Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-04
orrUMWA PACKER
svooesTs REMEDY FOR De.
CLINE IN POPULATION
SAYS MORE VEGETABLES
SHOULD De PRODUCED
Advises Farmers 70 Raise Products
Requiring Employment Of Mers
People and at Same Time Find
Ready and Rsmunseat;vs Market,
Thus Restricting Emigration.

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that will employ more hands. Is one OF
the solutions suggested by T. d. Foster,
head Of the Morrell packing firm. as a
means of preventing the decline of
population in Iowa, and Of conserving
the natural wealth Of the state.
Mr.. Foster would recommend that
the man following agriculture as a
pursuit, raise such products as will
employ more in their farming and
bring q greater return when put on
the market. His notion Of things to
raise on Iowa farms are such pro-
ducts as require labor to put up and
prepare for shipment. The difference
in their worth and the volume Is his
argument for their raising. The In
tensified farming of countries beyond
the sea where of necessity each acre
must 90 ats share, Is the character OF
the farming that the successful pork
packer would have Iowa farmers en-
gage in il they would get the real
worth out OF their acres of soil, Of
which there is no richer.
Raise Vegetables.
He says that more vegetables
should be raised that are suitable for
canning. such as corn. beans. peas and
tomatoes, ETC., and his theory Is one
that has long ago proved its value. In
stead of one crop from the soil of
Iowa's spacious farms in a year. by
more intensified farming II has been
demonstrated that a number Of crops
can be made to grow. While 1t takes
more work, 1t likewise produces
greater returns and is a means of d.
verting the trend of the young men
who are annually leaving the immense
farms OF Iowa for Chicago and the
larger cities. To stop the travel OF the
sons of Iowa from their native state
Will save to the state her natural gains
IN population from year to year. In
Ike manner by Offering an induce
ment for the native son to remain at
nome and do we'll. an inducement Is
neld forth to the people from outside
the state to become Inhabitants.
Stop the Migration.
The possibilities Of more intensified
farming as suggested by Mr.. Foster.
are beyond the range OF the average
mind to fully appreciate and easily
solve the problem Of needless immigra-
ton OF Iowans to other lands because
OF insufficient means Of sustenance be-
ing provided at home There are none
OF the vegetables that are now raised
ON Iowa farms. and which 1t Is a sad
fact are too few. but could be made
great and very important factors among
the products Of Iowa's soil The farm.
ing Of such products may afford con-
siderable more work than the farmer
has to spend on his corn but he may
still raise enough corn and yet not
vase the amount Of soil that is TODAY
wasted in Iowa.
Will Can Products.
To show that he is sincere when he
says that more vegeta bles should be
and could be with profit raised in
Iowa. as in other states, Mr.. Foster
stands ready to build canning fac
tory capable to handle all such pro-
ducts that can be raised hereabouts
for long time to come. and once the
venture is begun. others will be only
too willing to take advantage OF the
opportunity it affords and make a mar
ket for such products
New Raw Material.
In the course of an interview with
the we'll known packer, whose inter-
est in development is well known in
this community, he said that there is
an abundance Of capital awaiting in
vestment in Iowa il only the condi-
tons to bring it here were put in
operation. The condition that will
operate plants and employ labor is the
OF the raw material such
as Iowa can raise in much greater
than ever has been done.
He stated that Iowa is not or can
never be great manufacturing state
as long as all Of the raw material to
be manufactured has to be shipped in
from other states. Iowa is a great
agricultural state and must raise agri-
cultural products that can be made
more valuable by working them up
within the state by her own inhabitants,
SAWS Mr. Foster