The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-29
FRIENDLY FOLKS OF
COUNTY Federation
HOLDS BIG MEETING

The spirit of organization and coop
Grafton was in evidence at the month
ly mass meeting of Wayne county
farmers in the high school auditorium
on Wednesday night.
More than 900 were present, and
every township in the county was rep
resented.
Center, Franklin, Wayne and Boston
led in numbers, but there was q
sprinkling from every point on the
county map.
All were seated on the main floor.
except that the Center delegation over
flowed into the north balcony, their
large banner displayed at the back
Of the group, telling all corners that
Center is loyal to the cause. The
township standards were all on view,
and at the call of the chairman each
delegation arose and was applauded.
1t was a friendly crowd and an enjoy
able evening, lasting until l04b.
The county meetings bid fair to be-
come an established feature OF farm
organization work here, and Will go
far toward developing the spirit OF
mutual interest and helpfulness In
rural Wayne.
The Keynote Is Loyalty.
The program embraced the names
of some very effective speakers. The
KEYNOTE was loyalty. The need for
such work as the federation designs
doing, and for a closely knit farm or
ganization, county, state and national,
was emphasized. The greatest good
to the greatest number, this resulting
in benefit to all, was the central
thought.
E. G.. McCollom, secretary OF the
Indiana Cooperative Grain Dealers as
ISOLATION, spoke Of the development OF
this idea and Of its growth and results
in its saving to farmers, by the elm
ination Of unnecessary service along
the line of distribution.
This saving was of general bene1lt'
he said, and when the purposes OF the
various farm organizations were more
generally and better understood, the
people would all be friendly to the
cause. The principles of>co-operatlve
buying and selling are right, ne saiu'
Under present conditions the need 1or
this action and saving on the part OF
the farmers could not be Denied
The New County Agent.
IL. Dolan, Of Mendoza, Illinois, VINO
has been recommended to Wayne py
Purdue, as good county agent timber
was introduced. Mr.. Dolan comes
from a county having the largest farn1
bureau membership in the country
more than 5000 being enrolled at
dues Of SIS per year. Inc dlrectois .
of the WAYNE federation have indorsed
his application, which now goes 10
Purdue. Mr.. Dolan created good lnn'
preston.
ave VIII Stick Together"
Among the speakers Of the evening
were: Earl Crawford, Of Milton; Ever
ret Hunt, Of Franklin; e. L. Patterson
of the state federation, and Waiter b.
Fulghum, of Richmond. Mr.. Fulghum
closed the meeting in a five minute
talk which resulted in the audience
arising to It's feet and insisting that
I'VE viii all stick together" This Is
row TO be the slogan of Wayne 1ar1n,
ers. ~,
Mr.. E. F. Murphy introduced the
various speakers and told briefly OF
his work here and of the assistance
given him by the federation. He goes
to Chicago on August 1. Theodore
Davis and E. L. Patterson commenced
Mr. Murphy's work and wished him
we'll in his new home, which was
applauded.
It was decided that the future secre'
tary of the federation is to be appoint
cd from the membership, thus freeing
the county agent from such RESPONSE
bility