The Little River news., 1919-02-19
LITTLE RIVER COUNTY TO HAVE PERMANENT
 FARMING BUREAU
H. c. COttrell, Famous Agriculturist, ArrOuses Enthusiasm and Per-
 manent Organization Effected.
Mi1I Find Market for All
 Products Raised eTa Farm


 H. c. COttrell, the distinguished agri- culturist and organizer, who is en- ployed by the Little Rock Board of Commerce to lead in the great agri- cultural movement in this state, was in the city Monday night and talked to a group of bankers, business and professional men in the directors room of the First National Bank. He was accompanied by ,2odman Bottoms, a we'll known Little Rock banker, and Harry Kapps, the district agricultural Monday afternoon, where they held similar meeting and perfected an or ganization. MT. Cottrell is man who has done big things, having operated the largest stock farm in the state of Iowa, great dairies in New York, and large plantations on the Mississippi, as we'll as having done development work in other states. His message here was an inspiration to action as it has been over the state. After Messrs. Bottoms, Cottrell and Kapps had talked the meeting voted to go at once into permanent organi- zation
 The following officers were elected: George Briant, chairmen of the eAe- cLtive commi'.ce
 E. c. Payne, secretary.
 The other members of the comm,isee are, A J. Russell, R. M. Bone " ] Joyner, Dr. A. N. Wood, all O.. Ash down, and E. A. Velvin of Ogden, loe, Mills os Wilton, Ernest Hale of Fey tonville
 Finance committee, o. Kolb, A Gold : smith, R. M. Bone; the latter being selected at treasurer.
 Publicity committee, o. T. Graves, T B. Cook, and Seth c. Reynolds. Membership committee, A. D. Du- Laney, Clyde Head and Dr. J. w. Ring gold.
 tThe organization in line with other clubs over the state will by known as the Ashdown Profitable Farming Com mittee. They will hold regular meet ings in the club room in the Sanderson building. The next meeting will be | held Friday night at 7:3O.
 Thursday week, February 27 at D.. m great agricultural rally will be held at the courthouse with Harry Kapps and w. B. Smith of Little Rock as speakers.
 committee will be appointed for each school district in the county and the work will be made county wide in cooperation with the organization at Foreman.
 The great campaign that is now on is to increase the wealth and income of the state. MT. Cottrell said that ac- cording to the program the income of each individual farmer could and would, if the plan was carried out, be increased $500 per year. He has prac- tical plans for bringing this about. There is not a fine spun theory about it, but hard practical facts that have been actually accomplished at other places. He says that cotton will d. ways remain our great money crop, hut that dC of money crops, Cotton would be reduc- ed automatically when another money crop was proven. He went into the hog industry with detailed plans for success. He discussed the peanut as 3 money crop and as feed crop. His great trump card was the velvet bean, which he would see planted in every acre of corn in the state. A crop, said he, that would be equivalent in feed value to 35 bushels of corn per acre, and one which would support the stock all winter, crop better after frost than while green. A move will be started at once by business men through the club to secure seed and to spread the gospel of continued and i'm creased prosperity.
 The new organization is a commer- cial club with great vision, one which does not chase after smockstacks, but rather to develop the great agrcultural wealth which is the true source of all wealth. It is movement that is per- manent and one which the whole coun- ty will soon be behind. The great plan will be gradually unfolded as the in spiration spreads.
 VIII Find Markets.
 Harry Kapps discussed cooperation with the county agent. He also went into the marketing end of the proposi-