Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-10
LACK OF HELP DUE TO STORK
Old Fellow Loafs and Farmers Rul
Shert on Labor.
THAT'S ANSWER, SAYS WALLACE
Country Life CommtssiOn Arrives
Early for Germ ExpOsitIoa and is
Entertained ny c. c, Rose
water at buneh.

rs the amount OF farm labor In your
ReighborhoOd satisfactory? ANSWER No.
because the stork is loafing.
That is an answer 90 one Of our ques-
tons" said Uncle" Henry G. wallace Of
Des Moines. editor of wallace's Farmer and
member OF the County Life commission in
in an interview at the Rome Wednesday.
He seconds the motion OF President RoOse-
welt that people turn away from the
crime Of race-suicide and look 20 higher
life.
The commission Is In Omaha to attend
the National Corn exposition and to hold
several conferences. Dean Bailey Of Cor
nell university and DR.. Charles W. Stiles,
the marine hospital expert of the COM
| mission, did not arrive until afternoon.
Those who came from Denver at I a. m,
included Mr.. wallace, President Kenyon
L. Butterf1eld Of the Massachusetts, College
OF Agriculture, c. J.. Blanchard. United
States statisticiaa of Washington, E. w.
Allen. executive secretary and J. A. Rice,
stenographer. Clifford Pinchot, United
States Forester and c. S. Barret, two
other members Of the commission, will not
be here. for they are holding conference
in the south.
LuncheOA for m Party.
The party was entertained by c. c. Rose
water, chairman Of the executive committee
OF the National Corn exposition, at q lunch
con at Haason's cafe at 1879, with officers
OF the exposition.
The commission has been holding some
good meetings" said Nj. Wallace. We
have not wished for large audiences, for
we are not out making speeches. but gath
ering Information. We don't want speeches
made 10 US. either. In Denver Tuesday,
several Dig sheepmen, TanChmen and orch
srdists attended our conference and at
tempted to 20 some spread-eagle flights
extoliing Colorado. When We had finally
shut them off and heard from some OF the
real farmers, particularly those from the
dr~y-farming districts, we heard a differ
ent tale and a pitable one, too.
Il want to say here that people should
not try this dry-farming proposition on less
than a half section. A section is better
and two sections better than one. Also
a man must have capital enough to last
several seasons.
Work and object.
The work and object OF the commission
is not yet we'll understood. but 1 think
when the time comes It will be found that
this work will result in a new chapter ana
a most important one being written In the
economic and social history Of the United
States"
MI. Wallace had a photographed copy OF
one set OF answers TO the commissions
questions. The writer sent It to President
Roosevelt who was so amused that he or
dered the reproduction.
Are the conditions surrounding hired
labor satisfactory asked the commits
sion.
Yes" was the answer. ''unless he is a
drunken cuss."
what suggestions would you make for
his betterment?"
BLOW up the still houses"
Like every other answerer. this man. an
Illinois farmer named Specs. said that the
most important thing to do for the farmer
was to improve the roads.
RutterAeId Hastens East.
President Butterfield will not go to 81
Paul Thursday with the rest Of the COM
mission. He has been away from his coll
Iege five weeks and would fain hurry
back to see how the young Back Bay idea
is learning to raise potatoes in Boston
Common. He was az much interested in
the next chancellor of the University OF
Nebraska as any other subject and paid a
high compliment to E. Benjamin Andrews.
c. L. Blanchard. statistican Of the COM
mission, is well known locally. for he was
for years connected with the Council
Bluffs NonpareiL
DR.. Stiles, who came In will the head OF
the commission, is famous as the dis
coverer OF the hook-Worm which makes
southerners lazy. He is investigating sAni-
tary conditions In particular.
Dean Liberty Bailey is one OF the most
famous men in agricultural education to-
day. He is one of the best known men on
the Cornell campus and never had a real
rival there except Benny" Ide Wheeler.
now president OF the University OF Cali
fornid.
The commission besides attending the
Corn exposition held a conference at the
Rome at 3 D. m. and another is scheduled
for Thursday morning.