Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-06-14
MILLION DOLL AR r AIN
HAMPERS BOX VILE PICNIC
Excellent Address BY Editor D. w.
Wallace Given at the High
School Auditorium q q

81 Inc JOINT picnic OF farmers clubs in
the vicinity 5of Warren and the War
rem Commercial Club scheduled to- be
held atSthe Riverside farm last We'd
nesday, had to be postponed to the
following day on account Of the rain.
And when Thursday morning dawned
bountiful showers again prevented the
people from assembling at the picnic
grounds in the forenoon. It was then
decided to give the speaking program
at the High School auditorium during
the forenoon. In the afternoon the
skies cleared somewhat so that it was
possible to have the ball games and
other sports on the picnic grounds as
had been planned, although the wealth
er prevented many people from attend
ing. ss ,5sS 81
u A small audience listened to the
program at the auditorium, Mr.. George
.Copp presided. Several songs were
sung by male trio and quartette
and duets by Mesdames Inland and
Wittensten, all Of which were greatly
appreciated. G. =. Stevens gave the
address of welcome and introduced the
speaker, editor Dan w. Wallace, edi-
tor of The Farmer. ~ So =
In his address Mr.. Wallace touched
upon and discussed many of the prob
lens that now confront the farmer.
He visited Warren and this part of
the valley for the first time some
twenty Years ago and said he was
pleased ito note the great progress
that has been made since that time.
He complimented Warren for it's spTen-
did stores, fine school buildings, beau
stiful parks and other evidences Of
thrift and enterprise on the part of
It's citizens and said he liked the spirit
OF Warren and Of Marshall county. In
speaking of the depression that has
come to agriculture as a. result of de
t1ation and consequent reduction of
the purchasing power Of the farmer, he
said that the best brains of the country
are now studying the problems of ag-
sricuiture and %endeayoring to find rem
edies for the ills that affect the farm
ser. The great conference of $50
prominent farmers and business men
that met recently in Washington, be-
ing summoned there by President
Harding, was held feT the purpose of
stmaying the problems of agriculture.
All realized that something must be
dee TO help the farmer. Many mea-
enacted by Congress and calcu-
lated to help the farmers were dis
cussed, among them the. Capper-Vol-
stead bill excluding farmers sco-opera-
tive from the opera ton Of
the antitrust law and the aid given
by the war finance corporation to ag-
ricultural communities BY which many
farmers and banks were tided over
and saved from bankruptcy There
are several bills now before congress
that aim to provide long time direct
credits for farmers and farm organ
iztions. one Of them being the Len
root-A Anderson bill, which is favored
by many. But the farmer must not
depend too much on legislation as a
cure for ills. The only way the farm
er can be helped permanently is by
helping himself. It's on the farm
and farm home after all that the prob
Items of agriculture must be solved
BY cooperation and community or
ganfzation the farmer can accomplish
great things for his own -betterment
The ddress Of Mr.. Wallace contained
much food for thought and was great,
II appreciated. Hope he will come
againz--wh when we need rain. zti ,s.