The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-04-27
Cotton GrOlCers
Ask Continuance
of Aggie Board

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Oklahoma city. Okla.--A rcsolu'
ton urging that provision be made
by the eighth legislature. In special
sessions Inslifing ne continuance of
tie state market cotnsumsion and
other branches OF the state depart.
ment OF agriculture. was passed ,in.
anImously by the full board OF dlrec.
tors of the Oklahoma Cotton Grow.
ers Association In session here.
This board represents more than
$1,000 cotton farmers OF the state.
who are members Of the association.
The hoard in its resolution. which
i addressed TO the governor. senate.
and house Of the eighth legislature.
sets forth the value TO the farmers
OF the state OF the state market com
mission. the statistical. feed lnspec.
tion. tick eradication and other de.
partmenis under the control OF the
state board Of agriculture. The cx.
istcnce OF these departments has
been jeopardlzcd by the elimination
In the last moments OF the recent
regular session OF the eighth 'lcpis.
lature OF items providing funds for
their maintenance
The resolution Gets forth the value
to the farmers of the state Of the de
partments mentioned. particularly
the state market commission.
These several departments of tn
state board OF agriculture are OF
permanent value to the farmers of
the state" said c. l.. Stealcy. secre-
tary OF the cotton association last
night. "The market commission Is
rendering a real and valued service
To the farmers Of Oklahoma in help
ing them to secure better prices for
their products and In other ways too
numerous TO mention. The other de-
partments are also most important
to the effective conduct OF the work
of the board OF agriculture. Our
$4,000 members feel that they should
be continued
The resolution follows:
I'VE. the undersigned full board
of directors of the Oklahoma Cotton
Growers Association, representing
more than $4,000 farmer members in
Oklahoma, do hereby resolve as fol.
lows:
I'VE recognize the real and perma.
nent value to the farmers OF this
state of a working state board OF ag-
rieulture and a permanent state mar
ket commission. We view with ex-
treme regret the possibility that the
state market commission, and the
statistical, feed inspection, tick
eradication and other departments
OF the state board of agriculture are
to be left without funds as a result
of reduced appropriations on the
part of the eighth legislature of Ok
lahOma.
I'VE believe that to eliminate
these departments or to reduce their
ability to serve will be pIejudcial to
the best interests of agriculture in
Oklahoma.
I'VE therefore most strongly urge
the honorable governor of the State
of Oklahoma and the honorable sen
ate and house Of the eighth legisla-
ture, now called to meet in special
session on Monday, April 25, to inc
clude in their department appropria
tions such funds as will insure the
continued efficiency of these special
agricultural divisions of our state
government"
Members of the board signing the
resolution were: Walter Colbert,
chairman of Ardmore; Ben Crawford
of Olustee; George Bishop of Cor
dell Dave Nixon Of Waslita; r. c
Kennedy of Pauls Valley; w. j.
Whiteman, Goodwater; j. p. Con
nors, Canadian; It. w. Vaught, Hol-
denville; w. L. Biggs, Muskogee; A.
G. Henson, McLoud and Carl VIII
liams, Editor, Oklahoma Farmer
Stockman, Oklahoma City.