Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-09-15
LOOKING FORWARD

let us notlOse sight IF the why,
or the things that have made il
so, and which have brought US
out of the darkness and into the
light.
This part of the Ozarks is
purely an agriculture and horti.
culture country....dairying aud
poultry and stock raising, grapes
and berries and fruits. When
We get into these lines in the
right kind of a manner, then will
we begin to prosper, and the
country begin to grow in wealth
and plenty..-.beautiful homes
and schools and churches, and a
prosperous, contentedaud happy
people.
Ere the roses bloom for anoth
er hundred years over this fair
land, you will see some real
progress, and some real, honest
to goodness country homes and
prosperous people. We fancy
we can see the best and wealth.
est, the highest cultured and
best dressed people living on and
operating the farms of this
country. We see hard surface
roads everywhere, aud as we
visit the home of a friend a few
miles in the country we see
him riding in a large, high pow
er aid polished car. We pass
through the country, and we see
dozens and hundreds of he cds of
the finest and highest type of
dairy cOws..-.well cared for and
well sheltered. We set them
MIXED by machinery and the
product hurried away to the
creameries and condensers and
cheese factories. We see large
sllOs, and numerous fields of the
finest of grasses. AS we dine at
this beautiful farm home we EN-
Joy an excellant meal in a beau.
tifully decorated dining room;
and mingled with the clltter of
the dishes, and the prattle and
merry laughter of the happy
children, is sandwitched in some
of the finest music that ever
came from a music box. After
the evening meal we see the
family board their car and high
away to sOmeevenings entertain
ment or amusement. AS they
leave the home to drive down and
across a little ravine, they touch
a button and light the roadway,
and at theend of the lane they
touch another which puts out
the lights again. We see pros.
perity and plenty on every hand,
and acres and acres of grapes
and small fruits aud berries.
We see the beautifully dressed
and cultured girls and boys.
happy on the farm and with
farm life...and we see them turn
ing away from the sins of the
living close to nature
and on wholesome foods. their
ideals are higher and have a
greater regard TOR the better
and nobler things of life..-.we
see the waning of the mad rush
to the cities where there are
strikes and strife, and dissipation
and sin; we see God 10 the game
and modesty and morals in the
home, by the fireside and at the
social gatherings. You say this
Is a dream, but it is not, all this
will transpire and more. None
we're in the land in 1886, who
would then dare prophecy the
present day progress-.--the tele.
phone and telegraph. automo
oiles and airships, and a hun.
1red and one other things that
we're not dreamed of by those of
he by gone days...who can tell
What the future will bring, and
Who would dare to predict
Igainst the progress and i'm.
orovements of the country. All
,hese things are possible, and
will come, and more.
Keep pushing and keep bull.
ling, keep educating and driv.
ng .or a bigger and better coun
ry, and a higher and nOblcr and
weeter life, and all will be well,
10Th here and hereafter.