The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31
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Editors With Me.
| knew the ineffectiveness and in
efficiency of many of these and | was
determined that a commission should
be created that would not expend its
energies in useless directions. The
editors OF the agricultural newspapers
and many members of the state
grange we're with me, but there was
tremendous opposition all along the
line. | knew that the formation OF
the agricultural commission would
save thousands of dollars to the state
and prove of the very greatest benefit,
and it was a surprise to find opposi-
tion to the plan. But | have never
cared much about opposition when
believed l was right. An effort was
made to bring about a referendum
vote on the bill creating the commits
sion, but that disturbed no one. If the
people of the state did not want an
agricultural commission 1t was their
business, and | was not in the least
disturbed by the threat of a referen.
dum upon the measure.
However, the commission was Gre
ated; splendid men were named upon
it.; and it has already demonstrated
to the unseltish observer its great aid
to the agricultural interests of the
state. More farmers institutes are
provided. There are scientific men
attending all of them. Concentration
of effort in agricultural betterment
and a general awakening in the rural
communities has been the result. Il
would be impossible to state in dol
lars and cents the real value to Ohio
of the work performed in a single yea
by the agricultural commission.
Then it was proposed to hire a
farmer to superintend the farming OF
the state land in connection with the
various institutions, but the proposi-
ton was ridiculed. The salary of the
farmer employed was criticised Moth
ing valuable would be accomplished,
it was said. But today Ohio is grow
ing hundreds Of thousands of dollars
worth of produce upon her hands
where formerly only tens of thousands
of dollars worth we're grown.
Take the matter Of community
breeding, as 1t was called. We have
purchased some of the best strains of
cattle in the world and are actually
raising the grade of cattle all over the
state. We are furnishing the services
of these blooded cattle to the people
in a number of communities and ex,
pect to extend that service. 1t is my
prediction that within five years the
average grade Of cattle in Ohio will |
exceed that produced by any other
agricultural community in the world |
Then came the attack on the good
roads proposition and the proposal to |
levy half mill tax with which t. |
build market roads Much of this op, |
position came from the cities. 1t was |
argued that 1t was unfair to tax man |
in the city to build a road in the coun,
try. do not believe it is unfair.
believe that every dollar of money /
spent for good roads in the country |
aids every man who resides in city
believe that it is right that the
cities, maintained as they are through
The prosperity of the country, should
contribute to that prosperity. Every
county in this state but twelve re-
,eives more money for good roads
.han it contributes These twelve
are the ones in which the
arger cities are located And the
titles are going to reap their benefit
through the better transportation IA
,ilities which the good roads will
,reate.
Opposition to the workmens com
law has subsided so far as
he employe and the employer are
because both the employe
ind employer now see that 1t is one
VI the most splendid measures ever
Enacted. But certain liability insur
lnce interests are as busy as they