Middletown transcript., 1920-04-17
TAKING 1 '.;S;ii|oGk'
Should Sentiment Always Have
Precedence2

odical duty, probably not always prac-
ticed, and is as necessary as taking
stock Of your household effects or your
''store goods" The right minded man
will do this. In unmolested moments
he gives way to deep meditation; ne
gathers his thoughts to ascertain II
brains, energy, and ability are sy01o-
pating properly, working together on
lines that answer to an ambition that
looks for satisfactory return.
If there be deficit, his endeavor
should be to discover the leakage. 1t
may be that he lacks the nerve to 60
into a retrospective analysis. or fails
in initiative that will prompt him to
throw his horoscope in the future. IN
less he can do these things he Will
never be able to pull himself out OF
any ''rut" in which his condition has
placed him. He must take stock"
"Stock taking" leads to modern-day
efficiency, and is demanded Of every
worker If unsatisfactory conditions are
to be overcome. In the case OF the
farmer It may be that he is working
a too high-priced farm; interest and
rent may be an overhead" eating up
the profits. There may be other rea-
sons why profits are not shown. 1t IS
just possible that he is sacrificing
profit and encouraging loss because
of sentiment, but he does not realize
that this is the cause. The farm was
his birthplace: reared upon 1t, he
knows every nook and corner OF the
old place. He fished in the brook,
hunted squirrels in the woods, hid In
the bayfield,. grew to manhood upon
the place, courted and married and
brought up his family there. These
are ties that commend themselves, and
why shouldn't sentiment have a say?
To many this will appeal. But are
these good reasons to continue? Does
not one owe 1t to himself and to his
to take stock" and put
into effect action that will bring a bal
ance on the credit side of the ledger
the balance that will bring happiness
and give a comfort far greater than
mass of unpaid bills and house full
Of worry, and a devotion to sentiment?
Should he not look around for more
favorable conditions, which may easily
be found?
Procrastination is said to be thief.
In this case the axiom is undoubtedly
true. To allow the adverse conditions
under which you may be lab0ring to
continue may keep you for years long
er in the present unsatisfactory posi-
ton.
There vas a man at Brazil, Ind,
who made weekly visits for up
ward Of a year to the Office of the Ca
madam government at Indianapolis,
Ind, and from the agent secured all
the information he possibly could as
to conditions in Western Canada. But
he lacked decision, did not "take
stock" or If he took it, failed to act.
This was fourteen years ago. He lived
On small farm, which gave him a
mere existence, and no promise Of any
thing more. He is still on the same
place and no better off today than
then. He had a friend working in a |
glass factory, who also had but little
means. He became interested in West !
ern Canada. He possessed, though, !
spirit and action. With the impulse |
thus prompted he moved to Saskatche-
wan and took up a farm. Today he is |
the owner of a splendid section Of |
and, has plenty Of money in the bank,
and could retire with handsome COM !
petence.
That which has been the good for |
tune Of the Brazil glass worker, who |
had taken stock" and pr0fited by it, |
nay be that which will follow any 9TH |
,r of like temperament and a firm wish |
o erect for satisfactory future.
Western Canada submits for consid- |
Grafton and approval conditions in ag-
icultural lines that are exceptional.
There is land there that annually pro-
iuces about the same return as any
,ther farming land, and it can be pur-
,hased at but a portion of what the |
,lace which has not been a source of
profit can be sold for. A section in
stead Of a quarter-sectior, worked I'M
Ter western conditions, with no more
Effort, solves the big overhead" ex- !