The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-16
MEETING in ARMORY
All Farmers Should Plan to Attend a
Mass Meeting in Princeton Arm
DRY on Saturday at 1870.
Farm Bureau Membership Drive in
Mile Laos County Begins This
Week, Local Men Assisting.


nization of the farm bureau in Mile
Lacs county The weather was de-
cidedly Indictment and consequently
only about 70 persons were in atten
dance. However the majority of
those present displayed lively in
terest in the farm bureau and it's pos
sibilities. There was considerable dis
cussion as to the kind of county
agent that should be employed. About
Is men and women from the south end
Of the county attended the meeting.
The farmers in the vicinity of
Princeton will be afforded another OPP
portunity to hear the farm bureau
discussed. Next Saturday afternoon,
December II, meeting will be held
in the Princeton armory at 1880 and
it is hoped that all the farmers in this
end of the county will plan to be pres
ent. This will be the third and last
meeting to be held in the county, ar
rangements having been made for one
at Pease on Friday evening
Some of the farmers in the county
have had rather unfortunate expert
ence with the farm bureau and these
men are naturally skeptical as to the
benefits that may be derived from the
association. The farm bureau is now
to be reorgsnized and, with the ad-
vice and counsel of the former mem
bers, a stronger and better organiza-
ton should be formed AS one of the
farmers present at the Milaca meet
ing said-the farm bureau association
IN Mile Laos county will be just what
the farmers make it.
1t seems to be the general consen-
sus Of opinion that the county agent
to be secured should be man who
has had some practical experience in
farming. The farmers are undoubt-
edly absolutely correct in assuming
this position, and it is to be hoped
that they hold to their point. The
county agent should also be man
who is familiar with the scientific
principles Of farming and should have
spent considerable time in good agri-
cultural college. The kind of a man
we get in this county will of course
depend largely upon the salary paid.
If the farmers here are willing to go
into this association they will certain
~ be glad to pay reasonable salary
to secure a good man. According to
the plan of the farm bureau associa-
ton, as it is now being organized, the
members select their own county
agent. In order to come to some
definite understanding in regard to
this question of a county agent, it
would be well for the officials of the
farm bureau conducting this drive to
make inquiries at headquarters and
tird out just what men would be avail
able for the position of agent in this
county. The farmers will not be un-
reasonable in demanding absolutely
definite information, but before they
agree to buy they probably will wish
to know just what kind of goods are
going to be on the market. The Sher-
burne county farm bureau selected the
agent and secured man who is giving
very good satisfaction. We should be
able to do as we'll as the other asso-
Citations.
E. w. Smith from Ottertail county
is captain of the team Of solicitors
conducting the farm bureau drive in
Mile Laos county Mr.. Smith has
directed the drives in many counties
and has met with splendid success. In
Cass county they secured 900 men,
bers, in Crow Wing $50, in Aitkin
1850, and in Pine 1850 Approximate
ly As per cent of all the farmers in
the counties canvassed and IS per cent
of those interviewed have Joined the
farm bureau. The solicitors work on
salary and not a commission. IF
satisfactory arrangements can be
completed the following men will as
sist in the membership drives in the
different Townships: Greenbush, Will
Walker, Louis Normandin; Princeton,
VIM. Gebert, Oscar Stark, John Corcel,
August Neumann, Arthur Sleeves;
Borgholm, P. E. Anderson, G. A. Gun
dine; Bogus Brook, Frank Wassenaar.
Giles Ellsworth, N. o. Nelson, Tim
Horning; Milo, Sam Droogsma, John
Drinks, Nels Sederquist, Paul Kjag-
lein, Richard Hamer; Milaca, Andrew
Thilquist, H. Sandholm, Earle oskey,
0. H. Holman, E. J. Erickson, A..
Morehouse; Page, George Schnoor, G.
Weatherly, K. K. Moore.
After the county has been organized
township organizations will be formed