638 Missouri Agricultural Report. 



THE CHIEF BOOSTERS. 



The Federation of Commercial Clubs of Missouri was the 

 greatest single factor next after the newspapers — in fact, these 

 two forces were copartners, and it would be impossible to adju- 

 dicate the rights of the claims of either in comparison. Presi- 

 dent William Hirth and General Secretary A. N. Lindsey issued 

 an approving manifesto calling on the four hundred and sixteen 

 commercial organizations to get busy to help make the Major 

 good roads day signally successful for the betterment of the 

 commonwealth. The commercial clubs did effective teamwork. 



COUNTY COURTS GOT BUSY. 



The county courts followed strong and forcefully with 

 county proclamations setting forth the advantages of the "work- 

 ing holidays" and explaining the methods or organization pro- 

 posed. Jackson county was especially active, and the following 

 concise county court proclamation was the clarion call to duty 

 that brought results, this being one sample of the many good 

 calls made all over the State: 



JACKSON COUNTY PROCLAMATION. 



Whereas, the Governor of the State of Missouri has set aside Wednesday and Tliurs- 

 day, the twentieth and twenty-first days of August, 1913. to be linown as good roads days, 

 when aU good citizens of tlie State are requested to aid in tlie improvement of the public 

 roads. 



Now, therefore, the county court of Jackson county, Missouri, being heartily in ac- 

 cord with this movement, hereby sets aside said two days as good roads days of said county, 

 and requests that all citizens of the county will devote said two days to the improvement 

 of the Jackson county public roads. 



By order of the county court of Jackson county, Missouri, this seventh day of Au- 

 gust, 1913. 



A UNION OF FORCES. 



Commercial clubs, agricultural clubs, members of the Mis- 

 souri State Board of Agriculture, automobile clubs, good roads 

 organizations, religious bodies, labor organizations and many 

 others issued calls and formulated plans for effective results. 



The county highway engineers all over the State proved 

 the efTiciency and merit of the law creating their offices by 

 doing practical work in formulating and developing plans for 

 managing the army of willing toilers for the common good. 



Wholesale and retail dealers in farm machinery and road 

 tools loaned large quantities of equipment, including many 

 thousands of new shovels and picks. On these days practi- 

 cally every traction engine of every type available in salesrooms 



