The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-11
Farm Bureau Advocates Receive
Great Ovation by Large Numbers
of Ben Hill County Farmers.

The Ben Hill county courthouse
was filled to. OVERLOOKING, when coun-
ty agent c. T. Owen opened the ex-
ercises which preceded the address
OF Hon. J. w. 'Coverdale of Iowa,
National Secretary of the Federation
of Farm Bureaus
Rev. l. P. Tyson invoked Divine
guidance for the proceedings of the
meeting followed by J. E. Turner in
appropriate words babe the large as
sembly OF farmers and their families
welcome, after which Hon. James w.
Morton. State President of the Fed
Grafton, prominent farmer of Clarke
made brief address on the necessity
tor the agricultural interests to rally
around central organization, planned
to look after the farmers interest in
business and legislation affecting him.
Mr.. Morton introduced Secretary
Coverdale, who in an address of al
most two hours, gave the history OF
farm. organizations, their successes
and failures and the story of the de-
velopment of Farm Bureaus in his
native state of Iowa. Cooperative
selling of farm products and commun-
ity. development for the betterment
of farm and home are the outstanding
features for which this new organi-
cation of the farmer is striving and
along which lines much has been
achieved in the several states in
which they are operating now, ac-
cording to Mr.. Coverdale.
A strong plea was made by the
speaker for closer cooperation of
farmers of every section and utiliz-
ing the Government agencies, which
have been formed for his protection,
Whilst the organization is strictly
non-political, every effort should be
made by the various units to influence
legislation in behalf of agriculture,
which at present is the greatest suf-
ferer from the readjustment of the
nations industrial conditions.
: The party which arrived here from
Y Meter, where a meeting was held
J .1onday included J. w. Coverdale of
S,wa; ]. w. Morton of Athens, R. A.
My, Sennille, Mrs. Bessie S. Wood
and; Miss Georgia Crews, Home
Economics agents; c. " Cunning,
ham, district supervisor; T. N. Bus
sey, district agent, Henry T. Maddox
of Athens left for Triton after the
speaking, where a meeting was held
at the End district Agricultural Col
1ege
=, Music was furnished during the
day by young ladies of the city ana
a sumptious barbecue was served to
the visiting farmers and their friends
through the courtesy of the local
merchants. An active campaign for
an organization of the Ben Hill coun>
ty Farm Bureau was voted to be put
on in the near future and it is ex-
pected that most of the white farmers
will be enrolled as members.
Courtesies Appreciated
The beautiful solo rendered by1
= Miss Marjorie Owen, accompanied
on the piano by Mrs. J. T. Hendricks
came in for spontaneous applause
by the appreciative audience.
The group of young ladies', headed
by Mesdames H. M. Warren and J.
7. Griffin, who acted as ushers and
assisted in serving the barbecue
helped to make the occasion a pleas,
ant one
Absence of Business Men
Noticeable
The absence of our prominent bus
mess men was noticeable and was
remarked upon by some of our prom
inent visitors, who realize that this
movement to succeed must have the
cooperation of the business interests
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