The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-14
IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL
MEETING HELD THIS AFTERNOON

AS announced in Fridays edition of
| The Star Mirror a most important con-
| ference was held today in Morrill, hall at
| the university. The object of which was
to adjust the cooperation between the
extension division of the agricultural col
1ege and the intermountain committee
of the agricultural section, u. S. rail-
road administration.
The conference was called by Mr..
Douglas White of California, who is in
charge of the Pacific district, agricul-
tural section, division of traffic, U. S.
railroad administration
This agricultural section of the divi-
sion of traffic is organized with Mr..
J. L. Edwards as its manager and direct
ing head The headquarters of the or
ganization being at Washington. To
establish a general cooperation of all
the section Mr. Edwards has DIVIDED the
United States into two zones, each zone
to be handled by standing committee
of seven selected from among the agri
cultural and development representatives
of the different railroads. Idaho is one
of the states included in the north and
western zone, which includes all of the
northern and western states north of
Texas and Oklahoma and the Ohio and
Potomac rivers The headquarters of
the north and western zone arc at Chi
cago and Mr.. C. L. Seagravcs of the
Santa Fe railroad is the chairman of the
committee.
The Pacific district of the north and
western zone consists of California, Ore
gon, Nevada, Utah and Idaho. Three
committees, one representing California,
one representing Oregon, and the third
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state will carry on the operations in
.h1s district, all of which is under the !,
direction of Mr.. White, who is officially
attached to the Los Angeles and Salt
Lake railroad as supervisor of agricul-
ture.
The work of this agricultural sec
tion will be to bring about the fullest
possible cooperation between the ex-
tension divisions Of the various agri
cultural educational institutions, to
formulate and suggest plans for
closer relation between many develop |
ment interests and the civic bodies,
financial organizations and all other |
parties interested in the development |
of the various states The most i'm
mediate work will be the assistance
which these, committees will render
in the carrying out of the development |
IDEAS of the department of agriculture
and the department of the interior.
Under the work being done by the
of the interior will fall
the carrying out of the gigantic nee
essary plans now under way to pro-
vide both labor and homes for the
soldiers. The conference
at the university today was of ex-
rene interest and developed num-
Der of ways in which the Inter-mount-
lin committee can be of material as
,istance to the extension division of
he agricultural college. One of the
actions of the meeting was
he appointment upon the advisory
which is to cooperate with
he Inter mountain railroad committee ]
# two representative of the agri-
college. These representa- !
ives as named by Dean Iddings are
;. w. Fluharty, director of extension,
Boise, Idaho and w. B. Kjosness, as ]
istant county agent leader, Moscow, s
daho.
Mr.. Joel L. Priest of the Oregon t
hort line, whose headquarters are at {
'oise, Idaho, will be the chairman of {
9th the active and advisory com I
1ittees, and the official appointment &
f these committees will be made
yithin few days. Mr.. Priest was
resent at the meeting and both he
nd Mr.. White assured Dean Iddings /
ne fullest kind of cooperation in the G
reat development work which must q