The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-02-12
FARMERS MEET TO ORGANIZE
FARM BUREAU
(By Arthur Hemphill


Sixty-four farmers representing
every township in Ellis county met at
the Fort Hays Experiment Station
dining hall and after luncheon heard
a talk from Mr.. A. F. Turner, state
Farm Bureau leader. Mr.. Turner
outlined the Farm Bureau from the
standpoint of its organization and
benefits. He said that the U. S. Gov
eminent and the State Government
had an appropriation of $4,000 for
each farm bureau in the state. The
only regulations necessary were that
the farmers composing the County
Farm Bureau organize with pres
ident, vice president, treasurer and
paid secretary, and that they collect
dues amounting to at least $4,000
on which to carry on business. Mr..
Turner explained that the County
Farm Bureau was as necessary as a
Chamber of Commerce in town. He
also said that the money for State
aid of Farm Bureaus was practically
gone but that the State had laid aside
funds to organize another County
Farm Bureau in the 9Th Congress
sional District due to the fact that
there were over three organizations
in the District. Mr.. Turner said that
the purpose of the Farm Bureau was
three fold-First, its purpose was to
make farming pay better by increased
production in the use of better seed
and the organized presentation of
crop killing insects. Second, it was to
put more fun in farming by close or
ganization of community spirit, and
third, to make the boys and girls on
the farm happier by the organization
of clubs to teach the children the val
ue of community spirit and how to
transact business on their own ac-
count. Mr.. Turner further Showed
that incidentally the Farm Bureau
would solve in Ellis County as it had
solved in other counties the farm ia
Dor and harvest hand question and
that the National Farm Bureau was
planning a publicity campaign to
bring before the people of the county
the fact that the farmer was not re-
sponsible for high prices by showing
their actual profits. He also empha-
sized the point that the Farm Bureau
was strictly farm organization con-
trolled by the farmers.
This was followed by an open dis
cussion in which representatives from
each township spoke.
The following is the summary of
the number from each township
Hamilton, 2; Riverview, 2; Saline, |:
Ellis, 4; Buckeye, 6; Catherine, 8;
Walker, 4; Herzog, z; Big Creek, j.;
Pleasant Hill, ~; Smoky Hill, 8;
Lookout, 1; Wheatland, 6; Freedom.
5; Victoria, 5; total 81.
The following are the names of
those present from each township
Hamilton, Mr.. Fisher, Will Hagen
Riverview, Theo. MeistreI; W. E.
Beals; Saline, Robt Hall; Ellis, Leo
Tauscher, Robert Ealden, Sopbus
Johnson, Oscar Strai1ey; Buckeye.
A. D. Crissman, Dora Gosser. Joe
Binder, Leo Pelzl, John O'Loughlin
Catherine, Cornelius Staab, Chas. Pc
llfka, Leonard Leikam; Walker, U. G.
Tholen, VIM. Robben, Jr., Joseph
Griese, VIM. Shrant: Herzog, John
j. Windholtz, Adam J. Windholtz.
Andrew Windholtz, A. D. Dreiling
Alex A. Dreiling, John N. Dreiling
Jr., AlphOnse D. Dreiling; Big CreeE,
Ed Blender, Alex Philip, J. S. Bird
Pleasant Hill, Ignatius Sack, John J.
Sack, H. N. Kingsley, Geo. johnson,
Ed Kraus, Geo. Riedel, Martin Strol.
meier, Gus Riedel, Chas. RiedeI, C. A.
Replogle, Earl Disney, Frank Atwood
Smoky Hill, Jim Croft, Sam Croft, D.
Clarence Kingsley; Lookout, Pet,
: johnson, Jr.; Wheatland, VIM. Phil.
Carl Stecklein, Jake Hendrickson, W.
A. Logan, Chris Peterson, Cla-!.
Burnham; Freedom, John Kruge-,
Jim Truan, Moritz Byers, John Weld
lie, Fred Kruger; Victoria, F. U. I'll,
len, John Gerstner, Joe Rajewski,
Walter Rajewski, Ben Huser.
After thorough discussion n
Harrison Kingsley of Pleasant Hi,
moved that temporary organization
be perfected to go ahead and co..
plete the county organization. TITS
motion was seconded by Mr.. A. D.
Crlssman of Buckeye township. The
motion was carried unanimously.
In perfecting the temporary orc -
lzatlon the following officers we
elected: Joseph Griese, Temper ,, :.
PRESIDENT; w. A. Logan, Temper y
Vice President; Peter Johnson. Jr
Temporary Secretary.
The meeting then paused to discuss
the proposed wheat legislation and if
was moved by Mr.. Joseph Cries. Of
Walker and seconded by Mr.. Meistre1
OF Riverview, that strong protest in
the form of telegram be sent To orr