The Ordway new era., 1922-06-02
keeps our small communities free
from evil OF crooked politics, dis
honest public finances and internal
troubles SO well known in our induc-
trial and cosmopolitan districts.

troubles so well known in our induc-
trial and cosmopolitan districts.
Advancement OF Education
Our farmers could greatly increase
the educational value of most of our
country schools by inducing the
teachers who. by the way, are mostly
born and raised on the farm them
| selves, to improve the program of the
schools by Incorporating in its pro-
gram the teaching of domestic art
and science. gardening and farm eco
nomics. social manners and the ways
of keeping the good will of prospec-
tive customers and business friends
Principles of self-government based
upon the constitution of the U. S. and
the state involved. The laws and
definitions of our local state and ma
tional institutions and the rights and
privileges we enjoy as members o.
our great Republic. The ways ana
means and requirements necessary in
applying and keeping your job as
well as to gain the confidence and
respect of your fellow citizens as
employer and public institution. How
to size up human beings and put them
in their proper place of work without
hurting their personal feelings. How
to conduct and assist in a proper man
ner public affairs without depend
ing upon foolish sensational medi-
ocre that made our politics the laugh
ing stock of everybody.
A few farmers added on the Board
of the town council as trustees of the
Church and schools means sometimes
good way to reduce friction. induce
honesty and straight business in the
management of town. By induc-
ing the farmer to settle in town many
a small village would thus be enabled
to reduce its amount of taxes per
capita to improve its police and fire
protecting devices, to increase the
valuation to its assessable property
and thus increase the market ability
of it's lands.
Many small village which now
depends upon outside help to keep up
their public utilities could with the
addition of only one hundred farmers
to their population utilize their rights
to grant franchises and thus save
quite a bit on their utilities.
Community Centers
Many farm industry which at
present is dependent upon outside
capital could be successfully utilized
by the farmers themselves personally
il congregated together. l don't un-
derstand why for example a town of
$500 population located within the
dairy belt has to purchase manufac-
tured milk from a factory while the
neighboring farmers sell their real
milk at a price of $1.30 per cwt.
Consider how much of an opportu-
nifty such farm communities would Of
fer for the construction and main
tenance of creameries. milk conden-
series, casein-plants, community
slaughter houses, soap factories,
tailoring establishments, toy plants.
cold storage warehouses. ice cream
plants, tanneries. brush factories,
grain elevators. fruit storage houses.
etc. The last item above named would
save millions to the farmers He
could sell his produce at the proper
time, buy his stuff when he needs 1t
from the local market thus elimina-
ting transportation and paying inter
est to different middlemen for the
privilege of taking his produce to ana
from the central markets.
BY moving to the village our farm
er would be enabled to enjoy their
school, the library, etc. Ma FARMER
could exchange her present WON
ans work is never done" with an ef-
ficient system of labor-saving devices
and devote her extra time thus gain
ed to social work or self-improVe-
ments, etc.
The good road problem could easily
help the farmer to ride to and from
his field. in time while his chickens
and cattle would be well protector
from increased activity OF some speea
maniacs who try to compete WIN
each other in the amount OF damage
they impose upon the farmer.
One hundred additional farmers
would add to the average town about
25 square miles of land. considering
the holdings of the average farmer 10
tc be about one hundred sixty acres
of land. Thus the fartherest dis-
topca for the farmer to travel from
hfs house to the field would be not