The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-12
BIG ANNUAL EVENT FEATURED SY
A NU1rAER OF ADDRESSES Ard
OUTDOOR G ANES.
Secretary Mclaughlin Of state Farm
Bureau pcnounces Work of
Legislature.


The annual picnic OF the Brook"
County Farm bureau WAS held THURS
day in the tollansbeo Amusement grove
Oue mile above the Follansbce tin plate
plant on the river front. The grove IS
very Spacious anu was donated to ;hr
public By the FoilauSDce Bros .'"In
pHwy ana improved py the La Belle IN!
otErr corporations interested n Ia.
t'oliansbee section. The pI~ntr ""a
under The Immediate direction Of ! r, ~.
dent u. A. Burt Of the R:"ol.'' 'ol..,iS
Farm Uureau. aIt Vice President ~ l..
CARPENTER. 10th Mir. burt and Nj. car
pruter have taken u great interest III
the work OF the Brooke County Farm
bureau. and both have done Il large
amount Of WORK in the interest of asrl-
culture in this section OF West Virginia.
Farmers aad their families. as VEL
as many other visitors. began I" arr
on the picnic grounds early and hy
1850 scvcra! hundred were gathered 1T
tho picnic grounds along the bcacn anu
d very toothsOme dinner was served IL
all guests, who were. made perfectly
ut home. 4 considerable number or
visitors from FollanSbce and WellSbnrE
also took advantage of n" occasion.
After the diSposal Of the noon-uIN an
ner the picnickers adjourned u the
6a SebalI grounds immediately ad'tc'ht
TO the picnic grounds where t:," 'A'r
ciSoS of the afternoon were ho!l An"1t
four hundred Ncopi. were present 3u"
the exercises opened with singing III
Star SpangIed Banner" lcal by IA"
E'ollansb Quartettc. WhICS donated rs
services for the occasion. The Qu.trir't'
later rendered 4 number OF muslrH! So
icctions whiCh We're most taNoTao.N
commented on and enjoyed by nll prvs.
cnt.
Program OF Speeches.
The first speaker was Mr. l.. e. Htbes.
agent of the Brooke county Farm
bureau. Mr.. Ilibbs spoke briefly. To-"
ing Of the work of tho Brook" ounty
Farm bureau, and also spoke OF N"
program of the afternoon, watch con.
sisted of a number Of events anr
amusemen,s for II" henrnt OF the
young folks in particular.
Following Mr.. Hibbs. Ny. j. II. Nc
Iaughlin. secretary OF the West NT-
rin!a Farm Bureau. WAS introduced and
spoke at considerable lenrth. Mr.. Nj
laurhlin represented far ming interests
Of the state before the legislature laSi
winter and was familiar with the meth
Cd Of the controlling forces OF the veg.
islature He unrr~ .vTr'l,y denounced
tho gross sales tai h,.l IN particular
the expenditures q. III" Legislature ana
tho method that was used 10 dcfcat the
tax on coal, oil and gas opposeH ny
number OF legislators and supported
by very large minority MT. Nc
laughlln said that an organization Wan
made in tho state which next writer
would cause the bill taxing coal. OIL anG
gas products to pass the Legislature ana
also Cause the repeal OF tho gross sales
tax bill He also criticized inc liNnro-
Electric bill which was before the leg
islature hut failed 70 pass H. lie SPOKE
ut some kngth on the work or the West
Virginia Farm Bureau was dong. whrH
he said was entirely constructive anI
meant to improve not Only agriculture
conditions In West Virginia bat living
conditions on farms. IN al "n"r' 10
create and sustain q solid and suh%tan-
tial farm citizenship in West Virginia
and everything that may tend 10 make
better homes for farmers more attr2c-
lions on the farms and Influences that
, mako life more pleasant and agrceaH''
10 the main concern of the West N!r-
ginia Farm Bureau.
Following Mr.. Mel aughlin's address
Mr.. 4. NJ Hunter. Ohio county farm
agent, was introduced and spoke hrlrHS
dealing on some OF the work done IN
Ohio county in popular1zinS aEF'EuI'uF-
al instruction and securing cooperative
buying and selling.
Mr.. Ogden Talks
Mr. Fl. c. Ogden. VINO made the prin-
cipal address OF the day. was then IN
troduced by Mr.. Burt Mr.. Ogden spoke
at very considerable length. describing
the Importance OF agriculture IN human
history. Ha stated that all civilization
had been based upon successful ttli-
age of the soil and that agriculture
was the fundamental industry and ali
other human activities rested upon ..
Speaking more particularly ot STATE
and national problems. Mr.. Ogden re-
ferred 70 tho railroad situation which.
he atd. was ono of the most serious