Okolona messenger., July 31, 1907, Image 7

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VIRTUE l!i HARMONY
HOW.COCtRATION' Cr THE PEO
PLE OF A COMMUNITY .WINS.
STICKING TCGETilER -COUNTS
illustration o. Son-.e cf the Good
Things in Clanrlihncst r.3 Found
in Some Afjrlcultur:.! Dis
trict. Of ton is.cr:l pretest against what
Is tailed c'.:. .xshacss annus toreign
ers wl.o "jjccrue citizens of the United
States. I is claimed that they curvy
old-country ideas with them to the
nrw land, and refuse to mingle with
other than their own nationality. In
defence of these foreigners who arc
thus charged, it is but fair to say that
many of them labor under the misap
prehension that they are not looked
upon by the older American citizens
as companionable. Often their lack
of a knowledge of the English lan
guage ir.akes their own clns desir
able associates. It will be observed
that in one or two gene ratio." s condi
tion changes and the chMdron of theea
foreigners become thoroughly Amer
icanized. '
It would be well if some of. the
traits of'ciann!sliaco3 that are 'v.arht
in foreign colonies be generally prac
ticed throughout the United Statue. In
1848 an effort was "made to colonize
land In Missouri with a progressive
class of Gorman citizens. The events
immediately following this effort, the
loss of one shiplor-.d of -immigrants
and the subsequent sufferings of the
newcomers, is a matter of history.
But undaunted hundreds of these who
at that tiroe nought homes' la the new
country, gained for themselves envi
able places in the annals of American
history, and they founded commu
nities that may. well be held up as
models worthy to be copied. In Gas
conade county, Missouri, a lata colony
of these people sought homes. There
thfiv filial the sail and cultivated vine-
Yards. They were of one 'tnue and
1 of one religious belief, a highly moral,
9 1 1 .. lr.., nQ,nla an1 lltuil' 11111
was to found homes for themselves
and their progeny. To-day in Gas-
v conade county there is more evidence
of wealth, of culture and harmony
among the people than can be found
in any like area of the United States.
From the founding of the colony it
' -was ret ..guized that if progress be
made that the wealth produced by
member.! should be retained. Mills
were gradually built for the conver
sion of the grain into flour, wine
presses were found on almost every
homestead, and towns were built.
Among the first institutions- establish
ed were schools and churches, and
these to-day are prominent factors in
the molding of the character' of the
people.
It was one of the rujes of the col
ony: to assist one another. Each one
whtlo workine for himself and his
j "'-yr Tmuyf rtfunzeu mat. iw mio iw .o
iPr. '""Vantage to patronize . his neighbor.
10 Thus when the towns were started
and stores opened, it was maue a
rule that these stores be patronized
and that the store-keeper be allowed
(V a fair profit for the goods he sold.
' Tailor shops, 'boot and' shoe makers,
soap makers, and even the brewers
of beer found their customers Bolely
among the members of the colony.
Although St Louis was within a few
hours' ride, the members of the colony
considered that the dollars kept in
the little town instead of being spet t
in St. Louis meant much for the ad
vancement of the place. As years
passed by members of the colony be
came prosperous. Families were
reared and children married, addition
al homesteads were secured and there
was a thorough cooperation among
all towards making life agreeable and
giving each member of the commu
nity a means of acquiring a compe
tency. One of the early undertak
ings was the building of macadamized
roads. These roads to-day are kept
' in the best of condition and have
proved a matter of economy to the
county. Schools and churches, which
at first were roughly built, have been
replaced with magnificent-edifices
which are sources of pride to the resi
dents of, the community. Some, of
the small business places of 40 or 60
years ago have grown to be of almost
national importance. In fact all res
idents of the community are inde-
nAndenL and a few of them posses
f ffraat woflHtt TTnw anrrARK-
V, ful they have been is shown by the
absence of paupers in the. county.
There are no public charges, neither
is there any great expense as to main
taining a county jail.
This community is but one of many
in the Mississippi valley and through
out the west. Such communities have
been built up solely by the simple ad
herence to cooperation among mem
bers and a following out of the home
trade principle. Members realized
that every dollar earned in the com
munity and sent to some other place
robbed the community of so much
wealth, and that thWi dcltar ceased to
be a factor in increasing the impor
tance and progress of the place. In
these communities are generally lo
cated flouring mills. The output of
these mills finds local sale and the sur
plus is, sent to the markets to bring
in money from the outside. It ap
pears that If the simple economical
methods of many classes of citizens
of foreign birth were to be practiced
more generally by people residing in
various agricultural communities of
the United States, it wonld be whole
some and that these communities
would make greater progress. Tke
practice that has grown up of pat
ronizing other than fcome inst.ltut!Bi
has flements of evil ,(h( ere-weN
worthy of careful study. In these
j-e?.ia of progress the inclination to
r. oro'hize in small things and to save
a j:t rj by sending dollars to the
largo i .13 often resulto in heavy
losses to t'-3 people. Yet there Is an
under-cu . st at work, an awa'enins
to fie I.j jrtaiee of tho r.eIe of
evc:y ci nunliy more closo.y coop
erating fi'r the advLace:.icnt of tha
IntereeLt: v.r all.
