The Ordway new era., 1908-06-12
! Sources of
braL Discomfort

nlr two Nttln h'J'"" "
% gradually became acquainted
he conditions surrounding us.
Irned much OF the inner strata
|as viewed from the stand point
farming community. Discon-
60 much of an inevitable ac-
niment TO existence. wherever
1 beIngs are situated. that the
OF life is simply to reduce
Characteristic OF human nature
minimum. and call the result
Iess So far as living on n farm
bncerucd, we were as much re-
from the din OF the cities as
our ncighbors: so far as so.
has concerned. We had a very
kiends 10 the adjoining town
occasionally drlfted buggyward
|dIreciion. SO far as the sources
kontent about us went. we grad
became cOnversant with many
hases. and II was interesting to
heir notifications.
kegln with, the more intelligent
the farmers feel that the rail.
|and trusts are giving them the
|of IT, The farmer. by reason
being able to raise his own
|nake his own butter. have his
Vegetables. milk. fruit, etc. is
|hdent Of prices as far as that
| But when Il comes to clothing.
les, tobacco. coal oil. farm ma
barb wire. nails. lumber.
hre. twIne, flour. and a thousand
|artlcles, he finds that prices
hsen tremendously. He cannot
That the price for corn and oats.
)eat, rye. broom-corn. hay. cat
~ and farm produce generally.
kpt pace with these increased
Perhaps. as in broom.corn.
In favored localities. or alfalfa.
4othy. or clover seed. he may
20 killing" on some particular
but, year in and year out. the
has seen prices for him re.
fery much the same. II crops
pod everywhere. the freight
bave kept him under: II crops
por he has SO much less to
SO, deep In his heart. and pos.
with very much reason. the
believes that he has the tar.
OF the stick TO hold. and hence
Preaching and firmly-rooted dis.
Pf the great cities among farm
hmunitics, which seem to them
lairs Uf capitalists who con
70 get the best OF all small
u especially of the farmer. In
Pval days, the barons sailed out
Fheir castles and carried away
P'tle from the lowlands. In
days they sit in their Offices
large cities. and by means OF
combinations. accomplish the
ends; at least. 30 It seems to
fmers.
remalns Of the roads built by the
still exist in Great Britain.
'e roads on the continent gen
are the wonder and despair OF
fan travellers.
p II only number Of trunk
good broad highways. were
rhrongh the great agricultural
The farmers could come in
he side roads through the mud
ee on these trunk roads and
'helr market with a tremendous
OF time and labor. The mud
Fould bring in on their wheels
not amount to much; 1t would
h soIid-built highways the first
koFm. But only to one who has
~ 'he country can the utter
shess OF an early spring or
n,er country road be imagined.
OF cruising for four hours and
IN a buggy with two splendid
hi'ched to it. to travel four
A mile an hour. with the
literally jumping their way to
ueherally we preferred to
''oss-cut through the fields
conditions were like this, and
[eu as was. the patent inquiry
II surroundings was something
vel at and absolutely condemn.
soVernment could at least es.
good post roads, wherever
e,i'ery was handled, thus help
farmers out to some consider.
.eht' and then. along with its
'ns to deep waterway and irri-
projects, give to the different
sn". need 1t most, substantial
ouiiding rock-bottomed trunk
kes. N' ""'
ourse the inevitable weather
u ior a steady case of growing
part OF the farmers. II 1t rain
much 1t was bad for some
o'her; II 1t was q dry SPELL"
1s s else went wrong. As in
|a,'',' s' tne weather suited very
s'slauals and delighted none. II
perfect, the general run of
. viii look up and say doubt
|.,,,p, rep, she's all right to-day,
!. ~ a-going to last" Or well
40. ,or this in q week or so."
Is q sort of inheritesl