The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-08-18

| .ber influence ne, without effect
81 Es..uE Re -uet- scattered. Yet
s., a.aI almost evey a II PROBES anHl
1en ami Ua-e mons. trsa steel tru~t :
eupio5e. - the nos Roy organized THIS
l-.oa.l convince tse tanners Jhat .4e
F benefits 10 - Der vel through go
( zatI.n. Tbs u5eI- nave ta-r Bar
4-oo4atfo4~ Tie doctors AaFe Eho'-
state Medical Associations both are
ooklns after their osn business inter
Ie~l. Nc have 1eter sen where the l&N-
Iyer- passed loud re~3ilt ou~ telling TIE
eoI5e 4oa Io atosi lasat5n- or the DE-
tor- re~clQtv how tc keep wei What
ever .rglce any one. gei7 from these ~!
tothar professional IS u. they rI-h,.y eN-
Egeec 10 eharge~ f.4i - co-op,ratal
any ono. ( tho peoples business 70
avoid litigation BY betas careful or t3elr
business interest and likewise t~E az
keep We'll bodily. mentally anl hnaa-
c.afly.
Remember that there AL, ~ many hei
s.. a farmers organization 10 assist each
other III business a. tnore are IN orsanl-
cation fol any other class whose pro-
,-ion Is more pleasant and Profit Bic
9r whose hardship~ ard burdens are great
er. Tnen We have n thl~ country rail-
road ...... telegraph consultation.
manufacturing InonoIoLe-. and abcm
nable trusts on nearly everything. 1T
deed. egery interest save mat ot farming
has long been protected by mutual co.
oreratIon. and Id many instances by I.G-
l%-lat.on, While the farmers. the creators
oil large portion o. the wealth, remain
compare lively II the mercy oi others.
The Alliance ha- been an advocate OF
education from the beginning OF lis exi--
.tence: may it continue to devote 4 ilHelaI
share OF il energy and influence to the
problem Of improving tha cauntrT suhoois.
II j. time 10 5ld ana urge the Improve
mcmt OF country -ehoClHou-es. tIre 10
advocate the payment III better salaries
ana the cnIaioying Of Thoroughly equip
FED teachers. Millions are being given
to colleges ana uniycr, itia.. While The PEI
mary schools ase iangun,ling. Classical
education Il, On . firm ba.i, ANA IL c.na-
Bic Of taI.ia. care II itself BY endon-
ment4 ana ether contributions ana appro-
prialion-. We should p|atronize ANA e..-
courage the colleges whenever possible;
for the average college man has great al
vantages over the average non-colleEe
man, Il his mind is clear on the ilnIar-
lance OF work and he has a sound char
aCter and good common sense. But coun-
Try people should be more concerned about
primary edCcaticn. for without this there
c&nnot be higher lIucatiOn. They should
also see ttiat their children have the ad
vantage Of good school houses WelI-fur-
ni-hed. good books, competent teachers,
al the Inspiration al intelligent inter
est. The movement fer the consolidation
Of rural schools, now authorized and
made possible by rany states, dfd not
begin too soon and should be encouraged.
wherever practicable, b. all true Alliance
men All the people should work to
gether to give G1ery child IN then re
4~Eectiye c~OmmGaitics a high-ochOol edu-
cation. Tie MAJ VINO sends his children
away from nome Tor schooling they mgAt
get III ms township, Is. advertising the
fact that he and his nclShborS are lack
ing III ability or energy To 40 what they
should Tor their chIldren and home IA
terest. Sueh men ere doubiy 5urdeaed;
they pay taxes 70 support INFERIOR schools
and the greater cost OF educating thelr
children away from nome.
The time has come Tor communities
to undo their purse strings and cooperate
for the good 'of their children and the
building up OF their respective commun5-
ties b. establishing d centre for the in
tellectual and social life Of WideRed neigh
borhooas. TO Thu. end It would be We'll
for Sub-Alliances to devote more time
and attention to public social gatherings.
picnics and township meetings under any
well arranged program. such meetings
would have great influence 70 promote
cooperation On edalcatlonal hines, and
would extend the acquaintance OF Alliance
members and others with all tie people
III a considerable radius; and also IN a
great measure Break down the unsatls-
factory moral ard selfish conditions that
are creeping upon the people, which i the
influence q the great greed and cofrup-
ton heretofore mentioned
1t IS clear to the raind OF every intelli-
gent farmer that with the scarcity Of Ia
Dor, must come intensive cropping and tie
use OF Improved implements aud machn-
cry. The ambition to own and cultivate
broad acres Is an American weakness.
The farmers had as well BE Planning to
draw N Their acres and ~ the same time
double those that are cultivated by max