Evening journal., 1921-12-09
MOVEMENT
TO Open RIVER
County Farm Bureau Would
Make Christiana Navig-
able TO Christiana
MR.. ZINK TALKS
ON COOPERATION

At yesterday Afternoons session OF
the New Castle County Farm Bureau
at Newport a lengthy discussion Of
the project OF opening the Chrisuana
River for navigation. at least as far
as Christiana, was followed by the
adoption OF a resolution introduced
by Horace l. Dilworth. Centerviile
Grange requesting Senators Ball and
dupont TO exert their influence in
promoting the passing OF an act ap-
propriating money to carry out the
above project
T. ID. Just president OF the Christi
ana Clay Products Company and Mr
Dilworth discussed the value OF the
Inland Water Ways a. At present
projected by the National Govern
ment. and explained at great length
the value OF II to farmers from a
distribution standpoint Mr.. Just
spoke OF the splendid harbor now
/ being constructed at Wilmington
and suggested that he Farm Bureau
20 on record as endorsing the pro-
/ ject and pledge its aid in making
the harbor a complete success.
Attention was directed to the fac,
that In former years farmers sur
rounding this center used the river
for transporting crops by water tc
! city markets. Now. with the high
cost OF freight rates. the whole com
munity would be materially bene-
fited by the project. was the con.
tention OF those advocating thi,
Improvement
j John ID link. sales manager Of
the Eastern Farmers" Exchange
Springfield. Mass. who made the
principal address. said his organiza
ton was controlled by the farmer
Of New England. engaged In Co
operative buying OF fertilizer. feed
and grain, seed and spraying ma
terials for the fighting OF destruct
I've microbes. that have been de
stroying fruit trees for the past sew
eral years.
He said the yearly increase in IN
: volume OF business both in buyini
necessities and the marketing o
farm products through this as wei
as local exchanges iocaetd in man,
; sections OF the east. Is proof. that tn
/; exchange project has been a bene
! fetal Innovation for the farmer. Tn
b volume OF business for the first
y months OF this year though the ex
; change has been 9S per cent. create
\ than that OF corresponding period las
year according to Mr link. Prob
ably the greatest benefit derived ,
o. the farmer by this cooperative buy
o ing. said Mr. link. was in fertilizer
n on which the farmers saved from 5
e 10 $40 per ton last year. Durin
!. his address he pointed out man
T. valuable services by the co-operativ
/. buying and selling through such 81
- changes. which is operated At
b minimum over head cost II an
- profits are made by the exchange
!. dividend IS declared al the end o
!. each fiscal year. and each membe
= is forwarded his share OF the say
ings'
.. The officers elected yesterday wer
!. Frank F. Yearsley. president; c. +
/. Dickey. vice-president and Ms. {
o P. Dickey, secretary and treasurer
n The chairmen OF the several de
e partments appointed yesterday fol
low: W. T. Boyer. farm manage
ment; J. ID. Reynolds, crops an
soils; p. r. Pleasanton. dairy an
I, livestock; II. L. Dilworth. boys club
+ Mrs. Frederick c. Snyder. girl,
I club; Mrs. p. c. Pleasanton. cloth
, ing and Lee c. Hofecker. commit
:, tee at large.
n The committee appointed 10 asst,
! the chairman OF farm managemer
was II. c. Miiiken and Warren Buck
= ingham. Those appointed to ASST
" chairman OF dairy and rvestoc
we're c. W. Meclary and James ]
n Reynolds
= The following resolution ws
- adopted. copies OF which will I
:, sent TO Delaware Representatives
" Congress and State Federation
Farm Bureaus
= Whereas, There are many Al
- called milk substitutes on the ma
., ket that are a menace to the publ
- health. and work a great injury
: the dairy farmer;
- Therefore, be IL Resolved by n
New Castle County Farm Burea
~ representing 700 farmers that v
urge upon our representatives
Congress 10 use every honorab
means to secure the passage Of Il
Voight bill prohibiting the int
state ahfnnnonf ~ uEUfed MIL 90