Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-02-10

swell of the sea, the sweep of prairies
or the beauty of mountain peak, men
whose whole lives are doomed to toll
that ends in broken and diseased
bodies, enfeebled and blighted brains;
toll that leads to the poor house, hos
pital and asylum, and often to crime
that runs the scale from petty theft
to murder.
One or two observations by Mr..
Meyer were as follows:
1T is rank fallacy to believe town
people are not interested in their
trade territory. That is one thing,
but it is another for the country peo-
pie to realize the Importance Of the
town. We must cut out the middle
man. Nobody has thought how, or
who will be left in the game, but
the farmer sees too much profit for
somebody between the time prod
ucts leave the farm until they reach
the ultimate consumer.
"Townspeople get too much conso-
lation by answering the mail order
problem by saying the mail order
catalog is the farmers Bible; that
the farmer has a natural prejudice
against the town. don't believe it.
The solution of the problem of bring
ing town and country together will be
attained when the farmer makes
reasonable profit on his Investment
8 per cent instead of 4 when he feels
that he is being paid for the hard
ships he endures in the practice of
farming"
A thought or two by Rev. shulen-
berger:
Accomplishments of a civic or
ganization of this character cannot
be set down in figures. This meeting
is evidence of the Clubs contribu-
ton to the community's social soil
darity. That it has succeeded at all
and that it can now get men to come
together and talk over mutual prob
lens is remarkable when small town
competition and differences are con-
sidered.
1--WE ought to get together more
frequently. 1t is the correlation of
lives that knocks the edges off of a
community. This is no country for
scrub stock. County supervisors are
engaged because the once fine soil of
the North and East has been ruined.
"The existence of a commercial
club in any community expresses the
modern test to a modern man. The
day of individualism is passed. Men
must cooperate"
President Million of Hardin Col
lege reviewed the points presented by
the preceding speakers. His speech
was interspersed with humorous sto-
ries and anecdotes. He disagreed
radically with Judge Gose as to con-
ditions in this country. Judge Gose
reminded him of jeremiah. Million
read jeremiah but he did not be-
lieve many things jeremiah said. He
did not believe in condemning men
because they have been successful in
business and may have amassed for
tunes. He believes in organized la
Dor, but he does not believe in labor
organizing against society. 1--WE
need the middle man., said Mr.. Mill
lon". I could buy load of coal per-
haps, and maybe I could unload it,
but l haven't the time.
81 contend that the mail order
of local merchants can
be successfully met. The mail order
houses use the mails. Local mer-
chants must do the same.
60 out in the country and confer
with the people. instead of having
them come to you. Have frequent
with them and learn what
they think and say.
"Mr, shulenberger need not get
about what the Club has
lone. It has done great deal, but
much remains to be done"
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