The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-18
NATIONAL AID
TO PROMOTE
AGRICULTURE
When Agriculture Prospers Every
Other Industry Fiourishes--
When Agriculture Declines
Every Other Industry
Suffers.


with agricultural colleges in the sew.
eral states receiving the benefits of an
act of congress approved July 2, 1862,
and of acts supplementary thereto"
Hon. Dick T. Morgan of Oklahoma, re.
Gently spoke as follows:
The object of this bill is to encour.
age agriculture, and | am heartily in
accord with the main purpose and OBJ.
ject of the measure, and will gladly
give the same my enthusiastic support
The bill should, however, be amend.
ed so as to require this instruction to
be given in graded rural schools, as
well as to actual farmers. In order
to indicate my views on this question
| have introduced H. II. 202S2, which,
in the main, follows the Lever bill, ex.
cept that the bill which have intro.
duced broadens the scope of the bill
so as to require that the instruction
provided shall be given Gin graded pub
lie schools in districts of not less than
25 square miles and to othc~ persons
who may be present at the time such
instruction and demonstrations may
be given" In the first place, believe
the National Government, so far as 1t
can under the Constitution, should en-.
courage the organization and mainten.
ance Of rural graded schools; and in
the second place, this instruction
should be given to the boys of toda,
who will be the farmers of tomorrow.
II this instruction is to be given, il
this appropriation ie tn be made and
we shall send instructors to the va
rious counties of the States, protest
against passing by the country school
house. When this bill shall be reached
for consideration propose to offer an
amendment which require the propose
instruction to be given to the students
in graded rural schools.
am willing to vote for any rea son.
able appropriation for the promotion
of agriculture, but , think we should
exercise great care TO see that the
money shall be expended to thu best
advantage-where IL will do the most
good to the gr q EST humble AM
where the benefits tberefrom will be
the most widely dist ar1 bring
the greatest returns to the country at
large.
| have a letter from the Hon. John
Fields, editor of the Oklahoma Farm
Journal, urging that the proposed leg.
islation shall provide that instructlo.
shall be given to students in rgraded
rural schools as we'll as to actual farm
ers. In this letter Mr.. Field says:
Vast sums have been eA...@... e,
the development of agricuI
leges and district agricultural schools
and the former have done a large
amount OF very useful and necessary
work. The great educational problem
which Is as yet unsolved is the i'm
provement of the system of schools
where SO per cent of the children get
their only education. Money from the
state and nation have worked a great
improvement in facilities for higher
education. Money from the state and
nation properly applied will work q
aimilar imnrnyamapt In tho ayatam M
schools for elementary education, and
such improvement will not come with
out il.
OF the various measures before con
gress which | have examined looking
toward an extension of knowledge con
corning scientific agriculture among
the people Of the countrl, none ex
cept your bill strikes at the root o.
the difficulty.
The views of Mr.. Fields are entitled
to great weight. He has had wide ex
perience as an educator In agriculture
cultural journalism. He is a man D
colleges. He 10 rapidly taking raul
as one OF the fromemost writer's in az
broad views, sound Judgment, will
progressive and practical ideas. HI
Ia enthusiastic In his efforts to ad
vance agriculture and sincerely deyot
ed to the cause of Oklahoma farmers
gladly acknowledge my Indebtedness
to him for many valuables suggestion
relative to the promotion of agricul
ture and the upbullding of the farming
interests.
Four Propositions.
There are many unansw =. able argu
ments in favor of legislation for tn
promotion of agriculture. Here are
number of propositions which, to M
mind. are self-evident: