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OF AMERICA—
The very best and at'the same time
the very worst educators are the news-
papers.-- This is a day in - which the
newspaper is an essential of every
well-regulated household., ' It is up to
the householder-to select'.from, the
vast number of available papers the
sort that are for the betterment of
his children and for his own help;'
It ought to be a strenuous - rule to
never allow a sour, calamity-howling
sheet to come into ..the house.- Every-
body who knows anything knows that
the time never was In all the history
of the world when the blessings of
Hte its necessities and even its lux-
uries—were so nearly evenly distrib-
uted. This Is a day in- which the
servant enjoys comforts,'that a king
would have paid a ransom for a few
hundred or even a few decades since.
In view of this, it 1b a shame that
there are papers which make money
out of calamity howling. The. oppor-
tunities for the young man are fair-
ly bursting into bloom. The- young
man who has "been diligent In his
business*’ is'wanted, all over this
country to take charge of big enter-
prises where inefficient men are now
trying to hold on by the skin of their
teeth. When the world was said to
be in Its golden^age, more than half
of the people were slaves, and the
golden age was only for those on top,
while the "submerged greater half’
endured slavery so abject, so appall-
ingly hopeless, that it chills the mar-
row to even read of it all.' No, select
those papers which tell of all the
brightness and good things that are
within the grasp of him who "wills.’'
Let no editor whose words are not a
benizen have an entrance into your
family. This is a country of freedom
and free men, and the message from
evory quarter should be the words of
free men, who are free and who know
it. If an editor can not be helpful,
he should step down and out; and if
ho will not do so, the public should re-
lieve him of his cares by letting him
hunt another nvocatlo...
There is a great deal of silly twad-
dle going the rounds of tho press
about "tills age of commercialism,"
and this being a day of greed for
dollars. This is all arrant rot and tho
ignorance of the writers. If they could
only read a tittle of the world’s his-
tory, would make them blush. There
was never a time in the world’s his-
tory when there was so much dis-
interested charity and good fellowship
and sa many-helping .bands.extended
to the needy aB today. There waa
never a period In all tho history of
mankind when there was not some
men trying to own ail the face of the
earth. It has always been this way,
and will so continue till the end of
time. There are moral perverts of alt
sorts. Some have one fad and some
another, and they will go on down
to the end of time pursuing phantoms
of some* sort, find commercialism is
much tniked of at this time simply
because our commercialism is more
widespread than at any other time
in our history. It was not until half
a century ago that any progress was
made in the transmission of commu-
nications between men; simultaneous
there came rapid transportation of
freight, but the spirit and the accom-
plishment, under former circum-
stances, was fiercer even .than it is
now. Don’t let the pessimist get hold
of you. This spirit of commercialism
is getting on as it always has and al-
ways will.
The Farmers’ Union still keeps up
its record for being a BUSINESS or-
ganization, notwithstanding the proph-
ecies and predictions sent out from
the great centers of population.
While it is the business of the
Fanners' Union to build farms, it is
also its Indirect business to t?ui!d
townd also'. There must be markets
for surplus, and there must be facto-
ries and factory workers. Get these
into your towns, and keep busy sup-
plying them food and raw material,
while they make the things you want.
That farm that is near a large town
is the one which offers the best life
for the man of moderate means. The
"small farm well tilled” is the farm
for real happiness.
In a sense the Union is only a
makeshift toward the highest sort of
civilization. That highest mark will
not he reached for a Jong, long time
yet, a whole lot longer than the life-
time of any man. The farmers must
get together now In this cruder civili-
zation, because the other businesses
have gQtten together, and are out in
a fight for seif. Under this sort of
condition. It is the natural and proper
thing that farmers should unite in an
effort to meet the opposition of oth-
ers, and to get the benefit of each
other’s experience, influence and mu-
tual moral assistance.
