The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-12-03
w. wv. EVANS e co.


today that, had ii been well galyan-
lied, would stand years longer The
wire would have cost the same, manu-.
featuring the fence would have cost
the same. construction on the farm
the same, even the process of galyan.
izing the same, the only additional eX,
pense would be the extra coating Of
tin, which we could well afford when
one counts the cost of replacing Il
rusted ont wire fence. There is one
serious objection to putting heavy
coat of tin on fencing and roofing;
there would be fewer sales made at
the factory.
There arc many things that WI
come UP for consideration when farm
ors are fully organized. However. too
much should not be expected Of or.
CARNATIONS, or what the national bu-
rcau will request Of congress and state
legislatures. Many Of our troubles
we can work out as individuals, by
putting better business methods aud
more energy into our work
"Probably the strongest argument
that could be offered against the or.
ganization, or cooperation of the
farmers Of the United States is that
fully organized they, like all other af'
filiated interests, would manifest the
spirit of greed and selGshness. To
this We can only reply like tho min s.
ter once did to an inquiry as to why
he had gone to the. ball room after
repeatedly denouucing the dance,
that he had Just decided to go to hell
with his congregation"
"Howcycr, the founders Of this or,
ganizatlon tried to foresiall tbs dan,
ser by inviting others than farmers
to join, realizing that agriculture and
Is related interests are much larger
than any single industry, in fact Of
as much importance as all others cola-
bined. Hence we should permit abroad
minded men and women who roc0g.
nizc the importance Of success of ag-
riCultural interests To become mem.
bers of equal footing with others.
However, the farmer can always CON
troll. as perhaps ninety per cent of
the membership will be farmers.
AS to cur local organization: It
may appear to some that the directors
have been rather inactive. 1t is true
10 some extent We have been marking
time until there are sufficient nun
Der of counties organized in the state
to form state council. at which time
we will become part of the state and
national council, and act in conbnc
ton with them. However, we coutoua
something; namely, we have sGcIrou
Il comfortable home for our orSani2G-
tiOn. our county agent and our home
demonstration agent, pleasant mead,
quarters for our farmers, their wives
and friends and other things too Eu
merous to cnumerato here. The farm
ers' picnic and dinner held under the
auspices OF the county council was q
most pleasant and successful und r.
taking.
There is another phase of the
council OF equal or more importance
than those already mentioned. that
we viii discuss later ON.
"Lct every farmer. and business
mgn and woman in Maury county who
arc interested in the improvement OF
agricultural and rural condit ons gen
erally, enroll their names with an or.
sanitation that stands for these
thinss. Give your name with SG.oO to
the secretary at the council Office IN
the court house. ar Arthur Murphy.
treasurer. or W. p. Woodbridge. who is
an interested director.
10 FRANK PORTER, President y