Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-18
1919 PIG CLUB WILL
SOON BE LAUNCHED
U. S. National Bank Pans A
Big Get Together Meet
ing For Saturday.

Present and prospective members of
the United States National Bank 5 Boys
and Girls Pig club will hold their or.
ganization meeting for the activities of
the coming season next Saturday af-
ternoon, February %, at the quarters
of the Salem Commercial club at 1870
sharp. Officials of the bank nave de-
elared that any boy or girl who is in
terested in learning pig raising, and
earnllg money at the sGmc time, is cor
daily invited to attend. The cork of
the. United States National bank in
fostering younger generation of live
stock experts in Marion and Polk coun-
ties is too well known to require
lengthy explanation. However, many
are not aware that the name and fame
of this club and its members and its
work have spread over the land. Mark
ed as the most successful boys and
girls club of its kind in the northwest,
the United States National bank Is
continually called upon to explain its
methods of plan and operation to banks
in other districts.
Two years ago the club had about
90 members. Last season it expanded
to a membership of considerably more.
The plan in 1919 is to extend the worK
to even wider degree. Supervision of
the work of the boys and girls in sue
eessfully bringing their pigs up to a
marketable age and profitable size has
fallen upon the able shoulders of Mr.
g. W. Eyre. Immensely interested in
promoting the development of the live
stock industry in this section of the
valley, and particularly interested III
the industry with respect to the young
or generation, Mr.. Eyre has acvoted a
great deal of time, thought and energy
in behalf Of the Pig club plan, and its
successful promotion and operation at
test the practieability of this work, and
the overwhelming enthusiasm with
which the youngsters have done their
part. The exhibits Of pig club pigs at
the state fairs the past several years
have gone beyond q mere commendation
of the efforts of the boys and girls and
hdNN PiONCh a VI dWdhCHluR Il
realization of the possibilities of pig
culture in the minds of the own-ups.
Mr.. Eyre believes that in addition to
a profitable occupation for
the youngsters, the arousi"g of pig
raising interest is doing much and can
do even more to lay the foundation for
future livestock development, while at
the same time furnishing the youngsters
an active and working share in the well
fare Of the farm.
Methods Are Simple.
The methods Of the United States
National bank in obtaining the atten-
tion Of the boys and girls is both simple
and easy of comprehension. With the
moral backing Of their parents in the /
form of permission to undertake the
raising Of pig, then it simply remains
for them to take up their transaction
with the bank in businesslike manner.
Sufficient money is advsnced them to
purchase pig apiece. When the pig
has been marketed then the bank re.
eeives back the money loaned, plus
small rate of interest, and the young
ster pockets the profits. The bank Keeps
in touch with the youngster throughout
the season as his pig is developing, anu
through the Oregon Agricultural college
instruction is supplied as to its propcr
care and feeding. When marketing
time comes, the bank helps the boy or
girl place his or her product at tho
maximum advantage. The Pig club is
operated in a systematic manner and
with just enough competition to give
Ihe youngsters added impetus in their
activities. Liberal premiums s.- pro.
Sided at the fair for the prize winners
in several classes. Selec;ion may be
made of raising pig for either mar
keting or breeding purposes. In this
way latitude is given for the young
ster's own initiative and ambition,
while he is able to watch his pig weigh
The scales down more and more as the
season passes and anticipations of its
increased marketable value is enjoyed,
Dr he can watch it grow from baby
pig into mother pig with babies of its
own. Mr.. Eyre anticipates that the
meeting mext Saturday will not only
attract all of the old members of the
Pig club, but will draw in many others
for first initiation into this boys and
girls "pigs and profits" association.
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