Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-28
DANISH WORK
IN OKLAHOMA
]. P. Holm Receives Letter.
Land Is Productive.

]. p. Holm, of Rector street, well
known In Danish circles, has received
a letter and newspaper clipping from
Holmes Colbert of Calera, Oklahoma,
who has been so successful in agri-
culture In that state that he has en-
listed the aid of Mr.. Holm in per-
suadlng sons and daughters of Den
mark to settle in Oklahoma and grow
up with the country, and reap the
harvest of hat fertile land. Mr..
Colbert accompanied the letter with
a box Of fruit, which plainly indi-
Gated that the agricultural expert
ments in that commonwealth have
been most successful. An extract
from an early letter is as follows:
q am mailing you herewith an
article clipped from The Daily Okla
homan,' which gives a very interest
ing account of the methods adopted
by the Danish people upon their
farms. Nothing would give me more
pleasure than to see a colony of
your people located in this part of
our state. l am sure / could make
it profitable for them, and that they
would be an advantage to our state.
Our peach crop will be ready for
the market in two or three weeks
tthe letter was dated June 81 and,
If you desire, I will be pleased to
send you a sample of our fruit
Extracts From Letter.
On August ~, Mr.. Colbert wrote
Mr.. Holm as follows:
Il am sending you today by ex-
press, the long promised crate Of
fruit, and trust that it will reach you
in good shape. l would have sent
the fruit out Of u first crop, which
ripened about the middle Of June,
but. on account of excessive rains,
1t wasn't 30 good to eat. While 1t
looked beautiful on the outside, yet,
| when one attempted to eat it, one
IA really disappointed In the taste.
We have the best fruit crop in years;
in fact, there are thousands of BUSH
els going to waste on the ground. I
wish 0 could or would visit our
state now. l believe l could con-
vince you that we have the best
state In the Union. There are more
opportunities here for the man of
small means than anywhere l know"
Mr.. Holm has naught but words
Of praise for Mr.. Colbert. He says
that Mr.. Colbert is not particularly
interested in having the Danish peo-
pie, or any other good citizens, go
to Oklah oma, but, if any one Is con
templating going to the West or great
Northwest, Mr.. Colbert believes that
Oklahoma offers better opportunities
than Canada, or any other foreign
land. Besides, Mr.. Colbert thinks
that America is good enough for any
man, MI. Holm remarks.
Clipping in Full.
The clipping referred to in the
foregoing is as follows:
1.-THE wonderful story of how the
Danes, upon land but poorly suited
to to grazing, and In the face of
repeated reverses, have brought their
country to a state of agricultural
prosperity second only to England
among the old world countries is
told by DR.. Maurice Francis Egan,
American minister to Denmark, who
is o In this country on leave, hay
ing recently completed on behalf of
the state department a lecture tour
through the farming districts of the
south.
DR.. Egan, together with several
other Of the American diplomatic
officers in Europe, has, under in
structions from the state department
made a thorough study of the farm
ers' welfare" problem in the Euro
pean countries, of the part played by
the governments In advancing the
material prosperity of the farmers,
of the success of the farmers them
selves In forming cooperative socie-
49,, Gov =, ,,t,,n n ccicfopn M md IF tho
advantages secured to the whole peo-
pie Of those countries from the pro-
motion of their agricultural resource
es. He is engaged now in preparing
a report upon the methods of the
Danish government in supplying
cheaper money for their farmers,
which idea President Taft hopes to
introduce into the United States for
the benefit of the American farmer.
Rivals England.
Speaking of his recent lecture tour
through the south, DR.. Egan said:
l was sent by the department of
state to expose to dairymen and farm
ers especially interested in dairying
the methods by which the Danes have
become the most prosperous people
agrlculturally in Europe. When l
say most prosperous, l mean by COM
parison, and taking into considera-
ton the obstacles they have had to
meet and overcome. The wealth per
capita of Denmark is comparatively
next to that of England. This wealth
however is equalized. There are
no rich people there. Every mar Is
fairly well off, but the poorer he is
the more careful does he conserve
his resources. Material well being
Is as common in Denmark as educa-
ton.
There Is no illiteracy in the coun-
try. Every man, and child
over the age of 7 years, unless he
be an idiot, can read and write. The
methods by which hey have achieved
their present prosperity are three:
Education - practical education "a
perfect system of cooperation, and
the intelligent assistance of govern
ment.
Agriculture is Backbone.
For instance, the only means of
living which the Danes have Is agri-
culture. Denmark, like Julius Gaze
sar's Gaul Of oncient days, Is divid-
ed into three parts-butter, bacon
and eggs. Now the government,
being dependent upon the farmers,
does everything in its power to in
crease the number of small farmers,
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