The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-10-19
HASKELL ADDREs
SES FARMERS
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OF It TO establish an interest rate.
Lenders of like loans will naturally es-
tablish the interest basis on farm
loans
The school funds OF the state OF
| Connecticut furnished relief in North
western Ohio that brought mortgage
/ loans from a ten per cent basis down
10 iive and six per cent
IN speaking OF taxation Mr. Haskell
emphasized the needs Of the farmer,
as follows.
Public schools in every neighbor-
hood. good roads, substantial public
] builcings" lie ciGp5Gsised the fact
that no cOrporatio- should be permit
/ ted to own land lr agricultural pur-
poses. stating that that Is the policy
of the new state as outlined IN It's
organic law. and has proven n other
/ states to be a good policy.
Dwelling on education. he said that
! the failure Of so many farmers is due
to the lack OF agricultural education
and good business Judgment He said
he was glad 20 see SO many tudents
in the agricultural college of the state
and that he hoped the day would soon
come when agriculture could be
taug, the public schools
The government experiment sta
uons are a great help TO the farmers
and u am glad to hear that there will
soon be three experiment. stations I'm
the new state where there is but one
now. where the farmer who lives i'm
that vicinity can go and learn what
is best to raise on certain kinds Of
| soil and the methods OF obtaining the
best results Agricultural education
pays we'll"
He spoke of the great strength that
the farmers are attaining now IN this
nation with their county Institutes.
county farmers unions and state
unions and said that the time had
now come when what the farmer
wanted In legislation would be sub
scribed for and that they chad as much
right TO organize and demand a
square deal as others
In conclusion, MIR Haskell said
"Eections-YOp reach this condl,
ton of regal rights and protection
only through the medigm OF public
officials. nominated and elected by
the people
Demand the mandatory primary
for the nomination of all elective pub.
lie officers and the people can be
trusted to select good men.
Demand the eection OF United
States senators by popular vote aud
that body which far too often Is a
stumbling block to popular govern
ment will yield to the just demands
Of q free people
Oklahoma.
Gentlemen, you from other states
who have hOnored us with your pres
ence here in this new state of ours
doubtless feel an interest in what we
have and the opportunities we offer
II came to this state as q contractor
nearly seven years ago. In the first
twelve months I found we could
handle earth on light earthwork, two
hundred and ninetytwo days out OF
the total n~mber OF working days OF
that year I
"The second year. two hundred ahd
eighty-six days
'The third and fourth years. Sub.
tantlally the same
IT was much better than northern
Ohio ali from the number of idle
days above mentioned. YOU cani see
how few days of frost In the ground
prevented our plOwmg aud scraplng.
So that the farmers instead of
having their work rushed into tho few
months between April and Noyehber
as u Is in states ak far north as Ohio.
can easily distribGto their work over
ten and "A half TO eleven months OF
the average year IN our new statel
Likewise, the same condition OF
a. afnH Y..t a..
/ lelstreiy perform his work during ten
and half months. enables his farni
1 sto-k TO llye out OF doors at least ton
TO eleven months Of the year with 10
feed that part of the year aad ouh.
what the farmer would term half feed
most of what we call the winter sea.
/ son (unless, of cOnrae, his stock is
then being fattened for the markeD
! This saving in time and saving IA
/ feed Ia Itself enaGles the farmer with
one hundred and sixty acres of land
IN our state to make profit over ald
above what would be an actu1l loss
/ In colder climate
Variety.
Again, you are in "a alu0rde where
the corn the wheat the oats aud me
] riRN lf'A NiAN nuNff Nhl iN
/ where the kanir corn. castor beans.
all v1rieties OF potatoes and practical.
/ ly every product known to the farm
from the Gulf OF Mexico TO the Can.
adlan border Is produced upon the
same farm
You from the Dakotas. have Often
realized the embarrassment of de-.
/ pending upon the wheat harvest alone
for your annual income From other
states where the variety OF products
is limited yOu find the same embar.
rassmeut but when you have calcu.
lated in Oklahoma every variety of
grain, fruit cotton, alfalfa ard other
varieties of hay, are 10 be prohtably
/ produced In our state. you readily
see the possibility Of an income from
some source practically every day of
al least ten months on of the year.
Il hope you viii not consider we
/ people of the new state Of Oklahoma
boastfl OF the blessings which the
great Creator has given us when we
term this state.
The Land Of the Beautiful sau.
/ shine
The Land OF Good po,ula o.