The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-02-09
What Others Think
Radio on the Farms

survey recently conducted by Bootes Hatch
cries of this city relative to the of radios in farm
homes. Three each covered 1000 miles, stopping
every ten miles, They visited 1900 farm homes in
northern Kansas, Nebraska South Dakota, Southeast
ern North Dakota, Minnesota Iowa and western Wis
consn. The data they gathered revealed the follow
ing facts:
In 81 per cent of the homes the radios do not have
batteries and purchase of ones is not contempla
ed in the immediate future;
In nine per cent of the homes some thought is be-
ing given to discontinuance of the of the radio
soon the present batteries dead
In the remaining 81 per cent of the homes adver-
Using programs listened to.
From this survey, conducted impartially by
poration interested in determining the coverage of it's
radio advertising it is apparent that the radio is not
now, if it was, adequate advertising medium to
reach the farm homes Of the middle west.
Another factor in Advertising of significance to
space-buyers is the fact that the country weekes
maintaining their subscription lists remarkably WELL
In instances there have doubt been losses In
the most extreme cases Is per cent would be safe
maximum. The vast majority of country weekies
noting little if any loss and showing in
crease.-Worthington Globe
The Belle PLANE Herald appears to favor the pro-
posed secession of North Dakota from the union for
the reason that Minnesota then send Towney back
there as an alien enemy How positively Malicious
Fairmont Sentinel.
1t is amusing to read the comments bv some of the
republican newspapers the dismissal of the contest
Instituted by Einar Hoidae against Senator Schall
These comments would lead one to believe that the
senate committee found upon investigation that
Senator Schal greatly abused man; that he was
not only innocent of any participation the post office
scandal, and other crimes but that he was the very
embodiment of virtue and sanctity and qualified to be
adorned of WING he faot &c Of
that the committee, composed of democrats and re-
pubilcans, saw there nothing to be gained polite
ally by the BUSTING of Schall. In case of vacancy
farmer-laborite from Minnesota would be appointed
to fill the place. No chance to enhance the political
fortune of either of the major parties so the contest
dropped-Ovia Times.
They call it madness. They say it will ruin the
country They oppose it's passage bitterly and vet they
offer no real logical arguments against its enactment
except to say that it will raise the price of foodsus
in this country.
Good heavens! What else have we been trying to
do all these years?
We REFER of course, to the bitter attacks that are
now beng made the voluntary domestic allotment
plan up for consideration in the senate at Wash
ington D. C.
The editor of The News Herald has read all the
arguments for and against the bill that he can find
and while the bill is cumbersome and far from per-
and soon! The packers and millers oppose the bill
They say its cost of administration will eat nm The
income. Do they know, or don't they care to know,
that the bill itself provides that the cost of admin
stration must not exceed two and onehalf per cent?
If the manufacturers of this country are opposing
the bill (and some of them are), don't they realize
that the greatest potential market they have is on
the farms of America?
There is market right now for more than three
billion dollars worth of plumbing ~on the farms of
America. More than billion dollars worth of lumber
and paint is needed Not one-tenth of our farms are
electrified Millions of dollars would be spent for au-
tomobiles radios furniture rugs carpets and cloth
ing if farmers could get fair prices for tba nro
ducts they produce
The voluntary domestic allotment plan in its pres
ent form presented to the congress- is not per-
feet farm BILL 1t leaves much very much to be de-
sired, but it is better than nothing-Spencer Iowa.
News Herald