| Show Lions Club Hear Yakima JohnL John L f fI I Mr Keefer bet bette better known own as Ya Ya kima kima kima John was the speaker at th the LIOns monthly luncheon Monday night His subject the Farm Fann Problem Problem lem as it Really Is gave some new newl and l d interesting light on this nationwide nationwide nation wide discussion t I Yakima John Jonn his farmed for forthe forthe forthe the past thirty ye years r and understands the lh problem face fac g the farmers thoroughly For the th past two years he has visited fi fifteen tte en states slates and talked before practically ny all FArm Bureaus and civic up- up upon up upon on this same subject subject According to Ya Yakima ima John one Olle of the problems facing facing the farmers farmer whom he calls s the aristocracy or of orthe the nation is keeping the younger generation eN ration on the fa m Ho cited cases where the farmers h hid Jd moved to town ton and were of but the cost costor COurse making mone prone r or of living and the di erent environ environ- environments environments environments ments made practical y all of them discontented lie Ire mentioned that n Chicago and other similar mid mid wc We tern cities he had seen apples guar ered and sold for one cent a quarto Quade and potatoes cut in thirds and sold to people who could not afford more at a time and andon andon andon To us in small co on farms this seems and hard to realize how howver ver v r it is is an absolute fact and can be e a found to bea be n a reality e existing in most cities of f any It is Yakima John idea to have ha I under and more acreage larger cooperative coo m plans distant sq ling markets I 1 and more I which will willmore give gre greaser er crop turn turn- turnover turnover in inI employed over keep more people farmer fairer communities mike the I I rural an and remove poverty and un more money u more employment un-employment in cities and by worked 0 ona be it producing large scale more and nd re reduce can reduce uce prices yet make more money J j |
