The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-07-05
TWO WELL KNOWN
UNPOPULAR MEN
The Soil RoSbsr and tho
Community Robher.
SOME FARMERS ROB LAND.
Which 10 the Greater Robbsr. the
Farmer Who Robs His Soil or the
Man Who Robs the commvnisyf--A
oIorious Amsrissn Privileges = Tine
TO p,vys snd cons's.,,

fcopyrlsttcd 1914 b. Thomas J. sullivan I
There are many aud various Kinds OF
robbers Ioosc today 10 ibi. land Of
plenty. bat perhap, the two most un.
popular Of them are the soil robber and
the community r0bbeffhc farmer
who robs lils land ~ ~ producing
strength and the consumer who robs
his community OF lts dollars.
The high grade. successful farmer IL
the one who Increases rather than al.
minishes the fertility OF his land Ey-
cry year he changes his crop with that
one object In view lie subscrlbes for
and reads very carefully the sgrlcul
tural reports. paying particular atten.
tion 10 the reports on experiments made
BY advanced sud progressive farmers.
Why be dOls lliis i Dlaiu. lie knows
Very well that u would be useless 20
plant good seed In WORKOUT soil lfs
bis Wish and intention 10 make a profit
on bis Investment IN seed and labor as
well ~ In soil. and this. OF course,
could not b. accomplished N the soil
were not fruitful
sissdins Home co1muoitiss.
Today there are hundreds OF thou.
sands Of American citizens who are
bleeding their home commaulfies By
taking out OF the channels of local
trnde the m0ney needed 10 transact
business and sending Il 10 dealers who
DO not and who cannot By any posi-.
bic means return II 10 DO ia proper
and necessary work In local business
circles.
The big city mail order bousss that
sell goods at retail throush the medi.
um Of catalogues 10 farmers aud 9th,
ers all over the country buy nothing
from their customers They Invariably
eKchapss goods for money. never
mozef for goods. 1'hey employ no
lalsof ip the eommunifies whsm their
customers must earn fheir nving; they |
buy no farm prodnets: they own no
real estate: they pay 10 taxes: they
have no money on deposit ln the local
banks: they do not advertise IN the
local newspapers: they do not give
credit: they do not even pay the freight
on goods they sell Every cent taken
BY them out Of the community Il per
manenuy lost 70 the business of that
These are all plain asd evident
truths. are they mott
We would ask this very same farmer.
who would be insulfed we're he eharE
"a with negiecfinK 10 keep his soil en-
riched 10 the highest possible degree
10 explain how be can deliberately
rob bis community b. buying bis goods
from out Of town concerns.
Fsrasss Planted In Community.
The farmer plants seed Ia the soil
md Ia order 10 produce results be must
geep that soli fertilize1. Being him
'esf planted ln the community. be does
lis trading IN foreign city and there
Jy assists his community 10 l.eeoming
,oor
Why should this farmer have great
r. respect for the seed which be plants
han be has Tor himself. bis family Or
lis neighbOrf
There il community IN Minnesota
u Tue ernter OF hhfu - fity EN-
,raeiDs about lOAvy people, aud Il 10
estimated that some
hing more than S;y00<O annually ls
Ient from there 70 mali order houses
or the purchase u goods which could
usf a. seli BE- secured az tbe home
torres
THIS estmafs 1. based on the figures
-.
aforementioned community that d.
rom the banker The express agent
Ind The pOsfmssier.
This. ferhaps. j. the strongest efi-
leace ~ "rODDlhe" u eOmmunify
The aDsaer ~ the above may b.
llt = man has a right b bay where
y pieases u is Lis ulDDey ~ - sf'eiiG
~. and b. has the rlsbl 10 send n
Say II b. Wishes. parficuiany n ~
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