Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-07-11
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B. Ward on the life of the boy and
girl on the farm; Hubert w. Clark
on the prehistoric irrigation systems
in this section: and Mrs H. D. Ross,
president of the Arizona State Fed
Grafton of Womans Clubs. on the
value Of the woman's clubs to the
community
The Judging, which itself was a
big task, began as soon after noon
as possible and continued for the
rest of the day The complete list
of prizes to date is published below.
Prof. Lawrence, of the agricultural
department of the university, did the
bulk of this work
Gov. Hunts Address
Better organization among agricul
turists, the construction of better
highways, and more direct and eff
Ificient service through the schools
and university extension work were
among the recommendations of Gov.
Hunt, who delivered an address on
Rural Life" The governor said in
part:
"Coincident with advances in agri-
cultural industries, better educational
facilities and greater opportunities
for social advantages have been
created so that rural life today is
not the dull. colorless round of
drudgery and routine which drove
the country boy of few decades
|ago to fare forth into cities in search
of congenial employment
But, despite all these improve
ments in country conditions, much
still remains to be done before the
youth of country districts shall enjoy
equal advantages with young people
living in cities 1t has frequently
| been said that no milionaires are
| made in farming as an occupation.
| The truth of this statement cannot
| be denied indicating a marked dis
parity between the business advant-
ages provided for the city man and
| the farmer, respectively. II any one
deficiency may be held responsible
| for this condition, it is the absence of
an efficient working organization
among the agriculturists Of this
I country. Whereas, for many years
city workers and business interests
of divers kinds have been compactly
organized for the purpose of en-
phasizing their needs and insisting
upon fair treatment. the farmers OF
the United States, on the other hand
have only recently come to realize
1.-THE advantages that lie in Organiza
ton With this realization there has
come about q determined and intelli-
gent effort on the part of our hOrti-
lculturists, agriculturists and stock
lraisers, not only toward the secur-
ing of better business relations, but
also toward the obtaining and reali.
cation of better opportunities fol
general education and for the estab
fishing of such social activities a:
will render the rural community &
better and more attractive place tC
live in. School houses have beer
converted into social centers. and
in certain instances. neighborhoot
houses have been constructed with {
view to affording a meeting place
where all the diversified mental ant
moral interests of the communit!
may find an open forum of expires
sion
Gradually, but surely. the import
liant relation Of highway improvement
to the development of the farm ant
farm home is being realized. GOot
roads are the arteries of trade, wher
ever they may be established. No
only do they afford the necessar!
transportation for the marketing o
} products. but they are also the line
of intimate communication and co
operation between different communi
ties and families. Although the citi
zens of Arizona doubtless feel tina
they have already made great ad
vances in highway construction, tn,
possibilities, which the future hold
in store, may be illustrated by tn,
fact that France. a country with al
area of forty thousand square mile
less than that Of the state of Texas
has full half million miles of ex
cellent highways and over twenty
five thousand miles of navigable wa
terways. The results, as may b.
IanticiDatpd are intensified farminf