The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-13
APPROVE SUPPORT
 ON FARM SERVICE
COMMERCIAL CLUB VOTES
Essential to COunty's Progress, Club Decides-HOpe Finally Coun-
 ty Will Pay Cost.

Continuance of appropriations for the support of farm demonstration in Faulkner county was voted unani- mously by the Conway Commercial Club at its special meeting last night, When the subject in it's different phases was presented in an open dis cussion. In the beginning, it should be said there is no opposition among the club membership to farm demon stration, the purpose of the meeting last night being to determine whether the major part of the club revenue should be devoted to this work or di- verted into other channels
 At the opening of the meeting, ". D. Hill, the new president of the club, announced the personnel of two of its committees. Other standing com mlttees and perhaps one or two new ones, will be appointed later. Those announced are:
 Finance-Fred Gordy, chairman, P. F. Cleaver and Leo H. Grafton.
 Agriculture-Frank 'Farris, chair man, Mayor w. D. Cole and c. H. Newborn.
 To get the subject of farm demon- stration before the club, Mayor Cole moved that it's support be continued, and the meeting was thrown open to discussion. MT. Gordy stated the view of the members who wish to divert club funds to other purposes Farm demonstration is all right, he said, but so is the Red Cross and a dozen other agencies, which it would be impossible for the club to support. He suggested that as the club was organized primarily for Conway, it ought to do something for the city. Mir. Cleaver, president last year, came to the defense of demonstration by stating that in making a choice be- tween continuance of the work and employment of an all time secretary, he would vote for the farm work as being far more valuable. Should the club decline the appropriation, he de- clared he would be the first to start out to seek contributions from Con- way business men for it's continuance.
 Mayor Cole stated to the club that he had consulted County Judge E. l.. Smith in regard to a special sitting of quorum court, at which it would be asked to make the required appro- priation, but that the judge was un- willing to make such a call. Refusal of the club to allow the funds, he said virtually would mean abandonment of farm demonstration for an indefinite time. The mayor also took issue with some who claim that farm demonstra- tion is unpopular with farmers. "I wish some who believe that could know how many times a week I am asked by farmers where Williams is," Mayor Cole said. "A man who cusses demonstration cusses everything. The solid farmers of the county as a class are behind the county agent. firm ly believe that without the farm agents, Faulkner county's cotton re- ceipts for the past 20 years would be one-third less. Some members say they are tired of giving to this cause. They are not giving-they are invest ing. Not an individual or business house in Conway but what has been directly benefited from this work, and of course it's educational and other values can't be expressed"
 One new phase of work suggested to the club is the employment of a marketing agent. Such an agent without the backing of the county agent on the production end would ac- complish nothing, Mayor Cole said.
 It was stated to the club by MT. Clever that last year $12965 monthly was paid toward maintenance of the county agent and S68.62 for the home agent. This supplements $1,500 al l lowed by the government annually for the county agents and $1,150 for the home agent. Increases by the federal government may make possible a lower contribution by the club this year. Quorum court this year appro- priated $3,800 in county scrip fol farm demonstration of all kinds
 Scrip, however, is way below par anc a part of the Commercial Club func l is necessitated to bring it to its face