Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-22
STATE MASTER JUDSON GIVES HIS
ANNUAL ADDRESS TO IOWA GRANGE

! en- a great deal of III: rest in this WORK
and should be given credit for what
! has been done along this line.
/ Education Is ONE OF the fundamental
| principles of our 3sder. It is conced
ed on all sides rt2t education is the
greatest factor ne,.,'ea .for the general
advancement of tiin. iarmer and his
(, family and the pla So nj his business
on the high plane desired. To arrive
at this result itslvi'' be necessary to
! give him broad ara ..is,ssral education
Of both hand and p,i:.d in the arts .nd
sciences which pertain to his business
To this must be added q. good business
training and it is also desirable that
he should have good understanding
of the social, political and economical
problems. To devise ways and means
for arriving atlthis condition is really
the greatest problem which confronts
our organization
The State Teachers association has
been taking advanced steps along ed
ucational lines and some of their rec
concentrations are worthy of careful
consideration. While we believe the
teachers and educators should be con
suited in regard to legislation pertain
ing to our schools. We also believe
that the people directly interested,
that are responsible for the mainten-
ance of the schools should have some
sa~ rs tn how they should be con
Quoted. The teachers association
should give careful consideration to
the taxpayers side as we'll as that of
the patrons and teacher, and see that
the people get more for their money.
People don't usually complain when
they are getting value received, or. in
other words, getting what they pay
for
We have been hearing a great deal
about the high cost of living. with the
opinion often expressed that the farm.
or is responsible. not only for the high
prices prevailing for foodstuffs. but
he is accused Of buying automobiles,
thereby creating demand for auto.
mobiles. causing our city cousins to
pay more for automobiles than they
would have to if the farmers didn't
buy them II we stop to consider
there are many things that contribute
toward high prices. First. the short
:ge Of crops caused by adverse wealth
err cOnNlIlOUS, SeCUuu. liz IN'ICdSS ~
population Of nearly 100000 a wear:
third. the greatly increased consump-
ton, caused by reason of the better
financial conditions Of the millions of
people who are being paid higher
rates Of wages than ever before in the
history OF the country: fourth. the in
creased foreign demand, caused by the
European war.
These are all legitimate reasons,
none Of which the farmer is respon-
sible for. True, as compared with
former wears. the farmers are prosper
Gus. and why shouldn't they be? But
if YOU will compare their prosperity
with the prosperity of the great in
dutsr'al interests of the country who
are paying enormous dividends on
their capital invested, you will find
the farmer a pauper in comparison. 7
will venture the assertion that the
average net income on the farm lands
of this great agricultural state will
not exceed four per cent on the sell
ing price of the land. The farmers OF
the country have, never had their full
share of prosperity az compared with
industrial interests.