The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-11-05

For the first time in 1911 We i'm
ported more food products than we
exported, and it looks more and more
like we might continue. If it had
not been for immigration the increase
in population would have been only
IA per cent. And nine'tenths Of the
immigrants went into non farming
occupations. What are we going to
dor Increase the acreage OF land o.
get more out Of the land? II | stood
here and asserted that all Of the land
which is not under cultivation is in the
west, you probably would believe /
was stating a fact. The ruth is, how,
ever, that there is a great deal Of land
in the east not under cultivation and
it will have to be brought under
cultivation. Ina single state in the
west there are 100000 acres un'
used on account Of the non-existence
OF moisture. We will get more per
acre out OF the land il we put more
brains into the working ol it. . In
Europe they put more Of their land in
food products. They get more out
an acre Of land than we do, but the
average quantity produced by man
in Europe is less than that Of man
in Kansas. 1t is right to make three
blades OF grass grow where one grew
before if it does not take three men
to do it.
THE main thing for US to do is to
restore the balance between the food
supply and the population. We must
induce more people to go on the farms
by legislation or some other way. We
may have to force immigrants on to
the farms by law. We lead the world
in mining, manufacturing and other
industries, but not in agriculture.
Along these lines went the trend ol
thought throughout the meetings.
Almost every subject upon which a
thinking farmer reads was brought out.
Better government was one Of the top
les discussed, and Chas S. Gleed,
director OF one Of the big American
railway systems, in an appeal for
good political system said:
No line Of business or class OF people
could prosper unless agriculture was
prosperous and that agriculture could
not prosper unless political conditions
were satisfactory"
1t is essential that a genuine rep
resentative government should be pre-
served, instead Of the pure democracy
which some desired. The majority
must rule in a general way, but {
majority can be as tyrannical as an in
dividual, and it is therefore Necessary
offset one majority by another, and tc
make it possible Tor the minority tt
succeed by division OF the majority
The people have all the power and al
the authority as a practical matter
yet they must delegate most Of thei
authority 10 representatives"
He made an earnest plea for tht
checks and balances which the lore
fathers oil America established to pre-
vent al, undue concentration Of power
which he said would eventually Leaf
to the evils Of monarchical govern
ment. He urged equality, simplicit
and practicability OF laws and the pre-
servation Of an independent judiciar
as a measure for insuring "Safet
First"
At the Women's Congress, the key
note was TO make farm wives hap
pier and their children more conter
ted"
Mrs. Ada Workman Of Beatrice
Nebraska, in speaking Of the socii
life Of the farm described her exper
ience as a farm owner and a farI
manager. She said tha. in som
, ways
The men OF the nelgnoornood nd
J discouraged the natural courses TIL
women would follow in making life Q
the farm more interesting than in Il
. city. The city woman does not rea
{ ize what an enjoyment there is {
: the farm.
e In neighborhoods where the lar
: women are active, there is no nee
for the cry Of Back to the Farm I
5 things can be and are made Just
: interesting as any inducements ev
g thrown out from the gay white way,
e By the organization Of clubs
which to secure high class resdil
y matter, the boy who was anxious
o. 90 TO the CITY 10 live, would soI