The Springdale news., 1914-12-11
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Hans GarbuS, a GeTman taf1n1 Od Iowa, has discovered tbat the bene- fits which appear on the surface as attaching to the mail order plan sometimes spell disaster and has written very interesting story Of his views in certain farm paper. Here is a part of his story:
 We farmers need awakening to the fact that we have unmistakably reached the period where we must think and plan. I am ene oi the slow German farmers that had to be shown and 1 am now giving my ex- perence that others may profit, for knowledge is more expensive now than ten years ago.
 Twenty nine years ago l began my farm career.f had an old team and s50. Our furniture was mostly home made-ehairs, cupboard and lounge male from dry goods boxes. neatly covered with ten-eent eretonne by my girl wife. We rented eighty acres Being q boy of good habits l got all needed machinery and gro eeries Of our home merchants on credit. an il fall crops were sol. The first year was a wet =seasoa aud I did not make enough to pay creditors. l went to each of promise and eN- piained conditions, paying as much as possible, and they all carried the bala 1ce=o4 er another year. They con tiaaed to accommodate me until Was able to buy a ferty acre piece of my own.
 As soon as I oW4ed these few acres tHe mail order house began sending me catalogues, and gradual ly l began sending my loose change to thenl,, letting my accounts stand in my home town where had gotten my ecommodation when 1 needed it.
 We then had one or the thriftiest little villages in the state good line or business ill ali the branches, merchants Who were willing to help an honest fellow over q bad year and and town full of people who came twice a week to trade and visit Our little country town supported l- brary, high school, ball team and we had big celebrations every year
 "A farm near q live town soon doubles in value. Soid my forty acres at big advance and bought an eighty, gradually adding to It un ii I had 200 acres of the best land in Iowa. then felt no need of ask ing fayors, and found it easy Q pat ronize the small order agents that came almost weekly to our door. It regret to say that l was the first in the county to make up a neighbor- hood bill and send it to mail order house. Though we got bit every once in a while, we got in the hab- 1t of sending away for stuff.
 Gradually our merchants lessen ed their stock of goods-for lack of patronage Finally we began to real ize that when We needed bolt quick ly for machinery, or clothing for sick ness or death, we had to wait and send away for it. which wasn't so pleasant. One by one Of our mer- chants moved to places where they were appreciated, and men of less ef- ergy moved in. Gradually our town has gone down. our business houses are 'taeky i'll appearance. d number are empty; our schools. churches and walks are going down. we have no band, no library ns ball team. There is no business done in the town, and therefore no taxes to keep things up. Hotel is closed for lack Of travel Go down to the de pot when the freight pulls in and you will see the sequel in mall order packages.
 Nine years ago my faIm was worth $195 an acre. today I'd have hard matter 10 sell it Ut $l67 an acre. II is too far rom live town so every farmer has said that wants to buy He wants place near schools and churehes. where his children can have advantages I have awakened 10 the fact tiIat in helping to pull the town down. 1t has cost me > 600 in nine years
 J. K Mahoney, of EIDerado. grad uate of the University of Arkansas, WIS appointed member of the Board of Trustees, of that institution, by Gov. Hays, Friday of last week.
 Quite a number of Shriners were in Fayetteville Saturday, where a large class Of "noyices'' were led across the "hot sands to the Mecca" Saturday night.