The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-14
PROTECT THE HOME
NATURAL LAWS EVIDENCED IN
COMMUNAL RELATIONSHIP.
PRACTICES THAT DESTROY
Necessity for Harmonious Co.opera
ton II the Highest interests Of the
People Of Community 30
Best Subserved.

Cities and towns are the natural
outgrowth Of the Unborn desire In man
TO fraternizc in a protective as well
as in a social way. Primitive man Il.
Illustrated high type Of lnd!yldualsm.
Examples OF his methods can be
found in the barbarous, wandering
tribes In some sections of the world
today. AS far as possible. he existed
Independent OF his fellow creatures
like the wild animal, he tracked down
his prey and subsisted the best he
could A natural law binds together
creatures OF certain types. AS intel.
ligence in man developed, n sense Of
neutrality-suspicious. directed that tribal
methods OF living in community be
put In force This was necessary for
self.protectlon and for defense against
attacks of common enemies.
As far back as evidence can be
found relative to mans existence.
there existed resident places CORE.
spending TO our present home towns
with the advancement of civilization.
methods Of living became revolution.
lied One resident of community
found that his interests were best sub.
served By dependence upon other
members and by close cooperation with
them. In modern life, there are many
complex conditions which make neccs.
sary the rccoE lition Of obligations OF
one person to another The small city
or town Of to-day affords an illustra.
ton Of the highest type of communal
relationship. Here is found ideals es
to cooperation and full recognition
Of the necessity Of harmonious labor,
not for self alone but for others OF the
community II is by this co.opera.
ton that the highest type OF society
is built up. II is by this harmonious
action that churches arc bullded,
schools maintained. public libraries
for the enlightenment OF the people
supported, roads kept in condition and
all convenlences for mutual inter.
change in the social and commercial
life recognized as necessary.
a town cannot in itself exist. Il
must draw the subsistence for its peo
pie from the surrounding country.
The basis Of the city or town Ia agri.
culture. The growing of food stutfs
must be In order that people shall live
An agricultural town OF n thousand
population cannot exist by itself alone,
but must draw Its support from the
contiguous territory. Those residing
upon the farms find the town an es.
sontial to their welfare and enjoyment
Thus a community must be consid.
cred an entire and indIvisible social or
gani2ation, in which each member
participates In whatever prosperity
and general advancement exists with.
In II. Thus We find that all compris.
ing the community have equal inter.
est in increasing its prosperity, its
wealth and all its moral. social. edu-
catiOnal and commercial advantages.
This participation is not exclusive to
those residing within the limits of the
town. but must be enjoyed by the resi-.
dents and the workers on the ada
cent farms, and all who labor within
the radius Of which the town is the
center. Perforce of this, the town be-
comes the apex Of the social activity.
as well as that Of a business nature.
And the social and the commercial are
80 entertained that one is necessary
for the other
A spirit of mutual cooperation
should permeate all of community
Each and every one comprising the
communal organization OF n district
has equal interest with the others.
There can be no affair important to
tho townspeople but which is also i'm.
portant to the farmers and others of
the community; and there can be no
affair of interest to the jewellers In the
rura! district but is Of equal import to
the residents OF the towns.
How desolate how monotonous and |
how isolated is the life on the farm
without home town. In human kind |
social instincts are predominating |
Unless social desires are gratined |
there is dependency. The records of |
our insane asylums prove that from
the isolated farms, where social In. |
tercourse through certain conditions is
most restricted, comes the majority of |
inmates Of these institutions. With.
out social intercourse intelligence is
benumbed and ignorance prevails
Then how important II is to the resi-
dents of rural districts that the pros.
perity OF the home towns be encour.
aged. There is the social feature, the
the moral and religious,
and as important as any and most es.
sential for the highest perfection, is
the business relations. The more
prosperous the home town the more
are the farmers residing
within Its trade radius, because the
ivelier the town the better the home
There are complications In the bust.
less world to-day and the building up
If systems OF business that interfere
With the highest development OF the
mall cities and towns Railroads,
telegraph, telephone. rural delivery
III has tended towards enhancing lIfa