The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-26
Farm Bureau Notes.

The period of reconstruction is
here upon us and the question IS
how are We going to reconstruct?
Are you studying the question or
are you leaving that for the man
higher up? To my mind there are
two things that stand out above all
others in the considering OF this
matter One is cooperation and the
other is community interest. BY CO
cry sense of the word, not the kind
where you reach out and take ev-
erything in sight and rejoice that
you can do it that way because you
have the power so to do, neither 90
i mean that We produce and produce
livelihood in return for our labors
while some others reap the profit OF
our labors. What | mean is to look
ahead to the larger, clearer vision
when we can reach out through our
organization of the farm bureau and
LENS just like we would like to have
our neighbor help us solve our own
problems. 1t would make no diff
ference whether he be farmer or
business man for what is one mans
problem in this community is also
his neighbours, for after all we are
all dependent, one upon. the other
and when one branch of industry
prospers we all receive some benefit,
why then should we stand arrayed
against each other or stand out and
not organize? Try then to assist in
very way possible for greater CO
operation and hold out your hand
time try to be mentally equipped
to receive what aid he is trying to
give to you.
In speaking of associations or or
CARNATIONS as rule all men who
have banded themselves together for
mutual benefit with men or organl-
cations that are working along the
same lines in which they are en-
gagged have found that he has re
ceived very material aid in carrying
on business from the ideas he has
gained while thus associated, ALL
successful men have been members
OF some association that has had to
do with things that are interesting
You will not find one. Men who are
engaged in similar lines Of work and
meet often exchange ideas and bust
ness experiences and in this way
they make progress. Their vision of
life broadens. So does your neigh |
bors when, thus brought together.
Did you ever. stop to think what
the exchange of ideas meant and !
like trading anything else you can |
give your neighbor your ideas and |
he has yours and his own too; he has
gained you haven't lost for you still |
have what you gave him and If he |
gave you his you both are bettered |
and have lost nothing Think of it. ,
Get together Cooperate. Show
greater community spirit. Organlze.
You will be better citizen for it
and the community will be better
for your having done so. Make |
these things so tempting that your
neighbor will catch the spirit just
like he caught the measles when a
Coming back to the question Of !
reconstruction it was only few /
short months ago since you saw this
country plunged into war and pass |;
from a country of peace to war
basis. The man selling calico threw
down his scissors, the man weigh |
Ing SUGAR took of bis a,pron, and and
hoe. Why? They were coo-operat-
ing; they had a common interest.
and it was mutual that they should !
SO cooperate. The countries of the
old world hailed our entrance into
the world war with delight and as
coming over and because we were
increasing our production Is to %
per cent. Then our hopes ran high,
We were getting good prices for all
our products, we invested according
ly but what happened The war
ended suddenly. Every foreign
country repudiated their contracts
made in good faith with us and pro-
ceeded to buy where they could get
their wants filled cheaper. AS a re-
suit the market for the farmers
products have crumpled and failed.
You know the story Lack of CO.
ODeration. No common interest
No organization on either hand.
Neither has as good opinion of the
other as he did in the beginning.
Why? Because they failed to carry
on.
Now our farm bureau has come
to the stage where it must have at
least two hundred members if it
would continue to function success
fully. These members must be
signed I'm before Juiy I ct We now