The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-29
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Editorial Review
THE BULBS EYE
Dy Tho Shnrp.ShOOtcr

In all our cities building opera
tons are on the EalI0p. On the
farms they are ut a standstil!
Even paint is not being spread up.
on the fading coats OF the farm
houses and barns. Everyone Ia
busy on the farm: but not on con
strnCtion work. They are busy
raising crops that do not pay much
| Il any profit To the grower. De-
toriorntion in farm houses. barns
and fences fncGs you at every turn
" the road. But once inside the
| city limita. or In the sub
urbs whore city worker
live. new stores. new bungalows.
now banks. now filling stations.
public and private garages. new
additions 10 small homes. new
homes OF tho highest class rise up
IN every direction. IT one sees a
row building going UP In the coun-
try. the chances nrc that the build
or Ia drawing some OF HIS incoms
from the city. why IL there such
u difference between country and
city,
Building costs are high for
everyone. a carpenter in this city
can earn $i2 IN eight hours, by
eight hours work nc can earn n
100 pound pig, 1t takes the farm
cr eight months To grow such 4
pig lf the farmer makes u proiit
OF 10 per cont on this pig chat Is.
S13O). Il viii hc necessary for him
To raise hord of 1000 hogs to
make as much money I'm eight
months ~ tho carpenter gets. The
carpenter can work eight hours OF
he day, sleep eight hours ami the
other eight hours sit on the porch
and smoke with his feet on the
rail-, Tho farmer would have to
spend all his walking hours In the
loR lot Swampcd in hogs. a half
township could hardly hold tie
nogs that would represent tho
arninHs Of ono carpenter.
In this city there Is young chap
Who went last spring to San Fran
isco to take six weeks course
home and got a steady job. lie
works. six days In the week. get
,ng double pay for Saturday af-
rrnnon. And every Saturday
Ncning he draws an envelope CON
&ining Slpi With the weeks
3rninss he can buy at the farm
rice here. ton 100 pound pigs. or
IN acres of average wheat. or
orr than ton OF blackbcrries.
,N.DNnryi,s 81 ru "a hnvvin. ,,x,,t
hcrrics. CHE hig black ones that
Tl 70" 80 cents n pound on the
ruit stand). or 100 boxes Of APP
'|e@ or 1--WE tons Of Bartlett peas
u the price my crop Is selling
light now, Talk OF n mouse swim
Ming In Crcam Could this plas-
Crer consider striking for any
hing better? llc could. lie does.
9ut his present job beats farm
~.
Can conditions like this last for
Ncr? They cannot. This country
annot exist forever, one half fat
nd one half lean. The farm and
he factory will some day level un. |
I may he n slow process. nut il |
were the father of all tho young
'armors, | would hurry that level ,
~, would call tho boys In one
b; these fine mornings and would !
my; Boys pack up your duffle !
"gs and hike IL town. Get the |
r,st jobs you can find IN filling /,
.tatinrs IN n garage. In an auto |
ARTS shop. In department. store. !
icwclry store, ar rs common la
Norcr on the street or so for six /
weeks to some trade school and /,
'rstrr. plane. plumb. hang paper.
paint, Get yours while the getting
good and stick to II I'LL wages
Cme down below the farm level.
Then II YOU have something per-
'Gancnt that Is better than farm
NIX. stick to II, II not. come back
"omc, While you are gcr" father
will put tho rlow land down 10
grass. run little flock vi sheen
md a bunch OF steers. a few COWS
and chickens: and mother and !,
viii set along some way. would
food the town till they were sick
vt il and till they were fighting ~
got what little farm produce was
raised. 49, Commercial WestN