The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-10-22

arrv tructs Ok automobiles of varied vintages
and makes a score or more Of bungalow traiiers'
men and women in khaki, children OF al ages
family washing tapping on lines. hres g"lng 'he
smell of bacon and coffee, family BREAKFAST groups
and big sign that set forth that the chicago
Metor club was entertaining "Gen." w. u. SCOTS
modern caravan. en- route from Brooklyn, n I"
No Bull. Idaho.
.aTimes change and we with them" sagely re-
marked an ancient philosopher. They 90, inoeeu'
though probably we change less than 90 the tlmes'
For Chicago, young as it is-it was NOT moor
porated as a city until 1S37-has seen many
caravan headed west In the old days. but tnss
were caravans of prairie schooners." drawn Dy
oxen or mules And the men and women were go
ing forth to face the unknown. hgnt lnolans' turn
ur the prairie sod, contend with grasshoppers ana
drought and put up ffty-hfty battle with Iate
for home and living.
Not so this caravan. 1t was travelling III coin
fort and at speed. It knew just where 1t was go
ing. was scheduled for kindly attentions along
the way and q warm welcome. Its land was Sc
cured There was water for irrigation Houses
ana warehouses were ready. Everything down TO
the last detail had been arranged Faisre was
unthinkable. Success seemed assured.
Shades Of Kit Carson Marcus Whitman and
Brigham Young! What contrast the Lincoln
highway of 1921 to the Santa Fe ,trai! of the
Thirties the Oregon trail Of the Forties, the Nor
mon trail of the Fifties, the "Pikes Peak Or Bust
OF the Sixtiesl
The figures Of the census Of 1920 show that the
trend of the population from the country TO- inc
city has become greatly accentuated since lSIu.
Now for the first time in the countrys history,
more than half the entire population is living IN
aurban territory" That is to say that OF the popu-
lation Of los 6S3 1OS persons 519 per cent are Nv
ing In cities and 481 per cent in rural communities
Ia the census Of 1910 the corresponding percent
ages were 48.3 and 53.7.
This Is condition that is regarded as neitner
desirable nor entirely safe. Therefore many are
tho nroiects TO get city dwelers back to the SOIL
Rack TO the soil An American slogan. Tor Amer
, feanst Yet the country does not extend general
invitation to all 1t Is not ready 10 suppo.
an indefinite number of miscellaneous applicants
Mother Nature is very far from being the penevo-
lent old soul she is pictured by the hctionsts VINO
write farm prospectuses. She does not give het
bounties for nothing. She demands run payment
and she exacts full penalty for mistakes
II Is the surest kind of sure thing tnat the
f,ountrv home that pays its own way means haru
work for somebody. There will be biistnrs' pack-
aches and sore muscles that will nave 10 pe Worhu
from soreness into strength. Ere the oiiio"ihs
grain delights his eye, the city man VIII undef-
stand why providence or nature OF evoiu'ion p'o
yided him with eyebrows
Moreover there is a slowness and deilperasion
IN nnture's ways and methods that TO the CITY man
rsed to doing things upon the instant VIII De httie
less than maddening. 1t is useless 70 rage asa.Ss
the ordered processes; they cannot be hurried.
The city man must learn to walt for seed time
and harvest and to possess his soul IN patience.
So II is evident that there Is balance = y
struck. The city il one thing; the country Is IN
other. The city cannot be trhnsplanted IN tue
connfrv. And 30 one can strife this balance TOT
the would-be back-tothe-lander; ne must 90
for himself. -. .. MOVE
n striking this balance however there = r mo.e
"a Sc taken into account than the dollars. Inele
- the beauties Of nature. There 70 pure ar
nndefIed by smoke and SCOT; place 10 1ne sum
With no skyscapers overhead to shut OUT Ine u.u.
~ and Tie. stars and the moon; honest tnlIs'
sa,st makes nectar Of the gods out OF wafer 1lou
~ wen and buttermilk from the spring. nous
= appetite that would put soul under inc ~
q peath; sleep the like Of which no city man ess'
r,rc.r many viewpoints farming y the hisnes'
"a hest 81 caIlines. Farming Il an honest ous'
-. ,yne farmer II NO useless consumer, no para
~. Ne u : producer; he contributes o'recus
g 1he wealth o1 the nation. He y noepenos =.
- I. ,eholden % no man for place q favor He
~. ~ eliuh 40 ~ dragging others down. Ian.
J. ~ fnndameptal natural reseurce nom wn Is.
j - r.tin drap n l.fe. And TIE farmer . tn'
n S-I,voyk n ne coEnny. - =.
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