Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-02-13
FARMERS WANT
DEMONSTRATOR
Sentiment Almost Unanimous
: In Favor of Retaining County
Agent-Present Incumbent
Strongly Endorsed.

county demonstrator. The meeting
was the largest and most representa-
tive farmers gathering ever held in
Tazewetl, and was almost unanimous
in giving its approval to the work
of the county demonstrator and was
very demonstrativc and plain in its
wishes that the work be continued i'm
Tazewell.
John d. Peery, chairman of the
Board of Supervisors, and members
ID. c. Lowe and George F. Rosenbaum
were also present. Mr.. Peery stated
that the meeting had been widely adj
vertised, and that no doubt all pres
ent had made up their minds and
were ready to express themselves
either for or against, and he there
upon, put the question, "All who
favor disseminating the county dem
onstration work will please stand"
AS soon as this question was put DR..
Isaac Peirce and Prof. A. S. Greever
were promptly on their feet and in
sisted that permission be given those
who favor the work to be heard, and
also that county agent Wall be per-
mitted to read the record of his work
in the county. There was a loud call
for Wall, who came forward and
read his report, at the conclusion of
which Prof. Hutchinson, of V. p. l.,
IN charge of demonstration work in
Virginia was called upon and made
telling and convincing speech in favor
of continuing the work in Tazewell
county. He said that he did not come
to Tazcwcll to tell the farmers what
they wanted, that they all knew that,
and he did not come here as spokes-
man for r. r. Wall, the present coun-
W demonstrator, or any other man,
but came to TaZewell to help the
farmers keep OH the upward grade
Of progress, and maintain their place
IN the State. He said that seventy
counties of the hundred in Virginia
had county demonstrators, and that
two counties at this time were anxious
to get the Tazewell agent at u much
higher salary than he was receiving
here.
Prof. Hutchinson Makes Telling
Speech.
Prof. Hutchinson said that the
spray for fruit trees and garden
vegetables, the incubation serum for
the prevention of black leg in cattle,
etc, were the outcome of investiga-
tions and experiments covering many
years at the experiment stations of
the States, and that Virginia was
keeping well up with the procession
in its work at V. P. l. The speaker
said that county agents and farmers
organizations were necessity in this
day of organizations; that capital
has organized, labor has organized
and for self protection the farmers
should do likewise. He said that the
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ployees We're now demanding q five
day week, and shorter hours, and
that in many instances their demands
are granted because or organization,
and that when labor shortened its
working hours and decreased its out
but, the farmer had to lengthen his
day to make up the deficit. "Not or
ganization for protection, but organ
ization for selling the products of
their labor was now an absolute
necessity unless they expect to be
compelled to take any price organized
labor and capital care to give them"
The speaker said that r. R. Wall
was one of the most industrious and
faithful workers in the State, and
that of course he made mistakes, and
the man who didn't had no place in
this world.
The vote as to whether the county
agent should be retained was then
taken, and an overwhelming majority
expressed themselves in favor of the
demonstration.
Wall Given Vote of Thanks.
C. R. Brown made motion that
Wall be retained for another year,
and that the farmers present him n
N~.1, L.. g. c..1
efficient work in the county. Mr..
signed his position here during the
ing the fact that he could have been
exempted. Amid loud applause the
ayes carried again, apparently un-
animous.
Col. Jas. S. Browning, of Poca-
hontas, was called on and kept the
crowd in an uproar of laughter for
several minutes.
Climate and Society.
Judge George E. Cassoll, of the N.
and w. was the next speaker and
complimented the farmers on the
stand they had taken. He paid q
tribute to the great Southwest and
said that if Tazewell county farmers
backed up their demonstrator in his
work as they had there today the
next year would be the greatest the
farmers of the county ever had. Judge
Cassell urged the farmers to plant
more corn, SOW more oats and wheat
that the world is pleading with the
farmers for bread and meat, and un-
less the farmers needed the call grea;
suffering would result. He urged thai
the young men stick to the farm, and
said that the farm hands at the enc
of the year were much better of
financially that the majority of Goa
miners and workers in Industrial
plants. He also urged that the farm
ers build the tenants better homes
be liberal with them, and make theil
conditions more favorable, look after
their families when they get sick
and there would be fewer men leav
ing the farms. The Judge earnestl,
begged the farmers to raise NOR,
chickens, and lie promised to come t,
Tazewell in the spring or summer ant
attend q farmers picnic, and see fo
himself if TaZewell chicken is n.