The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-23
Grady to Lose County Agent if
Chickasha Fails on Agree
ment, is Statement Of
Fair President.
IS BIGGEST ASSET
DECLARES OFFICIAL
Shows Where County Towns Con-
tribute to Agents Support
While Chickasha Chamber
Commerce Fails Pay.

Declaring that Chickasha must
wake up and meet certain obliga.
tions made in connection with the
employment of County Agent ]. w.
Owens, or lose his services to Gra-
dy county, Dave c. Hybarger, presi-
dent OF the Grady County Free Fair
association, today addressed a COM
munication to the business men of
Chickasha, in which he outlined his
position.
The communication is as follows:
To the business men of Chickasha:
Gentlemen: AS the county seems
to be getting the long-desired, soak
ing rain and the boys at the front
are giving the Huns the Knockout
punch, am taking the liberty as
president OF the Grady County Free
Fair association in stating that you
are at the verge of losing the coun-
tvs greatest asset, Mr. Owens, the
county agriculture agent
Now, Mr.. Banker and Business
Man, just take drive over our coun-
ty and view all the nice green fall
pastures, wheat and feed that was
planted and cultivated since the rains.
Then sit right down and write your
boy "over there" a letter; tell him
about Grady county and the good old
U. S. A. raising wheat, beef, pork
aand everything to make him com
Portable.
And please remember that Coun-
ty Agent Owens is, beyond doubt,
responsible for our excellent SUCCESS
in the raising of foodstutfs for our
selves and our allies.
Arthur Ersland, then secretary of
the Farm Bureau and Free Fair asso-
citation, and !, signed the contract
with Mr. Owens. The contract said
that he was to receive 5000 per
month exclusive of his compensation
from the state and national govern
ment, and the expense Of maintain
ing his office. AT the time the con
tract was signed with Mr. Owens,
l understood that the Chickasha
Chamber Of Commerce was to pay
$4,000 per month to the farm bureau
for the maintenance of the county
agent.
| can't think it right or fair for
us individuals to pay this money
alone. Verden is helping with $500;
Alex, Pocasset and Amber $1,000 per
r onth; Chickasha has never paid
one cent to the cause.
I spent some time before we Sc.
cured the services of Mr. Owens
looking over the state for a man
who was capable of handling the
situation in this county By the
help of authorities at the A. G. M.
College at Saltwater, we committed
grand larceny on our sister county.
McClain, when we stole Mr. Owens
from that county.
Now If you will keep him one year
7nd let him show his ability and
st'6if;h, we would make him a per-
martnt citizen of Grady county But
I am Coalidentially telling you that
I an ecise to advise him to go back
70 NJ Gain county, where they are
desiring his services and are offer
ing him one-fourth more money than
he was promised here, if action is
not taken.
I made it a business to try to see
all the business men in Chickasha
before we held our fair. To a single
man they advised me not to hold the
fair; but our busy little county agent
said this was the best year in his
tory to stage the fair. which proved
so beneficial, for We needed tho fair