Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-05-16


The Senate chamber, STATE Heuse- Of
the allied agricultural interests af
Lhe State II Name. including ta-I-
ers' business orEau1xaIlpnR. COUNTY
agents. farm 5u-anuk. executive cBm-
m5-ee af the Name Sta:e Grange,
presidents 0f Sweet Corn Growers
Assocaa .Ions- ETC., an6 Others in-er-
asIAc- There Tas a t1e ar-RH6zore
and ali presen. received KrsRt beDe-
1t from The addresses, The c.scuB-
sions and the uinglng Of vse~.
Steps we're taken al the confer
eoce toward. the federation st the
different agricultural orEAnizafanns
Of the Sta1s tor the purpose II of
wzrklng out Ise G9fersnr problems
If me farmers and a committee vas
appointed cf t.ree REPRESENTATIVES,
4-'ED snch Of the organ "a licns u
wEnss hands he matter was ier-
me rat,er II the adv visa5il-tv for
lie ta-roers' orEal-za Lions having
= paper Devoted ID heir 1c-erests
Was discussed al the meeting Zac :
cuU-Z17.ee If three Was appointed u
's'nk -1io The proposition
-he conference was .rsside. ever
" EEn. Frank s. Adams. chief OF
The bI--aRu at markets Mine de-
pa-rrfe-I 0f agriculture. lie pro-
gram vas especially attractive ana
t-1ciaHe1 addresses sE Governor Carl
L M,IikeH, Ricaarc Par1ee, mana
ga IT the New England Mix Pro-
Queens Assoczalun: -0nl 1ff'ione-
01 Agriculture John A. Roberts Dr.
Aenn 8. Msr-;Tl at the College Of AZ
r1cul-r-e. and Eo... u J. Thonpspn.
DlS-Er IF the Site C-ncEe.
he r1nr-.scy Session WAS called e
orce- a. 10 o'clock By NJ Adams.
wno stated ttla1 he was cla5 10 .eR
SO rla1y II attendance Ee saiC .aa-
re c1esr.Cr Cf market :. g me -a-sr
5U7pOr-2Ct CONFRONTING Ire farmers
-oc@v and that = anr-1..r 7r ever
aone al1nE -nls Inc lie xa--ers
--DsT DO 7 themselves The taga.--
-1en, = a--'icU -ls:'e. ne -sg.sia1u-a
and The cHIiere If agriculture vii, "a
hep. but 1T +]-A MAJ - wa-k
--aE! oA dcre ~ -ne &a--7r-F 1hr---
ss'ves- Ee spoKa Gbcl-c rl.at eas al
-esSv bner accomplished y the
Sta-a. Ee p1lrrea n1- that he mar
kc- question NUS ta r-!vne - Or
Eaclzsd er0r- TIE farmers -ruE
ASSURE he 6e2le-s Of ii Continuous
srpp'-- Ee stated thr. rhe farmers
cac save tv puyioE through one
a-eoCT, ~ bUs-:aE far cas. and II
ia---e Gaa1--les. Ee tnar rpnks ~
-he program II the conference and
Introduced me first speaker, Cover
nor NsI1ksn. who spoke On the sub
jec- Business Cooperation eor
Farne-x
Governor Mfsfikea
Governor Mil,iksn stated tina, he
was glad D welcome them and Was
pleased a. ne a--anGa0cr al the
meeting winch means the beginning
9f closer con-ac, among the farm
ers- Ee stated that Il WIS h1s be-
IEt maj ne KEY cc the whole si-..A-
1lCn Is 4 Lne loser co-upc.atlon. that
agriculture x not simply Lacholcaa
farming knowledge. bE. includes the
mater of better buying and selling
which - C great importance. The
department II neaiLa is .aLsresla6 n
A-s Ia +B'.I' ES 81 49, LfS
department Of education :s deeply
interested. Governor NlIi.kec stated
-aa1 when the vacancy occurred II
the Office Of State slper1r tender. Of
schools he stz-ceC out % Sod the
one mac hest Ntsd for the loh 0f
relating 70 -u-l school usefu.iy 70
agriculture. Es believed that Dr.,
ThGnHs Is the nan best f-1ec 1lIr The
jon. One IF -he suggestions of Dr.,
Thomas which is aow law, viii
result Il training bunch Of 1sach-
Ers for rural a6uca1lon each year.
The banking interests are v:ra-,y
concerned. II closing lis address,.
Governor M.lIikan stated tha. Z Is
II importance thai -he representa-
twas Of the ca-niog interests get to-
gprhe- n frequent sessions nc that
al eror-s IN behalf of agriculture
ma- be ha-ncn:2e5 and be b-ougn.
INTO cp-opera.ior.
Richard Pzttes. Mgr. n. Z. Milk Pro-
dueerz' Assem-
The mex: speaker was Manager
Rachzra PAIaee of -:le New England
MIX Producers Association. vino
spoke UPON the subject. Present and
Future Market Problems IF the New
England MIX P-oducers' Assccln-
tlons He stated tina, II .as always
been 'liE theory that = the farmers
Of New England erer came into their
own they must do Z themselves. that
They must assume c:,z-re zn6 A.1end
"a the -aoaEnE as Class. Ee saiu
that IL is largely CT the successes Gf
agricultural activities n other states
tha. we hear IF. but Il is not HI al
one E-and sweet song
Regarding the natter af aav orTaa-
izattor. he stated Il should ne Al or
a-l:Za cion with discipline of COMMON
purpose for a definite object. He be-
ievsc thai une If the dyst Things tn
he dsvelcpe6 by Eucn An orgaa,za-
rlur IS first. leadsrHhip. responsible
ant reliable This La the Hrrt neces-
sa-y accomplishment tuwa-e The OBJ
lec- which they are seeking 70 al
TAN. He believed TN. here IL Maine
there ls class of men c1I17 1s:ent II
tackle ar- problem and 80 pI.- i
oEar. Tire speakers pa~-3rrIar cd
3ef- ;s 10 crease a better Tna-i-e-!r.-
system FIR particular Product. the
dairy product IJe did not see WI
this shnuld net be applied 70 a., farm
proGacts
He spoke of collective 6a-ra4r:ng
R1c snac raat = l1is :nse il hac 5een
very successful. AZ least one large
;nterast t:sa. md rapHHseclv araemr1-
81 q r1-ari. NJ avuin zsa,.nr VIII f.1R