We saw a hay press turning out a
bale every forty-two seconds that had
seen heavy service on the big Mar-
shall hay ranch of Dallas County for
teen years. But when telling of this
record of service, Mr. Marshall was
careful to state that the press had
never been exposed to a single.rain.
This press is hooded under an Iron
cover which the owner devised for
the purpose. Wherever the press goes
this protection from rain and sun goes
too, for all is built tbgether. How
many pieces of valuable farm machin-
prv receive the protection they de-
we?—Farm and Ranch.
- IMPROVED FARM IMPLEMENTS.
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- The time has come when the South*
era.-farmer-must use improved farm
machinery,'' and not depend oh "cheap
,and, unskilled . ‘labor. -- - - - . •;,
There is more money to the’farmer,
to pay, good wages for av hand "who .is
able, to'drive two or Three mules at a
time, than "there >is to hire a. "cheap
hand to .only drive one mule. \~' --
. It has never " occurred To., a - great
many, of the Southern farmers .that a
man can plow two rows at a-..round
with Improved machinery" and‘do-^ bet-
ter work than he can to\ only ^ plow
one row“at a round with the imple-
ments now being used..
We, can'not afford to travel, any
longer in the ruts traveled by, our
forefathers, but must change our
plans and so, utilize our time as to
make - bring the greatest result pos-
sible. ~ ■
a he great trusts and combines of
our country have been using improved
machinery for years, and they have
doubled and thflbled their income by
so doing, and we, the farmers, must
adopt the same course of procedure.
We can not, we will not, waste our
time aty longer by trying to use the
unimproved and insufficient farm im-
plements.! but we, the farmers, will
rise to the necessity of the hour and
use' such implements as will make
cheap negro labor undesirable and the
•foreign immigration detestable.
The Western farmer is able to make
money and pay his farm labor twice
what we are paying them In the
South, not - because of the superior
advantages of his soil, or his mar-
kets, but because he uses such Imple-
ments as will enable him to do twice
as much work as is now being done
by the. Southern laborer.
Wake up, you borny-handed sons of
our unsurpassed South; look about
you, gather information and dream
no more of tho cheap and unprofitable
negro, -or of the foreign Immigrant,
but of Improved Implements uad meth-
ods.—Union News.
There aro thousands of men nnd
women in the fields of tho Southwest
today who will work all the year and
sell only cotton at the end of. the sea-
son (if not "advanced" for to Its full
value). These men should count tho
costa and then they will quit the one-
i crop system. Many of these men nnd
women are mere drudges and know
It not. They have no time to stop und
wipo the sweat from their faces and
to see what their relations are to tho
world. They are in a rut. To such
tno teachings of Farm nnd Ranch
come like water to men In a dry land.
Ljpw to grow other crops, tho profits
of living at home, the pleasures of the
independent man who is not without
hope—all these put life into the droop-
ing heart, nerve the arm and point
the way to better, things. .The good
wife has no business working in tho
field day after day. and the home ‘will
not be what It would be If she wsro
not so occupied.—Farm and Ranch.
The cotton scnoois in the different
States are being well attended. Es-
pecially Is this so of the Texas school,
which is being taught at Houston. It
has enrolled about one hundred stu-
drents nnd others will enter in tho
next days. These farmer boys will
learn to grade cotton nnd be ready to
take charge of our farmers* ware-
houses all over tho States, This good
work will go on and on till the grow-
ers of cotton everywhere will know
something of the staple they produce.
It is too bad to spend a lifetime in
growing a product that we know
nothing about when it Is produced.
The cotton schools of the various
States are certainly In fine with tho
progress of the age.
This Is another good week to do
something to help in the fight against
tho implement and vehlcio trust. Put
all your things under shelter, and if
you are shy on shelters, build somo
more this week. This Is the best way
to meet the encroachments of this
octopus.
GUIDE GOOD THINGS.
Birmingham Farmers’ Guide.
A great many persons are gifted In
grumbling at what others do, in what
they do themselves. We would not
want a monopoly of all meanness in
our acts or dispositions.
