Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-06-16
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Large Membership Expected-A
Brief History of Work Lead
ing Put To The Drive

| Farmers in all part of the
county are taking keen interest
in the formation of a strong coun
ty unit of the American and State
Farm Bureau Federation. The
organization is to be the Madison
County Farm Bureau, with per-
manent officers, a paid secretary
to carry out the work with head
quarters at Richmond, and def
mite line of work for the farmers
organization for all parts of
the county.
The Madison County Farm Bu--
reau will be made up of commun-
lty units. The history of pre-
vlous preparations for organiza-
tions begins with a preliminary
! meeting at Richmond in Novem-
Der, 1921, when State Secretary
Godfrey Morgan explained the
plan of the organization to lead
ing farmers at a public meeting
at the court house.
1t was decided at that meeting
to get further views of the farm
erS on the question of a County
Farm Bureau and State Secre-
tary Morgan and T. II. Collins. of
Richmond, held four meetings in
January at the following places:
Union City, College Hill, Red
House, and Pine Grove. The
sentiment was strong for a coun-
ty organization at all places. A
temporary organization was per
fected and officers elected at the
Richmond meeting. A special
meeting of the officers was held
in the court house on Monday.
June 5th to listen to definite
plans for publicity and organiza-
ton as presented by Z. P. Taylor,
of the organization department
the American Farm Bureau, with
headquarters at Chicago. The
suggested plan was adopted and
both MIR. Taylor and Secretary
Morgan have remained in the
county for the past week to per-
feet arrangements.
Posters have been put up and
mailed pamphlets telling about
the Farm Bureau have been sent
out to all the leading farmers in
the county. The present special
Farm Bureau Edition of the Rich
mond Daily Register, to give ev-
eryone a better idea of the great
organization, is part of the plan.
Beginning Monday the solicit
ors for membership will begin
and cover the entire county for
securing the signed pledges of the
farmers, and the payment of the
$40 annual dues, $8 of which are
for the County Farm Bureau and
remains IN the county to carry
out the big work planned.
During the week or ten days,
beginning Monday, June 10Th. the
solicitors will visit the farmers
personally to secure memberships
or the memberships will be secur-
ed at a number of local meetings
which are being anrou,ced for
various parts of the county. Good
speakers are being provided, who
will be able to tell the Farm Bu-
reau story to all, in a detailed and
satisfactory way. There are al
ready about fifty counties in Ken
lucky with County Farm Bureaus
and it is certain that Madison
county will go over good and
strong.
The temporary officers of the
Madison County Farm Bureau
who will put the organization
work over in the county, are as
follows:
T, D. Chepau1t, Jr,, President.
Chas. H. Jett. Vice President.
c. w. Cobb, Vice President.
T. H. Collins, Sec. and Treas.
Board of Directors w. L.
Blanton, G. w. Phelps, H. S.
Morgan, A. K. McCown, Joe
Charles Combs, T. S. Ha-
gan, Hugh Duncan, T. E. Baldwin