The Lambertville record., 1918-02-14
FARMERS TO RUN !
LOAN CAMP AIGN
Plan to Enlist Associations and
Oranges in Agricultural Dis
trictS in Third Great Drive.
LOYAL SUPPORT is PLEDGED.
Five-Hour Conference of Leading
Men-BIg Meeting at ithaca,
February IA, Is Announced.

In order to assure to the agricul.
tural organizations of the district more
intimate participation in the third
Liberty Loan campaign, the Commit
tee of the Loan for the Second Fed
eral Reserve district has obtained the
cooperation of an Advisory Committee
of Farmers representing all sides Of
agricultural development At a meet
Ing held in New York the plan that
the farmer should direct the campaign
himself, through his own organiza-
tions, was readily accepted, and after
a conference lasting five hours those
present pledged themselves to
prompt elaboration of the plan
through their respective bodies.
President S. L. Strivings of the Fed
Grafton of Farm Bureau Associations
agreed to send letter to the heads of
all farm bureaus throughout the state
notifying them of the methods by
which they can give most effective CO.
operation. The Dairymen's League
was equally cordial and within few
hours of the gathering Albert Man.
ming, secretary of the league, sent a
letter to the directors and county Off
GERS in which he said:
This is work In which there
should he no class jealousies, as all
classes have boys at the front, and we
should unitedly enlist in the effort to
furnish our government with the nee
essary financial assistance to win the
war"
Big Meeting in Ithaca.
On February IA, when all plans
shall have been worked out in detail,
meeting will be held at Ithaca, in
the buildings of Cornell University,
which will be attended by representa-
tives of the Federation of County
Agents of the Farm Bureau Assncia-
ti0ns and by officials of the Grange
and the Dairymens League, as well
as members of the Fruit Growers,
Breeders and Live Stock associations
of the district
Following series of district con-
ferences between officials of these
various organizations and the local
chairmen of the Liberty Loan boards
II is planned that the farm officials
shall call county meetings which shall
nominate and elect farmers who will
serve on county and community COM
mlttees
In following these lines II is believed
| thar the farmers not only will obtain
the best representatives from among
their own number for the work, but
that, having picked these men them
selves, they will give them loyal sup
port I'm the campaign for the cause OF
| liberty.
Large sums are not expected as
result of the organization of these
local bodies, but the work has been
undertaken by the representatives OF
| the various associations with which
| the farmer is affiliated in a Snirlt of
confidence that in the total of indi-
vidual subscriptions the agricultural
lists of the Second Federal Reserve
District will set an example TO farmers
In all parts of the United States.
1t is realized that the call upon the
| farming community has been serious
and frequent. hut 1t is also recognized
that his patriotism is never deaf when
his government calls.
The newspapers especially devoted
TO the various phases Of the farmers
interest have entered most enthusias-
ticalIy into the plan, and will support
the movement throughout the cam
paign. impressing upon their readers
the fact that this is a farmers move
ment. conducted by farmers for the
credit and honor of the farmers of the
Second District.