The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-03
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To the Editor Of The Herald.
neither Il Is, as some would have us
think. that it indicates a process of
coming evolution pointing TO a time
Mnen man shall not exert physical
forces, but shall only use and direct
them. the brain forces dWarfing other
powers, or whether it indicates, as 9TH
ers contend, a degenerate idea which
mas developed through perversion of
correct ideals in regard TO man and his
work with them the calling of the Ia
Dorer is most honorabIe); certain il is,
however, that manual labor is cOnsid-
cred IN rather an unfavOrable light by
many of the rising generation. There is
probably some reason for this. as, meas
ured by the wealth of the world received
by the individual worker the laborer's
reward is frequently the poorest of the
wealth producers. On the other hand,
the reward of the giant intellect, more
especially when aided by large material
forces, can hardly be computed. This
reward IS not alone in material wealth,
out also in the social positions and hon
orS which are poured out to the
wealthy This does not say that all who
seek or even aJority, attain to in
Jellectual greatness, but where the
prizes are so great. even though few,
the competitors will be many. Yet the
highest type of manhood and of happi-
ness cannot be attained by him who
exercises his brain only. He must have
physical exercise Che may call it sport),
II he is to have sound body. the only
abode of a strong and vigorous mind.
In the field of the labOrer the skilled
man, he who has been trained to do a
thing and do it well. he who mixes
brains with the physical forces, receives
the largest reward. The skilled Iaborers
are now numerous class. and with the
rapid increase Of mechanical forces a
rapidly increasing class.
The measure of a mans Success in
any calling is largely the measure of
MS ability to control the forces with
which he comes in contact. or has to
use in his business. In the past 100
, years man has harnessed more Of the
forces OF the earth than in all the pre-
viOus ages of his history, and as a re-
| suit the earth has increased in wealth
as never before, and the increased
wealth adds much to the posi- bilities of
future enrichment.
As with the country so with the indi-
| V1dual, he who could control most COM
! pletely, and bring to his use the great
est forces, acquired the greatest wealth,
and the wealth itself = ecame a very
large factor in more complete control.
Primarily the forces which the farmer
must control are land (kind and
lamOdnD and climate Temperature and
moisture). Up to comparatively recent
times the only help brought to bear on
those forces was manual labor, actually
hand labor in most of the operations.
To this has been added in recent times
a very large number of mechanical ap-
planes; and much of natural science,
together with improved business meth
DDS. The man who has the largest and
most complete control over these forces
viii gather the largest income. Given
control over sufficient amount of land,
which amount will vary with the nature
of the soil. the climatic conditions and
the market facilities, success in farm
work viii, to a large extent, depend
upon the farmers ability to control
proper soil conditions, to select the kind
of crop best adapted to the soil, eli
mate and markets, to use more eff
hciently and effectively modern me-
chanical farm appliances, and to market
the crop in the manner and at the
season when the best prices may be OBJ
tanned. The success Of the farmer OF
the future Will be measured by the
kind and amount of his mental equip
ment, his thorough schooling. both in
the science and art of his calling. SucF
men are wanted. The farmers are caB-
ing for them all over the land. Within
the past few months several letters have
come to me asking for men skilled in
dairy practice, with pay from s45 to
$50 per month. l knew of none out OF
employment whose training was such
as to warrant an unqualified 1ndorse-
ment; they were not thoroughly trained
they had not spent enough on their
equipment.
The country is waiting for those
trained agriculturists to maintain and
advance among American yeomanry
those sterling qualities which were the
characteristics of her founders, and
which all agree the farm can best sup
ply. Men strong physically from the
outdoor vigorous life the farm affords
men strong intellectually from the study
of the problems the farm is continually
presenting, as well as in the wider socia
and political problems. Men strong
morally from their nearness to nature
and natures God. and their freedom
from the pollution that so often turks
and hides where men congregate in
mass. T. B. LINFIELD.
Agricultural College, Logan, Utah.