El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-15

ment. on the plea of insufficient
1 funds, when the taxpayers OF the
| county are pavinb for state roads
] approxfnatelv five times as mucn
money as they are paying for county
iosu7 resolution submitted to the reso-
4 Iutions committee by ]. W harm,
/ favoring construction OF a power
plant at the Elephant Butte daIl'
] also was among the unfinished Dust
/ New officers for the ensuing two
Years were nominated as follows;
/ President. Judge A S. ]. Eylar; first
] vice president. Louis Barksdalei sec
ond vice president. Mrs H. j
] Hanna representing woman olFl-
sion: secretary. Geo N Clark; treas
urer. P. W. Barker. Directors al
/ large representing farm bureau
units, include the followlng; r T.
Lester, swine growers; W T. Scog-
/ gin. sweet potato growers W. =
Fuller, fruit growers; E h Uttlns'
cotton growers; C. H Spith, dairy as
4 ISOLATION; J. W. Newberry, cabbage
Growers. F J. Rigney. H H Brook
and Mrs. Welch MCGUIRE, Of the wom-
ans division. Ballots are 10 be
mailed to all members
Membership dues Of the farm
bureau were increased from 81 10 50
per year The term Of office for
one TO two years
r. w. CIothier. president OF state
college, delivered the address Of well
come, saying il was up to the farm
ers to keep prices Of farm products
up. President Clothier closed with
strong appeal for financial support
for the college
Miss Marian Haynes, Colorado
state home demonstration leader was
the next speaker telling OF important
complished through the farm bureau
II. T Mcknight. representing the
National Farm Bureau Federation
was the principal speaker He de-
clared the farmer was more impor-
tant than his farm Regeneration in
agriculture is necessary 10 bring
about a satisfactory national az
ricultural policy. he said. and this
can be accomplished only when the
farmer puts common sense business
methods TO work on his farm He
asserted that but 81 Of every S133 ap-
10 agriculture; that the cities had
grown six times as fast as the rural
districts; that the first appropriation
to be sliced at Washington was that
intended for agriculture Conclud-
ing, he urged farmers to put more
money into their organizations and
hold community meetings to further
their interests.
W. H. Knox, secretary and man
ager Of the Arizona Cotton Growers
association, spoke about establishing
cotton in the salt river valley. He
told the farmers of the many diff
ficulties that confronted salt river
farmers in making a success Of Pima
cotton growing; these difficulties
were overcome through organization
work, and the loyalty Of every farmer
to his organization has made it pos
sible for Salt river valley growers
TO boast OF the greatest acreage Of
one variety OF cotton in the world,
consisting in 1920 Of $4,000 acres OF
Pima cotton, valued, at present
prices, at between S40.oOO.0O0 and
S50,000,000. Mr.. Knox stressed the /
fact that such great crop Of one
variety was possible only through I
perfection in farmers organization.
Many other speakers, listed on the !
program, were not heard for lack OF /
time President McKamy said an 4
other meeting would be necessary in /
order to dispense with important /
local matters brought before the
meeting and not acted on.
Sandwiches and coffee were served /
Iree 70 the visitors at the college ]
barracks during the noon hour.
A strong delegation OF the woman's
division OF the farm bureau was
present and held an interesting and ]
spirited meeting, presided over by
Miss Marian Haynes, Colorado home !
demonstration leader, In the base
ment OF the college auditorium build
ing.