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THE Clin DUTY TO TIE FARMER
IS SEES 31 SECRETARY HOUSTON
David F. Houston, Secretary of Ag
| riculture, delivered the following ad
|' dress on "Agricultural and Commercial
| Cooperation” before the Association
|o? Conunerv hi Organisation Secretar
|s ies in Cleveland, Ohio, September 25:
I "Your invitation found me in a re
v spoil rive mood, at tire close of an in*
I terview in which 1 had asserted that
I the next, great thing to do for the bet
| terment of agriculture and rural life
I is effectively to awaken urban com
munities and business men to a sense
I of their responsibility toward agricul
> ture and rural life and to enlist their
| constructive interest and support for
, their improvement. The thing which
j, concerned me was how to do this
| how to reach them and how to touch
■ them. Naturally, your invitation seem
ed most opportune —made to order, as
!. it were, it immediately occurred to
‘ me that there was no other body who e
members touch business men more
expertly or adroitly or touch more bu -
I iness men than this.
The Foundation of Industrial Existsnce
‘•Experience has strikingly empha
sized in my mind the necessity of en
listing for the betterment of rural life
the support of the town, of its com
merci’l organizations, and of its busi
ness leaders. Heretofore, agricultural
, agencies have worked somewhat ex
t civ’vp’v with farmers and farmers’
org : i.uuions. They have not largely
j wo:!:. .1 with or on the business world,
and the business world has, relatively
i kp . king, displayed an indifference to
th. problems of rural life, or at least
has not given them the requisite ef
fective study and sympathetic aid. In
fact, it mav be said that, relatively
speaking, there has been neglect of the
rural life by the nation as a whole.
We have been so bent on building up
, great industrial centers, in rivaling |
other nations of the world On manu
facturing, fostering it by every natural
and artificial device we could think of,
so busy trying to make each city larg
er by the next census, that we had, in
I great measure, overlook"'' 1 I’.:. very
foundations of our industrial existence.
,It had been assumed that we had a
natural monoi>oly in agriculture, that
it could take care of itself, and we had,
therefore, in many directions cheer- ;
•fully left it to do so; and recklessness >
and waste had been Incident to our
.breathless conquest of the continent, j
J\Ve have been too prone to indulge in
ipraise of farm life and in flattery of
Rising Sub Flour
SELF-RISING AND READY PREPARED.
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Made of choicest Sof t Winter W heat
Flour and prepared by
Red Mill Methods
Say RISING SUN to any good
grocer. You'll be pleased.
It Always Kelps
says Mrs. Sylvania Woods, of Clifton Mills, Ky., in
writing of her experience with Cardui, the woman’s
tonic. She says further: “Before 1 began to use
Cardui, my back and head would hurt so bad, I
thought the pain would kill me. 1 was hardly able
to do any of my housework. After taking three bottles
of Cardui, 1 began to teel like a new woman, i soon
gained 35 pounds, and now, l do all my housework,
as well as run a big water mill.
1 wish every suffering woman would give
The Woman’s Tonic
a trial. 1 still use Cardui when 1 feel a little bad,
and it a ways does me good.”
Headache, backache, side ache, nervousness,
tired, worn-out feelings, etc., are sure signs of woman
ly trouble. Signs that you need Cardui, the woman’s
tonic. You cannot make a mistake in trying Cardui
for your trouble. It has been helping weak, ailing
women for more than fifty years.
Get a Bottle Today! , M
1 a; :ne; •: and too little disposed to take
'.motive -tops to lend aid. President
j Wilson was right when he said: ‘ft has,
mgaia:i> enough, come to pass that
have allowed the Industry of our
a: ,i io lag behind the other activi
ty -of the country in its development.’
j it was high time that there should be
j i barge. Quoting the President again:
ii -ed m t st:ii> to tell you how fuuda
nental- to the life of the natiou is the
reduction of its food. Our thoughts
i ay ordinarily be concentrated upon
ii,e cities and the hives of industry,
ipon the cries of the crowded market
ace ami the clangor of the factory,
hut it is from the quiet interspaces of
‘be open valleys and the free hillsides
that we draw the sources of life and
! prosperity, from the farm and the
ranch, from the forest and the mines.
.Vithout these every stie i would be
ilent, every office deserted, every fac
ory fallen into disrepair. And yet the
■inner does not stand upon the same
footing with the forester and the miner
in the market of credit. He is the sei
vant of the seasons. Nature determines
hew long he must wait for his crops,
anl will not be hurried in her process
es. He may give his note, but the ea
ion of its maturity depends upon the
season when his crop matures; lies at
the gates of the market where hits pro
ducts are sold. And the security he
gives is of a character not known in
the broker's office or as familiarly as
it might be on the counter of the
banker.’
