The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-02
FARMERS SCHOOL
GETS MUCH HELP
LIBERAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE AT
WASHINGTON, D. C.

The various organizations of farmers
in the United States, including the
Farmers Union, the Grange, the Cotton
Planters Union and other organizations,
numbering more than dozen, have
arranged to build a great university at
Washington, d. c., where farmers sons
and daughters can be educated. The
plan is to have the school teach every
thing that farmer should know or that
his wife or daughter should know 1t
is to be the most complete educational
institution, along agricultural lines, ever
planned in the United States and is to
cost about $S000000, or that is the
amount to be raised to build, equip and
operate the school, Subscriptions are
now being taken to start the school and
according to a story coming from Spo-
kane, Inland Empire farmers are taking
an interest in the big educational enter
prise The Spokane story follows:
twenty-five voluntary donations or
subscriptions, totalling $1,000, already
have come from farmers Of this state for
the agricultural temple which farmers
of America intend to build at Washing
ton as an aid to all agricultural enter
prises, said A. A. Elmore of Spokanece
chairman of the national committee
which has this enterprise in charge.
They are from SIS to $500 each
''We will ask farmers to turn in Lib
erty bonds as a building and endow-
ment fund for the temple 1t is proposed
to expend $1,2500OO on the temple and
to provide an endowment fund of S.
100000 or $6,000,000.
"This temple was decided upon at
recent national session in Washington
of representatives of IS organizations of
farmers. 1t was felt that such an enter
prise will be of great value
R. c. McCroskey of Garfield has sent
a subscription to the fund and writes:
Convinced of Value.
THE recent experience of the wheatsj
raisers of the northwest III endeavorffie1
to get their rights in the matter Of price
fixing convinces me that the advantage
of having representatives at all times in
the capital will secure to us annually
more than the CO.. of such temple
President E. T. Conan of the Ex
change onal bank received letter
Yesterday from Mr. Elmore, thanking
Mr.. Conan for his recent letter of in
dorsement of the agricultural temple. |
Mr.. Elmore suggests the publication of
Mr.. Coman's letter which is as follows:
81 have had the pleasure Of looking
over the resolutions offered by you at
a recent meeting of representatives OF
the farmers of the United States who areI
planning a temple of agriculture in the /
city of Washington.
Great Importance.
'To my mind, you have made sug-
gestion which is of the greatest lmpor-
tance to the agricultural interests of the
Having been down to Wash
ington as a member of the committee
for the purpose of furthering the inter
ests of the farmers, | have realized how
difficult it was for any one to accom-
plish any result by going down there for
a few days or few weeks time This
is owing to lack of information OF the
ways and means to achieve results. If
the farmers organizations of the country
,ould maintain a permanent headquarters
with representatives there who are ia
niliar with the details of legislation, and
familiar with the locations Of the differ
ent departments, they could then call
down to Washington committees from
he different parts of the country who
could work promptly and effectively.
MY observation has been that the
members of congress are more willing
to render every possible assistance in
any legitimate demand from
he farmers"