Arizona republican., 1921-12-08
Ry CharIes Willard coe

Ey CharieS Wlltard Ioe
 Many of us in contemplating our immediate problems, overlook the promises of the future. A slack time Is always one of fear. never of confi- Cence. and no great policies should be adopted in such an atmosphere.
 Now is the time in not only na- ffonal but personal affairs for vision. We lave use for the men who can sce ethis nation in it's relation With osfcr nations next year and next eeaerauon. and for men in business xrl-- can think in terms of 1922, 1923 and 1895 as the power companies or She United States are now dolng. That is what big educational busl- ness can do-literaIly hold its breath under water.
 The county of Maricopa little real szes how far it has advanced within @1 years. In those two decades the productive capacity of this valley has far cutstripped in wealth making power the growth of population It should be the occasion of no little pride that Maricopa county once a desert has attained eighth place Of all counties within the United States in value of it's productions. And. this is only a beginning. The vast inn rerial spaces of Arizona's dormant deserts of unsurpassed fertility only reol1fres water to supply the nation with cotton, citrus, fruits, dates and vineyards equal to those of Palestine Of old. having a climate wherein they thrive better than elsewhere. Let us not for one moment forget the debt of gratitude we of this community owe to the few far-seeing, hardy, noble pioneers whose public spirit as evidenced on North Central avenue and at Ingleside have demonstrated and created a veritable Eden from she forbidding desert.
 The Need of Agricultural Education
 The future of American business and prosperity depends upon produc- rion and upon conservation while conservation. too often means the de- Veiopment of policy of enlightened seifishness through which fluctua- rions in prices, due to excess supply and waste at one period and short ages at another, may be capitalized by proper storage and distribution.
 In order to bring about co-opera- sion and to establish just and proper methods business legislation within the next five years should tend to- ward the development of such CO., operation as to protect the producer and consumer alike and at the same time prevent one set of producers from taking advantage of producers in other lines. But, first of all the home builder upon the desert, the farmer. producer needs liberal edu- cation and practical training such as the University of Arizona affords. No close listed. grudging policy will do. Let the legislature support it- especially the horticultural poultry aid dairy schools to the most liberal extent poSsible-extending the good work of demonstration and lectures to every community. Let Arizona become a second to no state in the intelligence of its producers and home builders
 The Joys of Country Life
 Life in the open country, under the clear sky. in the midst of green fields. has never failed to excite the praise and move the fancy of the world. Good roads and the automobile add very materially to the comfort Of modern country life. With the ex- ccptfon of the gasoline engine, there industry. perhaps, does not hum, but nevertheless is full and abundant; lSe is peaceful, but of measureless range: and the silent forces of nature stir crly rnaIi's best impulses. What more ideal life than a small country ranch home surrounded by every lux ury. as is possible within 20 minutes Of Phoenix, Arizona2 Such life re- Quires no praise or appreciation.
 Nor shall we here attempt any praise or defense of farm life, nor or the men who live it. With out door conditions have ever gone a type of manhood that was clean in its morals. sturdy in it's courage, use- full in its industry and loyal in its patriotisnl. Country life has given 10 America it's ideals, and our insti- 1utions are peculiarly its product. Its freedom. independence and repose are everywhere expressed in our na- tons aim and purpose. We must en- courage home building and we mus foster our country life that we may supply the influences which will keeI our nation ever vigorous and young.
 But, mindful of these conditions we are mindful too that this life ha: its weaknesses as well as strength and our purpose today should be no h rhapsodize or appreciate only it: better side. but to study it's condi- 1ions as they are, to endeavor to de rermine its value, and to indicate i
 we can, how its condition, good as i is. can be made better, and how it! usefulness, great as it is, may be en iarged. on it's weaker side, isolated farm life lacks social advantages anC educational opportunities. The life i