-
tcent. >, 2 Q - '1e,a1- s>1
DR.. G. Few told the commissioners
tnat he felt that they were, going to
employ demonstrator, because they
knew how much the agriculture in
terests meant to the whole county
and now much the government was
spending on the work. He told that
II lO bows and girls in each cchool dis
trlct would &et togcther in the demon
stratlon work and just do one half as
much as the average of the state bows
CLUBS and girls canning clubs thew
would make for themselves over $50
600 in spending money.
"A. >. Truck. secretary of the Board
OF Trade. stated that his organization
had passed resolutions endorsing the
movement in the strongest terms. He
also told Of once being in the goat
raising. business out in New Mexico
and explained how the raisers of thai
state had gotten together and raised
the price of their products over 3OC
per cent. bringing it up to the average
o the other farm products and at the
same time making it very profitable
business. He emphasized the need Of
organization with leader.
Il. w. EWbank. stated that he was E
farmer by birth, and that now there
were two kinds of tillers of the soil
namely an agricu1turist and a farmer
He told of being the former and CAV,
his definition of the two. A farmer
ne told; was one who worked in tn,
country and spent his money il
town. His idea of an agriculturis
was one who lived in the city AM
made his money there and then spen
it on the farm. Mr. Ewbank i'm
pressed upon the commissioners tina
t the city was coordinate with tn
country and that he city grows in tn
same proportion as the farming land
!, grow around it. If the farms are no
, put to high state of cultivation the
+ the city is bound to lag He urge
: demonstration work to be secured an
stated that it was of vital interest t
!, 1.-THE citizens of HendersonviIIe.
G. f. Bland made a few remarks i
!, favor OF the movement, SO did G. I
: Darlington, K G. Morris, w. S. Shftl,
. R. M. Pryor, H. A. Corriher F.. 1
EWbanks and others.
a The commissioners room was file
! with farmers and business men in syn
; pathy with securing demonstrator.