The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03

unseen causes OF what may he called
We lhn nnag down shoot"
. We nave had many comDlaiuts about
me Lact that the farm boy cd,ic..tci
az yo!iege does not return TO the farm
t nu" , ma yerA large percentage OF
~ dSllcuitural graduates prefer other
mes 81 work TO that oC farming j|or
@Ninmpie. let college graduate under
oonI 70 return. 10 the farm. What
neighbors be In sympathy win his nf9
i"' $50 rs 70 I'm prove the land and Introduce
,mn.,r' live stock? Not by any
means re VIII find that most OF them
SIMPLY take 4 delight in mtrinr
w v,tH sou, IL that "a large number
cr oI'u Of F ca6rner r raise CAIN than a
cases prefer a drink from :, tybisi,n;S.
n",,ie to attending meeting for farm
mm, n,Tse't Sho ,, ne Will ind large
EiPry In the fact that they don't wani
he he c nm0 VII II an educated man should
"e competed to undergo what the aver
age tenant or small farmer must meet
under the present conditions he wouid
nave me alternative of either moving
asylum. 'e ms" pe
In order 10 attract the trained ana
comTItgn men mo TO ne farm the farm
small town is the outlet and means
- JGihl r uhiGation 20 the commercial
s W"f,d Tor the small farmer. Every
suCh town has a few men who central
NC nc BUSINESS; the local bank and the
vhurcn: III me farmer makes arrange
n nicni Tor supplies with the local mer-
tmhht ne Is practically under the con
troi ~ that Individual, for he cannot
n1orroW from the bank. FOR the mcr-
Gna en-, would quietly see that he could
most of the small town banks are
unuer cPntrol Of u certain group OF
lnulN!nUais and the money used for
certain special interests
so inc conditions arc such that the
S S,iin tarmer hnds the storekceper
the bank director and il he goes 10
church the stOrekeeper takes up the
cIpi,ectioh there as the deacon in the
tough hide and thick skull TO stand
suth conditions. The young graduate
WI iind inat the banker himself will
IAN very iavorably about his interest
III me tarncr and the farming com
nnunlty. but the young man will OBJ
I icss eme b@n6er will loan the shift
charge the negro n dollar for the loan.
or %, az inc rate of 120 per cent while
h hns a" r!i,l WIG wants to improve his
allow loans on real estate. etc. ''
co, me H9unnS man will soon become
ii ntn nee. II he has not had it driven
me farming which the business men
d lbe f InIerested IN Is that of farming
II the state viii see that there is
an an .,. effective state Corporation COM
will get under the surface of the
hnnkins and railroad conditions and
inNeStiSatc IN way that will produce
tcSults' n the railroads will educate
tncir employees to attend TO business:
II mere Is driven into the ordinary
town hiEh. school pupil the fact that
efficiency is the result OF wearing
.oVeraiis and not dude clothes, and
mat altogether there results "a whole
some appreciation OF the man who does
something for the welfare of.the com
munity. then we will have more ia
Norablc conditions for the Improvement
oil inc farmer. What is desired is less
,sia;iap OF the dollar and a new pa
;rioiism winch Will take more interest
is up TO Virginia and not up to
nSEIcSton 10 prepare for the edu-
catcd farmer and wake up enough to
appreciate his value. If the State will
90 tnlS her agriculture will develop ac-
uoru!hSly, put many others in the state
must be educated To value the efforts
OF the farmer if the educated man is
70 DC attracted TO. and not driven from
the farm. T. r. WEENJe; oh n :
South Boston, Va