The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-29
Over 327 Members Signed In
Farm Bureau Organized
Here Saturday
MEN ENTHUSIASTIC In
SUPPORT OF PLAN
Will Confer With Commits
sioners Next Week; To
Try For 1000

All that remains to be done to in.
sure the securing of county agent
for Knox county, since the first and
most important step was taken last
Saturday by the organization OF the
Knox County Farm bureau and cleo
ton of officers at the Chamber of
Commerce, is the sanction of the
county commissioners to the levy of
$1,000 which is authorized by the
state to carry on the work and the
selection of man for the position
from a number of men eligible for the
place and trained to do the work.
whose names will be presented to the
farm bureau by the agricultural col.
lege of Ohio State university.
There was not a mon among the 70
who attended the organization meet
ing Saturday but who felt assured
that, inasmuch as the county commits
sioners are authorized by law to
make the necessary levy and further
more are urged by the state and fed.
eral governments to do so, they will
do so willingly.
The officers and members OF the
executive committee of the bureau
will arrange to meet with the com
missioners one week from today to
formally lay the plan before them.
Al the meeting Saturday, It was
announced that the county has made
one of the most brilliant campaigns
in the history of farm bureau work
in turning in 327 members In the face
of the bad weather which continued
throughout the entire two weeks of
the campaign and rendered the roads
practically impassable, hindering
greatly in carrying on OF meetings
in the various sections of the county
to explain the plan of organization
and the reasons for eflecting It in
this county.
The fact that the plan met with
practically unanimous support among
the farmers TO whom 1t was brought
bears out those who believe that had
1t been possible to have reached the
farmers of Knox county in more
thorough method, through the means
of the meetings, the initial member.
ship of the farm bureau would have
reached l,OOO men, which was the
goal set for the campaign
That the farm bureau and county
agent proposition Is popular In Knox
county is shown by the reports OF
many OF the men who circulated petit
lions for signatures of men anxious
10 join such an organization. One
man announced Saturday that, owing
10 the bad condition of the roads, he
was unable TO get away from home
with his petition until Friday and
that he then interviewed Is men and
secured 10 signatures
Other farmers circulating petitions
reported like experiences. Despite
the fact that their aim Is accomplish.
ed and the farm bureau has been or.
ganiZed, the members are planning to
carry their plans To their neighbors
who have not been given an oppor-
tunlty To investigate the proposition
and oner them an opportunity 10 en-
ter the organization at the present
time and thus have voice in the Sc
lection Of county agent. The bu.
reau Is confident that IL this ls done
the membership viii be swclled to at
least 1000,
o, r. Anderson of Ohio State uni.
vorsity attended the organization
meeting Saturday and addressed the
meeting in the forenoon, explaining
more about the work OF the farm bu.
reau and the county agent and an.
swering questions concerning II. Al
ter the luncheon, which was given by
the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. An.
derson, Secretary Mayer OF the
Chamber of Commerce and II. l.. An.
drews of Columbus spoke and the
men then elected the following Off
GERS:
President. G. simpson.
Vice President Charles Simms
Secy. Treas John Cunningham.