New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-22
Bv Theodore Nj. Knappen

,corN Neb Iuv 2l-Mobile is the word for the West.
80, &c the normal condition. Lincoln may be described
T. VOWS OF automobiles surrounded by buildings cars
everywhere the spacious streets making it unneces
r bd barking even in the chief thoroughfares. With
.~,d;ng, all Kansas and all Nebraska go joyrding
Fcs,, Whole states on wheels Physical mobility has
.ntal mobility. Start a idea in Nebraska to-day
h state knows Of by telephone tomorrow and the
tens Of thousands OF automobiles distributing the
uganda. ,.,;,;u;.o % d,,, - u,or, drill, hall
,, and every farmer and school child modified Tor
.dcton Every in the state is packed with gar
ncon the garden products amount to at least FIVE times
as ever before They crowd the sidewalks and cover
.,ds; they invade the lawns and conquer the vacant
rd crows everywhere Everybody raises it and every
z .se-ving IT, The word abroad in the spring that
m drive OF the great would be made by the American
I'D Garden Mobile Nebraska instantly mooilized tor
dpcton The extensive farms became more extensive
~ ty people and villagers organized the gardens The
r. . this way only farmers moved into communities
thew took up gardening they were merely returning to their
v,..s Nebraska found that the winter fought for the
On the wheat fields. When tie casualties Of the defeat
..d 10 it was found that three million acres had been
wheat Partly from natural thriftiness, largely from
~ the farmers rallied and planted other crops on the
Il wheat defeat With the coming OF war the vision OF
L with agricultural brains, implements, resourcefuness
Industry inspired almost nstananeously peaceful people
Asand miles from the fields of blood who perhaps
dow to perceive the need Of rife and hand grenade
.ad by their boys
ya sends the word to the allies and the manufacturing
agrcturalv il is coming hundreds Of millions strong
wheat deficit is lost sight of in the enormous total OF the
rms Oats is bumper CROP proclaims its victory
t million acres; never before there such abundance
ro.s and the gardens riot with food The farmer has
his part of the trenches He has produced Let trans
- and distribution keep pace with him and democracies
strong with abundant living while the autocraces starve
i r Is they bed white.
she wheat loss is fly in the ointment OF general pro-
lsr victory The state demands revenge in 1918 1t is
Ixun TO come back" next year with hundred million
Of wheat in place Of the soant twenty will have this
good wheat year always follows one, is the pass
nj winter wheat day has been proclaimed On that day
k-a. whole state will mobilize to noculae the farmer
IL SPORTING ambition 10 back and come back strong
hi wheat is the problem OF this strategy OF the farm The
general staff the State Council Of Defence, is solving it.
Every farm that is producing Clean strong seed this year has
E gotd Every farmer who needs seed is being listed
as Of communication and transportation between them is
II established There is no financial problem Despite the
tat Nebraska farmers will miss the Sl5oOOOOO cash that
now be flowing into their pockets the wheat flowed out
elevator spouts they amply able with their own and
financial agencies to buy the seed wheat and plant the
zfud acres
great scientist Of England sends this message to Nebraska
America through George COPELAND, vicechairman of the
nCounal OF Defence:
food production will probably in the last instance settle
m and will certainly profoundly affect the reconstruction
8Irrs come afterwards.
Every bushel OF grain is contribution 10 the cause OF
8 zton"
Nebraska is agnifceny settling the war, according to
taum, and is contributing nightly to CIVILIZATION