The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-09-21

TT is encouraging to fair officials to- read that the
I state fair and many county fairs have made money
this year for the first time in several seasons The
Freedom county fair made close to $4,000. A Few
ago it almost discontinued for lack of sup
port. There are many such examples.
The return of fairs to popularity probably is an
index of the times. Higher prices for other things
plus lower gate admissions, make fairs bargains in
entertainment The general 'better feeling" undoubt
edy plays big part and the wide publicity gained by
the worlds fair has tended to make the public "fair
minded" this season.
The Redwood county fair will offer one of it's best
programs this season. Every effort will be made to
entertain the crowds in the best possible manner and
at the lowest possible cost.
1t is fair. It is among the best three or four
in the state. Let's support it.
THE arrest last week of three Brown county men
counterfeting charges is strange story,
particularly to persons who knew one or more of
the involved.
They not ordinary criminals. Their back
ground was not such would prompt unfair play to
gain wealth All evidently conscientious workers
in their early years. Their families law abiding
successful and doubtless frugal
After working steadily for some years. they
beset with misfortune Depression threw them out Of
work and placed the families of two of them in dire
circumstances. Too proud to beg, they turned instead
to countereiting believing they would be able
to avoid detection
Without condoning their ofense, admit the af-
fair brings home angle on recent crimes that
have given little thought. Not all the who violate
major laws do so because they vicious. Some in
their misguided judgment, feel they driven to it
that there is other way out
A BANKER-FARMER friend in whom we have
~ the utmost confidence, although seldom
agree, says the administration is going at the
farm problem exactly backward and will have to
change its before rural prosperity is restored
Although he for Roosevelt during the
paign and still supports him because he is doing
things, this friend declares that overproducton is not
the trouble at ALL He calls it faulty distribution which
in turn leads to under-consumpton
His cure-all for the situation is imitation. He be-
eves the gold standard is outdated the ark and
that most of the other plans of the government would
be unnecessary if we corrected money ills.
Destroying wealth by blowing under cotton, kill
ing and small pigs, cutting down wheat acreage
making soap of butter he calls entirely short-sghted
He declares the surplus would vanish night if
imitation gave opportunity to buy in the
quantities they desire.
Even if cutting production is the right track, he
says, the program simply won't work. Farmers land
he is farming well banking) are selling little
pigs but they buying more brood sows, he says,
the wheat growers will cut acreage but their neigh
bors who don't sign will raise than because
they see hope of profit in wheat. He calls it human
nature.
The NRA program, he says, would be unnecessary
if had imitation. Doubling the price of farm pro-
duee would create market for goods and market for
labor that would be bigger than anything the present
program hope to accomplish. 1t would free the
debtors redistribute the wealth and give a new
start according to his theory.
We repeat all this because it represents growing
school of thought There is doubt but what prices
of things the farmer buys have gained faster than
what he has to sell. cutting production isn't going
to right this condition. then must have something
else-quckly.
Our All boys and girls certainly made names for
themselves at the state fair. As far dscov-
other county great share Of the honors.
1t is compliment to the youngsters, their parents,
the county club workers and local leaders and to the
county at large The future of agriculture certainly
safely be placed in the hands of these future farm
ers and farmers wives.