The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-14
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is possible in the harried, hectic ma-ts Of the
city There is inspiration in the dsHy morn
Ings found nowhere but ON the farm a bene-
1icuon in the starlight evenings, blessed surcease
under the magic spell wrought by ue country
.horistors OF the night. There Is also wonder
fuI contontucnt that comes from association
with growing things-animal and vegetable
There Is health. appetite and ability TO sleep.
There Are serious Defects
But there is an unsatsfield longing for that
human companionship and social intercourse
which IS also part OF mans nature. There
must be an offset for this Naturally II IS dis
covered IN periodical visits to the nearby city'
whore this appetite may be satisfied Tor time
But unless the income from farm ac,Viues per
mits these periodic excursions then the appetite
IL going to 20 uusatsfied. And, presently. IN
spite Of all the advantages enumerated, there is
going to grow up "A feeling Of dissatisfaction;
which through insufficient income and re-
you Then another family will be moving to
town. another producer Will have passed 10 the
ever growing ranks Of consumers.
II Is only fcw years since the statistics
showed that something Ike 90 per cent OF ul'
population tn America resided on the farms
Inoffcally 1t is stated that the percentage mas
dropped year by year until now only some 80
per cent are country dwcllcrs
Accepting these figures as reasonably ac-
curatc ia IL To he wondered at that produc-
tion has decreased that prices have advanced
We hear OF the production figures oi ms anu
that Industry; OF the loom, the forge, the lathe
and the mill. In strict sense the word pro
iuction cannot be accurately applied 10 Such
subjects. For In strict sonso only those are
producers who foster growing ihings' all else Is
inamu'aCtur' ,,,.,, ,,,,,.- actually. rroduccs
!h" ''y or ~ ~,"Wu u".,,, ,, t ,,, fI,i ,,,,ru
I"tllIhE' w u. Iu'S y, '"N''' ,, 80, ,r,,,',,r,
ih'tut"' hu' M NV" ' -, ,,, @ ni,, t,',,-
'NciEuhuF in'i'l'', "'l.i' ,l ''lPl, a. w., ~ .,,,,
thrds OF INC niuonal Pnpu''l"n ,s "r t,nd ," az,
SuiuhE sue VI VI" 'i l'.' i, M m a ,,,,. ON, tt'ird
,,,.t,-nI H., , h,,si,,.. maj arfu,Ilv produces
90 ,or tbc,,sciy.s and tho other two birds
,h1 1is,rossir, si,i,atiop cylsts
Discussing this phase Of the subject recently
"a very eminent economist said:
The Farmers Problem.
so long as population IN ihe cry ls lncre,s-
ing three 70 four times as rapidly as IN tuo
country, because millions OF people are LEAVING
the country life for ia" cljy, so long wall there
be decrease in food5'uiIS IN proportion 10
population ana Er1dual tendency p"aIu d
food famine ana to almost prohlpltiVe lo3u
prices. The farmer S NOT To b!aht' re u oh,y
following out the Er"nt economic Jaw or supply
and demand. He finds mat ne mas been berated
when he deserved praise; that the larger pros
pcrity Of the last two years mas not yet lI'ed
the farming Interests out or dcbt' aIthoush they
have been EreaIy blessed by thtsc larger pr"lI,S,
and he finds That tho very people TO whoih ne
is selling his products are insisting upon re-
ducing their hours OF work ana constantly de-
maudng Increased pay. The ROADS are part
ing Just here. Tn" IaborlnE men, ny the PoIcits
which they are pursuing are almost Iiterny