Wo should not overwork oureslves,
but go along quietly doing our best
and trusting that if we do that tho
Lord will see to His part and not
leave us to want.
If the farmers have enough corn
planted we can’t help but believe if
they have good seasons from this on
they will gather a good crop, which*
they should not waste, but put into
hog meat.
The farmers should be careful in
their savings. It might fill up a blank
In .their losses. Every end should bo
made to meet In this way.
There Is no need of the FARMER
being afraid of the Union going Into
politics. Let the politicians lose sleep
along that line.
The Farmers’ Union is a farm build-
not a town builder, but its object
is far from wanting to destroy any-
thing or class.
There isa difference In the way you
want a thing to be and the way It IS
sometimes. People often have their-
statements according to sentiment in-
stead 'of cold, bare facts. Do you
know that in* tb? great wind-up it is
facts that count?
Our trials and struggles are mainly
intended for our instruction. Nature
is the greatest teacher of all, but
sometimes nature, applies the lash too
harshly. It seems that it did that
this spring. .We should not complain,
but try to be more obedient and stu-
dious.
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DAVID/THE S
SHEPHERD LAD
STORY BYr THE “HIGHWAY
AND BYWAY” PREACHER
(Copyright, i*)7, by tlie Author, W. 8. Edioul)
Scripture Authority: —Jl Samuel,
chapter' 16. .„
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“How long wilt thou mourn
for Saul, seeing I have rejected
him from reigning over Israel?”
—The prophet Samuel needed
to be aroused from his personal
grief and -disappointment to an
appreciation of the larger pur-
poses and plans of God. These
are never itmited to the meas-
ure of a human life. One per-
son to whom a work has been
assigned may fail, but there is
always another to take-up the
task and carry it to successful
conclusion. There Is little profit
in lingering over the ship-
wrecked life. Rather, there is
need to lift the eyes in hope to
the future, that the one to whom
God has assigned the unfinished
task or the vacant place may
be discovered. Samuel was per-
mitting -the grief of his own
heart to hinder his seeing and
feeling In harmony with God’s
will. The larger vision is need-
ed to break the power, of the
natural impulses of the heart
and life. It Is hard, to give up
friends In whom have cento*ed
our ideals and hopes, but It
must be done when the Divine
will so Indicates. Samuel must
cease to look backward. He
must look to the promise of the
future.
"For the Lord seeth not as
man seeth; for man looketh on
the outward appearance, but the
Lord looketh on the heart."—A
statement full of comfort to the
one whose heart is open to-
wards God and the currents of
whose life are running parallel
to the Divine will, but one full
of disconcerting thought to the
person whose heart harbors
wrong thoughts and desires and
covers up the hidden Impulses,
of fife, so that the outward con-
duct is but the showy veneer
put on for appearance’s sake.
Man’s vision is but skin deep,
and the man he sees Is not ths
man God sees as his all-seeing
eye penetrate* the veneer' and •
uncovers tho real man within.
God looketh upon the heart, be- •
cause out of the heart are the
issues of life. As s man think-
e*.h so is he; that is, as a man
is in hit heart so is his life
bound to be and ultimately that
life will stand revealed before
men, no matter how cleverly the
veneer of pretense Is applied.
To the hypocrite, the pretender,
the person of the double fife,
the thought that God sees be-
hind the mask should make one
pause and take knowledge of
his ways; should lead him to re-
pent and to get the heart right
with God.
There is comfort In the.
thought of God looking on the
heart and knowing what Is
there to the person, who, mis-
understood and misjudged by
those about him, has tried with
the purest motives to do his
best, even though he has blun-
dered and fallen short of per-
fect standards, yet he knows
that God understands and ac-
cepts the fife and the service
not for what it has been, but
for what it has intended to be,
God saw In the boy David tha
future man, "after his own1
heart,” and he sees In you and
me not so much what wo are,
but what we can become by his
grace.
THE STORY.
