The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-18
Work Preparatory To Form
ing Farm Bureau Progress
es Despite Weather
BLOCKED ROADS ARE
HINDRANCE TO WORK
Workers Optimistic, Believe
1000 Members Can Be
Secured

Local men interested in the organi-
zation of the Knox county Farm bu-
reau believe that the weather man
has conspired against them by send
ing the heavy SHOWS and bitterly
cold weather that have prevailed in
this section ever since II. l.. An
drews, who represents Ohio State
university, came here to aid in the
movement
The snow has kept the roads prac-
tically impossible and for this rea-
son the community meetings planned
to be held in grange halls and school
buildings throughout the county TO
give each man in that district AN OPP
portunity to learn of the advantages
OF having an organization such as the
farm bureau here and the power for
doing good that lies with county
agent, have been postponed until the
reads are more easily navigable.
While the fact that these meetings
were postponed has proved an OBJ
stacle to the rapid adyancemnt Of the
work it could in no way dampen the
enthusiasm of those already familiar
with county agency work and those
who have learned its possibilities
through talking with Mr.. Andrews
and these men are spreading the in
formation in every way possible
among their neighbors and acquaint-
ances.
Mir. Andrews said Wednesday that
in his experience he had never visit
ed a county where the farmers were
so enthusiastic over the county agen-
cy idea, or where so many were IA
miliar with the experience of other
counties where the plan is now in op-
Grafton.
is OPTIMISTIC
"When the men at the meeting we
held in the Chamber of Commerce
last week told me that Knox county
could organize farm bureau with at
least 900 members to start with,
he said, Il thought they were over
enthusiastic, but since ! have seen
now practically every man that has
been approached on the subject not
only favors the plan, but in nearly
every case volunteers his assistance
in carrying it through, | am inclined
to believe they were right. And if
that is the case, Knox county will be
the banner county of the state with
respect to its original membership in
the farm bureau"
Many of the community chairmen
have secured application blanks for
taking the names of men desiring to
become members of the farm bureau
and from these men telephone re
ports indicate that they are meeting
with success in securing member
ships from their neighbors.
COMMITTEE MEETS
At Il meeting of the committee
from Clinton township at the Cham
ber of Commerce Tuesday afternoon,
Mr.. Andrews gave a brief eXplana-
ton of the plan to some OF the men
who had not been informed concern.
ing it before and all of these men sig
nified their desire to organize in this
county. In addition every man at the
meeting asked fer an application
blank to circulate among his neigh
bors.
Owing to TIE fact that the commun-
ity meetings We're postponed, Mr.. An
drews. said Wednesday that an at
tempt will probably be made to hold
two or more meetings daily during
the coming week in order to set the
entire county covered and the bureau
organized and in case this is decided
upon he will probably he aided in
conducting these meetings by one of
the county agents from some county