Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-03-06
GIVING ATTENTION TO woMAN's WORK

F. F. Marshal, county agent of Traverse county,
made fOrwardooking address before the Womans Club
of Stevens County Feb. 10. He said:-
''In this day and age people all the United
States, and especially in the State of Minnesota, are
getting interested in the problems that to confront
the people of this section of the state We are told that
the average farmer the State of Minnesota is not pay
ing interest money invested not cent on the
capital invested. That that SO per cent
half of the farmers paying interest and that the
greatest business-the agricultural busness-is not
paying interest, and there business that will live
that not paying interest That is why the agricultural
business not larger and men through the United States
and this section are very much interested and feel
that have got to put it better basis. We have
got to make pay interest money invested it must
go under. 1t is we'll for all get together and talk
these problems because beginning to feel
that the financial problem of the greatest problems
that confronts US.
''Still we wonder after all if the great problem
that cOnrons the people of this section is the problem of
making financial success upon the farm. We be-
ginning to believe that the greatest problem the
of keeping boys and girls satisfied in the country In
some the today people being handed
bread keep them from starving and the chances
that Is per of these time boys upon
our farms.
''I shall never forget remark that made to me
when ready to out to this Agricultural Agent
work. An old white haired professor said to me-"That
is wonderful work, that Agricultural work. and want
you carry this from to the boys and girls
Stay on the Farm 1t is the place the face of
the earth"
''On the third day after arriving at Wheaton drove
out some fourteen fifteen miles into the country and
stopped at small dilapidated house. There nc
screens the windows doors, flower bed trees
the barn tumbed down and everything in state of gen
eral diapdation found there young lady abou
fifteen sixteen years of age boy about two years
older and smaller child, living their life blood out in
what could call home because there nothing
to indicate home life Seeing that young lady growing
up there it brought to my mind the message that ole
professor had given and it my tongue
'Stay on the Farm did not tell them anything but
felt like telling them to get off as quickly God would
let them.
"'Before expect boys and girls to stay OF
the farm have got to have conditions such as wou
like to have them stay in. But who will keep then
there?-The Woman;
''Again wonder if the greatest problem is that o
keeping them there. It to that the creates
problem the home itself-because eventually what d.
we want? Why financial success-but it is to put int
home That is what all want We all working
that end and is the great problem of home dicule
whether in the village or country
''Two years ago visited place there they hal
of the finest cattle fine horses fine hogs
and the buildings IDEAL One morning the lady of thu
house said to her husbandThe little boy not feeling
very we'll. wish you would go in and look at him.
The man said, 'Wel, today is the day deliver th
hogs at the market and have got to get away. won
be home until late, but think if you let the little fellow
stay in bed he will be all right" So he hauled tn
hogs off to market. came home at 10 P. n. and afte
eating his late supper crawed into bed dead tired be
cause he had done two three mems work. The mex
morning he up early to take of his fine horse
and cattle and when he in breakfast his wife tool
him to the bedside Of that little boy and he forgot al
about the horses and did about the fine cattle
"Save my boy'' was his cry, 1t is the home! Wher
we get to remembering the fact that it is the home
are working for then will realize that it must be til
woman that will carry this message throughout th
world.
cat a meeting at Ada short time ago ARCS
and said ''You can talk about your comforts and shad
trees etc. but there is nothing in thst have ttl
log house, only rooms We have lived there thirt
My Oldest girl is past tweny-sx and the Othe
children all grown. They happy and contented
live that home. If the heart is right then everything
else will be right. They will nave desire to ge
away