The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-04-15
TAKING STOCK"
Should Sentiment Always Have
Precedence?

iaking stock" of oneself Is 81 nar,.
ouicai duty, probably not ALWAYS nrac.
uced, and is as necessary as taking
STOCK or your household effects on vo,,r
store goods" The right minded man
VIII do this. In unmoested moments
ne gives way to deep meditation: he
gamers his thoughts to ascertain n
Drains, energy. and ability are synco.
pairing properly, working together on
''"rs mat answer 10 an ambition that
'osks Ter satisfactory return.
" there be a deficit. his endeayor
should be ta discover the leakage. II
May be that he lacks the uerve to 90
'h's retrospective saslysis. or fails
~ initiative that vii, prslnpt hlm TO
'hrsw his horoscope ia the furnre. TIA.
TESS he can do these thiags he will
never se able TO pull himsr,f cat Of
any rat IN which his condition has
placed him. lie must take stock"
stock taking" leads 10 incidentally
eh'rleacy, and is demanded of every
worker if unsatisfs ctory conditions are
to he overcome. In the case Of The
farmer il may he thar he is working
too hieh-priced farm; interest aud
rent may he an Overhead" eating nm
the profits. There may hc other rca-
sons why profits are not shown. 1t is
Just possible that he is sacrificing
profit and encouraging loss because
or sentiment. hut he does not realize
mat this is the cause. The farm was
his birthplace; reared upon IT, ne
knows every nook and corner of the
old place, He fshed in the brook.
hunted squirrels In the woods. hid In
the bayfield,. grew tn manhood upon the
place. courted and married and brought
mp his family there. These are ties
that commend themselves. and why
shouldn't sentiment have say? To
many this will appeal. But are these
good reasons To continue? Does not
one owe IL To himself and Ia his de-
pendentS to take stock" and put in
tn effect action that will bring bal
ance on the credit side Of the ledger
the balance that will bring happiness
and give n comfort far greater than n
mass of unpaid bills and q house full
of worry. and devotion 10 sentiment?
Should he not look around for more
favorable conditions. which may easily
be found?
Procrastination Is said TO he n thief.
In this case the axiom is undoubtedly
true. To allow the adverse conditions
under which you may he lahoring To
continue may keep you for years longer
in the present unsatisfactory position.
There was man at Brazil, Ind,
who made weekly visits for upward
of wear to the office Of the Canadian
government at indianapolis. Ind. and
from the agent secured all the informa-
ton he possibly could as To conditions
In Western Canada. But he lacked de-
ciSion. did not take stock" or If he
took II. failed TO act This was four
teen years ago. He lived on n small
farm. which gave him mere existence.
and no promise of anything more. He
Is still on the same place and no better
off today than then. He had friend
working in glass factory. who also
had hut little means. He became in
terested i'm Western Canada. He pos
sessed. though. spirit and action. With
the impulse thus prompted he moved
to Saskatchewan and took up farm
Today ne is the owner of Il splendid
section Of land. has plenty Of money
I'm the bank, and could retire with n
handsome competence.
That which has been the good for
tune of the Brazil glass worker. who
had "taken stock" and profted by IT,
NAV he that which will follow any
other of like temperament and firm
wish TO erect for satisfactory future.
Western Canada submits for consid-
Grafton and approval conditions in ag-
ricultural lines that are exceptional.
There Is land there that annually pro-
duces about the same return ms any
other farming land. and 1t can be pur-
chased at but portion of what the
place which has not been source OF
prof,t can be sold for. A section In
stead Of a quarter-section. worked un-
der western conditions. with no more
effort. solves the big overhead" ex-
pense. The social conditions. which
are an important factor I'm deciding
on II new home location, are ideal
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