Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-09-15
THE FARM BUREAU AND
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

While the Supervisors trying pull through
hardest period have had long time by resorng to
every conceivable method like individual
There peTplexltes enumelabe to
confront the Board of Supervisors not only of Lafayette county,
every other county in the State if not in the South
admit that the gentlemen serving the Board
filling very unevabe position just He is criticised
oy many many times unjusty because everybody does
what board of supervisors has to- contend
with They the first wires OF the that catch the most
shakes and times OF them loose their pose Oh IS
loose end rendering him unable to function salts
factory to those he is trying
But board does thing dspleasng to the people
should be wiling when finds that has made mistake to
the mistake and believe that the Lafayette county
Supervisors made of that of material We be-
the Board is good; believe is try
ing duty towards the people who elected Them At any
the Board should be guided by the wishes OF the people who
placed it at the head as the countys ruling body
If the Board performs act dispeasing to the people, we
believe ready hear the wishes of the people and
consider their demands.
According way of thinking the Board of Supervisors
of Lafayette county very at its last session
when removed the county agent And it did not stop at that
to be influenced are informed by COM
nee made from few merchants to elect shipping agent at
cost to the taxpayers 500 per month perform duty
whc being performed by the Farm Bureau at no cost to the
county We fail to the wisdom such act of the Board
As to the County Agent Mr. Turner we wish to go
saying he done for the farmers and
the farmers interests than have ever had in this
county the demonstration work established This does
feather from the of OF the men serving
that they could do They the way and made it possible
for their to accomplish more.
Mr. Turner may have made mistakes II he did, he is not
guilty Of anything than many of us guilty Of
that the Board dispensed with the county agent
That the loss of all that has been put into the work
since it established 1t is step backwards.
If Turner did not give satisfaction county agent then
report the matter to the District agent and ask for another man.
But do not dispense with the work
has saved the people of the county many
dollars This did hurt single merchant in Ok
ford The who saved purchases made from the
farm bureau spent what with merchant in Ok
ford. I. sssSsa ssxS
The object Of the Farm Bureau to make farmers pros
porous When have done that Oxford will begin to fill up
with prosperous enterprsing merchants So long you
keep farmer down. just long will Oxford drag along
told years that Oxford had fence around
that the town had been for years We doubted
the statement although from good friend We have
thought the many times during the past
the old she dragged along Very little
enterprise has been shown by people, while other towns no
better situated have made and increased in po
lation
believe the Board should rescind its action removing
the county agent and employing shipping agent believe that
the county that Supervisors take action ecnd
ing it's orders of the last meeting removing the county agent
and hiring another shipping agent which comes in direct con-
flict with the work Of the Farm Bureau.
If it is the wish of farmers that the county agent De re-
and that the present mode of shipping be continued then
let every sign petition setting forth his wish in the mat
ter this cannot be settled outside of election then let us
hold an election, and find out what people want.
We believe the Board Of Supervisors stand ready to abide
by the wish of the people they serve.
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