T'HE hills about Bethlehem were green
1 and beautiful that fresh spring
morning. Here and there amidst the
rolling carpet of green bright-fheed
flowers all glistening with the dew
turned to greet the sun as it burst
above the tree-skirted hilltop. The
glad songs of the birds floated out on
tho gentle breezeB as they skimmed
tho surface of,the meadows or rested
on some leafy bird swing temptingly
offered by the friendly trees.
All nature seemed to be rejoicing,
and tho heart of young David re-
sponded to the glad note as he led
his sheep out to tho green pasture
and beside the still waters. They knew
and loved the lightsome, cheery ring
of that strong young voice, and gladly
followed where, he led, and then grazed
contentedly while he sat under the
shade of some olive or fig tree and
played on his harp the wild, sweet
music .he had learned from the rip-
pling waters and from the birds that
came to accept hiB challenge of song
and pour out their little souls in re-
sponse to the vibrant notes of his
harp, and the clear, full tones of his
voice.
On this particular morning David
was unusually glad, just why he could
not tell, save that the morning was*
so fresh and sweet, the air so full of
fragrance and nature’s rare music;
the sheep and lambs so full of life
and glad to leave the corral and gain
tho freedom of the hillside pasturage.
',.7This ‘morning'as he had.left' the
house amessenger'had come/announc-
ing the-coming of Samuel.'tbe; proph-
et!, of. Israel^.. to. hold '.a sacrifice',-and
feast at Bethlehem^ His mother had:
wanted him to remain.''td' the feast,
ibut his older brothers had objected,
declaring that, it was more important
that the sheep be.put out.to,pasturej
/and that anywayhe/ was not, old
enough,-to share In such occasions.
The first '.tinge of disappointment
which he had felt had given place to
a feeling of light-hearted gladness, as
he remembered that he vwas mote at
home with the Lord in the fields and
midst his sheep than he was upon
She formal occasion of worship,’ ,,
If'As he led his sheep,' choosing' the
[Smoothest, and easiest paths, and
watching for ' the cooleBt, greenest
spots for the sheep to .pasture, he
thought of the Lord as his great shep-
erd leading him' and caring for him,
ud with the thought had come as we
lave said, an inexpressible sense of
oy and gladness which he did not
[understand himself. He knew that
lie nature about him spoke a familiar
anguage to his heart and told him of
ne God which Israel worshiped. 'He
new that he loved his sheep and that
s he cared for them he found de-
ight in thinking of God’s care for him.
le wondered now, as he walked along,
hether he was as willing to trust
3od as bis sheep were wiling to trust
lin, and whether he was as willing to
e obedient to the Divine will as they
ere to obey his voice.
-"No,” he said, suddenly rousing
Imself as his watchful eye noted
at one of the young sheep had reck-
ssly wandered far up the hillside,
nd was even then disappearing Into
the dense growth of underbrush. “No.
1 am just like that straying sheep,
wander so often In forbidden paths,
ut," he added,- cheerfully, as he bur-
ed' off after tho truant, "the Lord
es oi/t after me and brings me
ck, oven os I must go and bring
m back."
But David had covered scarcely half
the distance to the point where he
md seen thd Jamb disappear when ho
leard the most piteous bleating as
fhough he had fallen into some snare
or had been seized by some wild
beast. Without thought of danger
to himself, David broke Into a run and
plunged Into the »thick jungle-llke
growth, from which came tho sound
}t the bleating.
