The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-07-19

III LII
~ urs n Wv le&ases iars~Air~a a~sls
sansnsh - Ne% tst ~ss. sai ~ss "A
ih~ Ahl~%a rvwNn% IA the swnsahrsas~
ssnw IN ths EAss. W. - s~+s lafres
raa~s ~hs~~ est shss paper MAJ tsil VI
wi~ n 4 rMs~Fsl and attentive r~srsel /
tssrlssssHss ~ fsss N III anms.ss thsa rmtas
vi n sii< AnA mn1ss~iertfss 1he Hw~ns ~ sn
wsssss nansy sAfeas s.sa g~ysstsaas ~ ras
wss seueh restricted. nessswiis i sslsvea IN
The es'#asss y s~snea sus1Hssan = Asas<asi
~esAae~s W. NssnafaesMstHr isn~sses. nHssr va
aas~rwnss " susr~smx. AssA m~svhAnsis@ VI
.aHslis snAsisscsis~. Al ths sasw tim. aast
| fsAstnfr. uuf hs.x1 sAfe. s4sAAy ard fvmah4sA.
tive inAnTtst. lAnKusslsrs ~ waus II nssAhr M
give n Mfs And artin1. What aFv the tvAssns
that rAtaisiisss. n ens hard, s'ntisvis nsxi~s
Ass4es,ismta. inse~snwnis AstA thss fssnss&, nn
th~ other hand vnNss trsm ~Aus IN srsise
eagasal n vnlAsate their land III saeh wss a.
1 ~ make Il must tsusinetIvef M cAtasAist will
lean nausWs en mortgage n farm rsvg~stv, fns
use svAMsn Anphg uah~ss, that sAunla shr
rFrt*sts e.'sne into has h.nis ~ default u
vAsntent, II wunid he cunsl,ltcls useless 10 him.
" not cnsil. hhssica ~ his haslls. Al the
sAsnN time sAsmcss riow nndrNinesl Hrlsls. Freed
| the tousest kinds of Stock. cultivate nhlestv
%al, and wuFA with thc hands insteAd VI with
machines AMI steam rnvtnes. l<inH 10 nse ~
| expressive. wsi nusirsStsTdte term = = land rpr
Y tsvrF, plain 10 nsie Who has nsui.sy 10 inssa
that n the uwMt ~ farm. uMesed a mrnriy
fcr loan. rAn rrrAle hul pxnr living ftUin
hts farm, there Il murv than ordinary firk that
he cannot mect the h.irsicns II sntetusi en- bur
RIVED money. os b. prepared ~ repay lhu lnan
! when u c,snee due. This u 4 ycfy effective
reason ~hv such iosns arr dinieal. ~ impossi.
bie 10 procure.
The trunh'r "A tho hostou. ~ al this spllNuk
FROM Ot'R SYSTEM or OWNERSHIP or
LAND. Heretofore thss has been matter ~
pride with unr agricultural class. 60 osn the
farm frrc from incnmlvance has lsscn matter
Tor conRratnlati,a ,a, and basis Tor comfursa.
biz Independence Int things arr not ~ Tho,
nsc.l " ~. W. have charged al that Years
hack the farmer and hts Wttc drussed In humo-
.lun. aud his children helped 10 tho farm work.
There VAS 4 sort uf sturdy yeomAnshir intlms-
trions content, and thrift with M AttiiiriAl
wants, aud few nce.ls for a,"sscy escviA 70 pAy
the light tAxc~ and buy thu Few ncccssaftes
that we're not raised on thu farm. Therc were
no dressing hills N Mfrt at the yuArn end /. no
castly modern Improvement about tho fArn, pr
homestead. and tle farmer never troubled
hin,.lf about how the capitalist s.N Ahoa!
making leans. Then ~ own riece u land
Was 10 have . farm. and tho only foating ~
active capital needed ~ cultivate u WA the
muscles III tho farmer aud his industrious FAM
lily. Then 10 "Eo Wc. wAs aynonsmnn~
with entering 4 promised land ~ plenty
AMI wealth. Now thu po~ressso,. " lAsee u
land brings man fAco ~ fAcc with lrpserty.
~ hr views his pussesStOua he fecls how hope
lrss hc II without . few hundreds ~ thousands
~ dollars. Tho ancient AZ and hut, rekltnW-
hook and Hall. which smiiieed onr fnrcfAthers,
ara NOW substituted by tho steel plow th. cost.
" tcani, nlo~rr, reaper. thrAshing machines,
sud NIL the ether expensive acccssnricS of the
farm.tcad. A crowd Ut new wants meet thc
new or yo.,nH farmer III tho outset u Ills
career, aud. ~ thu means " purchase these
must lr borrowed. : load ~ deb, VI once
wetgha him down and clogs and hobbies him.
Now. ton, our tase~ are = very serlo,r ,le,.n.-
and happiness Afc He'd fruln the farmer hunt.
and care and anxiety tai. their place. fut-
tiurly, farmers worked harsi hut borrowed no
trouble Oh that or sny ushcr account nov
they are d0wntr0tldcn and worried, Anh worry
isa far heavier burden than work. How 10
procure money 10 make cnis n,eet II tile bur.
dem ~ their mnds. aud nothing counea 10
case II. This II the general condition ~ things
among those who cultivate tho sell. Il there
WAY ri dsiiverAnce2
fnE!!E sEEMs 70 nEnuro ONE REMEDY.
