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possible in advancing the work. In 1912 the County of Broome appro- 

 priated SI, 000 for the work and this year the State Department of Agricul- 

 ture contributed, so we now have five agencies actively helping to carry 

 on the work. The Chamber of Commerce receives all moneys and pays out 

 same on vouchers, which are regularly audited and the books or accounts 

 are at all times ready for the inspection of any of the interested parties to 

 the agreement. The office of Farm Management has charge of the man in 

 the field and he is directly supervised by a State Leader. 



You will notice in our local organization the farmer was not repre- 

 sented in the agreement by any organization. Largely through the 

 experience and advice of our State Leader we now see this is a mistake 

 and early in November called a meeting of 'farmers to perfect such an 

 organization among themselves which would become a party to the agree- 

 ment and have a representation on the Farm Bureau Committee. Such 

 an organization was perfected and, while small at present, we believe it 

 will grow rapidly and become a vital force in the work. I have a copy 

 of the constitution and by-laws of the Farmers' Organization with me for 

 any one to look over who may be interested. 



It took our Chamber of Commerce five years to arouse a genuine 

 widespread enthusiasm among its members, the business men of Bing- 

 hamton, to a point where they are willing not only to dig down into their 

 pockets for money, but to give very liberally of their time in helping 

 develop a greater and more prosperous city. 



When we started the conditions were not more discouraging than 

 those confronting us in the work of our Farm Bureau. We are hopeful 

 of arousing the same widespread enthusiasm over its work and oppor- 

 tunities among the farmers that we have succeeded in arousing among our 

 own members. Indications are multiplying; this enthusiasm is gaining 

 a strong foothold in our county. 



In the end we will have a city of wide-awake, aggressive and pro- 

 gressive business men, and Binghamton will be the center of a farming 

 community of wide-awake, aggressive and progressive farmers. This 

 result will not be accomphshed by the city man alone, nor by the farmers 

 alone, but the result of both working together for the greater prosperity 

 of the whole community. 



Mks. Smith: I think you will all agree that this sort of movement 

 between the city and country is ideal, and it is a movement that is 

 undoubtedly given force as the city dweller suffers more and more from 

 the high cost of living. 



I am very glad that Mr. Logan presented to you in a very clear 

 form exactly what they have done and the way they do it. To me it 

 was an interesting history and a story that was very dramatic — ^very 

 dramatic in the way they discovered where they were falling behind and 

 the way they set about remedying it. I want to say this is only an 



