Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1922-07-28
TWO BLADES OF GRASS

TWO BLADES OF GRASS
There are two kinds of people the world-those
who believe in making two blades of grass grow where
only grew before those who oppose such
tivty for fear it will depress the price of hay.
great many of the industrial, economical and po-
Htical differences in the world today to the
sharp opinion between these schools, and
yet these differences due more to misunderstanding
than any fundamental why reasonable beings
should opposing views the problem.
The application of the problem which receives
this of the world pertains to the
agencies farm production.
The only only that phase of it here is
principle industry agriculture Were
principal industry mining manufacturing, would
attach the most Importance to the mining and
featuring phases of the question.
proposed for instance to increase the yield
Of wheat other grain, and Immediately GER
tain ask why increase the yield; increased
duction will only depress the price and the price is too
cheap already Let rather decrease the production
and thereby increase the price, and will thereby
a higher price for less labor"
The same thought lies back of the deep-seated OPP
position Of labor unions efficiency methods and the in
PRODUCTION of improved machinery Time was when the
broke the power looms, and the editor we'll
the opposition the printers inter-
posed to the introduction of typesetng machines The
efficiency expert discovered that the brick layer
loosing time and wearing himself out STOPPING to
pick bricks that the bricks be raised
ready to his hand and production thereby increased with
less effort But the brickayers objected and even dur
ing the war, when the country supposed to be
throwing every of energy into the struggle the
labor unions enough to dictate to the
ment that efficiency methods should be introduced
Yet in the long run, improved machinery has won its
place. The power looms and the world
is clothed thereby the printers ypesettng machines
and and books in large volume spread infor
nation to all who would read improved and efficient
plans put into operation and greatly increased
ducton brings thousand conveniences people who
never had them before.
Increased production is of particular advantage,
he
and waste. There is advantage in weaving more
cloth than people possibly and advantage
in raising wheat than people possibly But
efficient production every desired
all times, the mplishment of eff
fcent production marks the difference between barbar
and civilization.
Every increase efficiency distributes
the family bringing additional first to the
who discovers and adopts the method and Sec
ondly to everyone by the providing of greater supply
Start with the human race in state of barbarism
if will. Some man invents the bow and arrow, and
Immediately half the who hunting need no long
hunt and begin to gather wild fruits. Some
discovers that by domestcatng animals planting
orchards food be obtained by less effort and
large number of hunters released to do something
ees. They have time to build rough houses instead
living caves living increased.
Some discovers how to make an axe and saw, and
the large number of employed in using rough tim
bers thrown out of work. Meanwhile someone has
discovered how to make cloth out of WOOL and the men
And work in this industry the human race
learns to clothes instead of hides One locality
raise sheep better than another and the other raise
fruit and grain better and they exchange their surplus
and thus commerce starts. In this manner could
thru all history and show that attempt at
efficiency of production has added comforts and
conveniences to the human family, and our modern
homes with variations of style and design,
clothes suited to different climates and
foods with fish from the fruit from the tropics
staples from everywhere, modern automobiles, and
the Harvesting of servants of steam and electricity
all the result of increased production thru increased
efficiency of production.
Because made two blades of grass grow
where only before he did depress price
of hay, but by doubling his production he has added
the benefits of civilization to the very who
stood against reproduction"
How then does the world progress how is the hori
of civilization widened why does the modern
ing enjoy physical comforts which Crosses of old
could not buy? The is efficiency, production
work-whatever you want to call it.
Who stops progress? The is the man who
stops work and strikes in order to larger price
for his product when the truth is that price only