The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-02-27
MEMBERS CAMPAIGN
STARTS OFF STRONG
FIRST OF THE week
Drive Being Made in Three
Townships, With Prospects
Good For Starting Fourth
Later This Week.
THE LIST OF CAPTAINS
FOR OLD MEDINA COUNTY

The membership drive announced
in this county started off Monday
with an all day meeting at the Farm
Bureau offices in Medina. One hun
dred men from fifteen townships Of
the county attended and enthusiastic
cally announced their support to the
farm bureau as it is now organizing
over the State and Nation.
Geo. L. Cooley, member from the
state executive committee, and eight
men representing the State farm fed
eraticn were present and will aid in
putting over the campaign in the coun
ty. After dinner the men assembled
and Mr.. Cooley told them of the work
of the state and American farm bu-
eau federations as well as the plan
that is under way in Ohio. After
his talk several from outside the coun
ty spoke.
Each township in the county is un-
der the charge of captain who will
arrange for the drivers and route the
men during the campaign. Follow
ing is list of the captains as select
ed at the meeting Monday afternoon:
Liverpool, Henry Wolfe; Bruns-
wick, Theo. Chapman; Hinckley, A.
W. Bowman; Granger, o. L. Robinson
Medina, E. w. Nettleton; York, r. E.
Lance; Litchfield, A. S. Garfield;
Spencer, M. L. Fuller; Chatham,
Nelson Lance; Lafayette, J. E. Gault
Montville, E. F. Musser; Sharon, c.
T. Copley; Wadsworth, D. E. Long;
Guilford, L. J. Easton; Westfield, H.
c. Hulburt; Harrisville, Ralph Gram
his; Homer was not represented at
the meeting on Monday.
Following is list of the townships
and the number of drivers present
from each: Liverpool, 5; Brunswick,
4; Hinckley, s; Granger, 8; Medina,
s; York, 8; Litchfield, 6; Spenecer,6;
Chatham, 2; Layfayette, A Montville
6; Sharon,7; Wadsworth, 4; Guilford
o.; Westfield, s; Harrisville, 8.
The campaign started in Granger,
Westfield and Spencer with three
men from the state office in each of
the first two townships and two in
Spencer. Probably another town.
ship will be started on Thursday with
the county in full swing by next week.
The men who have come in to repre-
sent the State Federation are from
six different counties and represent
several lines Of agricultural endeavor.
One of the men operates 1900 acres in
Fayette county while another handles
eight acres of garden and truck
ground in Cuyahoga. The names and
the counties from which they come
follow: Chas Allen, Fayette; Everett
Craig, Hamilton; Grant Stickrod,
Ross; W. H. Hienton, Powell; and
Mr.. Aldrich, of Cuyahoga; W. G.
Cope, .Mahoning; and r. H. Fernald,
Of Fulton.
From the results that have been OBJ
tanned thus far in the counties where
canvassing has started it shows that
there is an ever increasing interest in
the movement. Highland county had
4O8 members at one dollar and now
have 1880 at ten. Cuyahoga, to the
north of US, had on Monday night
G33 with only three townships finish
ed and two more started. In Craw-
ford ninety per cent of the farmers
seen have Joined and in one township
it is reported that every farmer re-
siding therein had become member.
On Monday night one farmer of
this county secured eight members
among his neighbors with very little
affort. Reports for the first half
day of solicitation show that at least
ninety per cent are joining in the
townships started. It is hoped that
Medina county may at least keep her
rank as fourth in membership in the
State if she cannot gain the honor of
having the greatest farm bureau in
point of membership.