The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
CITIZEN OF FIRTH VISITS FARMS And
EXPRESSES VIEW OF CONDITIONS FOUND
He Discovered and Concluded That all Men
Are Created Equal But They
Don't Farm Alike
LACK OF SYSTEM IN PRACTICE

| Wardell Ginger, a merchant AMI
citizen OF our. ne;ghboring town
Firth, spent some time recently
among the farms and visiting the
farmers in the 'locality<o Firth and
the following article tells of.scma ci
the things and methods he observed
during his visit:
"As promised in a previous paper
to bring little message to the farm
| ers, shall herewith relate a few
facts and suggestions obtained. In
summing up points secured by visit
Ing farms and farmers, believe we
may confine our little talk to three
main issues.
Firstly. Maladjustments, organ
izations and economic needs. Some
OF our farmers are victims Of one,
both or all, while others are more
fortunate and are free from either.
Adjustment is possible. Malad-
Justment is the result Of undirected
human activity and may be due to
the fault Of the inventors of farm
machinery or the lack, of knowledge
OF those who try to achieve results
by their use. Adjustments may be
secured by either changing the man
to suit the demands of the mechan-
ism or by changing the mechanism.
to suit the needs Of the man. We
can plainly see few farmers should
be susceptible.
''The majority Of farmers that I
have called on are to my knowledge
potentially equal and the mechan-
ism which ! speak of does not seem
to curtail their ability or achieve.
ments, therefore we must admit that
the most essential things should be
done, as modern opportunities are
rapidly clearing the path for emerge
tic geniuses and we may safely say
our modern mechanism is far in ad-
vance of the modern use.
THE general excuse has been.
The fight for existance, but this
abb Is swiftly passing and the ina
Jority can put the efforts forth that
they waste and have wasted on argu-
ment, toward establishment. From
the poorest to the best farmer there |
seems to be certain amount of tai
emit along the proper mode: the
thing that is rare is the ability to |
stick. until noticeable results have
been acquired. We are living in the |
most progressive day that history
tory knows. 1t has afforded new
basis for opportunity.
THE farm workers have no rea-
son to participate in the low stand
ards OF living as modern inventions
nave placed nearly every one on an
equal. 1t Is only matter of few
7ears until the worker himself may
lave for his own use many valuables
'r even farms if desired.
The economists have made known
o us the law of supply and demand;
hat is when the amount of labor de-
'reases and tax and wages increase,
llso operates vica versa. If they keen
heir standards high, they may de-
nand the best that is to be had in
he line of skilled labor, and more I
'ver this sort of labor is the kind
hat Is needed the most the world
'Ver. The trouble with the ma
GRITTY of those who make a failure
that they conform too much to the !
resisting environment and do not
ry to change conditions. The ma {
ural conditions do not possess any {
cientific methods and to get the
roper adjustment, organization and /
economic needs, we must get busy
or ourselves and make the ADEQUATE ,
hange. 1t is true that some can
OF and others will not put forth '
nergy enough to differentiate them
Reves from the antique mode of 9
lining their livelihood thru thhe .
ne use of the bow and arrow. Crit q
ism of this kind strikes but a very 9
wv farmers in this locality, as | q
ave visited nearly all and found that !;
very rare. l mean to con- q
ont all with the actual facts, Just .
they really exist, and only these y
lcts that l believe are full of the ',
!ult of the belonger. l should like to -
ave them, if possible, receive this as a
Twice, not criticism, but as the old .