Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-26
Ingrati,ude to Farmers.

10 INC Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir.nThere is on old prophecy that
snail be against the son. and the son
AGAINST the father. The greed OF .-ai,,
mas Gu, out the law Of personal priv
lcEe. Men to-day will not ,ton wbero
IN" other fellows rights begin oxcont
when he is forced To do so. 4 housc
nlEided against itself cannot stand.
,us OF the greed OF Eain-evcry man
..finE to do the other fellow before the
1ihhsI Fellow does him Politics has the
,!eft OF way. Representatives.. OF both
! state ana nation. who should be work
me i"r the very best interests of IN.
pr"p,e ana tho nation. are playing poll
.icH by standing on the house tons ard
crying. Great Is Diane" causint. Tic
whcc!s or progress TO las: and the bus-
. .hinh OF ~, me nation 70 lose time. They
the blind side Of the people hui nv
' ncHr s l you arc only foolins your
nc that "ows bad seed will surely rem
what lac sows. Now, IL you KIN he
goose zoo, that lays the golden egg then
Is too late to undo What you have done
TIE farms arc the foundation nn
which tho whole business wor,J f."
re-. rSe.,'nEi ana every act aud every word
State or nation breaks out n cor, of ~,
commercial wheel Of business show
me, me Il nation where the farming indus.
u! ~ the supreme Industry OF tho
nation and ] VIII show you a nation
that Is prosperous beyond a dream.
~, ~, I'M. nc!nS true then. please tell
me WY u is ;hat tho very minute thar
the farmer Ee;s things coininr his 49,
me merchant. manufacturer. railroads.
ar a1n'r ana every'hi1g get, together and
an WIN one accord. do their very hes,
TO get the lions share. ana NV so do
mls pun down the farming interest OF
ms country They don't realize Thai
they are injurinS their own husincs.
Now. remember that one canuof cxis;
SWi,ho " ne other, The great lesson
one man rights must stop where the
Other mans rights begin.
me fertilizer intcreats OF this coun.
.ry arc GONG the lim, by not giving
nc farmer square deal. They seem
20 nave forgotten that II the farmer
ana not use their goods there would
youniry. IL could not exist at all The
lsrlner pays tho whole bill which en-
n 30, You 10 Hay for ell material eS-
1lnke and pay your stockholders IA
large. II not tho largest dividends OF
Ih% corporation s,i,, In existence to-day.
deal aud hclo him 10 help you III Vol,
dor.e him TO IT. hc Will make you come
across with goods.
The city Of Richmond seems 10 have
lost her interest In The farming In
dustry around her by imposing a 6nrd
chip on The farmer AZ Sixth Street or
law whereby they force the farmer IN
set OF the market at o'clock and MOI
rcturil nnti! o'cloc.; By th!a act they
force the farmer to 30 TO marker dur
ing me nigh. or return in tho uirbt
"hich causes him to lose half OF The
next day from his farm, which is o,Iitc
q loss 10 him nj this time on account
81 the labor scarcity and high prices or
same. Now, / cannot understand why
you should put a hardship of this kind
on the FARMER. You charge him n mar
ket tax. which hc pays for twenty
iour hours: yet. ut ] o'clock YOU force
him 10 leave the market ii doesn't
make any difference whether he ha,
soIn his stuff or not. he has 10 leave
The farmers have helped 10 make
your city what 1t is to-day. They snen1
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars in
Nour city every year. and thereby helm
your merchants and manufacturers:
they patroniZe every industry in YOUR
CITY; spend 90 pcr cent or their income
IN the commercial industries Of the
city OF Richmond. You spend lots OF
time, labor and money TO encourages
your commcrcial enterprises. then why
not spend something along this line 10
hcln 10 build up and keen mp the farm.
ing industry around Eichmcnd ard
make II pleasant for the farmers,
Why not learn that Your rights should
stop where the farmers rights begin
Don't let the greed OF gain and sell
hshncsS blind You TO your own interest
but help the farmer to help you and
all share alike.
Alice Va Feb o5 1o1S