In the semi-darkness of the densely
haded place David could not see
learly, but with no other thought
n that of reaching his precious
p he continued bis rapid flight
ai;ds the place from which the
unds of distress came, and before
realized It he. suddenly »tumbled
nd almost fell over a soft-yielding
omothing, which turned and faced
m with a fierce, muffled growl,
tavld "look In tho 'situation .at »
fiance, and with a quickness which
ook the'beast by surprise, he dealt
l a stunning blow between the eyes
vith his heavy staff, at the same time
etxtng the lamb and placing It behind
dm. Then with a prayer that God
vould help him, ho waited the attack
if the creature, which was now Infu*
inted at the loss of Its men). As the
■feature sprang Into the air at bis
hroat, he, bent his lithe body to one
Ide nnd then with the quickness of
, cat he was upon the beast almost
fore it had touched the ground. For-
nately It landed between two jut-
ug pieces of rock in such a way as
pinion its body so that with the
eight of ftavld’s body upon It, It was
table to extricate Itself, nnd the
ore desperately it struggled, the
_ ore lightly did It become wedged
between the edges of the unyielding
rock. It was the work of but a mo-
cient for David to unfasten the sling
°f strong thongs which he carried at
& is side, and to bring it taut about
1 ie neck of the animal beneath him.
"•"him with ever tightening colls be
8 Ijowly choked the animal to death.
The Lord, my shepherd, did help
to save my sheep," he exclaimed,
iatefully, as he lifted the lamb he
d just rescued from the ground
lere It had lain in abject fear, and
amined It to see if it had been in-
ed. "I am glad now that I did not
ly to the feast and sacrifice. It
s better that I should be here, Sure-
I have been of more service here
in I could have been there and I
ess the Lord was nearer to me here
in he could have been had I re-
ined to see the prophet. But I
nder what mission he had to the
ae of Jesse, my father. Perhaps,"
continued musingly, as be hurried
bk to the rest of his sheep which
found grazing quietly, "perhaps it
to call Eiiab, the eldest, to som*
clal work. Surely he Is a fine rel-
and deserving of such good for-
e." And seating himself again In
shade of the tree he took up his
p and began to play softly, while
thoughts busied themselves with
urlng the future for his brother,
then he got to wondering what
as going to do when he got to be
an grown.
My, I would like to be a great lead-
ike MoBes or Joshua," he exclaim-
enthuslasticaily, and then as his
;s rested on his sheep, , bringing
to the present responsibility, he
ied: "And I will try and do my
t here. Yes, I am always going
try and do my best I am sure
i will like to have me do that,
atever may be the task.”
V sharp hallo Interrupted his fur-
sr% thought, and soon Eiiab, his
br nher, was standing before^ him.
| What did the prophet give you to
he asked, eagerly.
‘For me?” Eiiab repeated half Bul-
ly. "Nothing, but he asketh for
p, and will not suffer the feast to
inue until thou art come. I'will
with the sheep. Go quickly,”
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OUfffiOTMfflS
AMERICAN FARMERS. LEADERS
IN' ENRICHMENT OF NATION;
DOLLARS BY THE BILLIONS
do
Annual Value -/of Farm ’ Product* In
that. United States Greater Than
‘ the Output of .the World’s
x Mineb. -
Statistics ‘gathered by the United
States census bureau afford interest-
ing studies to thdfee who care to delv<r
into economic subjects. According to
the government reports .Issued cover-
ing the years up to 1905, the total
amount of capital invested in manu-
facturing in the United States is $12,-
686,265,673. During the year 1905
there was produced of manufactured
products $14,802,147,087.
The same authority gives the in-
formation that the farm values of the
United States reached the enormous
sum of $20,514,001,836, and to this,
which is the land value, must be add-
ed $13,114,492,056, which represents
farm improvements. * It is needless
to give the value of miscellaneous
stocks, etc., but It is sufficient to say
that during the years 1905 and 1906
that the annual production of the
farms of tho United States amounted
to $6,600,000,000. It will bo seen
from this that‘while the value of
farms and Improvements is very near-
ly three times the amount Invested in
manufactures, that tho production of
tho farms annually !b only about one-
half of the value of the' manufactured
products; but when it is taken into
consideration that tho farm supplies
more than 60 per cent, of the articles
that enter Into the manufactures, it
shows how Important Is the Amer-
ican farmer.
