The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-23

al legislation fell rather flat when
Secretary of the Interior Harold
l.. Ickes described the proposed
measure as vague and unwork-
able" Senator Benson was en-
deavoring to push Governor Oh
sons share-the-wealth program
and wanted the federal govern
ment to pay all unemployed youth
between the ages of 16 and %
financial stipend in order that they
might complete their education in
high schools, vocational and train
ing colleges. This will give the vot-
ers of Minnesota an idea of what
they may expect If Benson Is chos-
en- as governor of this state.-De-
troit Lakes Record.
Danger Ahead
The Pioneer Journal views the
future of our country with any
thing but satisfaction and COM
placency. Indeed, If we read the
signs Alright the pathway that lies
ahead of us seems anything but
reassuring. The growing demands
upon the government at Washing
ton, the lack Of courage among our
leaders, the tendency to substitute
dangerous and destructive expert
ments for honest toll and thrift, all
are truly alarming signs. We can
best explain what we mean by
quoting Governor Herbert H. Leh-
man, Of New York, who says that:
People seem to be forgetting
lately that civilization does not adj
vance by leaps and bounds, that we
cannot find a promised land over
night, that there are no panaceas
or curealls, that all progress is at
tanned only by hard work, thrift,
and acrifice.'-Wadena Pioneer
Journal.
hopping Up After the Flood
Fortunately the recent floods,
which inundated great areas from
Maine to Arkansas, took a COM
paratively small toll of human
lives. Most people had ample warn
ing and got out of the way before
the waters reached them.
The property damage, however,
was extremely heavy. The sub
districts included several
great industrial centers and hum
dreds of smaller and thickly built
up cities and towns. Nobody yet
knows what it will cost to mop
up" the great factories and bust
ness houses. whose machinery,
stock and equipment was damaged
or ruined by mud and water, and
to rebuild and refurnish the homes
that were flooded.
Most of this work of rebuilding
and replacement will have to be
done promptly. Add to it the cost
of rebuilding bridges. relaying
railroad tracks, replacing dams
that were washed out, reconstruct
ing highways and setting up pro-
tective defences against future
floods and the net result should be
a tremendous demand for labor of
all kinds and for materials.
It is predicted that we may ex-
pect a widespread and general
business boom, beginning just as
quickly as decisions can be made,
by the millions of persons affected,
as to what needs to be done and
how they are going to do it. The
furniture industry, for example, is
anticipating a heavy demand for
new home and office furnishings to
replace those ruined by the flood
waters. So is the refrigerator in
dustry likewise the rug and carpet
manufacturers. All of the building
trades and the producers of build
ing materials will benefit greatly.
There is a greater volume Of I'M
used credit in the banks of the
United States today than ever be-
fore, and on easier terms, available
to everybody who has legitimate
use for it. We can think of no
more legitimate use for credit at
this time than to rebuild and re-
equip the devasted flood areas,
building more substantially and
with more adequate protection
against the future.-St. Cloud Sen
tinel.