Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-03-14
PRESIDENT HOLLANDS ADDRESS
At FARMERS CONVENTION

Following the address venton Farnor
E. Holland president made deem imnresson d %
State College at the recent state by the delegates
One Of the most pressing problems that of re-
distributing population basis While tho s
Of men were called into th is
dustra centers to assist in shipbudng making machinery guns
other equipment With war; great numbers Of
the large cities villages and country dis
they US
N We not forget thar
larger units has NOT n con-
ducve the best interests democracy the welfare the
people "o III any country the prime necessity
people distributed that there of
ducton and consumption Otherwise and bad
and the country suffers disturbances
important thing increased food pro
long ago. people were inclined to look @ r Inns production Not
individual public welfare were
particular value and whose community were to be
approved Only few years ago politicians %
nation but such udator
remarks usually made conception
that the farmer was merely codhopp has
be considered important OF society.
people concerning the
standing and things
needed by everyone 1t
Tue neeueo by all branches OF society with
stint and indefinitely; that their them
be Increased food production - we ara - ~ i D" e must
making many economies
order the fortunate
significant facts now know.
necessities has
brought about in that country attitude
totally conception of the farmer and the play
society has to the English merchants,
government itself Great estates and
hunting
of productive agriculture Much
to
mon or wo eachy year
nation Frances strength in this rn vas d t' t en
populations
had been kept fairly beginning
existence France has attempted to develop her agricultural dis
ticts Consequently this practically
supporting with respect oodstuff England
only 20 Within years
ever England has discovered her
of what she
possibilities to maintain
balance between
sumption and also to the world times of famine
America do much in the
industries and ewardng properly those who
worlds population but is PRODUCING % ne cent Of the worlds h
Sc
Rejecting these figures should Illuminating
given ne
consideration society
Before further
some very large agricultural questions that confronting hold
to the thesis that security
the stability
soil The prevailing
the towns and cities is frequently mentioned Why
First of ALL realize that there better
town than
districts
than they few they
and efficiency with the schools will find
towns and in cities This
to be willing have his children
wants his children have good chance the RESPONSE
or the mechanic n
Secondly the the
supply his wife and children with the comforts and that
oeen available the townspeo 1t is true that this condition
bad as few but yet the disparity much
favor of the n cities
Even before the city labor fairly well paid After
entry into the world conflict the aborer cities received
hgher
hat
the
port OF the University Illinois, discovered that the the
many dropped
that
% and 10 and IL hours day No account taken their labor
"nen it comes to the
the stable
should himself
ne members of his his
@ and equipment Profits by the unpaid labor and
certain household failure
81 the end
We all know the rich
decidedly
inherited through