The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-05-19
What Others Think
Depression Causes

Depression causes
THE following letter written to the editor #
Tennessee newspaper by Mike Clark, rural
subscriber from Holler Rock Junction.
Dear Editor:
There seems to be so much talk about our So
called Republican prosperity believe it's my duty to
write my views the and help analyze the sit
uation far possible, SOS make up our
minds had auto change ways of living and SO
forth
I have taken my for instance see my
mistakes and many other have acted likewise. l
bought Ford instead of farm and it is worn out,
but the farm figured is still o. X. invested IN
radio instead of COW, and the radio gives sratlc
instead of milk.
am feeding five nice hounds which answer to the
names of Red, Red Wing, Slobber, Jake AND Bayrum,
instead of five pigs had piano tuned instead OF
the we'll cleaned out. I spent all my cash in 1928 and
used my credit in 1929 and traded up my future wages
on nstallments in 1880, hard times caught me IN
bad shape last fall
If / had spent my last ten dollars for flour and
meat instead of gas and oil, I'd have been O. K. L,
built nice garage last instead of covering my
barn. and oafed in mountain two weeks instead OF
being in the pasture fixing it SOS my cow won't get
out, but she is dry and mortgaged to boot for two
blankets my wife bought from agent instead OF pay
ing the preacher.
I'm on a cash basis but amt got no cash. l
am tied to the end Of my rope and the man I'm work
ing for is busted on account of nobody wouldn't pay
him and his cotton won't sell nobody won't buy
no cotton clothes all the gals slick, silky under
wear right here in cotton patches had "a saved
ND for rainy day; it turned dry and spent the "a
for two inner tubes.
tried hard to make both ends meet with turnip
patch but when got turnips ready to SELL everybody
was selling turnps for nothing, and the market was
glutted I'm worried plum to the bone and my wlfes
kinfolks are coming over next Tuesday to spend two
weeks.
Write or phone if you hear of any relief from the
government coming down my way, and I'm willing to
be either Democrat Republican for few weeks
if that will help out any.-Mike Clark, R-F u.
With the setting sun, your hopes OF yesterday dieo
out. All right That yesterday
Things didn't materialize the way you dreamed
they would All right again. Now-the present houi
lis Today Yesterday bears relation to IT, except
perhaps the relation that nightmare bears TO the
morning after
Forget all about yesterday =. it is dead and
buried in the cemetery of Time.
Today is alive. Are you? Well then, get busy!
Fling from your shoulders the depressing weight OF
those hopes that haven't true. Stand erect Man,
the world is yours! You have just as much claim on
its good things-on the things you've longed for and
worked for-as the other fellow has,
This hour has been handed to you gift from
the overlooking storehouse of Eternity.
What are you doing with it? Answer that
Mopng? Growing? Despairing? For shame
God has favored you with another chance to make
good He has given you Today. Prove your appre-
citation by making it a stepping stone to happier
worthier tomorrows-The Imprint, st. Paul, Mimi