The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-07-19

Z shall ever be united and pull together
for the good of the state. This is not
) a question of politics; it is a question
of business, pure and simple; and all
questions of party eXpediency or party
politics should be forever forgotten.
Before considering in detail GER
tain phases of the work which is still
before us it will be well to recall, in
a general way, that the state govern
ment has attempted to do what it
could to provide the right kind OF
conditions for the residents of this
state 1t has provided literally for
public schools and has enacted laws
under which such schools may be as
efficient and as well conducted in rural
communities as they are in more pop
ulous centers. Those who have the
administration of our school work in
charge have encouraged the organiza-
tion of boys and girls clubs with the
object of developing in the youths of
our farming communities a desire to
learn more about scientific farming
and to give them higher and better
knowledge of farming possibilities.
THE land board has honestly at
tempted to adjust past difficulties and
to remove all just grounds of COM
plant with reference to the exercise
of state authority in all questions
growing out of irrigation development.
1t has appointed a Carey Act COM
missioner whose special duty it is to
Investigate all complaints of whatever
nature arising from Carey Act pro-
iects. and to report his conclusions to
the board in order that its actions may
be taken in the light of the best in
formation obtainable on those ques
tions.
'Then, too, in recent years the state
has appropriated several thousand
dollars. in cooperation with the fed
eral government, for the purpose of
enabling Mr. Bark, the irrigation eN-
pert, to do work which is bel ifnl to
the farmers of the state.
"The importance of this matter is.
perhaps not as we'll understood us il
will be later, o,it it is clearly Il work
of vast Importance and one whose eff
fects will be cumulative and far
reaching.
Closely connected with this import
ant work is that department OF the
state university which has in charge
the demonstration work for the ben
eft of the state The dean and direc-
tor of the state experiment station Is
here and can and will speak of the
work which this institution is doing
for the state at large and in particular
for the farming communities. He VIII
be able to speak to you in detail OF
what | know only in general way,
but feel that | know enough to war
rant my adding a word of commenda-
tion and announcement. The valua.
BILE experiments which they are con-
ducting will ultimately save you much
time and expense by relieving you OF
the necessity of learning through
YOUR own experience the valuable les
sons they are prepared to teach.
'.In order to assist in the protection
of farm stock from ravages of infec-
tious and contagious diseases the
state livestock sanitary board has been
established. Under this board there is
appointed a state veterinary surgeon
who has deputies in practically every
section of the state. The benefits de-
rived from the operations of this de-
oartment are incalcuable and while II
is to be regretted that the department
has been unable to eradicate as
as could be desired some OF
he diseases from which the livestock
m certain communities have suffered.
t is unquestionably true that its work
las been of great value and that with
out it's help and direction the losses
If the farmers of this state would have
,een many times greater than has ac,
ually been the case
at is thus seen that the Importance
If the farming industry has been real
zed by our legislators and by the
,eople generally. But all that has
,een done in the past is but an indica-
ion of what remains to be done in the
uture and to accomplish the best re-
ults we must stand together and
how good, intelligent team work all
long the line 1t is this and this only
rhich can bring ultimate success. The
of the farmer insures the
rosperity of all, and | bespeak the
ctive interest and cooperation of cit
.ens in all other callings, trades or
rofessions in the efforts we are ma
ing to provide for the success of our
arming communities, no matter in
hat part of the state they may be sit
ated.
Before closing I desire to speak
riefly upon two matters which appear