Last year the wealth produced by
American farms was five times great-
er than the value of gold and sliver
produced In the United States for tho
year. It Is estimated that the gold
produced in the world since the dis-
covery of America by Columbus up
to the present time Is approximately
$11,368,000,000. During the same pe-
riod the production of tho silver of
the world was $12,420,000,000. Thus
It can be seen that about every four
years American farms bring wealth
Into tho world greater than all the
gold and silver that has been pro-
duced since Columbus’ time.' The
wealth of tho United Slates Is now es-
timated at $112,000,000,000. American
farmers aro adding to this wealth at
the rate of between $6,000,000,000 and
7,000.000.000 yearly. The total wealth
of Great Britain' and Ireland la placed
at $90,200,000,000. At the present
wealth producing capacity of . the
American farmer, in less than ten
years the wealth ho produces would
sggregato more than the total wealth
of the great kingdom of Groat Brit-
ain and Ireland. The total wealth of
all of Italy Is estimated at $13,000,000,-
000. Every two years the American
farmers produce enough to. buy the
kingdom of Italy, and every year
American farms produce wealth suf-
ficient to purchase all of Belgium.
Outside of the 13 original mates
in adding to Its possessions expended
$87,039,768. This Includes the Ixniis-
iana purchase, the Mexican purchase,
Alaska, tho Philippines and nil United
States possessions, covering 2,037,613
square miles of territory. The corn
corp of the American farmers each
year is valued at 104 times the amount
that was * necessary for the United
States to pay for all Its great posses-
sions The cotton crop alone for 1906
was seven times enough to reimburse
the United States for Its expenditures
on account of the acquirement of the
vast territories purchased. It Is need-
less to further make comparinons, the
American farmer Ib the great wealth
producer of the union. Upon bis work
is based nearly ail the manufacturing,
and it may be said nearly all the com-
merce.
While the farmer Is a great wealth
producer and is one of the most in-
dependent of American laborers, he
has perhaps just reason for complaint
as to compensation received for his
efforts. While the results of his
labor has given employment to an
nrray of millions of workers, the
American fanner has also been sub-
ject to the operations of combina-
tions that directly oppose his best In-
terests. These are the great trusts
that control the marketing of what
tho farms produce. None will deny
but that distributing agencies are
necessary. but when* these agencies
become oppressive and mako extor-
tionate charges for the handling of
the produce of farms, they become in-
stitutions that are oppressive. But
the American farmer to a great extent
appears to be responsible for the
building up of such combinations. In
his prosperity he has ignored simple
principles recognized in business and
which are important to him. Presi-
dent McKinley in one of his addresses
made the statement that to locate the
factory near the farm means the
greatest economy and the highest
prices for farm produce; In other
words, the factory makes the home
market. For years farmers in the ag-
ricultural sections of the United
States have not alone contributed to-
ward the support of the stock gam-
blers and the managers of the trusts,
but have assisted in making possible
the building up of mammoth aggrega-
tions of capital In great financial cen-
ters, and this capital has been used in
the furtherance of combinations that
have made it possible to dictate to
the farmer what prices he must take
for all that he has to sell.
The farmers should understand that
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.money- seiit from; districts to: the large -*
^cities//means •• the' concentration'^ of *;
wealth; in these \‘ cities and/*: greater1' •
support for the. trust builders: ‘ They V-*
•hould also v understand *, that their Is ,
farm, values to a great extent depend
"upon.the activity and Importance of
the horde town. Should the farmer re^ ‘
i lleve' himself Of the burden ;that la
placed upon him by * the trusts , and
combinations, he can do it by assist-
ing to the greatest-extent the-build-
ing up of industries in his own town,
^his county, and state.1 The question
is worthy'of the most careful consid-
eration of every resident of a rural
district. The greatest utilization . of
all home resources can only he
brought about by a cooperation of
the people. Every, land owner and
every person employed in the" tiffing
of the soil, should give greater study
to» economic questions and tfiscover»
if possible, how much better all. con-
ditions under which he labors can be
made by a practice .of the old-time
home patronage rule.
