Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-30
Stories In The Star.

The stories first will be published
in the Sunday Star with photographs
taken by the students. Each county
will be told about in an interesting
and attractive way, so that anybody,
whether he be living in the wilds of
Africa or on Broadway, New York,
a read and know about Missouri.
After the stories have been published
In the Sunday Star, they will be com
piled under the direction Of Dean
Walter Williams, of the School OF
Journalism of the University of Mis-
souri,, In a Missouri Almanac and Of
fIclal Guide. 1t is proposed TO place
the book In the hands of every one
desiring information about Missouri.
Among the various things about
each county in the State which the
cubs will write about are: the
land and Bts character and value;
transportation facilities, such as rail
roads, electric lines, wagon roads and
waterways; schools, churches, acad-
emies and similar institutions; indus
trial organizations, agricultural pro
ducts, minerals; future possibilities
Of the State; tax rates, population, in
fact, everything of interest about
Missouri.
The Mayor of every city and town,
every county clerk and every secre-
tary of a commercial club in Missouri
will be asked about his county, city
and town, and its possibilities. Each
student will carry a camera to pho
tograph everything that may interest
him. The pictures will be published
in connection with the stories in The
Star and in the Missouri Almanac.
| The Conservative Farmer Of To-day.
By H. w. Smith,
of Vandalia, Mo.
The conservatism of the farmers of
Missouri seems to be one of their
chief characteristics. This applies to
their dealings with their fellowmen
as well as to their agricultural meth
DDS. Cartoonists and jokesmiths are
went to depict the farmer : with a
flowing beard, attired in an old-fash--
toned men buster, boots run down
at the heels and a straw hat which
has gone to seed" He is popularity
supposed to be dead easy on ey'
cry proposition which comes along
In Missouri, at least, such is not
the case.
On the contrary, the farmer rs the
most hard headed" Of business men
You must approach him with your
most persuasive and convincing argu'
ments to enlist his support on any
measure. You may think that you
are making an impression, al
though at the same time he is con
vlnced that you are q gold brick
agent.
Lightning rods and gold bricks
are NO longer in his line. In agrfcul
tural methods in many districts th'
same conservatism prevails. The farr
err Is reluctant to adopt new methods
This attitude is being changed by TN
influx of Immigrants from the oldeI
agricultural sections of the country
and also by the work of the Missouri
Agricultural College. There is N
, doubt but that the newcomers nav
brought with them new ideas, II
the APPLICATION of which they nav
often succeeded.
If the Missouri farmer once bt
: comes convinced of the merits OF
plan, he adopts it as readily as an
| one. The convincing process may D
: rather slow, however.
! In an old agricultural communut
4 like ST. Charles County, n is struc
E by the careful and methodical a
%tention which is given the land
8 contrast with that of other MOI
=
recently settled district. Each fieI
is a garden spot. The fence co
8 ners are free from weeds. The fence
and outbuildings also receive Il
same careful attention.
Atchison, Kan, June "a.
For many years e. w. Howe, edit
/ of the Atchison Globe, has edtorii
l. ly opposed prohibition, believing tn
III II was not a temperance measur
In Thursdays issue of the Globe N
. Howe shows a change OF opinio
He says:
oWa are almost ashamed becau