The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-09-14
Editorial

Editorial
The city must again take off it's
hat to the American Legion Auxili-
airy. After winning a trophy for
Americanism work, it took on the
task of signing Redwood Falls con-
sumers for the NRA and put that
over for good measure.
Communities such as St. James and
Window which are objecting because
they are getting bituminous treated
roads instead of paving should recall
that cut in vehicle license fees came
with the black roads. Paving is much
better but the department is handi-
capped by a shortage Of funds. We
still get about what we pay for.
September II, marks the one hun
dred forty-fourth anniversary of the
adoption of the Constitution of the
United States by the constitutional
convention in Philadelphia after near
1y four months of deliberations.
In recent years Constitution day
has been widely observed through
suitable exercises by schools, clubs
and patriotic societies. It is only the
truth to say that the average Ameri-
can is by no means as familiar with
this great document as he ought to
be.
If thirty million farmers consume
an extra dozen eggs per week, it
means thirty million dozen or one
million cases out of the market and
within five weeks the tremendous
surplus will be converted into short
age and prices will automatically adj
vance at at least five cents per dozen.
If thirty million farmers eat one
more pound Of butter per week, there
will be thirty million pounds less on
the market and in five weeks the
heavy surplus will be converted into
a shortage resulting in an advance
of at least five cents per pound. And
if lot Of city people would help
them eat them, the surplus would go
faster and the return to the farmer
would be greater. An "eat more but
ter and eggs" campaign has the
blowing under plan beat seven ways.
A man said a few days ago that
this depression we are going through
is having good effect on the race.
He observed that people are becom-
ing more sympathetic toward each
other and each others problems; that
the depression, bringing hardship, is
bringing character, as adversely al
ways does.
We have written before that pros
perity is a poor field for character
building; that it takes adversely to
build character. Every day the truth
of this becomes clearer. Common
problems throw us all more or less
upon the arm Of our fellow men for
support. And it is this realization
of dependency that builds a oneness
of mind, softens our hearts, mellows
our spirit and puts sympathy and
understanding where irreconciliabili-
ty and suspicion were before. The
man was absolutely correct in his
observation; we can see the proof of
it in our own community.-Star-Ad-
vocate, Titusville, Florida.
Persons who understand Minnesota
politics and have seen the Olson ma
chine in operation will put the follow
ing statement from this weeks de-
partment of highways bulletin in the
"Daily Doubt" column. However,
these are noble words and it would
be distinct step in the interest OF
efficiency if the following was made
to apply to all political jobs.
members of the state highway
patrol must keep out of politics and
devote themselves strictly to their
duties, Governor Floyd B. Olson told
the patrol at its semi-annual meeting
at the Highway building in st. Paul,
a few days go.
"You are not to ballyhoo for any
body or anything except the advant-
ages of the whole state of Minneso-
ta," Governor Olson told the patrol
men. we want to sell Minnesota to
aua,.,, tourist and t-nf-state driver