La Junta tribune., 1914-05-09
AMERICAN BANKER HAS SOMETHING TO LEARN

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Bssitn. 0ssnany.-"eoms Of %
rubes are laughing . little at The
banksrs." saiA . saccsssfsl farmer 70
~ before vs left The states. I'VE
have actually farmsd successfully for
years. have studied farming in asri.
cultural colleges We think we know
our business fairly we'll. It's certain
y funny 70 read speeches By bank
ers telling us how 70 farm. I have
come 70 the conclusion that the baAk.
ers know % little about farm ioans
that they would do better to study
and discuss their own business than
TO try to teach ~ ours" And We
have concluded that there 10 some
force in What the farmer says.
The American Bankers' associa
ton and thirty state bank associa.
tons are actively promoting asricul.
,ural advancement The work under.
taken By them includes soil surveys
.xperimsnts With fertilizers. hiring q.
perts 70 make practical DEMONSTRATION
apon The fasn. s1ucaiioa IL road mat
.sss. aa1 - o. ia1eaaitely. TIE hank.
~ aso 1uDlieatins What the sedesal
aeFieulssral iDspastnsat 10 1eiAs
uhat every Agricultural college 10 %
lag. and vhss every farnss's isseitute
10 doing. They are going into he
Geld q Deo1uettoa Which ls important
bat which amer Ill 10 oae 10 Which
he fasDss rsaasksd. "oas 10 lsA 70
think that The bankers Of The cesntsy
have unanioossiy eonciu1s1 that tAsy
know their ova business % thee.
ousAly that their slevatins eluear
tioaal isstisets can get opoostuAity
Tor sspsessioa only By doiag miesioa-
ary work among % lowly fasDses and
eDsvatins this ignorant class 70 thsii
own high plane Of intsllieeses.-
Wsess 0sskIss ~ Psrmsss.
We have been going through Bar
- accompanied By asricultunl q.
Dests. We have talked With lss1sss
b agriculture IN several eosntsjes
We have real bulletins aad books -
Ioes % assicsitural methods abeoeA
We consulted govesnnsat specialists.
We have seea and heard sa1 studied
about all Tie most seisatiae upso
ease farming methods. But Delthes
ths experts With % nor ~ osssslvss
have beea abls 70 recall . stnsje No.
- agricultural Dee1uetiea that 10 Dot
beaag more o. tess vi6ely WORKED ont
10 America b. tAsss lovly fasDsss
Wien ~ baaksss ass - bsasvolsat.
y 81 eso1ssesa1tasly instruetiag-
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discover he Usitsd otatee = ths ealy
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