Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-04-15 | Page 2 | $4,500,000 is Asked for West

IS ASKED FOR WEST Extension Department Men i Holding Convention in Salt Lake It was voted toda today at the convention of or Western Vestern representatives of or the ex extension extension ex- ex tension department of or tho the United States department of agriculture t task to ask congress ress for fOl an appropriation o of with which to continue the work worl of ot the extension division as It now no exists The These o representatives are aro meeting in Sal Lal Lake Lako t In behalf o of the states of oC the North and andest West est which will suffer suter most If Jf tho the appropriation i is reduced to as al was the disposition disposition dis dis- position at t the tho last session of ot congress As the mone money II is to be divided among the thu states on the ba basis 11 of 01 rural population population population tion the Western 1 states whose whole rural districts ar are sparsely populated will wm suffer tho the Western extension workers point out C. C B B. Smith chief of at tho the extension division of the tho North and West Vest preSIded presided pre- pre the tho convention con SIded over o I If the appropriation Is not made as fiS large lare as Is asked aked for tho the count county agents I and home demonstrators in Utah will willbe willbe be reduced to about half halt the present number and In tho entire West Vest the theu u cr will be lie cut 10 0 per cont cent i