The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-04
Matter Is Before CONNIE
Club Committee
HELP OF BUSINESS
That Is Necessary In Ord
Make the Enterprise E.
Success
From Saturdays Daily.

SaNAt dHy
Securing county agri6
agent for Blue Earth county ]
an important topic of discussio,
meeting of the executive com
of the Mankato Commercial clul
terday afternoon. and plans
made which practically assure
county of the valuable service
high class expert, providing tht
per response is made by farmer
business men to the invitation
join the farm bureau. =
M. A. Teeter, federal emer@n
ganizing agent of county farm
eaus, and County Superintende
Schools w. III. Detamore were p
at the meeting. Mr.. Teeter exp
the plans and operations of farm
eaus and county agricultural
so fully and in such a satisfactol
that everyone present was con
of the necessity of this moder
advantageous improvement for
Earth county. Mr.. Teeter was
a number of questions in regard
work of a county agent, and tt
turns which the county would
from such services, which he
wered in detail. He stated tha-
customary for the city or \
where the headquarters of the
agent are established, to take a
Der of memberships in the farm
reau, and suggested that Ma
business men take one hundred
berships for two years each, at
membership fee for each year.
Will Obtain SEQ Members
Both Mr.. Teeter and Mr.. D,
expressed the opinion that so
bers to the bureau will be cas- !,
tanned among the farmers of tn
ty. Eleven of the twenty thre
ships have already reports
members, and the work is not
pleted. Solicitors from othel :
ships have until Saturday tc
The Blue Earth County Farm
must be organized before Fet
1918.
The meeting yesterday afte
was organized by the election of
Crandall, chairman.
DR.. M. B. Wood offered the Il
ing resolution, which was voted
and unanimously adopted:
Whereas, it is desired that
ty agent be employed in Blue
county, the business men of the
of Mankato propose that if the
outside of the city will furnish
members for the farm bureau fo
years, Mankato will furnish one
dred members for two years"
Soliciting Committee Appoint
F. E. Crandall, and Vice Pre-
c. E. Phillips of the Commercial
were authorized to appoint soil
committees to place the member
1t was the general opinion Of
present that when the business
understand the situation there w
be the least trouble in securing
berships. At Austin, Mimi, last
urday ITO business men took me,
ships in an hour and a half.
With the additional fund whiC
city memberships will supply j
be possible to secure a higher
man for agent, which will be dis
ly for the benefit of the farmers
only purpose of the business N
assisting in this move is to TO.
community spirit between the &C
and city, which was strongly
by Mr.. Teeter. 1t is likely tina
committees will be appointed q
the work some time next week
Letter From Mr.. BaImer.
M. E. Teeter, emergency org;
ton agent, from st. Paul, who
been in Mankato pushing the
agent movement, is in receipt
following letter from Fred E. B;
state agent leader, located at
state university farm:
II am certainly pleased to
report of the good work in
Earth county and expect to r
the statement of how you have
up the different sections there
other counties have really come
splendidly. Mobiles county has
over 400 members. Pipestone
organized last Saturday with
members, 81 more than the re-
ment. Cottonwood county has
pleted its campaign with about
members, whereas 200 were rec
Watonwan county handed up
where 800 were required.
born has completed it's county o
cation with 200 members. Polk
came in with approximately
members. Marshall county has
Pennington county has compJs,
membership canvass with 250.
in county has come in with i
CURED membership as have
Mahnomen, Red Lake, Roseal
Waseca counties.
"This week our special orga
are working in Wadena, Mile :
Sherburne, Winona, Dodge, Go,
Wright and Todd counties. We
very early after the first of the
to have quite considerable n
of new men begin work.
Candidates are under cons
ton for appointment in Mobiles
tonwood, Watonwan, Martin, HUI
Yellow Medicine, Polk, Penn
and Marshall counties"
The Blue Earth County Farm |
association has been tentativel
ganized.
klages Case Dismissed.
The case of the state a
r ohQrt K1apaS was RI coyno