Shortsighted Attitude cf Cities.
“Agriculture is- the greatest single
line of (Industry of the nation. Its an
nual contribution to the nation ex
ceeds ten billions of dollars, while the
total value added to raw materials bv
manufacturing does not exceed nine
billion, and on at lest two occasions
the outpouring of products from the
faints and their exports have saved
(he nation's finances. The largest cit
ies in the land are intimately depend
ent upon agriculture, and vast num
bers of cities and towns owe their ex
istence and well-being practically ex
clusively to it. The amazing thing is
that so few recognize this fact, or, if
they recognize it, act accordingly. Tn
not a few' cases the relation of the
town to the surrounding country i-;
one of hostility, and, in many cases,
in effect, amazingly selfish. Tn a few
there are indications of a spirit of en
lightened selfishness, and, in still few
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er, of a wise, constructive, helpful at
titude. Illustrations of the truth of
these assertions are not far to seek.
They are found not only in nonaciicn
on the part of cities, but also in'pe i
ive resistance to participation n
plans and legislation essential for the
upbuilding of country districts. They
; re found in struggles over apportion
ments of school taxes and road funds
and against bettor sanitary' arrange
ment. They are rooted in the short
gfited attitude of bankers ami busi
ness men toward not only the need-;
and programs of the rural population,
but also legislative proposals designed
to remedy prevailing general condi
tions. There has been for too long a
time in too many localities a nice bal
ancing of benefits and burdens of gov
ernment, just as there is beginning to
appear too nice a balancing of the ben
efits aid burdens in the national field.
In both directions such attitudes are
as blind and destructive to community
and national interests as they are un
i atriotic. The town and the country
| re in ihe same boat; and what is best
for the one is in the long run Highly
likely to be conducive to the welfare
of the other.
“It was my fortune not many months
ago to have an opportunity to speak
to the chamber of commerce of one of
cur thriving cities. I had made sonu
dudy of its problems and progress. 1
had certain views as to l,ts relations to
the surrounding country and the direc
tions of progress. Before speaking, I
asked if someone would not tell me
v.hat made the city, and the answer
came, ‘the tack country,’ and this 1
knew' to be true. I then innocently ob
served that, of course, as prudent busi
ness men, they had taken steps to in
form themselves of the needs and
problems of the l ack country, of the
he t ways to foster r, balanced agricul
ture and to promote its well-being,
that their bankers had intelligent
views as to the credits which should
be extended ami for what, that they
'■nr! taken pairs to see that good road'
radiated into the courtrv districts, and
tha* they had assisted the farmers in
solving their difficult problems of mar
h" f;tins? and di tr button. I then asked
if they would tell me what had been
done; and n deep and significant sil
ence pervaded the room. This is one
of many experiences and could, I be
lieve, he duplicated in many parts of
the union. That there should be a
change or that the change which is bc
g inn tog to appear should be rapidly
made, T am sure you will agree.
Business Men Should Study Agricul
tural Problems.
‘ ..at, then,, is to ba done? Obvious
ly. tof ai!, a i.evv attitude must Le
us u:;;cd and a sense of responsibility,
even 0.1 the basis of enlightened sei
;:h:il must develop. Business men
ai.a Luciness organizations must join
t: e other great elements in society
red become effective students of agri
cultural probi'ins and efficient in stru
ts -“Ufa ill !)( •■; ' ii:g rural life.. The prob
lems are exceedingly numerous and
■ m e entiy difficult to tax the best
v'.'i oght of the best men of the nation.
-'Vitit ail the progress made—and
1 P v egress hr.s been rap'd and vast
u: continue ;to be many interest
, :: and urgent problems of production.
:; Is ir.i.t ito be done for soil im
i ,>verr.ent, . r plant and animal brerd
'■ r the eraiToation of diseases,
• ' > revi tn ::t cf cultural me h.d'j,
letter fa :.i management, and for
■ . utilization of labor throughout
Ihr yen. . The nation i.Vs losing hun
• ied. of millions of dollars through
Oi eases which can be controlled or
t indicated, and under better condi
tierts the meat supply of the nation
can be greatly increased with reason
; hie profits to the producers and dis
tributors. That this is essentia! may be
t oar ply ind cated by the mere state
ment that while in the last 15 years
we have gained 24,000,000 cf people
he numb: r of our beef animals has de
ers: and 6,000,000, sheep 1.0,000,000, and
hogs have increased only 1 1,000,000.
The Problem of Distribution.
“Mot less important and even more
urgent are problems of distribution. It
• ' one thing to produce commoditie
end another thing to distribute them
•onomically and profitably. Then
cin be little doubt that in this phase
■ his enterprise the farmer has been
ft a marked disadvantage. He has
been without banking machinery to
•erve his particular needs as the mer
chant and manufacturer are served,
without established standards for
staples for us in market tractions and
713 Worms f / e 7r a oM
child is a record which
places GATTIS WORM
OIL in a class by itself.
