The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
MANY PRACTICE
FALSE ECONOMY
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copyrighted. 1n4. by Thomas J. su,ltvan.l
II you know how to spend less than
you get you have the philosophers
stone.
Economy is the parent of integrity.
Of liberty and OF ease and the beau.
teous sister of Temperance, of cheerful
ness and Of health.
Willful waste is a cruel and crafty
demon that gradually involves her fol-
lowers in dependence and debts and so
letters them with irons that enter their
inmost souls.
Economy Is procedure by which
a certain sum Of money can be saved
and waste, on the other hand, by which
the same sum OF money Is dlssipated.
To illustrate. farmer wishes to
buy an az. The local merchants price
is $1.4o, but the farmer Gun bug ..an"
az from the retail catalogue house for
S1.25. BE is economical and is going
to save that Is cents.
Abandons Machinery In Field.
The previous summer the economical
farmer bought new mower with
which to harvest his hay and paid
therefor SIS.
The machine was nice and new. and
shiny, and when the farmer completed
the cutting of his hay he promptly I'm.
hitched his team and abandoned the
pretty new mower to the tender ele-
ments of the bayfield,, and there It re.
mains, the seat and tongue protrudlng
from huge snowdrift.
That seems to be case where waste
took economy by the hand and led It
out into the fields and lost 1t.
Nc9lccS u Noticeable.
tits aregrettable fact that the prac.
tice is not uncommon; that 1t is the
rule rather than the exception among
farmers.
Look out OF the window Of any
train as you pass through the country,
and almost the first thing that meets
the eye is a neglected piece of farm
machinery standing in a vacant, field
unprotected from the rains OF tho
summer the winds Of the fall. the
,sleet, ice md snow OF winter anil the
mud and mire of spring.
What must be the condition Of that
machinery when in the course OF time
the farmer is again ready to put IT
into service?
Have rust, neglect and the elements
added to its value and efficiency?
Deprecated so Per Cent.
Have they not deprecated It at least
so per cent in every way2 Neglect OF
this kind is willful waste.
There is no better field In all the
world in which the farmer Gun prac.
tice economy than in the proper care
of his machinery.
Some farmers protect their machin-
cry all right from the elements. They
haul it in under a shed. G9il
The barnyard fowls have also discov-
cred this mice shed" and find that
machinery makes the incest kind of
roosting place. with the result that
when the machines are again brought
out into the sunlight they are things
of sordid appearance rather than of
worth and beauty.
Machinery Rusts Out.
The back door robs the house, and
the back door leads to the machinery
shed and to the open fields. Go out
and see II your machinery is protected
from both the weather and barnyard
dirt.
Remember It is better for machinery
to wear out than to rust out. Saving
Is cents on an az and losing $50 on
a moving machine is false economy,
the practice Of which leads past the
gate of thrift and industry and up to
the door of .swoeful want and willful
waste" and to the fireside Of Incidence
and neglect
The man who neglects and abandons
his farm machinery in the field is not
only the most indolent man in the
world, but also the most stupid.
And the stransest part Of It all is
that a man will admit his Incidence.
but viii fight Il called stupid.
he sort Of persuades himself to be-
lieve That Incidence cherishes all the
peaceful virtues and TINT without de-
stroying the others It merely suspends
.heir functions.
Be Frank With Dealer.
Be frank and open and manly with
yourself and ask your dealer to be
the same.
Then there viii be more consumers
In the town to feed, and the farmer
Will nrnfit nv II Co Will tha rafau MAR.