The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-07-07
REDWOOD CoUNTY,s FAIR SHOULD

now that It's legal problems nave been secret
~ but satisfactorily solved eliminating the
objections on moral grounds. 1t has been
moved forward month in response to
public demand and other steps have been
taken by the board to make the show truly
bigger and better"
We have as a city and county come to
more or less accept the fair as the problem
Of few fair-minded directors We have TAX
en- for granted that it could continue indie
finitely with very little effort, on our part
other than two-bits contribution at the gate
and perhaps a reserved seat purchase at the
grandstand, the price of which may have
caused us to mutter where does all this
money go?"
Fact is that the fair is going concern,
remarkably we'll financed considering the
scant numbers who have considered it "our
problem Few fairs in the state have as
little Indebtedness or better buildings. To
hold it's rank there must be continued i'm
provement, with yearly additions to the ply
steal properties.
Holding the fair before the state fair
will greatly enhance the interest of All act
ivities and should add to the night crowds
since evenings on the grounds will be more
pleasant. The advance date, however, may
conflict with farm notwithstanding or
filling of slos. Primarily an agricultural
institution, the fair board should be sup
ported to the extent that half-holidays be
declared on farm activities to enable busy
farmers and hands to attend Business firms
may cooperate in like manner, if not by
closing for an afternoon which has disad-
vantages, by arranging SO that employees
can attend in three halliday shifts.
TO THE FIRST OF LAST MONTH,
90 y1nrco,oc bo6 diod in Mimi TO auto acoi-
dents, 26 more than during the same period
Of 1897 and 81 per cent over the record for
the same period on the per-passenger-mile
basis.
Speed is largely responsible, according
to the state highway department, not only
increasing the chances for accidents but
serving to make wholesale killings where
crashes occurred.
Three years winner of the national
safety award Minnesota may lose this title,
factor in encouraging tourists, as well as
the lives of another 200 or more citizens
before the year ends if the pace continues.
Locally we can do something to prevent
tragedy by enforcing speed limits on city
streets, particularly those which serve as
state highways. Drivers have increased
their speeds on routes plainly marked go
miles" to 40 and faster local truck drivers
enforcement drive is needed.
THE POSTOFFICE HERE PROBABLY
faces depression All those letters we
used to send to our congressman and the as
sistant postmaster generals begging for
new postoffice bore three cents stamps.
Over period of years we practically paid
for the new building.
. .
AS THE BOYS OF THE BLUE AND
Gray, now past the four score and seven
which Lincoln spoke of there, met at Gettys-
burg last week, the enmities of that battle
Is years ago were forgotten. Time heals
wounds and age mellows
Almost forgotten would perhaps be
more accurate for there is still some feeling
in sections of the nation, sores left by ruth
less practices of war and passed from gen.
Grafton to generation by bitter and foolish
humans.
After Is years the war hates are gone
for the veterans, even as they are fast go
, ing, but populace left behind remembers
and allows the feelings of three-quarters OF
a century ago in some measure to survive.
Perhaps from this example we can draw
some appreciation of the situation in Europe.
We have not entirely forgiven clash be-
tween our own people several generations
old yet they are expected to love their neigh
| bors, with whom they have no common ma
tionality, language or purpose after multiple
| conflicts both much older and considerably
newer than the one we still recall. They have
the threats, long gone in this country, of
new trouble with the same enemy, new Bit
| ternesses, jealousies, differences in forms
and theories of government and braggart
leaders. Europe may forget, but we can
hardly be impatient if it proves slow pro-
cess.
A WRITER ON AGRICULTURE'S
problems says that producers of oranges
sometimes receive only one-twenty- fifth of
what consumers pay for them. Fortunately
most other products are more economically
handled but where exorbitant spreads
exist, they are Of serious concern to the pro-
Queer as well as the consumer. They tend
to force the use of cheaper foods and create