Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner. (Elizabeth, Colo.) 1920-1921, 1920-08-06
FAM BUREAU CAMPAIGN
rOAT fOlDATE.

lneIe we're tnlTty-uve present AZ
the meeting NJ Fort Morgan all
countfes being well represented. The
Lsrimer County farm bureau had al
ready called a meeting of their sole
Tors to meet on the day following
tho district meeting. Al that meet
ing their plans' for Immediately star
ting srhe campaign weYe made and
every solicitor So to put in ten solid
hours for memberships in his com
munity.
The county campaign started in
Morgan County on Friday, July 23.
Reports have not yet been received
fro Weld and Logan Counties.
There wore fortyfve in attendance
at the district meeting at Littleton.
with Representatives from Arapahoe.
Adams, Douglas and Jefferson coun-
ties. q 'tArrangements were made for
starting membership campaigns in
these counties as follows:
Arapahoe July 29;Adams July 20;
Douglas July 81. Jefferson July n.
The biggness OF the farm bureau
IL only beginning to dawn on the
people sof Colorado. 1t is worth
while and the people are taking
hold.
The executive committee OF the
American Farm Bureau Federation
win hold their next meeting at Dem
yer on August s1e. II and 18th.
otero County started their mem
bership campaign on July gath. On
this date the executive committee
with representative men and pros
pective solicitors met at Rocky Ford
to make definite plans. They will
have sufficient number OF pamph-
lets printed which will include the
addrtsses of Mr., Feits and Mr.. Jam
ison 1t the district meetings, 80 that
each farmer in the county may have
copy and the solicitors will go out
to every man possible
Larimer County has the member
ship campaign stared and coming
fine. although 1t is very busy sea
son Of the year for farmers; the So
lieitors are many of them visiting
their nefghbors after supper and OBJ
taining memberships. Reports
from tho solicitors to date show that
not man visited has turned down
the membership. The Wellington
and WaverIy communities Will prob
ably finish their drive this week.
Fremont County held a meeting
OF their executive committee with
representative solicitors on July "a
and their campaign in the field star
no county agent Miss Sheridan
will spend four days with the exc
cutive committee, and solicitors. as
sfsting them In starting their cam
paign.
81 Paso County had a meeting OF
their executive committee and forty
five prospective solicitors on July
30th. on which date their campaign
started.
Lincoln County will hold a meet
ing OF their executive committee and
prospective solicitors on July 31st.
Prowers County has no farm bu-
reau but definite plans have been
made for membership drive and
organization to start on August 2.
Kit Carson County starts their
membership drive Oh August End
Expecting to finish on August 10th
Their goal is one thousand members
Ebert County will begin pub
Lefty campaign at once. They ex-
pect to find and train sixty-four SO
licitors, and complete their mem
bership drive In two to five days
starting August 18th
emit and has had no meeting OF the
executive committee since December
when Mr.. Davis resigned. A meet
ing Of the executive committee will
be called at once, definite plans mad,
assistance obtained from the Exten
sion Service and the membership
drive started at earliest possible dat,
Adams County held an executive
committee meeting at Brighton OF
July s'2Srd. Definite plans hav'
tsen made for the holding of distric
meetings in four districts OF thu
county where solicitors will b'
trained for the membership drive
and their work started at once. The,
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