The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-19
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o' from the lack of opportunities or the discrim.
i"ation and injustice apparently incident to our
-, Sen. INDUSTRIAL system. While the problem OF
'ne poor mas always been and doubtless will al.
ways be. with u.s. that is no reason why we should
aSSept win complacency conditions which IL
o' capable or being completely reformed are
o. .S"s' capable or considerable correction.
Inc increase in the cost of living i'm recent
years has given a new interest To attemnted ex
plantations OF existing conditions and various the
cries are offered. We are told that the increase
IN the amount OF gold production, or rather the
decrease In the cost of gold production. has low
cred its value and, therefore enlarged our meas.
ure OF yaiue, with consequent increase in the
cost OIL necessities as well as the luxuries of life
without corresponding increase in wages and
salaries; that combinations and trusts have in.
creased the price of their products by arbitrarily
liking the price of the raw material to the pro-
queer and the price of the finished product to the
consumer; that labor unions have increased the
cost OF the necessaries of life by the increase
that they have brought about in wages: and
finally, the explanation is offered that supply has
not Kept pace with demand; that consumption has
increased more rapidly than has production
L is unusual that a general condition is to he
attributed to any cause That all of these
influences are or less responsible for the
present conditions is probably true That per-
manent correction of the tendency Of the price of
the necessities of life TO increase must be based
upon a proper relation between supply and de.
mand. is at once apparent. demand increas
ing out of proportion to the available supply is
sufficient in and of itself to cause an increase in
prices And any correction of the other conditions
which may have helped to bring about the in.
crease in the cost of living must necessarily fail
unless there is maintained proper relation be-
tween consumption and production The fact that
in 1903 the value of exports of foodstuffs de.
creased, as compared with 1908 eghty-seven mil.
lions OF dollars, while the value of the food-stuGs
imported into the country increased thirty-seven
millions of dollars making a charge of one hun.
dred and twentyfour millions of dollars upon the
LODI eI,Ix,
consumption of that which We produce has been
increasing more tnan has the production
TO bring about correction of these conditions
II is apparent at once that there must be an in
crease in production. and the question is how is
this to be accomplished We must either use TO
better advantage the soil that is already I'm cult
walton, cultivate that which now uncultiyated
me truth Is we must do both Production In
this country, as compared with other countries
SHOWS that we are not using to the best advan-
tage the great resources with which nature has
endowed us. The average production of wheat
in the Netherlands is "a bushels to the acre; I'm
England 80; in Germany rs: in France 20 while
IN the United States IT is only a. The same dis
parity Is found in fields of corn properly cultivated
compared with those not properly cultivated
In recent report T. stated that ap-
proximately 40 per cent OF the soil that was cul-
uVa'eo was used In such way TO decrease.
rather than increase. its productivity The cor
recton OF this condition of inadeouate production
due TO lack OF scientific methods of cultivation
must come from the agricultural department OF
the United States and the agricultural colleges OF
'ne oinerent states. From these sources the farm
ers must get the scientific information which will
enable them to adopt not only effective methods
OF agriculture. but effective methods for conserv
Ing the productivity of the soil The other cor
rsction must be accomplished by Inducing
larger portion Of our population to engage in thu
cultivation Of the soil
We can all agree as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF the
Back to the Soil" movement. But how to make
81 effective and successful Is another and far mora
difficult problem Some time ago George AIDE. tho