Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-24

EVENING CAPITAL NEWS THURSDAY.
that legislation be enacted il the interests a. the
the consumers and the than il the in
OF the special interests which profit after their
production. $500
One of the serious contributing causes Of the cost Of
high living the drift from the farms to the cities Not
many years ago majority of the people of this country
nved on the FARMS Now majority live in the cities and
are supported by the minority who still live on the farms
would inevitably increase the cost of living through
entirely natural causes
In order to meet this condition. to check it and turn
the TIDE back again to the SOIL every announcement
should De given to the farmer. Farmers are not asking
favors but they are asking square deal and equal
opportunities They are opposing, and rghtfu1ly too
the system which is giving special privileges the few at
the expense, very largely of the many.
II, however, without granting special privileges en-
couragement can De given the farmers; it. by judcous
legislation, the farm life be made more attractive so
as TO induce the farmer boys of the present to remain
ne farms or perchance induce other boys go upon the
FARMS then is clearly the duty of the state and If te
nation to enact such legislation and to give such encor
|agement
Taxation which bears with greater burden upon the
than upon the business man. the city resident the
rich corporation the holder of great tracts of land held
Tor speculative purposes for the advantage of the natural
inc" IN created by the abors of Others unjust
lion at any time 1t is douby unjust taxation now when
II there to be any difference ALL the difference opht
to be the other way.
1t is bad policy to impose needless and unjust burdens
upon the farming communities 1t is bad for the farmers
and It is bad for the jewellers in the Cities the
ty OF the cities depends absolutely and rrevocabv pon
the prosperity OF the farmers.
IL is mistaken policy nearsighed and narrow view
for any set of in any city to conceive the idea that
they must anagonize the farmers living adjacent to their
cities On the contrary the farmer should be looked 70
encouraged and cultivated even than the prospective
builder OF factories the investor bonds warrants or
even city property
Theodore Roosevelt expresses the views of the Pro-
gressves In this matter most clearly in the following
language:
The governments of the nation and of the sew
eral states must combine in doing everything
they can to make the farmers business profitable
so that he shall get more out of the SOIL and enioy
better business facilities for marketing what he
thus gets In this manner his return will be in
creased while the price to the consumer is dimn-
lshed The elimination of the middleman bv ag-
rcutural exchanges and by the of improved
business methods generally, the development Of
good roads, the reclamation of arid lands and
swamp lands the improvement in the productv-
lty or FARMS the. encouragement of all agencies
which tend to bring people back to the soil and to
make country life more interesting as we'll as
more profltable-all these movements will help
not only the farmer but the man who consumes
the farmers products
Inc departure OF so many Greeks from this countrvI
just now to join their mother country in war; shows the