Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-03-05
LINKLATER RESIGNS
AS SUPERINTENDENT OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON
EXPERIMENT STATION
Will Devote All His Time
To Presidency Of Western
Washington Fair


Western Washington Experiment
Station has made to agriculture
west of the Cascades notable con
tribution. Originally developed as
an agricultural demonstration
station, its service has broadened
into experimental and research
work in connection with farm and
horticultural crop production,
poultry and dairying, and also in
connection with poultry, animal
and plant diseases.
This Experiment Station has
succeeded in maintaining contact
with the farmers of western Wash
ington by means of short courses
farmers excursions to the Expert
ment Station, and the Bi-Monthly
Bulletin.
To be effective, an institution OF
this kind must secure the atten-
ton of the farmer, must have his
confidence and must maintain his
interest. Moreover, it must have
mediums of its own in which to
carry its messages and its lessons.
The Puyallup Station has succeed
ed in developing this successful
leadership. Its outstanding con-
tribution has been in connection
with the rapid-developing poultry
industry, by furnishing plans of
the most up-to-t he-date CONNER
cial poultry buildings and equip
ment, information on the feeding
and management of chickens, and
by conducting research work in
connection with the control of
serious poultry diseases. Western
Washington occupies in America
today premier position iii the in
lustry of commercial poultry rails.
ing. This is attributable chiefly
10 the IDEAS and methods original
I'd at this institution and steadily
taught and carried on by it. both
in its demonstration at the Station
md through its Bi-Monthly Bull
,etin.
The major part of the credit for
this expansion in the usefulness of
the Experiment Station and for the
great constructive service it has
rendered is due to w. A. Linkla-
ter, whose resignation as superin-
tendent has just been announced.
Professor Linklater has been for 10
ears at the head of this institu-
ton.
In spi:5 Of the fact that for the
past 10 years there have been hui
meager appropriation increases for
nc maintenance of the Stssis4n
the demonstration and experin,p,
tai work have bo Tueen extended
and an increa.' Nber of farm
pSopie nave ltdeu ny per
'onal c0nta ,illetins. Dur.
ing this pc tae Station build.
ings and e. Pment have been
largely added to. A modern poul
try plant, central poultry build
ing and a winter school building
valued at $35 900 to $4,000 have
been erected, not with money es-
pecially appropriated for that pur-
pose, but with money hat was
prudently saved out of the Sta
tion's ordinary income. This is
proof of the economic aud highly
deficient management of the retir-
ing superintendent and his com
lprehensive conception of the ser
vice which the Experiment Sta.
tion should render in the interests
of our developing agricultural in
dustries.
Professor Linklater has also
been identified with several of the
largest Farmers cooperative or.
PLANTATIONS, and particularly with
be Washington Cooperative Egg
K Poultry Association of which he
ias been a director since its birth
Indeed, he called the meeting at
which il was organized. Through
this active leadership aud cooper
ition on his part, a close contact
has been constantly maintained
between these Farmers organiza-
lions and the Experiment Station ;:
and thus the service and useful
ness Of the Station have been
steadily augmented.
Last spring, following the death
.,f President w. II. Paulhamus, he
became manager of the Western
Washington Fair. The outstand
ing success Of the 1925 Fair wasI
matter Of profound qualification
70 all its friends and supporters
The signal growth and aehiev-
ments Of this ranking western