The Arvada enterprise., 1921-11-03
THIS FARMER
SEES DAYLIGHT
A SENSIBLE TALK WITH
WHOLE LOT OF TRUTH
IN IT.

ITS n good deal like this said an
eastern Colorado farmer 10 the writer
IL short time ago:
"Out where ! live l have Winston
rs neighbor on one side and Hill on
the other. As farmers we are all
about In the sans, class. We man
aged TO get along and lay up IL little
profit each year by being careful.
Then came the high prices and at the
same time big crops. Let me tell you,
fellow, we all made money. and easy.
There was II half section adjoining
me. wanted ii and bought, paying
for 1t from the profits OF the crops.
winston did just as well as did,
made just as much money, but 1t sort
Of went to his head. lie commenced
to buy pianO-piayers. monographs.
swell automobiles and .iaZzed around
the country burning more gas than he
before knew was made, leaving his
farm to be run by mighty expensive,
and not any too capable, help.
But Hill was wise bird. He kept
saying to both Winston and myself all
the time, Better be putting little
aside for an emergency better adopt
the policy of successful business men
and make surplus. because big crops
and high prices are not going TO last
He made some improvements OH his
house and when the crops We're har.
vested and sold, he put his family in
the Lizzie and hit for little vacation
but he didn't buy whole lot more
Of high-price land, and he didn't stock
up on Injuries to die on his hands.
Hit Dy the Slump.
Then came the slump; grain prices
went 10 pieces. was owing some
money at the bank but have paid most
Of 1t, but ! haven't that surplus Hill
talks about. True. l have 80 acres
more land all clear, but considering
the price I paid with present crop
conditions, l can not work it to nd.
vantage.
winston is up against II proper. He
could not raise enough money OH his
pianO-players. Photographs and fancy
automobiles to buy winter feed for
sick hen. lie owes the bank. can't
pay, and because the bank wants the
money, or mt least a part Of it-guess
they would be satisfied with the in-
terest-he IL around liOwling his fool
head off about how the capital class
Is after the Woodworking farmer,
what rotten government we have
how all business interests Just lie
awake nights figuring some scheme to
gyp the farmer, and swallowing whole,
without masticating, all this bunk of
fellows hitting the highway with some
plan 10 organize the farmers, at no
much apiece, into plan to cure all
economic ills. You know what l mean;
perhaps You are one Of those fellows
making a soft living?
NO; well I'm glad to hear that.
Now that wise bird, Hill. He's got
that surplus right in the bank In good.
hard. drawnble coin. It's his money
and the money Of the town business.
men In that bank that IL holding Win
stOn up: yes. and whole lot Of 9th.
ers, too.
Only Selves to Blame.
let me tell you fellow, there are
too darn many WinstOns In this cOun-
try and too darn few Hills: yes, and
there are too darn many like myself,
land poor. Finding fault with the gov
eminent and business men isn't help
ing-it's hurting. It's no use denOunc.
Inn fall. x..tt
horse sense Of Hin; II 1t was not for
the Hills saving their money and put
ting 1t in the bank where In thunder
would the rest Of us be right now ?
The fault Is with Ourselves-such Eel.
lows as Winston and myself-nnd we
might as well recognize 1t. admit II.
get busy and make good. I am back
on the Job. and take II from me, fel.
low, l have visions of that little side
kick of Hills called surplus fund
Guys who blow along looking for work
ut big wages, figuring eight hours II
day with overtime when they work
more. Will find n sign tackled on nv
gate which reads. Keep Right on
Moving.
"Well. so long, fellow: see my wife
IL through shopping and We will hit
for the ranch. Hope what have said
hasn't made you sore--just telling II
little downright truth. you know"
And what this farmer said did not
make the writer sorc-but II set him
to thinking.
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