The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-12-29
BOOSTER CAR
Starts Out On The Second
Of January
Gives Reason Why We Should
Stay In Ohio

Ohio will have a Booster Car travel
100 days and give 100 reasons to stay
in Ohio. At request of The Ohio State
Board of Agriculture the New York
Central Railway lines furnish and
transport, free, large passenger
coach, seats removed, over it's entire
system. This car, the first of its kind
will be filed with exhibits showing the
resources and great possibilities of
| Ohio. The work of the Experiment
Station, the College Of Agriculture,
and the Ohio Department of Agricul.
ture, will be shown. Stereoptican
views, actual demonstrations, lectures,
exhibits, experiments, machinery,
wool from every country Of the world,
and other items of interest will be
shown and given.
| Everything free. Nothing sold. No
orders taken. No contributions asked
Nothing advertised except Ohio. The
three big Agricultural institutions OF
| the state and the New York Central
lines have Joined in this missionary
work The car starts January End
from Columbus and stops at Marys-
vile and Kenton the first day. Find
lay and Bowling Green the next. Half
day stops will be made at each sta
ton visited.
| We Should Stand BY Ohio
The lure of the West and South in
duces many people to leave Ohio. Ex-
hibit cars filled with pictures, fruit,
grain and highly colored advertise
ments come from other states. Re-
Gently a train load of western gov
ernors visited Ohio, and unloaded ar
| guments why we should emigrate and
buy their lands at fancy prices. South
ern and western cities spend thous-
ands of dollars to boom their states.
Ohio has been their richest harvest
| field. Lured by high tension prospects,
many have gone to Canada to live
under the flag of king Too often,
when too late, they discover and re-
gret that Acres of Diamonds which
they sought were not to be found far
away but right here in Ohio.
We Must Applaud Ohio
We must sing the praises of Ohio.
Opportunity abides in every nook and
| corner Science, mixed with Drawn and
brain, will find pot of gold in every
acre. Ohio has more cheap lands and
opportunity for tiller and toiler than
any other state in the nion. The tide
should be toward and not away.
The Charm of the Farm
will grow In favor and hold fascina-
ton for all who love the quiet ways of
peace and nature. Agricultural edu-
cation is on the way. College and Ex-
pertinent Station will invent fertility
and many blessings. Well directed
effort will increase yields and profits.
Good roads will soon lead from iso-
lated field to busy markets.
Rural Population Decreasing
Last census show big decreased pop
ulation. Cities increase. The army
of consumption grows larger. The
army of production grows smaller. In
1850 Ohio produced 16 bushels of
wheat per capita. In 1910, sixty years
later, it produced less than bushels
per capita. In 1850 the per acre was
1S bushels, while In 1910 it was Ia
bushels. Our Ambassador Reid writes
from London that England's average is
38 bushels. Tons of prosperity would
be added to Ohio If the English av-
erage was equalled. In war Uncle Sam
has beaten John Bull, and ought to
do 1t in peace
| Boosters
Railroads, bankers, business men,
grain dealers, chambers of commerce,
boards Of trade, newspapers, teachers,
preachers and the best thinking men
of the country are taking up the cause
and work of the farmer. These forces
will all be boosters for Ohio.
A. p. SANDLES,
Sec. State Board Agriculture.
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