Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-01
MORE MD FOR FARMER
AND LISSS FOV MAH.VIfSSEI.S

Salt Lake city, oct I've nccd
less bnitlcshtps and NOR" money spent
Ia develop homes for the American
people declared J II. Case at Nhl
Ich". KnS., before the National Irt.
CATION congress today. This nation
needs homes more than II reeds Hgh,-
ing n"HLng forts" Mr.. case Is ,irr.
president of the Trans MiaslsslppI
Commercial congress lie said.
THE national congress should
spend part Of the money ~ " riiurR
into battlcships ana maze II posEIblo
Tor our farmers to liNr uH .ir,srt,I
farms an well ~ they can ia KING
Georges dominion.
THE cola fact rs, that ne .uullt ui
patriotism ar sentiment oHN Irsulai"
ia" movement uf populations N,u tu.
whcr" they tank they can uwrIo.r
their condition, regardless of what
orators % newspapers or Statesmen
may Say The renter class muI,H 90.
where laud N cheap. rho sar..r
business like farmer ngurrs t.ni h,
can uhtltn more acres aud make II"ir.
money, TIE farmer at nfty ur Htly
rents OF sells his farm and mDYrs 70
town. llu thinks II IN To his ada
agu bat II nearly always rr lur.' LE
Income ana incroascs hts EXPENSES It
IA on" of the mistakes at Il 'arm,.'s
NE Whom hu let's SO ui u prriu 1--WE
farm aud thinks ho adds a. hJh com
fort hy living In town.
Tho farmer ana siUckuiu uu,,...
the best business ucrupltiun IN tho
nation today WIN the largest crop
Production In history, with hugh
prices. with the ond uf the pioneer
period aud tine disappearance of free
land. the chanc" TOR the farmers SONS
becnmos greater each year. But II In
evident tina. smaller number of boyH
are staying Ia the country. though
wise men tell them that the prOhts at
the farm are greater than over before.
The relative decline In agricultural
population Is not necessarily "A matter
20 be deplored. Il IN 80 only In case
II means less desirable environment
into which the people leaving tho
farms must 40. ar II the result In "a
lessened supply Uf agricultural pro-
duets
The government has done much for
irrigation but only "A trinr compared
with It's assistance In other directions
The farmers ana stoCkmen ~ thu
west should unite a. impress on thcir
congressman and senators ia" urrrs-
silly Of greater activity In developing
the bcmi-drld lands and making
homes for the tccmiug millions at our
doors Every drop ~ water that falls
should be- utilized; cvory foot Of TIL
able land eventually brought under
the plow. and the government should
got behind tho proposition Ia dead
earnest, not only for the good OF the
people here Ia the west, but for the
benefit Of the whole nation.
when tho west prOspeFs tho nation
prosperH. II should do this at any
eost--and do Il now. Not less than
two members Of tho presidents cabi-
nst should Oe western men. familiar
with avery condition of western land
and western need. This should be a
government OF all the nation. not a
government OF the east with the weEt
forever beEging for Its share OF tho
benefits. This believe will come. for
the west 10 asserting Its Str0Rth. The
farmer u 10 have his innings. He has
~ ArnnaeeadOn 81 his own and he
PROPOSES 70 battle Tor His ssghiA
sWlth . production sNceedinG all
ogeylonn reeerAs. with a CROWNS, In
leillgonca that teaches how 10 obtain
me most from his land. with q hnan'