Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-01-26
John Johnson.
Yellow Pine-Wilbur Box.
WANT TO RETAIN
AGENTS SERVICE.
Farmers Now Active Circulating
Petitions Throughout the
Entire County.

Which 1t was thought was settled
for some time at least, when the
board of county commissioners
last week failed to make an ap-
preparation for the coming year,
basing their judgment on the
two petitions filed with that
honorable body, has taken new
life and those in favor of the
movement have sent out petit
tions to every nook and corner
of the county with the hopes
that they will have the sigma
lures of hundreds of citizens and
a list so large that the county
fathers will change their minds
and make the necessary appro-
priations. Unless the commits
sioners call a special meeting
this matter will not come up
again until the regular meeting
in April and the county agents
services cease February 18th.
Opinion, throughout the coun-
ty, regarding the position of
county agent pro and con ap-
pears to differ greatly.
Those who were in favor of
the retention of the agent and
were a little inactive at first
have taken great interest in the
second movement and are in
many cases personally circulat-
ing the petitions.
Officers and members of the
Idaho County Farm bureau, who
favor the retention of County
Agent Carl Grayson have been
working the past week in COM
munities all over the county, get
ting petitions started to present
to the county commissioners
asking for his retention as com
ty agent.
From Ferdinand comes the re-
port that farmers there feel that
they and other farmers, who APP
preciate and approve of the work
Of the agent, should have a
chance to voice their opinion
Farmers who have T; vorcd his
retention did not feel that theirs
YVES much danger of his being
| dismissed and as result they
did not work for his retention
and feel that minority pressure
cauSed his dismissal
The Kamiah Progress also be.
lieves that the agent should be
retained and in its last issue haC
the following to say in regards
to the matter:
"The Progress is quite Gel tain
that the Idaho county commits
sioners have shown poor judg
ment and lack of foresight fol
the best interests Of the count.
in this action, Mr.. Grayson ha'
already done the county a worlt
of good in promoting the dairy
poultry and general farm inter
ests of the county. We ventur
the assertion that the increase i
poultry profits alone, directl
due to his efforts, would yer
nearly pay his salary for a yeal
while his work in building u
: dairying would in time result i
many times his cost. Kamia
farmers will be sorry indeed t
have this service discontinued
for Mr.. Grayson had made a hos
of friends over this way and ha
proved his value in many ways.
We believe the Progress was
little hasty in expressing it
judgment in regard to the actio
of the Idaho county commission
ers. They were guided solely b
' the two petitions, one of whic
contained the names of some Is
'. more taxpayers and we beliey
q they used excellent judgmen
and especially when it is
known fact that two if not thre
of the Idaho county commission
ers are personally in favor Of
county agent. Majority rules
is very good policy to follow c
public question at least. TT
new movement will be watche
with great interest throughol
!, the county.
What action the commission
+ ers will take on the new petite
is not known at this time.
n BUYS HOME.