Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11
CITY FELLOWS SHOWED
FARMERS OF MISSOURI
Nature Forced Son Tillcrs to Accept
Offer to Save Crops Which
Were Threatened.
WORK UNDER YELLOW MOON
Go TO Work in Touring Cars, and
Give Farmers Near Nevada, Mo-,
the Greatest Surprise OF Their
Lives.

WASHINGTON. August 10.-The "clty
Teller" is at last coming into his own.
Theer was y time when he was forced
TO fortify his own excellent opinion
OF his all-round ability by holding fire.
auent hanquets and toasting himself
or joining with his friends at the cham
Der OF commerce and passing suitable
and highly colorcd resolutions bearing
upon and appe!;aininE to his capacity
for good work efficiency and skilfully
performed. But he always knew he was
under cloud-that there was one
sood-siHcd element in America who
held him in low esteem. the eleme mt
being represented by the farmer
Perhaps many farmers still are won
derins just wha; new tangled ideas are
getting hold in the officers OF the
Department OF Agriculture anent the
proposed use OF city jewellers in the
harvesting OF crops. At any rate. when
the department urged that the city men
be used by farmers the responses in
some districts were not encouraging.
Particularly so was the attitude of
the farmers in and around the Missouri
country. of which Nevada is the county
seat. The Nevada chamber of Com
mcrce organized TO help get in the
wheat crop, but the farmers allowed
that they didn't want any soft city fell
lers coming out in droves and clutter.
ing up the landscape. They reckoned
they could get in their crops without
any help.
Meanwhile the Nevada business men
were champing At the bit and trying
to turn aside with laughing jests the
sall!es OF the Nevada women who had
hccn told SO often what great part
the men of Nevada must play in get
ting in the crops
Then, just when the situation looked
as II : civil war was immident. the sun
came out and before they knew IL.
farmers were confronted with the nos
*shtl!iy of losing much grain IL they
could not get in the rapidly maturing
product. Blu; they were not ready 10
admit defeat. Desperately they went
ahead cutting and binding the wheat.
hoping that some stroke OF good luck
would aid them in getting it shocked.
lhen ii was that the business men.
without waiting 10 pass resolutions or
I" even name committee. lcapcd into
their trusiy little black automobiles and
started out on a niGht-raitiinc cxpcdi-
ton.
iHcS invaded the ficlIS under the
glow OF big yellow moon. and.
spurrcd by the thoughts OF the spr-
PRISE which they seeming miracle would
evoke from tho amazed land owner in
me morning. proceeded TO get the
heavy grain bundles shocked. II was
tough job. but they saw it through
the next morning the party teIc.
phone lines began 10 janglc all I'M
ana down the width and breadth OF tho
country. The story OF the exploit Of
me Nevada men jumped from farm 10
iarn' and before the sun set the Sec
rotary OF the Nevada chamber OF com
meTce had received number of re-
quests for tho might shift" of the
chamber Of commerce.
AS result. the work went forward
All mo wheat was shocked In the
county and much valuable food saved
ior the men who are lighting in IN.
trenches.
ne department OF Agriculture re-
quests any farmer. be he OF Missouri
or elsewhere. who lyanis to be show,
relative to the city foler's ability 70
help out on the farm. to call IN Nevaa,
No. for particulars