The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-02
Cuisines. Mon caeui.l Hosts.

and business men working hand IN
hand.
Business Mon Denial Hosts.
Upon announcement by Col. Lutz that
1t was luncheon time. q buffet luncheon
was served: The menu was served BY
A., of which Mrs. Alex. T. Young is
chairman. Miss Mabel Hostetter. Of the
association, was the cataress. Reserve
was cast aside and men in nearly all
walks Of life stood at the tables and
were served. carrying their plates and
coffee to seats themselves or sat and
were served by bankers, merchants,
business and professional men. And
the busiest and most graceful walter Of
them all was the Ri. Rev. Bishop Donn-
hue.
1t was to be typical New Years
dinner. and by running your eye along
the names of the menu, you'll see that
it was: Turkey. chicken. assorted sand
witches, hot mince and pumpkin pie.
cheese. doughnuts and crabapple cider.
Ohio valley apples, assorted fruit clust-
CT raisins, cracked nuts and cigars. Fol-
lowing tho luncheon farmers were in
troduced to business men and vice
versa During the eats" a delightful
musical program was given by Gunp's
orchestra
The first speaker was the Honorable
A. P. Sandles, Of Cleveland. O., one of
the most prominent agriculturists of
the Buckeye state. Mr.. Sandles pos
sesses store Of original humor and he
handed out considerable Of 1t last night.
He declared that he was exceedingly
pleased to see the farmers and business
men getting together; that It means
more to both to cooperate. 1T means
more profit to both Of YOU" no said.
This Is O. day OF cooperation. There
are many different kinds Of co-opera-
ton. Ten. years ago there were many
are about four. They have been con-
solidated. which means boiling down.
Moro Cooperation Than Before
Some call such a trust. When two
trains come together we call 1t q COLI
tonight we call 1t Cooperation and
when two children are born at once we
call It twins" He took hot fling at
the farmer who assumes long face
You think you look pious and like God
but the truth Is you look like the other
fellow. Some Of you are so st!ngy that II
a pin were stuck In you you wouldn'
bleed. You are afraid to como 10 town
for fear that 1t Will cost you something
and you think that all the merchant Is
after is your money. Those ideas are
passing away. I'm glad to say. and the
business men and farmers are working
more comparatively today than ever be-
fore"
Farming Is the greatest industry in
er back of your. meal-ticket for life.
Where Is the end Of this high cost of
living" asked the speaker. Tho end Is
not yet" he declared. "A friend OF mine
told me the other day that he bought q
pound Of butter and dozen GEES in
Cleveland and he had nothing left Of n
dollar. With all this prosperity the dol
lar is measured by the amount of labor
it can procure and the amount 1t can
buy. What Is the cause OF the high
price Of living? 1t is due to the increase,
in population and with no more food
stuff raised In this country. There are
100000 moro people in America today
than sixteen years ago. and there Is no
more food stuff raised than at that
time. This high cost of living Is no &C
cIdent.
Il want to tell you city folk" said
Mr.. Sandlcs. that any thing you can DO
through the Legislature for him Is FOR
your benefit. You have an agricultural
agcnt in this county. You should work
with him for more and better farms.
You farmers should consult him. One
question he may answer may save the
farmers OF this county alone thousands
OF dollars"
The speaker compared the old farmer
with tho scientific farmer today. He
said that ten years ago the farmers
were against tho automobile. Il vcn-
lure to say that many OF you farmers
came to this meeting tonight in your
own car and that over half Of you to-
day own your own AUTOMOBILES. When
the first steamboat was to be rum on
the Hudson river In New York the farm
ers held an Indignation meeting, pro-
testing against its operation. They de-
clared that it would drive all the fish
out nf the river. You farmers. as we'll
as all classes Of people. need all the
knowledge you can gel. II will maxi
you broader.
You farmers here in West Virginia
need more and better live stock. and YOU
have not awakened TO your agricultural
possibilities IN this state. II takes meat
to make blood in man 10 work. and the
country is crying for more cattle. 1T is
Just as cheap 10 raise good cnltl" as
poor ones. Learn more about cattle. [
hope you arc not as ignorant rs Il man
who was supposed IN be 4 farmer anSw-
cred the examination question asking
for therec breeds Of ratrl". He wrote:
steers. cows aud calves" You should
raise top-nutrh cows. Til" farming fu-
tura was never as briGh; as It is ut
present.
Mr.. Sandlcs mad" an appeal Ia hav"
hunors and encouragement given The
boy behind the plOw today. IIr scored
the publications. that run Il "EigG"r Chi
cago saloon keeper. Jack Johnson" on
the front page as the world champion
pusilist and devote no spare ~ The hoy
who Is making good i'll the corn lcld.
Eo said that sport is all right. baseball
is good. Il want to r"ll you city chaps. -
he declared. That YOU can get along
without sport but ynH cant get along
without the boy behind thu p!ow and
in the harvest and corn fields
The boy must have some encourage
ment and cogntion from the press and
public. Mr., Sandles said. The boy corn
growers III 1914 heat their fathers They