Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-10
]. K. DYSART READ AN INTERESTING
PAPER ON COOPERATION TO FARMERS

the best results. You are interested In
and want to learn as much as pos
sible about cattle, horses and hogs, 80
that you may by raising the best strain
obtain the best Anal results that you
are interested In and discuss. have no
doubt, matters of public good and en- :
deavor to work out plans that will
better church facilities, better roads,
better surroundings for the young
people. That is community building.
Here Is where our interests meet and
become Identical. Here cooperation
will prove beneficial. We can well
work together in such things and II the
farmer and retailer determine upon a
policy the team work will be irresist-
ible
days ago hung upon the walls OF a
convention hall in St. Louis, each
county In the state that had shown a
decrease in population from the year
1900 to year 1910 was printed in bright
red and more than half Of that map
was in that vivid color. 1t made ire
mendous impression upon me beca use
l am a citiben Of Iowa and while had
been informed Of the fact that during
had decreased 3 per cent ] was not
prepared to believe that this decrease
was felt in more than half the coun-
ties OF the state, and that only the
lareg centers of population showed an
increased population.
BY cooperation let us make possible
different looking map OF Iowa during
the present decade. The exodus from
Iowa during the past ten years was
made up largely Of young men, condi-
tons at home not just right, some for
one reason and some for another drift
away from the home. Some to acquire
lands where 1t Is to be had at a lower
price, some to neighboring city to
make their life work In some branch OF
industry but most Of them gravitate to
the great centers Of population. We
cannot AFFORD to loose these young
men; we must devise some sure way
to bold them. 1t is said that each day
one hundred young men go to, Chicago
to- undertake In that great city ia
make name and place for themselves
What tremendous toll the country
pays to this one big city. We need ouI
young men in Iowa; we need them In
Wapello county
How shall we keep them? BY making
| our rural districts and our Iowa towns
more attractive. BY cooperation
healthy Take an interest in the plans
and doings of the boy, make him know
you are deeply and vitality Interested in
everything in which he Is concerned
gain his confidence and hold it.
Are you close to your boy? Are you
close to your neighbours boy? II you
are get closer to him, IL not get close
to him quickly. 1t will mean much to
you and may mean everything to the
boy. Spend lots Of time with him. He's
worth it. 3D. 5as.-. .
I say to the business men. take the
boy into your confidence; tell him the
why's Of your business. Give him a
chance to develop In an honest atmos-
phere and under loving guidance. II he
should conclude later to enter some
other life work he will, have prof1ted
immensely and your piece Of mind will
amply repay you. To the farmer
would say, give the boy a chance at
home before he gets the wonder bug.
Don't try to farm half the county sell
fishly; cut the farm up into parcels ia
suit the number Of boys you have
Teach them to farm and develop that
parcel OF land on the shares and don't
be niggardly in your contracts with
the boys. Don't take the lions share
always. Foster friendly rivalry be-
tween them II you have more than one
boy or if you have but one use your
and the boys will stay close to you
That is CO. operation and it pays
splendid dividends.
Now a paper written by retailer
for the ears of a convention OF farm
ers would hardly be considered com
plete II mail order houses were not
mentioned, so shall in as few words
as possible give you my ideas Of these
barntess0 ~ the ship Of state. The mai