For sale by Ben C. Gil
reath. Price 25c.
The Qattis Drug Cos.
Huntland, Term.
without systematic knowledge of the
markets th< imselves, without ability
to command the requisite transporta
tion facilities, and without the requis
’te contac with the machinery of di. -
tribul on. No one can estimate ihe
lo .-e- arising because of these defects.
Many drawbacks exist because the
farmer's operations, as a rule, are on
rnial! scale. The average cultivated
farm in t! nation is 75 acres, and in
some sections only 35 acres. This
points to i ne conclusion, that co-opera
tion for marketing not only but for
production also is essential in the in
terest of tire producer as well as of
the consumer.
“But even if each farmer were an
efficient producer and community ar
Flour made
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IGLEBFART BROTHERS tf)C Wf)€Ot £ ields
VIJLL£,fND. 'ltf THAT J ,i_• i r i
\ V IHA 1 do you think or when you
, W look at the snowy contents of a
sack of Hour? Is it just something to
|f yf cook with, nothing more?
t; V i • When you use Swans Down, think
\ k / back a little; it has a story to tell of
y :r‘-- •< y. -A what happened before that substance
w \ became the fine, white powder you
know so well.
brings you a message from the vast wheat
fields of the Southern Indiana grain belt, where
the wheat lies ripening in the sun, under the
wide blue sky. The clean, sweet wind passes
over the fields, rippling them with shadows; the
sun pours on them its golden warmth; the cool
dew falls; the soft rain drops and the miracle of
wheat-life goes on.
Sun and wind and dew and ram, blue sky
above and warm brown earth below —of all
these, each tiny grain absorbs its share and
passes it along to you in abundant measure —
through the goodness of Swans Down Flour.
Igleher.rt’s “jSELF- RISING ” Flour
Made from Swans DoWn
also is well worth your attention for the many occasions when time saved is of great impor
tance. It brings quick results of the kind you can be most proud of.
IGLEHESI'KT BROTHERS Evansville. Ind.
For sale at
Your your children does not end with
your death, the Prudential Monthly Income Policy
enables you to provide steady, unfailing support for wife and
amily after you are gone. Ask me about it. It is my busi’
ness to help you—let me do it
J. B. HOWARD, Agent, Cartersville, Ga.
SWANS DOWN
West Side:
J. A. MON FORT & CO.
L. F. SHAW & SON, No. 1.
FOSTER £. SON.
G n W. WALDRUP.
2. T. DONALDSON, Crandall, Ga.
J. L. PARKER, Chatsworth, Ga.
C ARTERSVILLE GROCERY CO., Distributors.
rangements were developed for effic
ient marketing, the problems would
a t have been solved. There is much
that individuals and groups of indi
viduals may do in every community,
in fact, they must always do the larg
er part. Self-help will be the rule in
the future as *it has been in the past.
Nevertheless, there are certain unde
sirable and unjust conditions which no
amount of private effort can overcome.
Such conditions legislation alone can
correct.
Neglect of Rural Economics.
“In the field of production, national
and state agencies for a number of
years have been rendering effective
service, but, to the second half of ag
riculture involved in distribution, no
THE PRUDENTIAL
I’TniTTTTTTT'HTiTTT’ “''TlYTtf
insurance Company of America
Home Office, NEW ARK. N. J.
All the best that Mother Nature has to con
tribute to your health, your strength, your vi
tality, has gone into this wheat which makes
your flour. Let that account to you, in part,
for its richness, its, purity, its nutrition, its rare
quality for good baking.
Swans Down Flour is offered to you, mad
ame, with the same pride with which you offer
your matchless biscuits, rolls, hot bread—as the
finest that the wheat fields have to give. Using
it, you cannot fail to recognize its superior qual
ity and the message from the great out-of-doors
which these wheat fields send to you.
East Side:
F. E. MATTHEWS.
L. F. SHAW & SON, No. 4.
E. J. SWANSON.
SHEP SMITH.
ATCO STORES CO., Atco, Ga.
G. L. GAINES, Catrersville, Ga.
systematic attention had been given
cr provision made up to two and a
hiilf or three years ago. Even the econ
omists cf the ration had shown a sin
gular indiff. rence concerning prob
lems in this field. They had been busi
ly studying the economics of indus
try, barking, transportation, public
debts, international payments, corpor
ation finance, economic theory, and the
economic systems of the medieval and
ancient wrnrld. But a mere handful had
shown any appreciation of the difficul
ties which vexed the 6,000,000 farmers
of the nation in spite of their know
ledge of their strivings against them.
In the minds even of the few there
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