The Delta independent., 1910-10-28
THE THINKERS,

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THE THINKERS.
Ed Howe.-People everywhere
are becoming crazy over politics and
1t is likely to result in mischief. The
years 1903 and 1910 will long be
remembered because they have been
been particularly prosperous. Yet
look at the indignation. What do
the peole want? 1 can tell you what
they want-they want more. You
have noticed nodoubt, that when you
are particularly good to anyone,
they are not grateful for past fav-
ors but finally hate you because you
do not give them more-you can not
give them enough to satisfy them.
Same way with the people at large.
They have been particularly pros
porous and they want more. But
in trying to get more. they are liza
BILE to take a whole lot less.
Dr.. H. L. Russell-The economic
need of the hour is increased pro-
duction and we as a people are rap
idly passing from the status of a
creditor to that of a debtor nation.
Rapidly increasing prices of our pro-
duets and the rapid increase of the
home demand have robbed us large
ly of our European markets and un-
less our production is materially in
creased within the next decade, or
porting our breadstuffs. AS a ma
ton We are practicing extensive, in
stead of intensive, or even intelli-
gent farming and as a result our
production is pitiably low. A few
have taken the matter to heart and
are doing better work.
B. w. Hunt.-The old fashioned
races that were billed for these
fairs were the pride of our country
until late years. The modern county
fair is fizzle and a burlesque. None
den products are to be seen, nor
fruits and farm stock, such as We
used to have on such occasions. l
attended a county fair few days ago
in which there were no cattle ex-
hibits and where garden products
exhibit was a mere joke. But the
merry-go-round and the numerous
side-shows and annoying fake
amusements had full sway Down in
my state We have always prided
ourselves on our fine horses. We
raise trotting horses and not only
that, but good cattle and other fine
stock. In those days we had clean
races in which the fastest horse
won. But horse racing degenerated
into gambling side-show, and so
died.
Hon. w. B. Sleeper.-Ihave just
returned from a trip TO the North
west. l have seen a hundred mill
hon tons of hay, with not head OF
stock to eat it l have seen a pas
ture forty miles square with only
FIVE hundred cattle on it. l have
travelled through a forest reserve for
seven days and did not see stick OF
merchantable timber. The forests
are burning in Montana just as
told the officials they would. The
grass is permitted to remain on
the ground. 1t stands foot to three
feet in height. The sparks find
lodgemnt in this grass and there is
no way of putting it out II cattle
and sheep were permitted to eat the
grass. the fires might then be stop
ped between the parks, but as 1t Is
now it cannot be done and the for
ests are being destroyed.
Elbert Hubbard-A peculiar thing
about an auto is the brevity OF its
life. Woman's love does not COM
pare. Machines three years old
are out of date and practically junk.
Buy machine and run it around
the block once and 1t is a second
hand proposition. II 1t cost you
$4,000 you have knocked thousand
of it's value. Probably half the folks
who own autos have no mortal right
10 do so. In the main. it is
luxury and in the case OF an owner
with an income of less than $4,000
year 1t Is an extravaganza.
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