The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-12-31
Suggests a Change

Suggests Change
IT HERE is growing demand that the method Of
eecting County Superintendent of our schools be
changed in that the present method makes for
usurption of the rights of our rural friends.
There is much food for thought in the suggestion
that voters residing in Independent school districts be
denied the right of voting county superintendent
and that only voters coming under the jurisdiction of
that office be permitted to cast votes for candidates
for the office
Slayton, for example, has its own superintendent.
Our county superintendent has jurisdiction the
local independent school, yet voters permitted
vote for the county officers It would to that
it would be just fair for the people of Sayton
cast their vote for the mayor of Fuda or that the
people of Fulda vote for the officers of this city.
The people who served by our rural schools
intelligent those who live in the independent
districts and it would be only fair that they be permit
ted to choose the only officer who serves them and
them alone-Murray County Herald.
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Ten Farmer Planks
TN recent booklet the American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton gives, among other valuable information its
platform for American agriculture The ten planks
of this platform in condensed form, as follows:
l. The support of sound and economical production
practices.
2. Placing in the hands of producers the control
of the sale of farm products.
g. Equality for farmers in the standard of living
enjoyed.
A. Adjustments to give the farmer parity with
others in purchasing power.
5. Development of schools roads, rural eectri-
cation churches health agencies and all other factors
contributing to an ideal community environment.
g. Farmer representation on all important public
boards and commissions.
z. national agricultural policy based on free
and independent farm people, contrasted with for
eign peasant systems.
8. The creation Of new and enlarged markets for
American farm products.
Q. Maintenance Of that economic system which
protects private ownership of property and provides
just reward for individual EFFORT public protection
through regulation 1t opposes communism.
10. Providing an organization to supply facilities
for group action in building permanent, prosperous
free, independent American agriculture.
This appears to be sound platform, worthy of
the support of everyone who is engaged in the
trys most important of all Neutrality-suspicious. 1t
might well be supported by all other industries ALSO
Rejuvenescence Around the Corner
w nth the turn of the calendar January 1, 1881,
M wouldn't it be highly desirable if we as in
dividuals, and country emerge from the
year $780, the fgurative slough of dependence, and
adopt new habits for undesirable old ones, change
mental attitude conducive to renewed interest
in material and spiritual things, and in every way
approach the forthcoming 365 days with confidence
instead of tmidty?
Contradictory the past year has been, and di
vergent the views expressed concerning this
period of depression and its underlying causes the
fact remains that the times have not been universally
stringent and not always bad locally The Christmas
buying evidence to this fact that are begin
ming to assume greater confidence to economic
status because the holiday trade in localities
not below the normal Yuletide shopping volume and
post offices the whole have reported larger volume
of business than anticipated.
America for the past years after the war has been
unduy forcing trade, industrial production encourag
ing purchases the instalment plan until many
income For several years the nation rode on
wave of riotous prosperity but finally the SUBJ
merged We have been down and under once, and
have for the last twelve months been foundering
in the spray, and have bought cautiously while
still tasting the salt water in our mouths.
People need not think 'Thard times" in order tt
One must learn to be conservative live with
in ones income. This last year brought this fact vi
wildly to many minds, and result there has beer
eurtail of trade which seems way below normal ou
of proportion in comparison with the volume of the
last six years. 1t may be that regainins
sense of values distorted during the tremendous
momentum in the industrial and commercial world.
From all indications America is now overcoming
trade inertia and 1881 win gradual picking ~
of this momentum, and the wheels of progress vii
hum again as it gathers speed.