The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-07
MAKING LAND VALUES

TToHAr E Shif f.t is x aGt df les asat eannG s be n sa dsn se 9' posss. a y' a value accord.
u ing o its desrabInyNthe value being regulated by the demand
on,u farm Ia, lands se fa aec in Ipriss t n't4 he markets. e 'nSf 0'"'0"' 'eF productive
The character Of crops must be regulated according TO the market at hand
There must be a market for the farmer There must be some place where
he can realize m his crops and receive in exchange a fair value in money o
in such merchandise al will supply the necessities of those dependent o n his
efors-to say nothing Of ne 'uxures mat ia become practically "e'
The dav has gone by when the farmer and his family raised and produced
by ZONE manufacture all the things needed. We have become creatures OF
he homcspun Worn by or forefathers. We must have pianos and ryan,
binding harvesters threshing machines, together with modern machinery and
:9o1s Of all kinds naso, Our % wives tesn and "a, dnu sa ast must have Ser millinery i.nS fg and all sorts
Our day is n o longer a period of appreciation of beauty unadorned o a
IS the same thing a lot of things which cannot be produced on the farm.
!" In answer Ty :" to the demand To- such things we have established eommunt
@cts i@o money and for merchandise Now that we have established a standard
Of vallGs for everything we figure everything in nod dollars r,n and cents and if W .
IN wish to buy and who wishes o buy that which we have to SELL there is
In our community we have storeheep mm who have equipped ped, their places
merchandise just as the farmers have invested their money and their time in
""'f In 'n this manner manner there sr has been created a certain market TO a proportion
OF the crops raised by our farmers. The marketing of the balance of the
Headquarters for buying and selling; the greater the size Of the community
=, IF IF 4 C c0MHgN T,nk is Poor 4s c AoP gNPP PSoPTTs%1x THEN THE
1he o sns o. e 70 inS r. so sentn SU with he us o IN that on.
munity, this, of course, including those who live o the outskirts and who
marketing there. If they bring their products to the community market and
community will grow and prosper Land values vii" increase and The earnes
'0'er RS an nd works ~G'ser ts VIII tsr DeeO" er wealthy tha stasDe fail TO do tnsr ,u sn.r.
in III n VA Al o eft com ns narm wMh t Gr Iu rsauirem pp so then uu , there o wu h ia q
lack of success and the community will not grow or prosper. Land values
There is a dvson of responsibility. practically equal The interests of
the storekeepers I'M Of M farmers ms come together: Withou a due
If the storekeepers DO not carry the merchandse ready to meet III e.
quirements of the farmers they realize hat they cannot expect to do the bu'L
The great trouble in 0r community. o is that the shower of mail
believe that ,n tn n nar ae "a come sns. If hd di ,ss ing their trade rom the local store
.eetou r " local s stor se ~sS, We muste create and build u p conditions 10" Of pros ~s
perty right here at home or there will be n increase in land values. In fact,
they vii! decrease II we send u money to the mail order houses
SELVES BY sPESo1SG OUR MONEY AT HOME