Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-06-30
FARMS THE SOURCE
Of WEALTH
Careful TiIIage, Good Manage
ment and a BenefiCent Soil.

AFduiIS me reports or the maDaw nrq
/ Of the chartered banks In Canada one
IS struck by the wonderful showing
that they have made during the past
two ar three years They are careful
in their statements, and while they
I attribute the success that they have
met with. together with that which has
followed other lines of business. thew
are careful 10 emphasize the fact that
the condition cf big business may not
continue. ON the other hand. thew
/ point out that the material and funda-
mental source Of wealth is the farm
/ While other lines of business may have
/ their setbackS, aud while care and
scrupuous care, will have to be exer-
ciSed to keep nm even balance. there
IS but little risk 10 the farmer who on
1 economic and studied lines will carry
on his branch of Industry and endeavor
to produce what the world wants NOT
only today but for long distance into
the future with greater demand than
ever In the past.
Speaking recently before a Canadian
bank board at its annual meeting. the
vice president, once a farmer himself
said:
The farm is the chief source OF
wealth. We have now three transcon-
tincntal railways with branches run.
ming through thousands of miles Of
the very best undeveloped agricultural
land in the world. In the natural
course of things, these must attract
immigration. The products of the farm
are now commanding the highest
prices ever known, and i'm my opinion
even after the end of the war high
prices for foodsmffS must continue 10
prevail With the mechanical appli-
anceS now available for farm work. tho
farmer needs no considerable SUNNY
OF extra capital but should he helped
to the extent needed upon good secur-
I lty The food supply Of the world ia
short, the demand is likely TO increase
rather than decrease. Development
of mines, extension of factories and
the reconstruction Of devastated Eu
rope must all call for supplies for thu
workers. On the whole. the farmer
has been helped rather than hurt by
the war, and win continue to be, at
least for "a long time 10 come"
Many men of authority and intelI-
Gence support what the vice president
has said, and their statements arc
I borne out by the facts that readily pre-
sent themselves NThe different GRIM
/ producing countries of Europe have
been robbed OF the man power that de-
/ velopcd thoir agriculture, the farms
/ have been devastated and laid waste
/ Fun and complete reliance win have 10
be placed on the United States ant
Canada, and from what We see today.
II will take the combined forces Of
these two countries 10 come anywhere
near meeting the cry that VIII 20 out
for food. The warnings and appeals
sent out bY the heads of these two
ccantries ure none too soon nor too
urgent Therefore, it becomes nee
essary for those who can produce to
exert themselves. Secure land, rent IL.
buy IT, Get 1t somewhere. some way.
and have II operated. The Canadian
Government sending ont It's appeal. ls
not selfish In this matter Thousands
Of acres in the United States await
the tIller's efforts, and none OF II
should be idle Canada, too, offers
wonderful advantages, with its free
lands and It's low-priced lands. to those
DESTROYS Of helping the nation. aud i'm
proving their own condition ut ths
same time. Many are taking ndvau-
tage Of this wonderful opportunity
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