The Mankato free press., 1923-06-29
HOME FROM EAST
WITH MUCH CHEER
Judge w. /. Comstock Declares
That Minnesota Is the
Banner State

! Judge W. l.. Comstock, who re-
turned from the east, had the fol-
lowing TO say in regard to his trip Of
two weeks through the New Eng
land states:
In journey of three thousand
miles l have seen no county to be
compared with Blue Earth county
and no little city the equal of Man
kato as a place to make a home.
The farmers of Southern Min
nesota have no grievance compared
with conditions existing east of the
Mississippi river. The corn fields
OF Minnesota show a condition fully
one hundred percent better than
any to be found in the east. Small
grain in the east although farther
advanced than here does not show
nearly as good a stand as that in
Minnesota. While cultivated forage
crops like Red Glover and timothy
are better in the east than in Min
nesota, on the other hand the native
meadows of Minnesota are far su-
perior to those Of the east. These
comparisons are specially true with
reference to the southeast where
the season has been very dry and
cold and crop progress has been de-
layed at least three weeks. On the
whole the crop conditions in Mime
| sofa are far more favorable than
anywhere between the Mississippi
river and the Atlantic ocean.
The business outlook in the Mid
die Atlantic states is very doubtful
Throughout that area the operation
of mills and factories is very
large part OF the foundation of bus
mess stability. Owners of mills and
factories are complaining Of the
high cost of labor and that the
wages eXacted Of them prevent the
manufacturer from making a profit.
They say they have tried every
thing but the shut down" and un-
less relief is obtained that will come
next, and many mill owners are
threatening to close down their
mills unless conditions become
more favorable Notwithstanding
that they realize that in so doing
they will provoke disaster to them
selves and to their employees.
When told that a shut down will
re- establish the bread lines they
would be the result they intend to
shut down sooner or later unless
more favorable conditions between
labor and employer are soon estab-
ished. On the whole It may be as
sumed that the difficulties existing
| y the east between capital and la
Dor unless soon reconciled will in =
evitably produce distressing condi-
tions
There is considerable gossip in
the east about national politics.
Governor Smith and Henry Ford
are most frequently discussed.
| Smith comes in for a great deal OF
censure because of his approval of
the New York legislative program.
Working men and small business
men are expressing approval of a
possible candidacy Of Henry Ford for
the office of president Politicians
and representatives of larger bust
ness interests are discussing Henry
Ford as an adventurer and describe
his presidential possibilities as a
joke.
while the utmost skill and eff
fort is apparent in the care of the
farms throughout Ohio and ada
cent areas. and while their home
steads are kept up in splandid form,
nevertheless the possibilities of OBJ
flaming farm results in the eastern
fsection is not to be compared with
that OF Minnesota as the inferior
soil Of the east will not return an
adequate result for a given amount
of labor as compared with the pos =
| sihilitieS in Southern NinnesOta"