The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-08

Ing and success OK aajlrupis than
the farmer or 10 TIC creation and
prosperity OF the banks, or 10 the
stability OF manufacturing and trade
units, or to the agencies Interested
In exporting?
our objective should be de-
creased tenantry. with the period
Of occupancy uncertain. the renter
strips land OF It's fertile elements,
and each year diminishes our ma
tionai assets. Under the operation
OF the Federal Reserve and the Farm
Loan acts announcement has come
to thousands who find that industry,
character and Intelligence are gol-
den security to the peoples banker.
the government OF the United states.
Multiply our homo owners, and you
VIII make the way NJ the sodltious
agitator more difficult. Bring in
to the picture Of American life more
families. happily part OF garden
and flowers all their own, and you
VIII find new streams running Into
the national current OF patriotism.
Help 70 cqualizc tho burdens OF tax
alton by making the holders Of MD
den wealth pay their snare with
those whose prosperity In In
sight. In short remove tho
penalty imposed upon home
building thrift. and Thousands
shelter Of their own roof will look
upon government with affection. rec
ognizing that In protecting It. they
protect themselves. There are more
home owners in America than ever
before. The prosperity OF the coun-
try under democratic rule has bccn
widely discussed. Never before has
the great mass Of ncop,o shared in
the blessings OF plenty There is
much TO be done, however, in null
tiplylng our home owners. Moth
ing will bring more golden return
to tho welfare OF the republic.
Common prudence would suggest
that we increase to our utmost, our
area OF tillable land. The race be-
tween increased consumption and
| added acreage has been an unequal
one, Modern methods Of soil treat
ment have been helpful, but they
/ have their limitations. There are
still vast empires in extent In our
country performing no service TO
| humanity, They require only the
/ applied genius OF men, TO cover
/ them with the bloom and harvest
of human necessities. The govern
ment should turn its best engineer
ing talent to the task OF irrigation
! projects. Every dollar spent win
/ yield compcnsating results.
Any discussion OF the question OF
| food supply leads very quickly to
the closely related matter of trans
| portation. There Is no one thing
/ which brings us so intermittentiy
/ to critical conditions than the insult
| ticicncy OF our transportation facil-
| tiles Both the railroads and the
/ public are to blame. There has been
/ no material addition to the total mi
| leage In the last ten years, and the
/ increase in terminals has been much
less than required. At tho begin
ming of the war, the rollin- stock was
sadly reduced and inadequate. The
public had not given in pay for SER
vice, sufficient revenue on which
/ credit could he allowed by the banks.
Moral assistance was withheld be-
cause OF railroad policies that did
not bring approval Many Of these
corporations had made themselves
n part OF political activities local,
Il state and national. Then there were
more or less sporadic instances OF
stock watering operations, and the
exploitation OF utility properties for
personal gain. Abuses were moi
general. but they were sufficient tC
bring the entire railroad system OF
the country into disrepute. The goot
suffered with the evil. When tn,
transportation lines were taken owe,
I by the government, they were bare.
ly able to limp through the task OF
the day Unity in operation. the
elimination OF the long haul, and the
merging OF every car and engine
into co-ordinated plan OF operation
enabled the government to transport
troops and supplies, at the same time
affording, under great stress, n sat.
satisfactory outlet for our indus.
tries II should be remembered In
this connection that except for the
motor truck which supplemented
transportation by rail. and except for
the great pipe lines which conveyed
oil for commercial purpose, W.