The Holbrook news., 1920-03-12
coy. LOWDEN
 REAL FRIEND OF FARMER
Record in Offices Proves His In. terest in Measures to
 Benefit Agriculture
MANAGES HIS OWN FARM
Illinois Governor Is Cotton Planter, Stock Raiser and General Farmer Fosters Bills to Make Rural
 Life More Attractive.

Gov. Frank O. Lowden of Illinois, one of the leading candidates for the Republican nomination for president, is a practical and successful farmer, Born on farm near Sunrise, Minn., of sturdy American percentage, he moved to Hardin county, Iowa, when he was T years old, where he worked his way through school later by teaching. When he came to Chicago, he pur- chased large farm near Oregon, H., which he now calls his home.
 This farm is one of the finest in nli- nois. In addition to this he owns and operates two cotton plantations in Ar kansas and has extensive stock breed ing interests in Texas. Although he has been successful as a teacher, law yer, business man and statesman, Lowden prefers to be known as a in everything he undertakes and his experience as farmer Is no exception to this rule.
 The governors interest in farming has at no time been more forcibly shown than during the four years he has governed Illinois. In his inaugural address he laid out a broad policy which he has consistently followed for fostering every phase of agriculture. He said, on taking office:
 Agriculture is our most important industry. It is the source of our greatness. Its cO4ltinued success is the condition of any permanent pros perity within our borders. The con servation movement must concern It. self with the soil, for even our brief history shows that fertile fields ma. become abandoned farms through other causes than lack of rainfall. The raising of live stock seems neces- sary if we are to preserve the fertility of the soil. We should foster this in, dustry in every way we can.
 We should encourage cooperative farming. Wherever you find agricul- ture in its highest state you find that cooperation has made its greatest ad- vance"
 One of the most notable measures taken by Gov. Lowden to foster agri- culture was the civil administrative code. This act consolidated in the state department of agriculture vari- ous commissions and bureaus, created from time to time to aid the farming interests. The efficiency of admins tration was vastly enhanced by this centralization of responsibility, and the benefits to the rural population have been increasingly evident during the two years since the code was adopted.
 Moreover, through Gov. Lowden's active interest a number of bills have been put through the legislature di- rectly bearing on the farmers lot. These include the bill for establishing a tenancy commission, for regulating commission merchants, the pure seed law, the revised dog law, compensa- ton for the slaughter of tubercular cattle, appropriation of $125,O00 for limestone plant. appropriation for live stock biological laboratory, estab- fishing a veterinary college, and regu lating the spread of plant disease.
 The governor likes not only farms but farmers. In a speech recently he said:
 "In these troublesome times I often wish were governor of state whose only citizens were farmers. The farmer is the greatest stabilizer in the country and if 1t were not for our 6OO0,OOO farmers I would despair of the future of America"