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Show BUSINESS MEN OF SPRINGVILLE MEET FARMERS I Springville Kiwanis Club ! Entertains Farmers in Co- operation Meeting. j t RGE GREATER USE j OF ALL HOME PRODUCTS I Mapleton and Springville Citi- j zens Unite for Progress of Both Communities. Seventy five farmers of the community, com-munity, were guests of the Springville Spring-ville Kiwanis club at t a luncheon J held in the Fraternity hall, Thursday Thurs-day evening, February 28. President M. O. Packard in a key note Introduction said, "at the beginning be-ginning of this year the Kiwanis club wanted to do something for the best interests of Springville and Mapleton and after an investigation it was decided that since agriculture is the basis of all our other industries, indus-tries, it should be given the first consideration, hence our gathering here is only for the purpose of working out some plan whereby we can help the farmers." lie then announced John F. Mendenhall as toastmastor of the evening. The first to respond to the call of the toastmastor was M. W. Bird, who said, "one of the objects in calling this meeting was to stimulate stim-ulate a stronger community cooperation co-operation spirit. Co-operation and organization are the only things thai will bring us success," he added. Mr. Bird referred to the success achieved by the organization and co-operation of the fruit growers and the poultry men. He said, "this demonstrates that no matter whether we are farmers or anything else we should keep in mind the co-operative spirit." John D. Childs told a story of how a bunch of mules in the earlyl days, when attacked by wolves would get their heels together in a circle and fight the wolves off with th ir front feet. In reaving up in theii' iigli-C they would kick each other from behind, until finally a wise old muje suggested that it would be better if they put their theads together and kick out. Mr. Childs suggested that a lesson could be taken from the story. "Instead of kicking and knocking each other, let's get our heads together and make our efforts amount to something," some-thing," he said, "How much better it will be if we get our heads together to-gether and then if any kicking is necessary, kick out and not in." J. F. AVingate referred to the pre-minancy pre-minancy of agriculture as an industry indus-try and called attention to the stability of the sugar and canning industries. He also called attention to the fact that the price paid for beets by the Springville-Mapleton Sugar Co., in 1022 was $8.40 a ton as compared with $8.02 paid by the Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. Dr. George A. Anderson said, "The Kiwanis club wants to help the farmers to organize and centralize so that they can get the best price for their products and there-by prosper, pros-per, for when the farmer prospers his prosperity is reflected in all the other trades, professions and indus- i trioe Tho fnrmoro clinnlrl lift In. 1 dependent. The farmers should be happy. The Kiwanis club wants to help in securing for them 'the best markets." R. L. Done said, "The only way to make a town the best town in the world is to think it is yourself. Let us patronize our home industries and our home institutions, let us use Springville flour because it is the best aud because it is made in Springville, out of wheat grown by Springville and Mapleton fanners. .1. W. Alleman said, "If we could get together more often in- gather-' ings of this kind it would he to our advantage. I feel that, the Kiwanis has been doing an unselfish work for the good of the farmers. I feel that they are looking out for our interests in-terests far better than we think." Mr. Alleman referred to the work done by the Kiwanis committee for better roads in the fields below Springville and in the canyons. In referring to the farmers problems he said, "There is-about 3,000 acres of good land lying in the drninage district out of which 35 per cent is still in its native state, growing nothing but native grasses and something should be done to get these lands growing the more profitable profit-able crops." Lovell Mendenhall of Mapleton said, "Farmers ought to prepare to market their own crops and I feel that we ought to co-operate more." J. F. Bringhurst and S. L. Mendenhall Men-denhall also responded and urged the patronage of the home institutions. institu-tions. M. E. Crandall, Jr., conducted the community singing. A male trio consisting of Elmo Coffman-. M. E. Crandall, Jr., and Ralph Snelson rendered a part on the" program. Miss Xorma Ilolley of Mapleton gave a rending. The aftcndMncc prize was awarded to ,T. AllK-rt Giles. |