The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-17

1h. EIosu, tlHu OeO. bCarQSneAr is ap-
pointed for the new sub-district OF Tin
township which will be known as no. z.
CLIPPINGS.
EDUCATION FOR THE FARM.
81 don't need business education,
for never expect to be any ything but a
farmer" This is common expression,
and most unfortunate because it is a
false view, both OF a business education
and the requirements OF correct farming.
Ii any business on earth demands meth
cd, system and the application OF COR
rect business principles, that business is
farming. OF course we do not mean by
this that every farmer should keep
complicated set OF books, and have an
office equipped with all the modern con-
veniences, but we do claim that, SO far
as it goes, his business should be as
much regulated by correct system as
that OF a large coianlerciai iorse. 4
farmer is both manufacturer and Il
merchant, aud the good results OF a
manufacturer can be destroyed by the
bad methods OF the merchant. To Sc
cure good crops is one thing; to get them
converted into the greatest amount OF
cash is another. There are more fail
ures produced by bad management than
poor crops. A poor crop this year may
be remidied by the results OF next year,
but bad methods entail continual fail
ures. Business education inculcates
system, order and method, and does
away with the guessworll, haphazard
plan, which is valuable and instructive
only in afiording study OF lawful exam
pies" We want more business farming
and we shall get it only by educating for
it. Scotland has been described "a
splendid country to emigrate from" and
the average farmer boy regards farming
an excellent work to avoid. If he has
brains and energy he thinks they will be
wasted on farm. He is mistaken, OF
course, but bad methods have given him
this impression, which time study and
experience may eradicate. Farmers are
themselves to blame for the low esteem
in which the business is held, and their
eyes should be opened to this fact. They
need more truth and less taffy.-Ex.
RAPID CITY ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
Thereport that the electric light COM
pany OF this city had closed contract
| for q n iDca an1occopt c1-u+ on, ,,,,1 tho +l,o
necessary machinery would be here with
in Il few days, is entirely without foun-
dation. DR.. McGiilycuddy was seen by
a reporter this morning and stated pos
itivcly that no contract had vet been
made with any company nor would
there be for at least thirty days. The
directors oi the electric light company
at their last meeting authorized Dr. Nc
Gillvcuddy to make arrangements for
putting in an incandescent system and
he will go east about February LIST fol
the purpose OF examining the different
} systems and selecting the one which il
his opinion is the best. The electric
light company has decided to put in thu
system as soon as possible, but it can
) not be put in before May 1st. The sys
tenn will cost at least $4,000 and til,
directors want to be satisfied that they
, are getting the best. AS soon as possible
: about March 15tll-thc company vii
I begin improving. their water right at al
: estimated cost OF SO 900 and while tn
work is going on will obtain power TO
their present system from the Rapit
River Milling company. When improved
, their water power will be one OF the bes
in the state, allowing them to put il
another wheel for their street lamps ant
t a 75-horse power wheel for the new sys
t tenn. DR.. McGillycuddy will select on
4 OF the high tension alternating system
the Edison not being practicable 10
Rapid City. The two main wires vii
run from the present power house OF tn
company out the West Boulevard an,
circle round the city to the place G
beginning. The main wires will carry
very heavy current, but only enough {
o it, owing to Il late invention, will enter
). house to supply the lamps therein
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