The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-23

But tho growers cannot save Il without help.
The help. II seems, cannot be had For the
reason that tho erslwhilo farm hand. who en-
gagged himself In raising food for the world, iH
now in the city working on the taxicab bell
hopping at the hotel working eight hours Zoo
tho garage some other department Of thr mo-
tor industry; receiving Tor short hours twice as
much ms the farm ever paid and having az hand
the opportunity to attend tho movies or bask
In the midnight rays ~ the clty's promenade.
And a mere 81 day for work tho farm, even
though It be for the purpose ot saving a bread
supply, has no appeal To such men. old and
young, tho subject wo are writing about has no
meaning at all They have always been able TO
get square meal in tho cafe around The cor.
ner. II has become moro ana more costly. Rut
wages have been going higher and higher ~
that's evcned Tho problom--tho only problem
OF such men, is 20 measure the weekly pay check
against the charges OF the cafe ana tho clothing
stores. The supply both places, SO far az hc
knows or can bo made TO understand, Is incx-
haustible.
But what good IL weekly pay check of $50
to t75 going Ia DO the fellow II there IL no food
to he bought Flour In Tulsa today In approx
imately is per hundred pounds And there is
not growing crop in sight 10 afford un ado.
quate broad supply FOR tho nation until another
crop Ia grown, nor labor on The farms at tho
present time TO harvest the rpcnlng crop or
plant another next fan ns great The growing
condition Of corn, potatoes and the other grains
IL far below the average for this season. due In
great part to the inability Of farmers to get tho
seed In the ground at the right time And the
snme is truo OF cotton, tho great basic textile
crop.
Tho warning that comes 20 city boomers Is
that they have dsarrhnRed the Industrial fabric
by their fren2ied efforts TO build urban centcrs
Tho competition In city building has brought
its inevitable punishment. The city has been
made too attractive. People OF wealth and case
in thc city have made overdrnft on tho labor
supply In order that their leisure and comfort
may he properly attended. The supply OF ''he
rhembormaids" has become excessive The de-
mand for luxurics became such that more and
more lnborers were required 10 meet It. The
thing cut both ways
But tho turning point has come. II IL n blessed
good thing for all OF that It has The city
may be fine place for man drawing n wage
scale that leaves him n surplus TO spend on
earth for tho man without a Job. Tho period
OF readJustment Is on. Ask the motor car folks
Don't be alarmed when men are being laid
OFF by the thousands. Don't get panicky when
house servants are receiving tho blue slips In
like manner; when tho myriad ranks Of
parasites that now clutter the cities shocked
by curt dismissal That viii not mean panic.
That will not mean hard times-except for
those who find their foolish dreams disturbed
II will mean readjustment-of everything; OF
the financial fabric. the Industrial fabric. tho
commercial fabric and. best OF ALL It win
mark the readjustment Of the mental faculties
OF our people II intended that every
man should accumulate "A million dollars.
There 10 room and to spare for all those
mon and women, Places for them where they
will find their happiest destiny and balance
the social and industrial system. There are ga
600 vacant farm houses In New York state
alone. There are proportionatoy many in
the other states of the union. There are mil
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