Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-10


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~0rRrsisf the Can=srziL Age Es-
e-zAing frsn the esrnzan hOasehold
pin 70 the ra7nsrer Ean Of var, from
the food re eat AID the cl0thss We
NEAR. 70 the taizisE of q mind and
the saving of 3 sozl has been CONNER
GAlized Money -AkIng and money
ksng i gnzwing AZ tie nznOn's
heart Men sre gone mad and inszHs
n their guest for gold l Do not ex-
2ggerzte; oniy nsa nzd and erzzed
b. the hire of gold would poison the
food a men, Eon1 and babes Do
yoa ask proof. Or pzre food lzus
are the national record az their mad
ness End crize9 Adultezted foods,
tainted meats. infected milk, and pat
ent medicines tAzt hl by day and
yesrs beay witness Of our insane
greed The inside story Of CONNER
eisiisra and It's profits IS . tale TO
harruE the soul and freeze the mar
row Of ones bones
When We 60 a little deeper into
the study Of ConmerciaIzn and take
Up the question Of the Distribution
Of profits, we end that the law which
controls is something like this: The
strong MAJ for himself and the devil
take the weak We discover that the
strong men are the few who grab and
bold With unyieiding grip the means
and instruments Of production and
thereby control production. We dis
cover that the weak are the many who
% the actual work. the toilers Of the
wOrid, but who car work only BY per-
mission and At tie pleasure Of the
lew who control production.
-we are the inheritors Of a great
faith and large ideals; ideals that
breathe the spirit Of sacrifice and SER
vice in the common good Of all; faith
that Includes in lis large vision, Gcd
and ali men. II is the faith and ideals
Of which was born the Spirit Of IT76;
the spirit that answers the call OF
right and strikes at the heart Of
wrong. It is the spirit that fights bat
only to serve men. It strikes at IT,
ranny, oppression and wrong in every
FORM 1t are not what shape the
slavery Of man may take; it asks but
one question, Is he free?' 1t will
strike at economic and industrial
chains that doom men in the Sums al
it struck at chains Of iron on the
wrists of the African slave. 1t is the
spirit that knows neither color, nor
rank, nor birth, nor rich, nor poor,
but only men with i~nalienable rights.
1t is the spirit that at our birth took
man, plain man, and lifted him above
seepters, thrones and all governments
and in him conferred all majesty and
p7wer.
4Have we forgotten, can we forget
our birthright, the spirit of which
this nation was born?"
Cooperation Of Town ond Country.
H. A. Meyer, Of the Extension de-
partment Of the Missouri College Of
Agriculture, at Columbia, spoke on Co
Operation between Town and coun-
try. Mr.. Meyer has been both a farm
er and a city dweller and spoke from
experience as well as from the results
Of personal scientific investigation.
He said the rural town and its trade
territory were one and the same thing.
That they were one great economic
unit and must be considered as such.
The farm was a monster manufac-
ring plant and the town its buying
and sales force. That each must work
in accord with the other to get the
maximum results. The town has a
right to be interested in the country
because Of its dependence on the lat
ter.
He stated the cry Of @Cut out the
middlemanS was not half as bad as
many seemed to fear it was. That
even If some Of the middIemen were
cut out il would be better for us all.
That the farmer is not getting a prop
er reward for his work and that he
figures someone is to blame: and at
st blush he decided it is the middle
man in the town. This is a mistake as
one is necessary for the other.
He urged that the Commercial Club
show It's interest in the farmers pros
perity not by inviting him to meet in
town but to meet in the country and in
some cases among themselves ;that
the Commercial Clubs did not try to
dictate 70 the farmer as some seem to
think but were merely Offering a
proper cooperation.
He suggested the Commercial Club
study marketing-it is one Of the most
important problems Of the farm.
This should be a means of bringing
farm and town closer. He COMPILE
mented the Mexico Commercial Club
on the manner Of handling the farm
agent problem but said It had the mis-
take Of trying to handle the proposit-
ion entirely itself and not letting the
farmer aid and feel he was doing, at
least a part Of il. Foster farmer or
CARNATIONS and get acquainted were
bis suggestions for leyeling the bar
rier between town and country.
Dir. shuIlenberger's Address.