The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-17

written in 1886 which dwelt at length
on the crop conditions at that time.
Though am not a farmer myself"
he said, whitman was a great and
successful farmer. You have perhaps
thought of him as a preacher. but this
is not the case. He was in reality,
Marcus Whitman, M. d.
''Of this matter of agricultural edu-
cation, technically I know nothing
about it, Yet 1 will say that the prob
lem of the present day farmer is two
fold; first is the problem of the farm
and that is the conservation of the
farm or it's wise development"
President Penrose then urged thor
ough information regarding all mod
ern farming methods and declared that
the man ten years behind in scientific
investigation was totally out Of the
running.
"You should be able to hand down
your farm to your sons, not with the
soil impoverished" he said. 'but with
it enriched. That grand old farr
Secretary Wilson is doing everything
in his power to bring the reinforcing
power of science to your aid.
1.-THE second problem is to keep your
boys on the farm. Many of you move
to the city as soon as possible and
perhaps have automobiles. This IS
what your boy likes and does not mant
to be a slave to the constant drudgery
of farm life. This is the most serious
problem If the day ever comes when
the land is farmed by hired help ex-
clusively, then the nation will wilt.
From the farmer class comes sanity
and Judgment brought about by con-
tact with the SOIL
81 sometimes think, the speaker
continued, that the most heroic peo-
pie in the world are the hard worked
wives of farmers who are kept at the
drudgery of toll from morn till dark
with no escape. 1t is this that works
the hardship
President Penrose then spoke on CO.
operation and urged it strongly upon
all present He stated that now new
breath pervaded the farm society in
luced by a spirit of get-together.
de- II mn
towards bringing the farmers togeth-
er and education helps make the farm
er boy and girl more contented 1t
would be a splendid thing if agricul-
tural education could be taught in the
public schools, for this is most in
teresting to them.
He deplored the fact that there was
no state wide system of teaching, for
he stated that there was extravaganza
and recklessness because of the lack
of regulation
L wish that we might come to a
comprehensive policy for the three
states and let each make such spe-
cialty that all the other states in the
union would turn to them. We are
the people of the Pacific northwest and
I hope that for practical purposes at
lease, all state lines may be obliter-
ated"
L. r. Freeman of North Yakima,
candidate for senator of this state,
next spoke in a general way and raised
the question of the Pinchot- Ballinger
controversy.
He was followed by William Good
wear. editor of the Colfax "CommOner,"
and in his brief talk he referred to
the warehouse trusts and the action
of the farmers in regard to it.
Up to noon today $40 farmers had
registered at headquarters in the new
Smell Struthers block and it was eX-
pected that many more would arrive
on the afternoon trains Excellent
preparations have been made for all
the guests, the ladies of the Christian
church served all who desired with
lunch and dinner today.
A closed meeting is being held this
afternoon and the various committees
are being appointed At $3.50 the ad-
dress of the day was being delivered
by J. C. Lawrence of the state railway
commission on Weighing and Grad
ing of Grain This was an open
meeting.
Mr. Lawrence will speak again To-
night on Regulating Grain Rates.