D. M. CARR,
DEVELOPING THE COUNTRY.
Progress of Agricultural Districts and
Cities and Towns Go Hand in Hand.
The building up process of a coun-
try commences with the cultivation
of the soil generally. First the pio-
neers. the settlers on the land, begin
the buil.ding of homes, and closely in
tho wake of the1 agriculturists follow*
the towns.
Town building Is an Interesting
study. It is the highest develop-
ment of communism As far back
as we can reach in the history of th®
world we find the spirit of community
of interests. When Columbus reach-
ed America be found the Indians had
their villages. Even among the most
barbarous races the communlal spirit
is found. In our state of civilization
citli*B and towns represent most per-
fect communlal development.
Where there are people engaged in
any indusstry, it is necessary that
there be tradesmen to supply neces-
sary wants. These tradesmen gen-
erally seek tho most convenient loca-
tion in the settlement and form the
nucleus of the town and city. With
the setlling up of the contiguous ter-
ritory, uew industries are brought into
existence and gradually there is a
growth of the hamlet to the propor-
tions of a village. The village soon
becomes a smnll city, and Its Impor-
tance is gauged entirely by the trado
that It can command to glvo employ-
ment to the people residing within It.
Geographical location Is alwaya an
important factor in town and city
building. The average agricultural
town baa a limited territory for lto
support. From thi* territory moat
, coma tha- trade to maintain IL. Tho
large cl Uea* are amall tdand* ""grown " r*
tip." - While -the amall town may r^-
colro Its support from the Immediate
territory surrounding It, tho city la
maintained by tho trade given it by *
multitude of small towns, and by cer*
tain conditions that perhaps may
make It a place where manufacturing
and jobbing may bo carried on advan-
tageously. While the geographical
position Is important to tho small
town, it Is more important to tho
iargo city, as there are humorous con-
ditions to bo mot, and such things
as transportation facilities and freight
rates aro highly important.
It may be said that tho majority of
American cities and townB aro de-
pendent to a great extent upon tho
agricultural sections of tho country.
The farms supply the major portion
of the articles of commerce and man-
ufacture, and as well tho trade that
supports the towns and cities.
Tho community should take prido
in the progress of the town which it
has been instrumerital In building up.
The town is all important to tho resi-
dents of rural districts as it affords
educational nnd social advantages
that would otherwise not exist In
many localities there is an erroneous
impression that the Interests of tho
residents of towns are different from
the Interests of the people of the con-
tiguous territory. Ax little thought
will show how the interests of both
classes, the residents of the country
and the citizens of the town, aro
equal; how the town depends upon
tho country for its support, and tho
country looks to the town as a mar-
ket place and as a convenience In gen-
eral. Thus we have plainly illus-
trated how much to the interest of
all residents of rural districts that
the home town be a progressive placo
and that all its interests bo protected.
Try for Factories.
Small manufacturing plants are de-
sirable factors in the business of any
town. There must be employment
for the residents of a city or town,
-and any means of supplying this need
is commendable. But there is one
thing that many citizens do not take
into consideration, and that is, it i9
better for the citizens of a town to
build up industries already establish-
ed than to strive to gain new indus-
tries. A manufacturing #lant Is ben>-
efleial to a place in accordance with
its payroll and'its output of goods
that bring a revenue to the town.
Some small concerns that will em-
ploy a dozen hands will have a pay-
roll of perhaps $35 or $40 a day. The
value of its products may amount to
$15,000 or $20,000 annually, .all de-
pendent upon, the-character of the
'business. But what is most consid-
ered is the payroll. Frbm the aver-
age Bmall town it Is estimated that
trade lost, and which goes to large cit-
ies through the mails, is more, thou
$100 a day, If citizens of a commu-
nity would retain this $100 a daj and
’ do their trading In the. home town, It
is evident that it would be twioe aa
beneficial as the small factory that
has a nay roll of $40, or $50 daily.
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