OPPCr.TUNITlEo NEAT. HOME.
Progressive Towns Cffjr Excellent
Advantages for Young f.Ten. "
Etadcr.'s'ln "nociology have recent1
.ly expressed l esduilstic views as to
chances ior tho saecers of young men
of country districts. There has. been
no denying of ihe fact that the farm
affords a splendid opportunity for
those inclined towards a pastoral. life,
-but it is maintained that of recent
f.years conditions prccl.ido any great
chances for the are. age young man
to succeed in the average l)iisiness
vocation. That is that the channels
for his -development are - being made
more naTrow year after year through
the formation of corporators and
trusts for the control of various in
dustries. In other words, the cen
tralization ' of bttsi.H-?s Is considered
detrimental to the pursuing of busi
ness in mercantile lines on a small
scale.
This subject Is open to wide discus
sion. Cities and towns of tfco United
State's arc ' 'dly building up. The
populatio- .19 country is increas
ing wo:ia. .. Willi this increase
in-population new opportunities pre
sent themselves for the exercise of
intelligent endeavor. The towns, par
ticularly of the west, sue embryo cit
ies, and the little village of to-day
will he the large city a quarter cen
tury hence. Almost every town af
fords the progressive young man a
chance for business success. Oppor
tunities are plentiful for those who
have the foresight to discover them.
Towns ari buiit up where are certain
natural advantages and their growth
is dependent upon -the territory mat
they can draw support from, or upon
some particular advantage" that they
may possess favorable to manufactur
ing along certain Hues. The oppor
tunities far young men are to some
extent guaged by the life and prog
ress of the towns. Heads of families
look forward to the time when their
sons may enter into business or pro
fessional life. Ties of kinship are
strong and few parents . care to have
grown sons and daughters far away
from them. In this is discovered a
reason why residents of a rural dis
trict should take more than ordinary
interest in the home town. The more
important the local town the greater
are the opportunities for the , young
men of the neighborhood engaging .in
business in it. In thousands of cities
and towns of the United States the
leading 'business men to-day are the
boys who were farmers' sons a quar
ter or a half century ago. In modest
ways they started in busines in the
home town, and with the progress of
the town developed as business men.
The - opportunities"' that were opened
to these youths are stiMopen to the
youths of to-day, but remember that
many of these men would not have
been the great business men they are
to-day only for the fact the towns
where they located were progressive
places which fcave the opportunity, to
succeed s
COMMON SENSE ECONOMICS.
Simple Principles for Application In
Everyday Affairs.
He who aims to be fair toward his
neighbor will not deny him the oppor
tunity to make an honest living. The
day laborer should be as well reward
ed, according to his work, as is the
merchant or the banker.
Merchants are shortsighted when
they will order potatoes or other
Yegeiauies uy m rauunu num kn
ottier town when right in their neigh
borhood farmers have Just as good po
tatoes to sell, and perhaps at a lower
price. No use in paying the commis
sion man a percentage in a case like
this, " ,
From fruit-growing sections year
after year reports come as to the rot
ting of the crops on accouunt of the
poor transportation facilities, or re
fusal of buyei r in the large cities to
pay prices sufficient to pay for gath
ering. Here is an opportunity for the
manifestation of local enterprise.
Why not start small drying and can
ning establishments to use up the sur
plus fruit? Such establishments could
be profitably conducted, and operated
with benefit to all the people of the
community.
There is little , economy for the
storekeepers to keep on their shelves
goods that are likely to grow out of
date, or deteriorate in value. Better
sell all such goods at actual cost, and
give the people of the neighborhood
the benefit of lowest prices.
People are interested in prices of
goods. The wise merchants fully ap
preciate the value of the home paper
as a medium of intercourse with their
customers. Well-written advertise
ments and the naming of prices at
tract attention, for the average per
son when his attention is called to an
article always wants to know the
cost.
