The independent., 1903-06-04

feel and prove the faith they had in
them; in the absence of the press,
believe a community in such environ
ment, would develop the higher intel
iigenee.
Pictures oftimes make stronger i'm
pressions than do the best written
sentences. How often one forms an
opinion from reading newspaper
editorial, and finds when he comes In
contact with other minds, that he was
wrong. Or, after a heated discussion
with his friends, feels he is right and
stands up a stronger and a better
man. For it is only by right thought
and right action that men grow
strong. Only the things we can prove
are the ones we should hold to- and
man isolated and alone can prove lit
tle II II anything any Ing. The conflict ct mind
against mind, develops truth, and
good roads and cheap transportation
enables men to meet in discussion.
But combine the two forces and We
have that which tends to place hui
manity on the high plane SO often
dreamed of.
How many people in state get to
see the capital of their state? How
few OF the million of toilers get to
see their national capital? They work
hard and vote regularly every two
years to send man there, but why
don't they go down once in life
time and see the thing for themselves?
How many fathers and mothers of
the millions of farmers, take their
oirI IN fLa To-
ocean side, to see the great ships and
steel steamers; iron and steel plants,
pudding furnaces; manufacturing OF
various kinds; sweat shops and can
ming places, where women and girls
work SO. hard and cheap, that they
drive the heather Chinese out of the
labor market? Or take them on a
months excursion to the mountains or
lake side, where they can see some
of the beauties and grandeur of
Mother Nature? How many of the
real wealth producers do such ben.
eficial things for those they love? Not
one in thousand. A shame, isn't
it? Yet what object lessons would
such sights be to the boys and girls.
They would see things and remember
them, too, that the older ones would
never notice. They would return
home with more will power to make
of themselves men and women;
stronger to do and dare and be.
Here and there it would change the
whole life action of this boy or that
girl, and tend to bring forth new
thoughts and develop new ways Of
controlling the forces of nature to
farther bless mankind. OF such is
the power of association.
You can hardly talk with a man
five minutes without leaving him with
new thoughts. Thoughts that neve,'
would have come to you had you not
met the man in personal contact.
Take the worlds fair at Chicago.
Could the hundreds of newspaper
write-ups give the men and women.
the boys and girls at home anything
like real conception of the beauti-
full White City on the shore of Lake
Michigan? And the tens of thousands
OF different things and inventions;
from the various countries, could OF
did the press convey anywhere neat
the impression to the readers at home
like that made on those fortunate
enough to see and feel the great ex"
position itself?
Would it not have been a grand
thing If the White City had ever re-
mained as school of art and in-
struction to the millions of our people
who would have been glad to attend
and see and feel the new thoughts and
demonstrated facts? Stood there on
its lovely site forever as monument
OF intelligence and advancement. Add
the new inventions and works OF art
each year, so the multitude could feel
and touch the real things themselves.
Would such an act been of benefit to
mankind? No one can tell how much.
Was such a great benefit possible?
Yes. There was only one obstacle in
the Way-lack of cheap transportation.
But why should such objection stand
when We have good steam railways to
all parts Of the country?
Under proper regulation, 10 cents
to 81 would pay all cost to carry one
person from any point in the country
to Chicago. Under such management
twenty or thirty millions of people
would attend such a school every
year. During the Worlds fair at Chi
cago, thousands of families, every