IMMEDIATELY EfrEcriyE. To lskAuM
III. HOril lAtlMEl,k AMI cArirAIl<IN
NEED III III EDUCATED IL II. Hur III
hEEMB III UE INEVITABLE THAT lr
MUTT CONE ABOUT IN COURSE or TIME.
ir IA A CHANGE UF OWNERSHIP OF rllE
LAND OMNl.ils ON TtiE ONE HAkt,, AMI
IENANT-fAlMElia ON THE OrilEN.
kOMETHlNO NlAll.AIL IN hOTu GAHEs.
TIL WHAT HAN I.ONN EAIStED, AND NOW
ENlNTh. IN THE OLDER COUNTRIES on
EUROPE, aud AtmilAr al.0 To system that IN
common IN our own State of California; Those
farmers who are land poor must s,ll. and hc-
come tenAnts IN place of owners ~ thu soil.
The boarded idle capital must be invested IN
these tAi.ds and turned over 10 the lHor farm.
crs, Who Will Al once bc set upon their feet mol
10 20 and loaf about towns and village.
sl'rlding their money while Il may
last, but 10 bny With this money stock, fsrt,t.
ixefs. tnapltms,,ts and machines. aud ~ 10
work ~ cultivate tho soil proAtAbly. Instead
VI their money bcinK sunk and deal III unrro-
dnrtivo arres, II will bc invested In COWS. slerp.
Awinc ~ improved breeds, IN gilAno aud fsrtil.
ixsr.. ly which thu crops Will bo doubled Or
trebled. u will thus bccunie active and pro.
dtictivc aud capable os doubling itsesf within
tha ycsr. Tho farmer Will be relieved ffosn
thu burden Ut lad investment On which hO
nuw makes W interest, aud hss money will bc
placed where II will do tho most good. Ic
will n once bc lifted from poserty " financial
aAse, aud, In plAsr VI ~ nnsAlAbl0 farm, he
VAL have 10 show TOR Ills money some property
that Will realixo all that LIS worth q public
aAle At tWrnty-f0ur hours notice. vEltN
MUCH MORE THAN T1ilk IN IMPLIED IN
THIN CHANGE that II - obvious " the prsc-
ticAl man that II need not IN particulaxtked.
THO owners III mOnay, now unVrOducttvr,
would hy thus Investing thuir capital becomo
possoHHed of real estate Of tho most valuable
AMI productive kind. Iii place NJ An AMxiOus,
speculative business. full Ut iish. tlioy would
have 0ile u III easy, agreeable character,
whkh would draw them, 1t least part of tbs
year. ~ thu country ~ carr In thvir property,
n tho n.idst " rural purrnits AMI plea.nrcs.
Tho Improvement ~ tuoIr land by draining.
buildlng. fencing aud clearing would iftcruaMu
Il In value and largely add ~ IN productive
capacity. Their money thus invested Wumld
hna employment for themselves. ~ woll ~ 1s,t
g work mAny. meh now only half employed.
hi every way there would be gAin Onr r,irsi
social asssem would Le improved the soil
Wuuid lu made largely nlur0 productive, AMI
money that now he's IDLE, folded aud h,dden
IN nApktn. ~ Il Ncrc. would w. pnt Into cir
s::s ,.. ,,.. ., fssx s Ne Il to w.. ..' L. would s. -,
bltssod, blessing "hln that gives and HIM
that takes. and would fulnil M proper work
In thu suetAi economy. II WMid be Kttfsttsd
toward agriculture ~ The sAf.st insrstu.oi,i.
and fAsMurs would b. relieved from what ii
NOW tho so''rce q bitter complaints. si1.i
If Il vE,iY CERTAIN THAT AMERICAN
AuIICUl.tIME IN UPON TflE 1--WE OF
SERIOUS CHANGES, aud u great improve
nsents. This must b., for Il cani,ot 20 back
Aui Il cAu,,ol atAy whore 4 u. Tho greatest
lHHWsAty " TUE FRuNNIV tkNtNN tOtl01u III MI
unproniAblr and Unsatisfactory condition. MR.
esh II long remain without thu lse Of adequate
capital ~ lnyiHnrale Il and give II smll afutN
Thousands ~ pgrsUns nDw Idle lts,k " II Tor
rmployusune, aud, u tl,0re wcfo farms 10 ri,i.
there wunid h. plenty III tenants fot them.
EvEity rItlNn NEEMh ltlI'E ron I'llE
CHANGE. Halt tAs fArms III thu country Aic
ready to ~ roll II layers a,ly svl~st, ani
hundreds that can NOW iN ts,,gtl IN lesa thAh
their vAIuo twenty ~ thyi, ,vMr~ aKu need
unly aos.so Jndieivns outlay ~ mah. them
~ productive ~ ever. fe~ fAtmors
esn holn ~ prusIia thor So,.H with
FARMS u their own. Aud tlufr II 10
place Tor iless younw naen u the oscrcfo~ded
eltlos. lAit ~ siock rshied farm II nvt ~ stif
flc,tll matter In lashGs intent on starting 4
s0n IN llfe. This w0uld be rasy 10 do II The
farm could IN rented Usl l0ng and satisfactory
loAse. nut, before this can b0 done. the uwner
" tho lAg.d insist luld Il - permanent invest.
inais. and nns ~ ls0lrfty u b. Offered Tor ssls
y thu first cotuur. When farm land Il held by
tho owtArv. there n snilla probability, II mot
certainty that Il viii lr permanently improved