The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-04-01
One-HOrse Towns


,oho haze changed to the publication of
dailies soould like to be back ON the once
a-aDeek basis Not the Sentinel or Fair
mont. Without its daily paper, aoe think
Fairnont aDould be Just another one-horse
to,Dn. There is not q county seat to,Dn of
$500 population or IN Minnesota
aohere an energetic daily paper could not
thrive, but of course somebody aDould haze
to ,Dork like thunder. But Dhat place OF
the population mentioned ,Dants to remain
forever a one-horse to,Dn? Come over Mr..
Gazette, look over a to,on and q shop that
has had its daily paper since it aDas quay
belo,u the $500 population mark. Then 90
back and sive Redwood daily newspaper
service. 1t might eventually get into Fair
naonts class-Fairmont Sentinel
Except that it's population is approx
mately half that of Fairmont's, Redwood
Falls is already in it's class. Its stores, its
per capita volume of trade, it's schools.
churches, theatres are definitely not "one-
horse" Even the beauty of Fairmont, which
the Sentinel so often dwells on, includes no
Ramsey park
AS newspaper site, it has the big ad-
vantages of extra population within both
city and county, more central location In It's
county and greater distance from the Twin
Cities whose dailies naturally over-shadow
Daily Gazette delivered free in the imme-
date locality does not compare we confess
with the Sc per year Sentinel but it is evil
dence of our willingness to GIVE service.
We are doing what we can to put Redwood
Falls in the $500 population class, MIR. Sent
incl, and when that goal is attained, prob
ably will take your suggestion.
CRITICS of the United States supreme
court got their powder dampened this week
when the nine old men answered charges
that they stand in the way of progress by
offering three liberal decisions on new deal
laws. One can imagine them chuckling to
themselves at the CONSERVATION caused ad-
vocators of the Roosevelt larger court pro-
poSal.
While the apparent reversal on at least
one of the measures gives some support to
the theory that the court is influenced in
interpreting the constitution by economic
theories of it's members which change in the
light of developments, there is counter
contention that when laws are carefully
enough drawn in view of the constitution
there is no reason to fear reversal by the
court.
THE FEDERAL governments decision
to sit down on the question of sit-down
strikes is unfortunate. It is time the exact
legal position of the groups who tie up in
dustry to force organization and arbitration
which might 60 on during normal operations
must be determined. Unfair practices of
employers likewise must be carefully de-
fined.
We have been getting somewhere re-
Gently in the battle against business stagna-
ton and unemployment but that progress is
slowed each time a manufacturing, distri-
buting or retailing unit is tied up by strike,
stopping wages and sales. The government
will find it's 1887 income tax receipts re-
duced because of labor troubles which a
clearly defined policy on it's part might large
ly avoid.
SAD part about efforts to organize labor
in many plants is the speed with which con-
troll of new unions gets into the hands of the
most radical men in the group. Certain
Minneapolis firms, we are told, have received
visits from professional labor organizers
who expressed clear cut demands and gave
assurance that labor troubles would be
avoided by entering into immediate negotia-
lions with them. Employers have agreed to
meet demands and authorized steps to union
ize their plants only to find that once organ
lied, the employees have ousted the organ
izers, allowed more radical leaders to take
their places and made demands far beyond
their first requests.
WELL meaning individuals and institu-