Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-27
REJ0INDER or Mr.. COOK
A Calm and Practical View Of the
Relations Between Town
and Country.
To the Editor Of The Bryan Eagle:

When | sent to The Eagle a com
mun'cation in behalf of the farmers OF
this county, which was published sew
eral days ago, did not think I would
be necessary for me to again ask for
space in your paper, AS stated then,
felt that something needed to be
said, and | said it. The editors CON-
ments ! accepted in good faith. If the
editor feels that his position is right
| (and | believe he does) | certainly
will not fall cut with him, but | al
mire him for standing up for what he
believes is right. think he may have
taken my letter too seriously. A good
portion of 1t was written in spirit
of fun. | was a little surprised to get
that taking down by "A Farmers
Wife" | have ever held woman to be
the browning glory of GODS creations.
and especially do | honor and respect
that class of women known as farm
ers' wives. ! know something of their
heroism in meeting their continuous
round of unceasing toll, and while we
farmers may work six days in the
week our wives God bless themD
work the whole seven. Many Of them
during the busy crop season take to
market the many little farm products
that accumulate on the farm and that
mean so much both to the farmer and
the man in town. Often she Is COM
PEELED to take with her two or three
small children, and it was in her ce-
Tense that | wrote the article CRITICS
ing your wagon yard proposition. |
a " rha4
to do land | am made to doubt
whether the Civic Club knows or not)
but If it is your intention to establish
a wagon yard out in the outskirts OF
your city land | know OF no place any
where else to put one), and if you
intend to force all teams and vehicles
that stop in town to go to this wagon
yard. then | say to you, don't do so
great an Injustice TO these good wom-
en-. Their burdens are great enough
already. Remember that while you
farmers wives" who live in the city
are attending your club meetings and
pink teas, living in your palatial homes
With every comfort and luxury that
wealth and loving hands can place
around you-remember that many of
your sisters are not so happily sit
lated Some of them are living in
little box houses in isolated places
back in the sticks. perhaps) with
Few comforts and no luxuries, doing
Ill the homework for a good.sizcd
'amily and sometimes helping some
n the field. trying to pay for a little
lcme that she can call her very own
md trying to give her children fight |
ng chance in the battle of life, MAX
ng sacrifices that many of you who
ire more fortunate can never even
imagine.
You accuse me of being 2 stirrer up
" strife and am not going to enter /
my denial, but viii you be so kind +
IS to ask my neighbors who have |
,noWn me since ! was a little bare
Dotted. tow-headed, one-gallused boy /
orty years ago? Whatever they saw
plead guilty to, AS to helping TO ad. |
'ertse the resources Of Brazos county
SIX those gentlemen Of your town who
70 not make much fuss but always do
hlngs If we folks didn't furnish some.
I the goods. Many thanks to "a True
'armer's Wife for speaking in nv
efense. Such acts of unselfsh friend
MP are the rays OF sunlight that pene.
rate the dark clouds Of se!fshness
nd misunderstanding, light up our
athway and make life worth while.
IS to my cooperative store PROPOSE
on, | am in dead earnest. not as an
ct OF spite against BRYAN but as
latter Of convenience and economy
ON the farmers standpoint.
In conclusion, let me say 10 the
1itor and all others taking part in
MS controversy: Let's be cool and
| fear we are all out Of
rdor, anyway. Let Bryan say lust
hat she means to do and how She
leans to do it. Be reasonable and
larantee that the farmers of this
)unty ere as reasonable a set OF peo. =
e as can be found, who do not wish /
force any injustice on the town. q
ut If you should attempt to force an i
Justice on the people of the country. 2
len there will be Something TO paw ?
the Wabash But you're not going !
do that. So now, colonel, when you i
art these missionaries out to teach +
e Golden Rule, Just keep half of :
EN- in town and send us the other :
'H. With best wishes to all ;. n
NJ COOK .