The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-16

rarai noa4eS-she royal right = amer
lean S9ser.sgns and more hensrah4S
tfan ttse ordtr IF ahe Carrier ~ tas
Golden F3~eGe-
Thss th5rI 28sanEc Ia the Sre1t up
Ter o. rural conditions consists n
tracking farnaers vines aad daughters
aow to feed. clvths AID aa~teT fnekr
faussiie~ TRaen titc township graded
~efstsssl lakes TIE place II ihe scattered
district school. IL NiEl ~ plain hos To
accomplish this work ~ sehsoi de1l-
unsxrafavn<.
II these Three progressive STEPS hs
taken this rt~t wi3 foIioS 1S : nat
uraI evolution II = ut Il matter OF
fsu-g deduction hG&h 8@ArC@ ms tAAA1
The tarfue~ VIII Fuak. their homes
NOR comfortable and more beautiful.
xgil perfect the rural school system
WIZ construct good roadS
and electric raIlH a3S when they hAft
the nea ~ 10 10 Sc Where our f1Ffn-
or Cg-oUeratixc Demonstration Narh
has been conducted long enough ior
the farmers ~ set out 81 dtbt thsFt
ia "a marked Improvement - butla-HS
auL farm equipment - d" good eFh
The farmer families are bttlGf
clothed and Eel, thrift; ARA ceWtort
nae appeared in pi-et~ Formerly a.
destitute II th,~e q Ihe j~ungIe$ u
The state can ac.yl-fa,. the gta-
ert~S II rural iulpIps eu.-ut z, 81
! s-ourar'n- good works IN England
letter highways haNe been ~prpnoted
E,y ms sxhich proEaies fer the gen
.r.I 1,xernmen taking charge aiad
thereafter maintaining all roads which
! the PEOPLE construct anu improve up
: Il, 4 certain excellence. In Il similar
MA. the STAT. could tnt
building of the best NacadJm or itp-
| man type cf roads by offering PEE
s.- - -.ss-~ r,ssA.# .2-@ TwFs-fa 41 kE q
| township or county. ans important
2 highways might even recet.e naHots3
aid. such 4 Highway a. the SPai4aIs-
constructed from Ponce 10 San Juan
! IS worthy Of Eati0na! aid and - more
valuable 10 the countrE than a railroad
and II les cost The life Of L Roman
! highway j. more than tWo Thousand
Years. Several <uch highways should
! l.isert every cbunty ia the United
/ States and be q part u 4 great Va
! t1onai road system. The secondary
| HIGHWAYS wIII Of course Tor many Years
bc dirt roads: but they should be q
the best yDe WIN our waterways
improved. connecting canals construct
! "a aud q system u National nigh
Ways The problem Or transportation
will be largely solved anl in immense
impetus given u better country con
ditioas.
In a similar way 2 MS government
III policy can foster schools. lbs spe-
| cial annual appropriations 70 to"n shlp
and cunt graded schools 81 ! Ger
! tain excellence. Cnder such 2 syS-
tenn q High School fully equipped 10
instruct in the practical branches re-
CURED for successful farm life. could
be maintained in every county.
Telephones should be made Q part
Of the postal system and eXtendeu
through the farming districts Of the
United States where INC people have
1900 n9STs+-- II. raTH* and gn2FT-
tain a first class highway: Que half
the expense of installing the tele-
phone TO be borne By the rural route
| ana o rental charge made. as for post
office boxes. In addition t1cre should
! br d rural express on every highway.
o. the first class. Thus Z farmer re-
siding ten miles from his market
town could make an order by phone
and receive the package by express IN
! ! short time. ~ the same onycy-
ance the sons and daughters q the
farmers could attend L Central High
school.
Upon this general plan. and no
! other. can the country become what
II should-a horne making place.
where the farmer will reside upon Ills
farm. The mechanic ana the nneF-
chant wanting more space for their.
iii the countrr and professional men
viii seek rural quiet 0nd roSt. our
civic centres are expanding with
amazing rapidity. not because men
love brick walls ard electric clcta-
| tors. but because they there find
| greater earning capacity. ana certain.
co~nvcniences and comforts. which
have become . necessity Make 1t
possible 10 have all Of these amid The.
uuict and beauties % nature with rapid
transit to business centres and vast
numbers that have sought an urban
T.,,aa, =. los. cost will T4T~sr air ana
utter. greater convenience and cad
CHEAPER food and moe contcntHeei
Let ii he the high privilege Of this
great ard free people L" establish q
republic who're rural pride is equal
IL cikic pride. whore men Of Tire most
refined taste and culture select the
rural villa and where the ealth that
comes from the soil finds it, greatest
return in developing and perfecting
that great domain Of nature which
| Cod has given 10 IS as an everlasting
estate.