The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-25
Henry Wallace, Conservation
lst, Has Had a Very Re-
markable Career.
HIS STORY A SIMPLE ONE
~ THE PRACTICE OF coNsERvA.
TON or HEALTH He HAS MADE
HiMsGLF A RoeUsT AND ACT.
VT CITIZEN.
~ r. w. PULLMAN.


gyman, entering his forties. and in the
incipient stages of tuberculosis, to a
man of health and vigor and untold
helpfulness to the community is the
present day miracle told In the life
story of Henry Wallace. OF Iowa, the
new president OF the National Con-
servation congress.
Today. at seventy.four the Iowa
farmer and editor, healthy. and as
strong and as active both mentally
and physically as no was twenty
years ago. IL held up by his friends as
q fine example Of what can be done
IN the line OF human conservation.
That no one could have merited the
recognition given him at the great
gathering at st. Paul the first week
OF September more than he, Ia the
view Of llama Jim" Wilson, secre-
tary OF agriculture, Senators Dolliver
and Cummins and hundreds OF others
OF his life long friends.
story Of His Career.
Mr.. Wallace's story is simple. and
as told by his friends shows that what
he has done In the line OF conserva-
ton OF health, others may do. Born
on . farm In Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, In 1896. he was educat-
ed for the ministry in the United
, Presbyterian church and during the
ten years from 1865 to 1876 ne preach
ed In Illinois and Iowa. Tubercular
trouble ran In the family and from It
he lost seven of his brothers and sis
tiers, not one OF whom reached the age
Of thirty years.
The family physician said that the
minister. who was then approaching
middle age, seemed destined to go
the way Of the rest unless he immed-
lately sought an out door life. A child
Of the farm and retaining a sincere
love Of agriculture after growing to
manhood, Mr.. Wallace gave up his
postorate and again turned to the soil,
purchasing q number of farms In
Western Iowa. putting In his time driv-
1hg from one to the other and giving
them his close personal supervision.
Early In the SOS he began writing on
farm topics. and finally became edi-
tor OF an agricultural paper. His
work attracted widespread attention
throughout the middle west, and soon
he became q force in the movement
for bet.erng conditions on the farm.
In 1895. with hts sons. H. c. and j. p.
Wallace he established Wallace's
Farmer. Z qualification which has work.
cd with ITO motto. Good farming.
clear thinking, right living"
- Special Train Idea.
! The Iowan editor was one of the
first, IL not the first. to put in practice
the special train idea as relating to
agriculture. corn specials" as they
are sometimes called. This was in
1896 when In company with dairying
and agricultural experts he made a
trip through his state for the purpose
OF stimulating an interest in dairying
throughout Iowa.
His appointment by former Presi.
dent Roosevelt a. member OF the
Country Life Commission came unso
ilicited and was entirely unexpected
He knew nothing about the movement
to create commission until one day
when he received . letter from the
White House requesting that he serve
es . member. One of the first an
nouncements which he made after his
unanimous election a. president of the
National Conservation Congress was
that the commissions report, with Its
enormous amount OF new Information
Of value to the agricultural interests o.
the country. will be published pri
vately. The commission was broker
mp by the Tawney amendment to tn.
6undry civil bill Of 1909. and its re
port was left unpublished.
The new president OF the Nationa
; Conservation Congress Is past thre,
scores and fourteen years OF age, an,
his friends and associates say that h,
has shown that there Is hope for sick
~ men II they will learn the secret o
right living. He keeps young. he ex
plains. by keeping the mind young
by eating moderately. and taking
sufficient amount OF physical exercise
The men in Iowa who know him hes
insist that his other conservation Dol
1cies are just a. sound as his theorie
lon conserving health.
Deals with Farm lite.
MT. wallace has not confined hi
writing to mere discussion Of be,
ter methods Of farming and how :
make more money out OF the farm. bu
rs felt free TO discuss every subjec
that touches the life and welfare q
X the farmer OF the West. A few year
ago he overheard . quarrel between
flther and son on one Of his farm.
aud the thought was furnished for
series Of Uncle Henry's letters to tn
Farm Boy" In which he dealt with th
/. relations which ought to exist betwee
the farm boy and his fatser. sollowin
with another series on the cubjec. {
the farm boy and his mother. Tt
letters were continued In his pape
for almost year, and the dem--
was such that he was compelled {
put them In book form. His was pc
Aape the first agricultural paper I
publish each week IN exposition Of Ii
Sabbath School lesson by the edito
This feature Of his work has AWAY
pleased his friend. Secretary Wilsol
who wrote On the occasioo Of the 'Ul
ole Hsnry's" ssventy.fouTth birthda,
r appreciate The great work he ha
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