Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-26
BASIC INDUSTRY
FACING CRISIS
Continued from Page 5

aSr1culIurlSTS OF the nation.
The metropolitan press will I'M
welcome the information
which an organized rural press will be
able to present in telling the story OF
try and will hasten TO join in the
for the speedy solution OF
the problems vital to the agriculture OF
the country.
And in this most worthy enterprise
let us bring to bear upon our new re
lationshps that spirit of justice anC
fairness SO acceptably presented by oul
distinguished editor-senatOr, Warren q
Harding. in the creed which governed
the conduct of his paper at Marion
Ohio:
Remember there are two sides
to every story. Get both. Get the
facts Mistakes are inevitable, but
strive for accuracy. | would
rather have one story exactly
right than a hundred half wrong.
Tell the story as it is. not as you
would like to have it. Be truth
full generous, fair, decent don't
knock: boost Treat all parties
alike There is good in every
body. Bring out the good. |
want this paper SO conducted that
it can go into every home without
destroying the innocence of any
child Above all be clean.
Schools of the People
The state. DISTRICT anC county fair as
sociations of this country are indeed
1.-THE great schools of the people"
They are existing agencies in the fielt
of their operation. They deal with the
business of the farmer. They are his
There should be def
mite working relationship between
them and the department of agricul
ture of the United States. This depart
ment should seek out these fairs ant
embrace an opportunity of serving the
farmers of this country by contributing
IN such ways as shall be advisable
toward the betterment of rural cond1
lions. 1t is essential that the large
fairs of the country have the active
and vigorous cooperation OF the de
partment of agriculture Of the United
States.
In achieving the purpose OF making
Agriculture business success the
farmer and those who cooperate witt
him in the movement will not find il
necessary to knock anyone else. The
business men of the nation should wei
come the farmer to cOmradeship, strike
hands with him. or they must face
situation in which will be found great
force in the control Of the foodstuffS
of the country. We boast OF the eX
cellence of our business organizations
in America, but our nations business
cannot be well ordered until the prime
inheritance of its agriculture is recog
nized and the farmer invited to sit IL
the councils of the nation And III this
connection it is important that the PEG
pie of the country should definitely
understand some things which hereto
fore NAV have escaped their attention
Among others is this: All OF our PEG
pie should know that the farmer mas
nothing to say about what he shall re
ceive for his grain or his livestock, but
that the price which the farmer re-
ceives and the price the consumer pays
Is fixed by the person who handles the
transaction. 1t is not good for this OF
any other nation that such situation
should exist. 1t is just as vital ano
fair that the farmer should receive a
profit on his business as it is that the
man who buys and resells his products
should receive profit for the hand
ling of it.