The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-11-06
'1HE:RURAL PRESS
Tho Local Paper ! Most Useful
Agency on the Farm-The Press,
Pulpit and School q Trinlty OF
Influence fhat Muet Be
Utilized In Building
Agriculture.


BY Peter Radford
Lecturer Natiosal Farmers Unioir
A broad campaign Of publicity on
the subject of rural life Is needed IN
this state today to bring the problems
of the farmers to the forefront. The
city problems are blaxoned upon the
front pages Of the metropolitan dali
les and echoed IN the country press.
but the troubles Of the farmers are
seldom told, except by those who
seek to proht by the story. and the
glitter OF the package ofttimss OBJ
scures the substance. A searching In
vestisation into the needs OF the
farmers win reveal many inherent de-
fects In our economic system that can
Be easily remedied wien properly I'M
derstood and Illuminated by the pow.
er Of the press. suszg..,, a.,
The rural press, the pulpit and the
school are trinity od powerful in
luences that the farmer must utilize
to their fullest capacity beiots be, can
occupy . coiina1dtns poiitf0i ,in phbfie
anatrs. Thsse gigantic ,dEsbcisf are
orEanizsd IN every rural eommvptty
and only Await the patronage and Co
.operation of the farmers to fully de-
velop their energy Ind usstilness.
They are local forced working for
the best interests Of their Fespectiye
communities. Their wcfk. Il to build
and their object Is to serve. THEY
prosper only through the development
and prosperity o. the ,conmunity.
Every farmer in this state should
subscribe for the local paper, as well
as farm periodicals and such cthe.
publications as he may md profitable.
but he should, by all means, subscribe
for his local paper, and no home
should be without II. The local paper
is part Of the community life and the
editor understands the farmers prob
lens. 1t is the local press that win
study the local problems and through
It's columns deal with subjects Of most
vital Importance TO local life OF the
community.
-- "A NoSss Tssk. ""'H-''s
IN too many instances tie country
papers mimic the city press by CIV.
ing prominence to scandnls. accidents
and political agitation. The new ru.
raj civilization has placed upon the
rural press renewed responsibilities
and enlarged possibilities, for. uaeful'
ness. 1t cannot perform Its mission
to Agriculture by recording the frail
ties. the mishaps ard inordinate am
billions OF humanity. or by filling its
columns with the echoes OF the strug
gies OF busy streets. or by enchanting
stories OF city life which lure our
children from the farm.
1t has a higher and nobler task
Too often tile pages Of the city dailies
brixtle with the struggle Of ambitious
men in their wild lust for power, and
many times the flames Of personal
conflict scar the tender buds OF new
civilization and illuminate the path
way to destruction. The rural pres.
is the governing power Of public senti
ment and must hold steadfast tc
principle and keep the ship of state
in the roadstead Of progress. The
rural press can best serve the inter
ests Of the farmers BY applying its
energies 10 the solution Of problems
affecting the local community. II
must stem the mighty lie. curren,
that is moving from the farm to the
cities. sweeping before It a thousanG
boys and girls per day; II has to dea
with the fundamental problems o.