The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-10-07
As the Editor Sees 1t

away the evening nOurS, And right
here the editor wants to throw out a
suggestion that means both pleasure
and profit Arl ange TO have meet
ing at one Of your school houses or
other public places at least oue even
ing q month, at which you can all
compare notes on the season 5 work,
note the mistakes that have been
made and devise the best methods Of
correcting them the coming year.
You can not get dozen farmers to-
gether but what some one Of them
will have something to say Of value
to you, something that perhaps You
have not heard before, something
that sill make work lighter and pro-
fits greater in future years The So
cIal features alone o. such meetings
Wu;il,i ,irive away the nono,ong Of
o. the winter evenings, and from {,
practical standpoint they would be
Of great value 10 every one who par
tic!pa:es. Get together. gentlemen,
and compare notes. What Is good
for one is OF equal benefit to all.
The farmer is the backbone Of This
to"rl-.n fact, he is the in54ulstay OF
the nation We eau not place too
much emphasis upon this fact. AS
the American farmer prosperous
it is with The country IN general.
and SO will it always be. If the far
mer has bad year. then the stores
and the shops and the business com
munity as a whole suffers Every
body feels the pinch Of a close sea-
son. Ihat's>one Of the reasons why
we Of the town should work in har-
mony with the farmer for a better
and more prosperous community
As he encourages Us with his pit
ronage and his cheerful smile wher
! he comes to US, so should we return
courtesy for courtesy by giving hin
the best that is in us, and by foster
ing & feeling of brotneriy love anC
commandership. 1t will not f:urt the
farmer, it viii not harm US, and i
do all Of US a world Of good
a city dude once drove up to =:
country store and stepped gingerl,
from his expensive limousine will
Eyeglasses dangling at the front O
his immaculate vest. At the sam
time 3 farmer drove up n MS Fore
and stepped leisurely to the pave
ment. The dude glanced at the far
mer with q supercilious stare an'
stalkeo haughtily into the store. Tn
farmer merely grinued and turne
around to greet his friend the bank
er. The dude was on salary and liv
ing right up to his means. The Iay
mer had mortgages n'2stc.cd q
propar;N ell olei the Territory, ha
money IT, 4>!y;t q tlls: bank, ss..
owned : great tz4s!1l ,;.sil ;i25ured ii
inGepetG f.sr taa RESI- of bis day
;,l.d Il comfortable nrtusl- i.sr hi
family at his death When II Ii
two was he uetser n.;ln? o. c..ar-
not All city p4oo.e * dudes uc ldlol
, and rul ,,,i Iaiiners ara 1lch. Bu
you see this salae little comedy e1
acted in every Gown where aCtOlnf
biles fad their way in The sQmne
months. At least it is worth Il pa
sing ghougft.
And thar reminds US that if "
) can just ge. every farmer IN con
: munlty 10 realize the financial adv
t stability Of tieing TO ts1is towG. in h
t commercial dealings it will be
practical step in advance for the I
s ture OF the whole community, tow
): and country both It will enable
70 have better stores, ard S:luE
u and other business enterprises. 9,
s vii! inject new life into every -hir
aha tVSl yOOAy. - VIII w I'll IllIA ca
. the value q TIE farms and lhe %:
$ property, a0d vili make life easi
V and more attractive n every way.
will so lar toward preventing Q
young manhood from strayli
d away from the safety and prosperl
r. Of the farms and into the piifa
,e and misery Of hand to mouth {
J. istence in some great city. 1t "
d enable them TO grow TO strong a
}, virile manhood on the farm. Wh
J. nine out Of every ten IN the gre
n cities become but an atom ano
, countless other atoms Many t;
20 fners are as loyal TO nome instl'
$. tions as its possible for human
II Gins 20 ne. bat tn others there
"a room for conversion 10 the WisC'
70 of feed the mouths that feed the
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