The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-12
ORGANIZE TO AID
FARM INTERESTS
FORM COUNTY FARM BUREAU
AND ALSO CORPORATION FOR
GRANGE WAREHOUSE
Latter Has Capital Stock of Ten
Thousand Dollars to Be Divided
Into as Many Shares

The gfangers of the county who
were in Colville attending the live
stock show Friday, seized the oppor-
tunity to do some business for the ad-
vancement of farm interests in Stew
ems county. Two meetings were held
the first to organize the Farm Bu-
reau, the second to incorporate the
"Grangers' Warehouse of Stevens
County,.
The organization of the Farm Bu-
reau has been under discussion for
some time by farmers in the county,
and has been strongly advocated by
E. c. Durdle, county agriculturist.
A bulletin on the establishing of
county agricultural councils says of
the plan that it is ian institution for
the development of county program
of work in agriculture and home
economics and for cooperating with
the state and government agencies
in the development of profitable farm
management and efficient and whole
some home community life 1t is
organized agricultural democracy.
Officers were elected at this meet
ing and an executive committee which
includes the Officers was named.
James Crawford was elected presi-
dent, H. 7. Skeels, vice president;
E. c. Durdle, secretary. The exec
utive committee is composed of Joe
Turner, beef division; Gus Selle, silos;
A. E. Skidmore, squirrel eradication;
Mrs. A. L. Swanson, club work; G. w.
Locke, sheep production; w. r..
Meyers, weeds; Robert Gourley,
grain; A. w. Davis, marketing; Mrs.
w. E. Hunter, home economics.
Charles Monroe, assistant head of
the county agent department at
Washington state college, was pres
ent to help in organizing and stated
that the interest shown by the farm
ers and their knowledge of agf.cui-
tural problems were the best of any
group he had seen organized.
The next move of the council will
be the organization of each local COM
munity by the county agent and the
selection of representatives from
each community.
To Have Warehouse
At a meeting held Friday afternoon
at the courthouse, corporation of
Stevens county grangers was formed,
to be known as the "Grangers' Ware
house of Stevens County" the object
of which is quoted from the articles
of incorporation as follows:
"Fo act as purchasing agent for the
stockholders of this company only,
upon a strictly cooperative and non
profit basis, of all kinds Of goods,
wares and merchandise, commodities
and supplies which may be desired
for use or consumption by it's said
stockholders.
"To act as selling agent for the
stockholders of this company only,
of all kinds of farm products, which
they may desire to sell upon a strictly
cooperative and non profit basis.
"To buy, hold, improve, lease and
convey real estate and erect buildings
thereon; to operate and maintain
warehouses and stores, and every
kind of plant for storage, sale and
disposal of all kinds of goods, wares,
merchandise and farm produce.
"To borrow money on notes, bonds
or other security for the general pur-
poses of the corporation, and to exc
cute evidences of debt for said corpor-
alton in the corporate name, and gen.
orally to do any and all things that
may be necessary, suitable, conven-
lent and proper for the accomplish
ment of any of the purposes or the
attainment of any one or more of the
objects herein above mentioned.
The amount of the capital stock Of
the corporation will be ten thousand
dollars divided into ten thousand
shares at one dollar each. The bus
mess of the corporation is to be man.
aged by board of five trustees and
the incorporators, including A. W..
Davis, C. f. Wheeler, A. A. Mcdonald,
G. W. Locke and j. Metzgar, consti-
tute the first board of trustees.
The officers of the new cooperative
warehouse are: president, A. W..
Davis, Northport; vice president, A..
A. Mcdonald, Meyers Falls; secre-
tary, George W. Locke, Colville;
treasurer, C. F. Wheeler, Meyers