The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-22

Tentative plans for a four-day corn
show and discussion OF an agricultur-
al exposition of larger scope than any
attempted thus far were gone over in
meeting of business men and farm
ers Of Richmond and Wayne county
held In the Y. NJ c. A. Tuesday even
ing. The meeting was the final act
in the two-day corn show sponsored
by the Wayne County Grain Growers
association and put on with the aid
of the business men.
Further action was left in the hands
of the committees which handled this
years show. This arrangement Is ex-
pected to suffice for the present. 1t
will be taken up later in greater de-
| tall
! Enthusiasm ran high at the meeting
Tuesday evening. AS result of the
successful staging of the corn show
! this year. hackers of the project ex-
pressed themselves as being in favor
of another show of at least four days
| duration, with additional classes to
take care of the boys and girls en-
tries.
| Take Care of Bills
Members of the general committee
met in the office of County Agent J.
l.. Dolan Wednesday morning to take
care of the payment of bills which are
to come in during the next few days.
Bills are to be sent Paul James. who
| is treasurer of the committee for the
present
Roy Hodge acted as chairman at
the meeting Tuesday evening. Speak
ers were called upon from represen-
tative business mn of Richmond and
| farmrs who helped to put on the
show. J. l.. Dolan, county agent, was
| the first to speak. He said:
1.-The farmers of this community are
grateful for the help that has been
| given them by the merchants in put
ting on this show; and ! know the
merchants return that feeling for the
way they have been helped by the far
mers. 1t has been a successful show
and l believe the grain growers will
stand ready to sponsor larger and
better show year from now, in any
part of the county it may be given.
Logical Place
81 believe Richmond is the logical
place to hold a successful corn show
because it would be hard to duplicate
conditions in any other corporation in
the county that would contribute to
: the success of the show as conditions
have here.
"The farmer is interested in getting
a price for his product that will net
him some profit. But he is interested
in something else. The farmers prin
cipal problem deals with better homes
, and better living conditions and, il
: you please, better production. While
: | believe that marketing has a good
deal to do with finding a solution te
: the farmers difficulties. yet / believe
also that we should not lose sight Of
[ production.
t Strikes Keynote
One keynote struck in many of the
, speeches during the evening was thai
. of greater cooperation between the
city and the country This feeling
was aptly expressed by Everett Hunt
president of the Wayne county far
; mers' federation He said:
"The business men of Richmond
! have shown that they belong to one
. class, the class of workers We wan
you Richmond people to have the same
6 welcome when you come to rura
. community that you have extended K
us when we came to you.
1.-THE principles of the farm bureau
are not selfish. 1t stands for create
cooperation between city and country
/ We want to make both the city ant
/ the country better place in which tt
: live.
Cites Work Done.
q Dempsey Dennis, local implemen
t dealer, cited the work done in puttins
U on the show as an ideal example o
l. cooperation. Township corn show
+ were advocated by him as the frs
step toward a county corn show 70
/ next year. Assuring them of the CO
g operation of all the business men O
5 the city, he said:
2, "If this had accomplished nothin:
l. but develop better spirit between tn,
n city and the country, it would hav,
a been well worth while. The success
$ of all of US depends upon our workin!
l. together, not to make Richmond
g better place in which to live, not t
h make the country a better place il
d which to live, but in making Wayn
J. Georgia Vertrees, Miss Mary HodapI
a Miss Ruby Gilmer. Miss Edith Evan
and Miss Mary Adams