The Chandler News. (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1903 Page: 1 of 22
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THE OFFICIAL PAPEK OF LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Chandler News.
FIRST PAPER PUBLISHED IN LINCM.K f.OWTY. H. 1,. GI1.5RA1 HMTOR AN). PUfcUSKflfc.
VOL. 13—NIL 12.
CHANDLER, OKLAHOMA, DECEMBER 10 1O03.
$1.00 A YEAR.
FARMERS' INSTITUTE.
\TER) WtiSW people in -.hi countr
realized until thii: -reek that '
there vat, a regularly chartered
farmers institute it thu nnuntx bi;'
such has been the case far more than
1 year, a: organ, zatioi ha: ing bee:
: armed near •_ lifton largely through
the efforts of E. 1. Steven:-, who was
chosen as it:, first president Under
..:it terms of an act passed by the
last legislature the place for the
fixed at the county seal, a.nri so, with
the meeting held at Chandler this
week. the scope of the v : rk of this
organization has been broad enec k
indude the entire county, and the
officers chosen at the election on
Tuesday live in different pans of the
county. While the attendance at
these meetings this week was not all
iiai irii desired, the befringing ,*
very encouraging. The season is
•unfavorable, for w;:h the present
prices of cotton and the good -weather
f'.r picking, every farmer who has
any cotton or. h:s farm feels that the
place for him ii in the cotton field.
Another thing wr.lch contributed tc
the small attendance was the lack of
■-r.de rstanding as to the purposes ar.d
methods of institute work. Secretary- L
Thoburn tells of another county where a farmer
wno was asked to sign the application for a char-
ier refused, saying. ••Some of yoa fellows are
FRIEND5.
CHARLES Ti .""TV > *THf PBf.rKSSTVf "t ; T( I '
A WHAT wore art if two might c• iook,
^ Or glowing morn if none we.re ever r::ghl-
C what wf Tt v .or if on,one partook
Or music if it turned no: eye to ere?
O what were life unshared of others wot?
0 what were oe.ath if : wore not tc part'
"What e or. the seer.ted beat ■ of the rosr.
''' hose perfume breathes t>: message c : the
heart?
All, all are one. as leaves that ripe and fall
In eaoh we learn the pan thai .s d.- .ne,
- .11 tottering age hath made us fr ond of all -
Praise thou
nv
friend and the... art praising
NEW CENTURY IDEALS.
a.ways trying to skin the poor farmer." to which
Thoburn ven- aptly replied: "Yes, and the
farmers who refuse to join in a systematic, intel-
ligent effor. for the betterment of their condi-1
tions are the ones who usually pay $12 or S15 a
dozen for apple tree.1; on the representation of an
itinerant peddler that the trees are proof against
freezing, drouth, borers, hot winds.'poor soil,
etc., only to find, later on, that they have bough:
stock that is not worth the planting." Perhaps
the most helpful feature of this meeting was the
discussion of practical topics by the :armers
themselves and the exchange of ideas and the
telling of experiences, by which almost every
man in attendance was able to contribute some-
thing of practical benefit to the others. There is
much that needs to be done to improve the con-
ditions connected with farming, but perhaps the first
and most important is the need of determination
on the part of farmers to heljj themselves. Not
only should the farmers of the county take an
active interest in the work of the county institute,
but they ought to organize locally for the ad-
vancement of their interests and for the county in
general. The ofticers of the institute merit the
confidence of the people of the county. They are
among the best farmers in the territory, ind if
they are properly supported by ti lr br ther
farmers, they will make the institute a ;ess
and of great practical benefit to all.
WE CAN AND SHOULD LEAD.
THE NEWS is requested by
Mr. C. A. MeNabb, of Oklahc ^
ma City, who has charge of ti
Oklahoma agricultural and hortio •"
tural exhibits at the World's F _-p
rn'
next year, to call the attentior o
the people of this county to the
that so far as agricultural proc'
are concerned Lincoln county r s
the least representation of ar %' f
the counties in the Oklahorr ' <-
v
hihit up to this date. Even Lv. er
county in the extreme northwestern
part of the territory, usually consid-
ered worthless except as a cattle
country, has sent in more and better
farm products than Lincoln county
has. In a horticultural way Lincoln
county has a very good showing,
but if our people do not waken and
bestir themselves they will find
reason to regret it next year. Even
il it were not for the many advan-
cers and benefits that will follow
from so thorough an advertising of
the resources and possibilities of this#
county, we should, as a matter of
pride, make every effort to have our
county compare favorably with our
I neighbors round about us* Th^re
are very few men who own farms in
Lincoln county who are not always
ready 1o contend that on the whole this county
has no superior in Oklahoma, and they are cer-
thc tainly right. Here is a chance to show our faith
|TC V< EIGH the material in the so.vies 0
pe.■l'j" measure -.e . . the standard by our works an opportunity to convince others
f.i.e I.e...... as contageov? happi-j that our confidence is well-founded. It is not too
•. e-yas peteii.ia. service, reputation as late to take the matter up, and there is no doubt
et.^o. learning .or t.'-.;' light it can but that we have an abundance of good products
e- - "e help *'• can give, station for in the county to make an exhibit of which we all
.r.e good ii 1 an c.o : to choose in e... :i case what might be proud. It is simply a question of
~ -es- on "le w"Ole, and accept i-r.oertv.Hy inci- whether we will treat this matter with indifference
cental evils involved; to put my wivole self into till it is too late. The p1i7.es offered by Mr.
all that I do. and indulge no single desire at McNftbb for corn were not awarded for the reason
tne expense of myseii as a whole: to crowd out that there was not a representative exhibit, but
fear by devotion to duty , and see present and they will be at a later date, and e^ ry man in the
future as one. to treat cthets *s I would be j county who has some good specimens should save
treated, and myself as I would mv best friend; about half a bushel and < at. ; the competition,
to lend no oil to the foolish, but to let my Clood cotton bolls, good wh< a.t and oats, good
for all: to mnk#* Tin af < nil . , 1
light shine freely for all: to make
gain by another's loss and buy
pleasure with another's pain ; to harbor no
thought ot another which 1 should be unwilling
that other should know; to say nothing unkind to
amuse myself, and nothing false to please others :
no | specimens of forage crops, tall grasses, and
n evi : vt: ill: . * t nej-h t
the matter or put it off. The officers of the
farmers institute, or any of the Chandler papers
will take care of your productfor you and see
that they are forwarded to Mr. MeNabb. Every
bear no malice Ward those <vho do wrong; to representation in the Lincoln county exhibit. A
pity the selfish no less than the poor, the proud proper showing will add to the value of every
as much as the outcast, and the cruel even more farm in the county. Mr. MeNabb knows what
than the oppressed; to worship all that is good this county can do, and that is why he is d
and true and beautiful: to serve wherevei* a ad pointed that : little has been done- If th< n
heart may be made happy or a wrong will set
right, and to recognize every institution and per-
son that helps men to love one another.—William
DeWitt Hyde.
ers of the < ounty will take the matter up in the
same energetic and thorough manner in which our
schools are preparing for the educational exhibit,
our people will have reason to be proud of results.
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Gilstrap, H. B. The Chandler News. (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1903, newspaper, December 10, 1903; Chandler, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc117734/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.