Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-01-10
THE
MAINSTAY OF THE
NATION
The United States and Canada
Have a Great Responsibility.

This Is the day when the farmer
has his innings. The time was when
he was dubbed the farmer" the
'mossback," and In tone that could
never have been called derisive. hut
still there was In Il the infection that
he was occupying m Inferior position.
The stiff upper LIP that the farmer car-
rfed, warded of any approach TINT his
occupation was degrading one. Ills
hour arrived. though. and for some
years past he has been looked up to rs
occupying high position.
Agriculture. by q natural trend Of
economic conditions. stands out today
In strong relief. as the leader in the
worlds pursuits. Never In the nations
history have the eyes Of the world
been SO universally focused on the
farm. The farmer Is the man Of I'm
portnnce; the manufacturer Of its most
necessary product. and he now enjoys
the dual satisfaction Of reaplng max
imum Of profit. az n result Of his opera:
lions, while he also becomes n strong
fnctor In mokilng the worlds destlnles.
Manufacturers. business men. pro-
fesSi0nai men and bankers realize the
importance Of agriculture. and gladly
acknowledge II as the twin sister to
commerce. In commercial. financial
and political crisis. the tiller Of the
soil takes the most Important place.
Maximum prices. the highest In many
decates, show the worlds recognition
Of the necessary requirement for more
farm stuffs. Tire time was coming
when this would have heen brought
about automatically. hut war time
conditions urged Il forward. while the
farmer was able to secure land mt ren-
sOnahle prices. Throughout several Of
the Western states this condition ex-
ists rs also in Western Canada.
Never has such condition been
known In commercial life. 1t Is truly
I'm opportunity of lifetime. Large
and small manufacturing concerns ni.d
practically every other line Of hush
ness have been limited In their profits
to the point of almost heroic sacrifice,
while It is possible today to reap divi-
dends In farming uneQualed In any
other line.
Thirty, and rs high as fifty bushels
of wheat per acre ut $500 per bushel
and all other farm produce on SINH
lar basis, grown and produced on land
available at from SIS to $40 per acre
represents return Of profit despite
higher cost of labor and machinery
that. I'm many cases runs even higher
than 1000 of IN annual return on the
amount invested. Such Is the present
dry condition In Western Canada. How
long 1t will last, no one can fOretefl
Prices for farm produce will likely re
main high for many years. Certainly
the low prices of past years will moi
come again in this generation. The
lands referred to. are low In price al
present, but they will certainly In.
crease to their naturally productive
value MS soon as the demand for them
necessitates this increase, and this day
Is not far distant. This demand Is
growing daily; the farmer now on the
ground Is adding to his holdings while
prices are low; the agriculturist on
high priced lands is realizing that he
Is not getting all the profit that his
neighbor In Western Canada Is secur-
ing; the tenant farmer is seeking a
home of his own, which he can buy
on what he was paying out for rent.
and many are forsaking the crowded
cities to grasp these unprecedented OPP
pertunities.
The tenant farmer, and fhe owner
Of high priced land, Is now awakening
to the realization that he Is not get.
ting the return for his labor and In.
vestment that 1t is possible to secure In
Western Canada. Thousands are max.
ing trips of inspection to personally in.
yestigate conditions and to acquaint
themselves with the broadening bene-
fits derived by visiting Western Can
ada. Such trips awaken In progress
sive man that natural desire to do
as his neighbor. and frequently result
in convincing and satisfying him that
Gods most fertile outdoors, with big
supply of natures best climatic and
health-giving conditions lies in West
ern Canada.
The days of pioneering are over; the
seeker after q new home travels
through all parts of the country ON the
same good railway trains as he has
been accustomed to at home, but on
which he has been accorded q special
railway rate of about one cent a mile.
He finds good roads for automobiling
and other traffic; rural telephone lines
owned by the provincial governments
rural schools and churches situated
conveniently to all; well appointed and
homelike buildings, and everywhere an
Indication of general prosperity; cities
and towns with all modern improve
ments, and what is the most conviuc-
ing factor in his decision. a satisfied
and prosperous people, with whole
hearted welcome to that country of n
larger life and greater opportunities.
To Western Canada belongs the dis
tinguished honor of being the holder
of all worlds championships In wheat
and oats for both quality and quantity.
For many years in succession Western
Canada has proven her claim for SUI
premacy in the most keenly contested
National exhibitions and to her is cred
tied the largest wheat and nnf yields