The Glenwood post., 1914-10-10
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inAueaes Il tAsss tAi.es, With the
frothy elsestiea thrown in, makes it
necessary for tAs city to try in order
to keep the wheeh turning in her civic
and commercial life; where the dry
bones of men, women aAd little chill
dren are ground up into dividends to
line the Golfers of the idle rich; where
the public bin is the feeding ground
Of sleek, well-fed rascals this is u.s.
uslly the stamping ground of the man
who wants to uplift the farmer.
The American farmer, Is . class,
does not need his services. For years
.nd years the farmer Of this country
has had the benefit of the best agri-
cultural Journals that ever shot through
the feed-rolls Of . press, and he has
bsea Uplifting hinsef just . fast ss
ever be could. He has nads some
progress in the way Of uplift, in spite
Of the periodical harryinss Of the city
spliftsr. A . elass he hss Feiessted
to the less cultured areas Of the cities
King Alcohol s.A all his works, ths
ehief cause Of the aesd Of uplift in
sny eoans.ity. HE little rcd seAsol
hssss tsrns out better citizens thas
tAs nueA-las1ed SCHOOL Of ths eities.
His sseisl life 10 not SWELL but It is
safe. safe, fer himself, safe for his
wits aad childssa. His night life il
not s.y, bseasse seven aights . week
with ths owls 10 not god for ~
farming business. Whea the spliftss
succeeds in making the farmers social
life similar to city life, It will dsvel-
op the sane shorteoninss. Culture
Some one hss said that the measure
of q conmuaity's culture depends up
On its solicitude for the welfare Of it,
youth. If that is true, the American
farmer need not listen to any back
talk absst csltaFs. Yes, tAs fasne'
~, bssa upliftiag hiass'e ths4ksy@
Jest - fast - His psekstaeok would
stand Il. +..
The uplifter sees the farmer coming
into town wearing . hickory shirt
with perhaps . few stray aayseed'
lurking in his hair, and it saddens him
He wants the farmer to discard the
overslls that haye done such noble
service, and don the spike-tails and
choker of high society. He wants m,
and the girls fixed up hner, the old
homestead torn inside out, and tue
boys packed of to school in town
where they can learn more evil in
seventeen days than the red school.
house knew in forty year. He want.
things sanitary. He wants the cows
groomed. every morning Ssfeee break
fast He wants the cd barn torn
down for kindlins, and Mselsy and the
rest set n reinforced eoscrete, With
spike i. the wall to rest their talk
on in winter. He insists On it.; the
country demands it. II necessary, mort
eage ths farm!
In sAert, cur fris.d, the upliftsr, d.
sesrds upss the uasssPeetias farmer
with "hip-hip-Aooray!" and tries -
scare hin He has 10 tine for the
faea pres taat il satisAeA with geatls
leading tie farmer into these devious
ways, spending years and yeass at II,
testing And adapting to ths fasnsf's
needs - fast - It can be deae pfsat-
ably. These methods are too slow for
the professional uplifter.
It il the city that really needs tie
sPlift; bat the upliftef eant see It.
He has ssad il book about The fasa-
ere swfal eoaditisa, a1A he l. excited.
6o0sthing asst b Aone right sway.
So ae saGIests The 0ethsas AID means
that win At tie farnss's plight, iae,-
destally nsstieaing what II thinks
viii b sbsst right fer his eva salasy,
sad has TIE biA ssat - the farmer.