The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-01

e warranted in calling atten.
lay be enlightening to those
money which were suddenly cur.
tailed. With demand gone and
buying power withdrawn he foun:
his gross selling price cut In t.J.
His gross at the high figure :iad
enabled him =, make J per cent
net on his new x.Di.alil Gtion. This
now was cut 0nell.. !! by the reduc.
ton Of his gross u lag '',rice and
instead Of making a Le, cent re.
turn. as he was able t0 d. perhaps
on his original 500 &c. Q tim. he
has since heen lucky II 10 ha,
made Ia per cent on hi, new cs2
ital account.
The Remedy
am confident that sol ,ething OF
this kind underlies Is pee cent Of
the present didiculty. II " can Il
BY remedied? I believe that time
and intelligent hard work is the
surest restorative Of better condi.
tons. No magic OF trick legisla,
ton can accomplish the result.
There are q few facts which must
be faced and accepted before .
start to better things can be made.
The flrst and most important 10
recognition that farming never
was. 10 not now. and ! do not be.
lieve ever will be q so-called
money.making proposition. By
this mean . business In which .
mai may engage with the certain.
y Of being able over . period OF
years from the production and sale
Of farm commodities to accumulate
great wealth.
There are those who will say
that unless farming can be made
successful money.making propost
ton there II no hope for the future
OF the country My argument with
such people will turn on the cor
recta ds0nitioD, of ahat tse : salts
factory money making business. I
believe that n farming Ii intelli
gently and industrioYply followed
it Il . satisfactory business but |
money making proposition to At
tract those who are ambitious to
play for big fortunes
These are those also who say
that many men hare grown rich in
the past In agriculture. ! do not
think they have from the mere pro.
duction and sale OF farm commod.
tiles. The men who have grown
rich 10 the past from agriculture
rave owed their success most
largely to the ownership OF what
would now be considered very
cheap lands. which over . period
OF years have shown quadruple
and moro appreciation In values.
The Advantages o. Farm LIE
But n agriculture does not mean
great wealth. and Il certainly does
not involve . life Of idleness. ease.
or luxury. Il does mean much more.
Il means II intelligently and indus.
triously followed q character OF IN
dependence vouchsafed to no other
trade or profession. How do
know tfiis9 ! know It by expert.
encs and ! know It by observation.
The farmers OF today have more
good. wholesome food than any
man working on . salary Of $4,000
per year can buy for his family and
hs able TO pay his grocery bill
without psytne any other OF hia
debts. The farmers who are com
plaintns Of their inability 70 make
money enough to pay for their Nc
cs6sities ef life are enjoying a
home . . natural heritage Of theiI
business comforts and luxuvie,
which the man 10 the tndustria
csnters working Tor . salary Y
spendins every dollar Of his IN
come 70 obtain and then 10 not get
tipe snythine commensurate viii
those enjoyed ~ the farmer.
| IL u these "a 6alle6 uuledgere'
items Of the farmers ino0mo TIA
are ton nftan l0st stGht Of 10 IL
calculati0ns made b. our reeorme
friends who would legislato ~
ing wags and universal prosperit,
TO thoss engaged In agriculture.