The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29
ADVANCE REPORTS
INDICATE INCREASES
IN FARM MEMBERSHIP

Final reports for membership cam
paigns in most of the townships, will
be turned into the county office of the
Wayne comfy farm bureau by Saturday
afternoon, and all will report progress
to date. There are few townships in
which it is expected additional mem
bers will still be secured, but in every
case, enough have already signed up
and paid their fees to provide strong
working organization for the next year.
Washington, Jackson and Center
townships expect to secure still others,
but have secured large numbers in
each township already and will pro
coed with the township programs OF
work with present organizations.
Jefferson township has more than
two-thirds of all its farmers, signed
and paid-up members of the bureau,
with a number more signed and not
yet paid.
Dalton township has improved some
what over last years enrolment.
Perry, the first township to put on
a campaign, improved by over so per
| cent from last years figures and has
! large majority of all its farmers as
! members.
SOQS TO HOie
| Clay township added materially to
! last years figures, between 20 and %
| per cent.
| Harrison township has nearly all
! land owners in the township less than
a dozen remaining outside the organ
! ization.
Green township initiated its cam
! paign only recently and reports are
| not yet available.
Franklin township reported an ad-
| ditiOn to last years enrolment, but
| exact figures are not yet available. A
number of new members and practical
j ly every one of the old ones have join
ed, however.
/ Secures New Members
One solicitor secured Is out Of IS
men on his route. with seven old mem
bers and eight new ones among the Is
New Garden will have close to a hun
dred members. nearly double the en-
! rollment of last year.
Webster township which had prac-
tically every farmer enlisted last year.
has repeated the record with an asso-
citation comprising an overwhelming
majority of the farmers.
Wayne township solicitors reported
that old members had signed up and
many new ones have been enlisted
The exact number OF the enrolment
has not been determined yet, but an
! increase is indicated. This township
is planning a celebration in the form
of community meeting next Wed
nesday evening at the high school
building in Richmond, the use of the
auditorium and of the school lunch
room having been secured.
Invite Speaker
!, An outside speaker will be invited
to address the meeting and refresh
ments will be served. This will be
the first opportunity that families OF
many of the farmers of the township
will have had to meet with each other
in strictly farmer celebration.
Abingdon township has not yet sent
in its report, but it is known that a
good nucleus will be ready for work
this next year though the exact num-
Der of members has not been deter
mined A number of Abingdon farm
ers belong to the Boston or Center
township associations. somewhat les
sening the available number of eligible
members.
Boston township has what probably
is a larger percentage of its farmers
enrolled than any other township. with
only half a dozen not signed up.