The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-02

The address by DR.. S. a Knapp, Of
the United States Department of Agri-
culture, delivered before the members
of the General Assembly in the hall of
the House last Friday night was one of
the most entertaining and instructive
heard in this city in recent years. The
distinguished speaker did not an
nounce his subject, which might be
said to have been industries and
North Cardinals Ability to Foster
Them The subject was fun OF in
anse interest, meaning the building
= a State, the encouragementO OF pros
- ", teac hing the people to be hope
- 1t was u message to the average
NIX D. PARTICULARLY to the man on the
farA~a> aat can be better than he is,
can s. man of power.
Nea the conclusion Of his great
address DIR. Knapp gave ntterance to
some remarkable statements about the
woman OF today They are being
trained for the piano and society and
not for their job, he declared They
mainly do the purchasing for the fam
lilies and their ignorance OF what TO
purchase annually costs the nation
more than two billion dollars. Few
women know how to select the proper
kind offood. Many a baby, he said,
has gone into the other world prema-
turely because the mother did not
know how properly to care Tor II.
There are three things, DIR. Knapp
said a girl ought to know: first, what
food to purchase and how to cook it;
second, TO make her own clothes and
those of the family; third, to nurse
and doctor the family. She is not fit
for marriage # she can't do these
things, the speaker said.
In commencing his address DIR.
knapp testified to the wonderful prog
ress North Carolina is making. he
had known this State for great many
years in q general way and for a few
years in a special way, it's industries
and its agriculture particularly. 1t Is
q hard State to keep track of, he sad,
because it has gone forward with such
rapid steps and bounds that he would
find he had mis-stated the conditions
here unless he corrected himself al
most every day. He referred to the
not very remote past when this state
stood far down in the column, until
now it has risen close to the top, to
the second place in some industries,
third in others. Its glorious rec
ord, he exclaimed.
DIR. Knapp said that as he had
studied the history of the world he
had learned that the great battle for
supremacy among the nations is not
fought by armies, but that the nation
which is greatest in industrial pursuits
will conquer the world. He attrth-
uted the cause of the relation the civ
ilizatiOn of the Far East sustain to the
Western civilization to be the meagr@
earnings in those countries, in some
Of which a man receives only three
or five cents per day. He said he had
gone upon the following theory IN the
uplift OF the American nation: that
where We strike Americans and don't
give them resources they viii not i'm
prove. Civilization is to be graded
by the masses and not by lew. The
nation does not depend upon men OF
great intellectual power but the aver
age man; the One-SalluS man sets
the pace. raises the children to sup
ply the men Of the future and lie
fixes the standard He, the common
man must be got hold Of his oppor-
tunites and wealth increased, or moth
ing will have been done for civiliza-
ton.
DR.. Knapp said that two great prob
lens present themselves to the com
monwealth: First, the proper Gre
| alton and distribution og wealth;
second the ,nstt direction orain.r ana rilr ri1v
| it is said that it is not necessary to
take any thought about wealth. But
the people should plan and organize
to create wealth or too many people
will think that there is so mucn
wealth in the world and the problem
| is how TO divide it. But il the people
can create wealth and everybody
| have enough by creating enough that
| is the more hopeful and statesma am
like view Who creates wealth? Not
only the farmers, bat every man who
tolls Every time q railroad IS built
| il creates wealth. and because OF these
roads the State may be ricTer oV
| tens OF millions Of dollars by opening
up new doors OF opportunity where
| nothing was open before. ETery fac
! tory is a creator OF wealth. Every
/ man who cultiEateS an. acre OF lana
/ and increases its productivity IS
| creator & OF wealth. Educators are
| great creators Of wealh because man
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