The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-08
FOR ECONOMIC LIVING
conference on Agriculture and
Country Life at Indianapolis
Proves Big Success.
PURDUE University Agricultural Ex.
tension.

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a tension.
3 Inc first conference on agriculture
sho country life held in Indiana ar
D indianapolis. June 3-4, was brought To
! close with an address by Prof q y
oniisue' superintendent OF the agricul.
eurai extension department. Purdue
university. Professor Christie called
on the people OF the state to pnt their
SHOULDERS 70 the wheel and make the
new vocational educational law a sue.
.ess' lie urged the delegates 10 90
oack TO the communities as returned
missionaries. He said that he wished
the governor would name a day I'm
"nicn meetings would be held In
every school house In the state where |
the people should gather to discuss
the subjects which were talked over
at the conference.
Inc conference adopted a set OF
resolutions calling for a crusade for
more economic living. The reson.
IONS stated that the much talked of
nisn cost OF living OF the present time
vas directly attributable to the OK.
'raFasant habits into which the neo.
pie nave fallen. Back to tho sImnIe I
,ie, TO sensible clothing. 10 Glenn and ,
healthful amuaements: back 20 tho /
"fst pflneiples OF living, which VIII In !
large measure solve the high cost &
of living" N0'' h
Inc conference also recommended y
mat wherever Il was possible tbot tho x
country churches should consoIjd.te
'''ons' octlye country church being n
one OF the greatest needs OF the rural q
districts OF Indiana, The conference pl
recommended that tho young minis. W
'ers turn their attention 10 tho com. al
ny churches as the great place for W
opportunity; that the attention OF the
'oop'e OF the country be turned 20 the w
: ga. Importance OF securing a strong ph
'siueht pastor, that those attending pl
ne conference pledge themselves 10 phi
promote The full development OF the sh
ouhtry church and the rural school 40'
nu the building OF a contented. abId. qu
lg' intelligent. successful country ad
fe'' The vocational educational ,au sal
'ssed by tho last legislature was also Ito
ldorsed du,
george Woodruff. president OF the qua
rs' National bank OF Joliet, Ill.,, ad
essed the conference on Farm =
edits Mr. Woodruff was a mem.
or the commission that went 10
rope TO investigate the farm credit ey
stem there. He gave three reasons ruI
the high cost OF living In this conn.
other than the one already given +
SAID the three things responsible Ject
the present high cost of living are viol
increasing gold supply, the break. bles
GOWN or competition and the per Wh'
'ita production OF the soil. He the
hed increase In wages as the rem. and
ior the hrst cause; trust reguia- use
and control OF middIemen for tive
second and for the third increased mails
llaoie acreage and increased pro. TOUR
ton TO the acre. Irnprovsa ,arp, fowl
nee, Mr.. Woodruff sad was ono NJ dcca
most important methods for apply 10
the third remedy. and
resident w. T.. Stone of Purdue the
'ersity made straightforward and way
prehenstve analysis of vocational shine
cation and explained the provi. and
y OF the new law, the difficulties pure
he way OF It's administrator and and
casted the splendid resnlts H., lister
feiiow It's wise Interpretation and watci
rcement He. too. exposed the VIII
cy OF our national boast os ,ndra. is liza
superiority and declared that sick
lever OF such supremacy wa nav do in
had in the past was dine ,o thraa very
ss-the exploiting OF national - and g
ees' the leadership OF exceptional be W.
and the artificial aid OF iegisIa. kill a
Because these three inf,uenoos edy IL
limited By their very nature We fowl
expect permanent industrial, ., place
ICY TO be based on adeorata room.
lration for suitable life vorL before