The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
FRON OTHER PENS
ROADS AND NATION


Senator Bankhead., of Alabama
stands for the southern desire to have
good roads constructed with the aid
of the national government. Many in
the north would like that. too, but hav-
ing little faith in their ability to in
Guce Uncle Sam to go very largely into
the business of road building within
their boundaries. some of the north
ern states are investing largely of their
own money in road building Those
who help themselves in this matter will
be soonest helped. and those states
which wait for national aid in road
building may wait forever.
The department of agriculture is do
ing valuable work in tea ching how to
construct good roads cheapIy. 1t is a
flexible science. and the economical
construction of roads depends upon the
kind of road building material avail
able in ahy particular place. Senator
Bankhead wants a special appropria-
ton of $500.00 from the national treas
TRY to be expended on model road
construction by the department of ag-
office department, in promotion Of rural
free delivery. 1t is a modest proposal
but congress may view it as an enter
ir wedge for national aid on 81 larger
scale and therefore to be avoided
Philadelphia Press.
EDUCATIONAL NEED OF AGE.
The declaration is made by President
Illinois that there is a greater demand
fo1 teachers of agriculture than the
Universities and agricultural colleges of
the country can supply. There is an
equal demand, he says, for educated
engineers and chemists.
This affords an encouraging indica-
ton of the drift of popular education.
In competitive world it is not enough
that nations shall be industrious; their
industry must be directed with intelli-
gence. Farmers no longer follow in all
respects the traditions handed down by
their grandfathers. They are learning
to increase the efficiency of their labor
ard the amount and value OF their pro-
duction by the adoption Of scientific
methods. In the mechanical world and
in manufacturing the same tendency
prevails. 1t is recognized that Ger
many, with natural advantages infer
ior to those of some rival nations, has
built up great industries like the man
ufacture of sugar by the magic of
chemistry. That is only single ex-
ample, where many might be named
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
SENATOR CORES CORN CLUB.
Senator Gore is organizing a boys
corn club in Oklahoma and he is being
membership The senator is not
troubling himself much about the de-
tails of the formality of organization.
He is leaving that to the boys, and
have expressed a willingness to look
after it.
The senator's plan is simple. He
wants to see bigger crops in Oklahoma
and he believes the best way to train
a farmer is to catch him when he is
young Senator Gore has made it
known that ne will ray the expenses
of a trip to Washington next winter
for the Oklahoma boy who raises the
largest crop Of corn on an acre of
ground. The conditions are that the
bov must be under 16 years old and
must have done all the work himself.
1t is turning out to be a bigger I'M
derta king than the senator anticipated
and between lis senatorial duties and
his corn growing contest he is going
to be very busy man this year.
Louisville Courier Journal