The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-09-01
HINDLEY FORECASTS
NATIONAL PROSPERITY
Noted Speaker Tells Lynden Aud
ience of Prospects; Describes Ben
efits of Unity in District

An eloquent lecture. full of very
encouraging facts of the present. and
hopeful forecast OF future conditions
for the citizens of this SAT- was de-
IN cred III 1he high school auditorium
Thursday evening by Dr.. w J. Hind
ley, formerly mayor of Spokane and
IA public man who Is rapidly gaining
The reputation as the most able and
f. rcaful sp- .ken in the State of
Washington.
1tecogniznS and commenting tn
he 'roubiGus t'1 . to the American
i, II er. tra'.e mar. laborcr, te;s: -r
~. business man genera.y. Br
Hindley showed that all sections of
the community were immeasurably
better Off and more happily situated
than any similar district the world
producing, the splendid roads. the
telephones, electric light. automo-
ibiles, and other modern conveniences
of the present day American farmer.
and the facilities of the farmer in
any other country i'll the world to-
day, and submitted that the Amer
lean farmer was in a class by him
self and with all his not unnatural
mplaining of the bad times for the
! farmers, would not change places
with any other farmer in Europe or
elsewhere.
THE reason for the pre-eminenee
of the American Farmer, the Amer
lean Workman, the American Engin-
eer, and the American business man
in the world today" declared DR..
Hindley, "is due to the fact that they
are more capable, better trained, and
more energetic than the people of any
other nation in the world"
DR.. Hindley appealed for an up
to-date policy of cooperation be-
tween all sections of the commun-
ity, between the producer and the
distributor, between the farmer and
the storekeeper in each locality. AS
an illustration of the wonderful
prosperity resulting from an en-
I ilightened policy of cooperation be-
tween the farmer and the business
man. he told of the history of the
raisin industry of California. He
told of the Fresno organization with
l. MAN paess, n ni!{it1 -festine
$4,000, 600, capable of taking care
of $50 carloads of raisins for hun
dred day crop period.
Without that organization said
DR.. Hindley, Fresno would be
known only as place of blistering
heat and discomfort, but with it, and
the splendid unity of spirit displayed
by the people there for the prosper
ty of the district, it was a country
full of beautiful homes, splendid
paved roads, parks, modern conven-
fences, comforts and luxuries of ev
cry description. One noted author
ity has recently declared that for its
size, Fresno is the most prosperous
city in the world, a result of an en-
lightened policy of cooperation, the
business men in their sphere and the
farmers in their, working together
for the prosperity of Fresno"
In commenting upon the finan-
oial upheaval of the past eight
months, DR.. Hindley maintained that
( - Nr oil
critical periods, but that the country
had weathered the storm better than
during any similar crisis There
were fewer farm mortgage foreclo-
Isures, bank failures, and mighty few
bankruptcies in business, he said.
He attributed this ability to wealth
er the financial storm with so much
less suffering to the better spirit OF
unity among the people, the getting
/ together of various organizations,
businesses and banks standing to-
gether, instead of attempting to prof
lit by the misfortunes of those in
| financial trouble. He told of the
organized effort being made by the
Washington Retailers to help bring
conditions back to normal with as
/ little suffering as possible, and went
/ into some detail of the addresses he
has given throughout the country on
behalf of that Association.
That the outlook was brighter now
than it has been for months, was Dr.
/ 5lIindley's opinion, and he cited many
facts bearing out this belief, notably
the accumulation of half the gold
supply of the world in this country.
i W. H. NAPLES presided at the meet
ing. which was attended by many
people from Everson, Ferndale and
surrounding districts.