The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-09-04

economic and social problems Of the
day. The extent to which city resi-
dents are thinking along this line and
wishing for information of a practical
character to assist them in making
the turn "back to the soil" is one Of
my greatest ambitions. Farming
must be a family affair just as much
as it ever has been, but the right
way is not to make q drudge of any
person. Each person who is required
to perform any of the labor should
have it SO shaped that it will stima-
late energy, ems of responsibility
and love for calling and will keep the
boys and girls on the farms and that
the, lure Of the bright lights will not
appeal to them as sweetly as MeSwav-
ing. green fields, the country groves,
the wild flowers or the singing brooks.
Take the condition Of the world as it
is today with reference to food stuffs
all of Europe and portions of Asia
starving and stocks Of food depleted.
The supplies are gone and we are liv-
ing today from hand to mouth while
all Of Europe are reaching to Amer
lea with ~outstretched hands for food.
Now there is no way to get food ex-
cept from the land and Uncle Sam
has given all his land away, and most
of it has been placed under. cultivation
within the last fifty years. Take
North Dakota for instantA1 most of
the state has been settled since 1885,
thirty-four years ago, and look what
q chapter she has written. It is now
estimated. by our >ablest statistic;ans
that she will produce this year CROPS
valued at six hundred million dollars.
Think Of it! One thousand dollars for
every man, woman and child within.
her confines. Can any other state
make such a showing as this mot one
in the Union! And take a look at the
public schools, q school fund that is
second to none in the union. a fund
that will be sufficient Is educate her
children for all time. Our trainers If
the constitution were wise in this.
That they secured enough land 50 tt
the income from the sale will be a
lasting heritage for our children for
all time as only the income can be
spent and only for the support Of the
public schools, and look what men
have done here. Men who came here
a few years ago empty handed and
who have now . competency and some
Of them riches. Why / know men, who
came here some years ago whose crop
tthissyear will. net them. forty thousand
dollars. Yes, and. I have>in mind one
man in particular who will sell at
fleast one hundred thousand dollars
from his farm and who came here a
few years ago poor. Can any othe1
state in the Union make suck q show
ing as this? I have Travelled over the
United States, Mexico, Central Amer:
lea and in all my travels-I cannot find
any place that can make such. asshow-
ing. God in his infinite wisdom seems
to have saved the best that he has 70,
man to be given him. last. - North
America was saved to. him; and
only found 428 years ago and he
seems to have saved the best part Of
that for the last for North America
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" ana .ne- 1ten ne1o'
VI inc naa :eon1Inent. Win Nortn "a
ava ~ .ne ce,a1er was saved Q tne
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rl, isaly': e12 al otne
pal.s VI IoIoPe are 'aPpeat1ng 70 ;ne'
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