The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-11-26

are to be improved 1t will be by
showing the farmer how to do the
work with his own hands" James
j. Hill has expended thousands OF
dollars developing the agricultural
resources of the great northwest.
/ Mr.. Frank G.. Logan, a member OF
the board of directors of the league
said, Il am deeply interested. / spent
my early days on the farm and
know something Of the processes
| that are carried on there. 1t Is go
! ing to take a great deal Of money
to carry on such an undertaking, and
the question naturally raised In my
mind is, will it pay? have run
across some figures quoted from the
agricultural department covering Ger
tain demonstrations in eleven states
on corn and ten states on cotton.
In the fields where the work was
done under scientific demonstration
methods, the average increase IN
these states for corn was SO per cent
Not only was there practically twice
the product, but the corn was bet
ter grade. If this average could be
maintained it would mean an in
crePse of a billion and a half bush
els on the record of last year, and
add a billion dollars of wealth to the
country from The corn crop alone.
The showing in cotton was nearly as
good. If this movement is to be
success 1t must be carried on system
atically. My feeling Is that the In
yestment IL something that Is going
to pay for itself time and again In
our lifetime and forever afterward.
We are a great manufacturing coun-
try. but We are above and beyond
all an agricultural country and any
thing we may do to improve and
increase agriculture is going to re-
dound to our glory and our wealth
and to the happiness. of our people"
Mr.. Logan is retired board OF trade
man, a patron of art, well known
figure in higher civic affairs and Is
lending his moral and material sup
port to a number Of philanthropic
movements.
Colonel E. S. Conway, former
president of the Chicago Association
of Commerce, and director OF the
League, went directly to the root OF
the question: II have felt for years
tibet the business man, the merchant
banker, manufacturer-in fact all
fail to realize that all we have and
all we hope to be is dependent solely
upon the soil. All our wealth comes
from but three sources-the mine,
the forest and the farm
Educational Work BY Business
Concerns
Messrs f. Baackes and Clarence
Funk represent great Industrial in
terests. Both are keenly and sub
stantially interested in the farm de-
monstration project and both are di-
rectors of the league. 1t will prob
ably surprise many to know that the
American Steel and Wire company,
of which Mr.. Saackes Is vice presi-
dent, maintains an agronomist and
scientific department devoted to the
advancement of agriculture and sew
eral times a year publishes and dis
tributes to nearly two million Amer
lean farmers literature almost en-
tirely devoted to helpful and COM
prehensive agricultural information
and data.
Mr.. Funk general manager Of the
international Harvester company,
has taken like course in stimulat-
ing interest and it Is impossible to
measure the benefits and scope OF
the public service department con-
Quoted by his company. President e.
p. Ripley of the Santa Fe; President
! w. c.. Brown of the New York Gen.
trail lines; Chairman Benjamin F..
Yoakum of the Frisco Lines; Presi-
dent H. U. Nudge of the Rock Is
land; NJ. V. Richards, Industrial
agent OF the Southern railway; pres
ident F. A. Delano OF the Wabash
railway; president Darius Milled
Burlington System, president F. H.
Britton, st. Louis Southwestern rail
way lines, and others representing
great railroad interests, have direct
ly interested themselves in our farm
demonstration work.
All Kinds Of People Cooperating
Does big business" in its relation
ship to such human activities become
unitarian in motive and purposei
Does it recognize the effective and
forceful education as powerful
means to betterment and happiness
OF the people. or Is this growing ant