The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-01-27

over half a century ago. great man
gave tina opposite advice. The wor'd
>f opportunitl seemed to rest beyond
the Mississippi and the rich lands Of
the prairie states waited only the DRIVE
Of the plow to enrich whatsoever cared
to labor. The young men went. went
Nv thousa nds from Massachusetts alone
ana many of them did find opportunity.
AS the. reports Of the wonders of the
soil came back east from fertile Iowa.
from prodigal Kansas. and even fur-
ther west. the farms Of the old Ray
state fell more ana more into the class
cr "has.bcens,' the youth whose
strength and ambition was needed to
ryaw the best from the earth had
gone on. the hired labor that replacc1
IL was indifferent and careless. The
production felt lower and lever. the
sell each year seemed more stubborn
and unyielding. The farms that bloom
ed in beauty and richness In the days
following the Revolution passed on
into poorly planted. poorly worked
areas that were a drug on the market
and Massachusetts, became more and
more q manufacturing state.
During the late war the labor de-
nasnda from factories forced upward
the wage scale until the farm lands
sim occupied were drained OF every
sort Of labor and agriculture In Mas
sa.clueetts was almost test art Near
~ 100000 people lived within it's Dor.
uers and those 100000 depended ard
sim do depend to a large extent on
produce raised without the borders
less than ) per cent OF the population
are engaged IN farming industries
Wealth from the states fisheries cen'
t.nue to pour in. The annual fisn
stock received each year at the docks
runs from 250.000.009 to 300.0Oo.0Oo
POUNDS. With nearly three billions Of
dollars invested in its factories ane
nearly billion Of dollars paid II
wages each year. there Ia no lack Of
caeh with which to purchase the pro
Iact Of the farm; the question II. shall
that money remain In the state 10 ~
ae.spent at the doors of the manu-
fscturer or shall ii go forth and re
turn only in part?
This brings us to the Importance o
cheap food in the development Of n
industrial community. Food to p
cheap must be produced cheapls
transported cheaply. and n1arketc
nLeaplv. The rise Of any ct thes
units is Instantly felt by the othe
two and, OF course. by the consumer
Two of the requirements. cheap pro
ouction and cheap marketing .Massn
chwsetts has enjoyed IN relat on to II
rejghhors and even tc. those wester
states whose very existence Is aEr!
culture. The third unit, transpOrtatiO!
has become more and more importa.
to the marketing and distribution {
foodstuffs and there lies the advan'
ace 10 Massachusetts with it's fcy
million citizens IT Massachusetts ca
produce and market its agriculture
cheaply as communities outside II
borders and then add to that redu'
ton In rates through shortage OF hn'
it il a simple problem to solve tc a
rive at the decision that Massachuset
can undersell It's rivals without
ccrders or enter an active compel
tlon with u greater margin OF pro
than will be gained by those beari'
the overhead of q large freight CIR q
press cost.
An Investigation by DIR. Arthur
Gilbert, our commissioner of agrict
ture. gave birth to a report whit
.hys in part:
III a man can purchase good TAI
land in New England at SIS per ac'
while his western cousin must p
$3.50; it by expanding reasonable
orgy and q comparatively small 81
for fertilization. he can get NJ mu
or moro out Of the land ~ the We
esner can: II. for example. he can
hls fruits to the dnest market IN
world . day after they are gather
~ againse week. letting bic r.
ripen on the tree or the bush 'instt
IT In the frslsht car: and. II be {
set Il to tho consumer Ter about o.
fourth the freight charges paid By
western cousin. what must he q
clu04!
"lt IL especially important Il
every poiat q view that 4assecAue
and New 0As3aA0 agriculture eAa
be imDsala4ely ssbuilt. WitAia
.s,iles Of Boston are neaSay Se.eee.
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