One dil'ar circulated in a commun
ity is worth to it $50 circulated la
some other place. A district is made
wealthy only by retaining in it the
dollars that are earned Within it, or
whlj-h may be brought to It through
commerce.' . '
OPPRESSION IN FOREIGN LANDS-
Laborers ficduced tc Slavery Through
Syr,iec.-,o or L .i Holcilnp.
Americans fihoui.; re tha-i"fa) Tor
the liberty "Unit their fcrmo.' trovern
ruent allows. It In only, neet sciary to
study into conditions as they obtain
in many of the European countries, to
learn how enslaved are the common
classes of the people of those 'coun
tries. The holding of vast estates by
the nobility has reduced the peasant
classes to a condition of serfdom.
in these countries it is a" so notice
able that the artisans, and the work
ers in the mills, receive wages that
are barely sufficient To buy them food
and clothing. In many of the conti
nental countries of Europe the farm
laborer receives as Compensation from
1 to $1.50 a week. In Silesa, where
thereare large cotton factories, expert
weavers receive from $2.28 to $3 per
week, and women employed at like
work earn less than $2 per . week.
Even in Old England, where labor is
paid the best of any European coun
try, to the cotton factories the scale
for labor' runs from $4.86 to $10.20 a
week. Where wages are so low it la
impossible for the people to save
money, and it is necessary that they
live upon the plainest and cheapest
food in order to make ends meet.
In comparison with these countries
how grand are the opportunities for
the laborer in the United States! In
America there are homes for all who
would build them. In no part of the
earth is there snch reward for indi
vidual effort. It is said by some that
there Is a tendency even in this free
country toward oligarchy. That the
tendency towards the concentration-of
financial power and business in the
densely, populated districts is a men
ace that Is too lightly estimated. The
preventive remedy for this evil lies in
the hands of the masses. There is
great need of the people in general
studying more deeply Into economic
subjects. The simple principles upon
which business rests appear to be lit
tle understood by the average citizens.
The remedy for the prevention of the
building up of one section of the
United States at the cost of another,
section is readily at hand, and each
and every citizen can do his part in
administering this remedy. 1
For many years great insurance
companies have maintained their
headquarters In large eastern cities.
Millions upon'millions of dollars annu
ally were contributed to them by dis
people in all parts of the United
States. The vast nnds built up f.ir
Ue protection oi policyholders had t
seek profitable inv-Tlnu-iit. The great
curtains of finance e.olvcd means for
the employment of this capital. A
dozen small industries independency
conducted would be combined into one
company, capitalized far up in . the
millions and the money contributed
to the funds maintained by the Insur
ance companies utilized in carrying
out the plans of the great combina
tions. Thus it - can be seen how
trusts have been built up and the
money of the people used for this pur
pose, and too often to oppress the
very classes that contributed th9
funds which made it possible for
bringing ' io existence these combina
tions. ' '
It can be understood how essential
it is that industries cf this kind es
tablished In the different states, and
how the money contributed by the.
people of a state to 'a company in
some other state works directly
against the contributors. What holds
good in the insurance business applies
equally to other industries. Ily keep
ing the earnings of a people in the
community where these earnings ar
produced, is to the best Interests of
the people. If it is necessary that they
be sent from the community, as far
as possible keep "the earnings within
the limits of the state, for what assists
a state to greatness makes lighter the
burden of taxation upon all the people
within it and materially helps every
community within the state.
The student can plainly undersfand
how the concentration of business and
of money can be prevented by a sim
ple rule which Involves the patronage
of local Institutions and the retaining
in each community as far as possible
all the wealth produced within that
community. If this principle be close
ly adhered to it will be impossible for
any acquirement of such vast power
as will oppress the American people
as the common classes of many of the
European countries are oppressed.
Need a Good Bank.
A good bank is a valuable asset for
the small town. During these days
of prosperity people of almost every
community have a surplus amount of
money to deposit in the bank, or to
invest in a way that will bring a
fair margin of interest. Lately a sys
tem has grown up of doing a banking
business by mail. Alleged savings
banks and Investment companies in
large cities advertise widely ottering
six to seven per cent interest on de
posits. Many who have little knowl
edge of financial affairs make depos
its in these banks. The Lincoln bank
at Oak Park, III.,- was one of these in
stitutions that made great offers to
the people of agricultural districts in
order to secure deposits. More than
$1,000,000 were deposited by farmers
and others in this ebneern. Within a
year it was declared unsound by the
United States authorities, the . pro
moter of it placed under arrest and
charged with fraud. The poor de
luded depositors are not likely to re
ceive five per cent, of their deposits.
Remember that when you send your
money from your local community it
ceases to be any factor in developing
home resources or in adding to the
wealth of the place. It is belter al
ways to patronlia home t;n.k thua
banks far away.
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