The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05
JUST AS OUR GRANDFATHERs THOUGHT

We are sometimes inclined to think the great World war
bequeahed conditions than our foretahers were
called upon to pass through ...
Dr. j. w. Holland, the product of an Iowa farm mas Wr't
ten little story The Farmer December ISSUE winch IS
"The date was 1884, The place Northern Missouri
The Civil two years away The persons were ere Two
sitting together form fence The theme was the
only one they knew-HARD TIMES! -. e.5. ..,-
know SAYING hs S1d ao od
was Rd w I sed ves wer gathering
and selling them for cents per Dozen hey ao TO
their oats not Worth hauling poor
hard time What did they do?' They faced the
fsrs they
comfortable nest built for old age But in 1867 the clouds
Gin $685. the those two farmers sitting near
the place discussing hard times They went so tar as
tG aeR mas e anS o pay for
Those discouraged farmers talked the language OF their
"Tha was 1893 Today those two farmers have good
FARMS and have succeeded in giving their chdren oette
ad in ALL more luxures than their fathers had comforts
To-day the grandsons of the farmers OF ao1 are sng IN
prices They talking the language Of their fathers
Abraham Lincoln had written BY aa which ar the
fathers have been We surely the same when
depression hits our s Of 1897 and 1893 did
not have all the facts for had they been able to
Better just better days are sure TO come
CHOW, it might be good deal worse! The money and
gold OF the world might in foreign Of in
own vaults something Then the harvest of the past
year generally 60 per cent to The pros
perity Of the country whole leaves much to be desired
easily 60 cent normal Some Of the foreign loans Will
be maturing soon and that will start more capital moving
Then need to remember that $3.50 wheat and Sl1O
and 80cent oats the exception and were wartime
values We thought that that of thing would last forever
advanced the price of land far beyond where can re
sonaby stay and bought land that thought we might
need not thinking that the burning up more Wean
than the values adding the land After all
said and DONE it is the land that stays where and has TO
bear the burden of the taxes for In addition we borrowed
billions from the banks which billions belonged to the
people, just down ghpced land or For new cars
and now the banks want their money. i.s
1T is bad situation, but bad that shall not re-
We going to need paence and charity and OPP
This which not Of choosing, has still
to be paid for Taxes certain be high for to come
Wehad better face the facts People seldom fail who are brave
enough face facts for stfens the spine The American
Farmer his Good Wife the very people who going
to do their part to pull all out of the Slough
spond. 2F .> #s@\ s*2. : 49, wv .
"Ju fathers and grandfahe faced the financial
chaos of their times and turned into otder will We IN
the meantime there are two things can do to help:
Lets stop talking to each other about hard times We are
not starving and there prospect of that keep
it will grease the slide tothat state Of things :.
Then must keep suggesting to each other that be-
eve in each oher pledge each other mutual faith to
Country and the God above that will the job and
plug and and dig until the economical day dawns If
will all do that will be wide to enjoy the new
day when it comes las. t...3. 
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