Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-27
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DEDICATION
OF LIBRARY
H0MELY ADVICE FOR
NEW YORK FARMERS
Rural DWelIerS Treated to Dis
course Which Runs From
Trust Busting to Bed Room
Ventilation,
LBy Monlng JournnI speclal Lensed NE

BY Morning journal Special Leased WIrel
Jordanville, n. Y, Aug. 26.--With
a ceremony in which President
Roosevelt took a prominent part, the
Jordanville public library was today
presented to the people of this com
munity, the donors being Douglas
Robinson of Mohawk and New York
Mrs. Robinson and Harriet ID. Whit
more. Mr.. Robinsons sister, who
erected it in memory of Mr.. Robin
sons father ana omther. Douglas and
Fannie Robinson
President Roosevelt, personally in
terested in the dedication, his sister
Mrs. Douglas Robinson, being one OF
the donors hOnored the occasion with
his presence, and although he had
originally contemplated talking but
briefly, pleased his audience of inter-
ested towns people and dwellers in
the nearby countryside by making an
address of some length. The presl-
dent, in his speech, touched upon q
topic near the hearts of those whom
he was addressing and followed up his
recent writings on the same subject
by eulogiZlng the farmers and wives
and advocating the uplifting of the
| farmer and his family. He also spoke
along more general lines OF social and
economic problems, in strilxn
clause declaring himself willing Ia
take any necessary step in carrying
out the desires of the people for the
| stoppage of practices that We're inn
periling the national well being.
This village was thoroughly awake
to the Importance of the occasion
which was given an added touch OF
| distinction by the presence of Secre-
tary of State Root and James S. Sher.
man, vice presidential candidate OF
! the republican ticket. Fine weather
crowned the day and thousands ot
| people who crowded about the from
OF the pretty little library building
| extending a rousing welcome to th'
president and the other distinguished
guests, among whom were Mrs
Roosevelt and two of the children OF
the family, Miss Ethel and Kermit.
After greeting the gathering as
neighbors and going at some length
into the history of the family that
was making a gift of the library tC
the town, the president said in part:
II am not only glad to come here
because of personal relationship OF
the donors, but because the Idea rep
resents part of what | regard as be-
ing the most importan of the social
movements of the country now open
| ing, so far as our country Is con.
cerned. We have a right to be proud
of the great progress our country Is
making in the way of population, ma.
| terial development. etc, but il Is MOI
satisfactory to think that the great
cities have gone ahead so much fast
er than the country districts. You
| know that old saying that God made
the country and man made the town
well 1t is said that the last Is not ye
an improvement on the first. an
glad to see cities grow, but not a
the expense of the country. Theil
tendency to grow is not because o
the opportunity they present TO MAKE
great fortunes, but because Of thei
tendency to be more interesting anC
| attractive in themselves
81 hope in the course Of few dec
AIDES to see the farmers bend thei
energies toward making life in tn,
country more interesting and NOR,
| attractive and toward inducing ou
people to understand how really at
tractive our country life Is at pres
ent. I sometimes get impatient will
the individual who goes to the cit,
because he can find no attraction II
the country, but / am doubtful If tn
fault lies with him so much as will
the fact that there is so much lone
liness and isolation and a failure I,
take advantage Of much that could b.
available with the expenditure of
little energy | have done what
could to develop rural mail free de
livery. l want to see II develope,
still further. This Is first class coun
try hereabut, but rather hard, l ad
NIT for bicycling; too much of
stands upon end
II welcome the development o
every agency that tends TO ncreas
the attractlveness of country life an,
develop the social side Of t. ! be
lieve that more and more building
like this could be used to advantage
not only because of the books, but be
cause Il can be used as a place fo
social meetings; and while you boy
and girls can meet here for socla
Improvement Il will be place.
hone. where mothers viii meet also.
The president went on
4 do not envy the ldler. neithC
the idle son of millionaire nor IN
hobo. have for both intense pit!
The hardest worked individual on III
farm is apt to be the mother or will
of the farmer. II you don't applau
that you ought to. / believe In IN
farmer economlzing. but on himsel
not on his wife. am dead right @
that. If you have got to drop SON
one. drop one hired man rather tina
the hired girl. ! want to see built
ings like this one used for mother
meetings. It gives the women
J chance to meet each other social
: and II puts them IN better trim Il
: work.
All of US know that certain tyr