Show JID mm iA KH o f f fw w it ion Desires D si s sToLe T ToLe of ofu u a I LETTERS L Tl RS ARE R EXCHANGED r I mid mul lio Iho Ji l lIll UI c U L 1 Correspondence a Nov 21 lAl At the sug Sll gc oil off Roosevelt tho country liCe lias hus naked tho of tho country In II In their II I s m communities some before S IU ihl Deo Jj IJ B Ii to tho thO which the com C III IH studying and to hi ill cu alo aloI to their I own I lI of or what vh uru uro thu ulo most nl subjects ul J ls for tho commission C tu to consider l In a letter to 10 the u Q member of ho country 1110 tho president should feul Ce l a sonso of ownership In tho commission and Unit ho believes ye that set get Into the closest possible with tho farmers Hc urges tho of r holding 1110 meeting n bo film Congress adjourns prior to 10 thu tho Christmas FO that thaI at tho Congress 1 early curly hi In January tho Ol may Ino 10 ports oi of the ni In hand II may maybe be In position to r e v 1 hat luit l bo Idone At t the lh i Kami President House elt add two members to the COlli one member from the tho south ono lIne member t from Crom tho flu far west Mr It Charles Sj S Barrett of Union City Cia Ga and Jd Air MI A Beard of Cal Ca CalTO TO 10 AN BAILIn The rho letter of the tho president to Chair Chall Chairman man mall Bailey Ball follows rhe House Washington NoV NoVa N v vU a U mos HIOS illy Dear DIar Professor Valley 1 I ut al to cordially to tank hUlk you nu for Co I the way in III which you have IUlO taken hold Huld of tho work 1011 you ou aro lining No more valuable work 1011 for tho pt I of country can cun done dono bo 11 no more valuable work 1011 for tho farmers of thiH country can call be dono dOlle Now NI of course couro the tho whole success of I llio tho Work olk depends upon the tho atti attitude attitude tude of tho people In the tho open coun country try of the farming people of the tho United States If they fool feel an on Interest hi In what you ou are arc doing they tho should manifest it Moreover it Ith IB h essential that the farmers thc tho men who i actually live llo on the soil should feel a II sense of ownership In this com c m mn n feel that thaI you I hi lit very truth represent them and an ie to 0 their desires and no lets le s than tL to lL needs It to mo 1110 therefore that it would l bu bi wl o to 10 try to 10 got el Into the tho closest possible touch with th of tin the country and to lo out from Crom so Sf Tar fIll as a yon OU are hl just u t they regard Id aS u being tho subjects with willi It is h mot most important that thal you ou l deal derd This you u aro already do ingby b sending oitt a circular of oC ques questions lops und and by b holding meetings in dlf parts pads of tho United States But pore more can lie done I suggest that you ou ask I tile tHo farmers to como together in III the districts distrIct of the country so that they the may ml meet and consider those mutters t I suggest the tho school districts because the tho se seI I ut l Ie hc natural l and place plo e er for r r such a mooting or 01 they could at other othel customary or JI conven places It would bo be well If tho meetings 11 J could be he held within the tho or four COuto weeks ceko that is bo be fore f ro Congress s adjourns prior to tho holidays so that ut at tho of Iho reassembling of oC Congress I early rl in January j you OU will have the reports I of tho meetings and so o will willbo bo In position to advise definitely what should bo he done on I suggest that you au ask usk thorn th m lo 10 meet not later than Sal al Ur lay Dec B Ii and you will of course courso use your own whether tb t summon the tho meeting by lIy circular or otherwise Throughout this letter where wh lo I use the word vIr farmers Carmels I J mean also ulso to Include nil all tho who wha live In the tho open country and arc Intimately connected With who ho do tho farm CUlm work ministers school teachers physicians I of country in short all HII allmen men and women whoso life 1110 work is dono either oh the farm Carm or 01 In con connection n with lire work of those who arc aro on the Iho farm You know better hettel than 1 I what topics yon on will suggest How would It d 10 to 10 such lIeh topics as us Thc Tho of tho th rural schools Fa organizations Tho of or farm labor laborThe lab The need of good roads Improved postal facilities Sanitary on the thc farm purpose is neither Investigate thy th farmer nor 01 to Inquire Into technical cal m of farming You Yon are slin ply Illy trying to 10 ascertain what an a 11 the th general social educational and sanitary conditions of or tho open country and what If anything tho farmers themselves lan can do lo to help hell and how the tho can call help them To 10 this end en II your es ei especial desire Is to got gel In touch with and the farmers themselves Tho commission slon now consists o of OVO members I J shall ask two t e gen 1011 gentlemen to serve sene upon it so that the full membership l will 1111 be as follow Prof I J 11 Balli Now New State Slate College of Agriculture Ithaca N Y 1 chairman Wallace Wal Wallaces al laces lacos Fanner l Des DeH Iowa t L president Mas Massachusetts Agricultural college Am Amherst horst herst Mass s Gifford U 0 S for Cor forest est cst service Washington D C Walter II Page of oC North Carolina Editor of the Worlds Work Charles S Barrett t Union CHy CIl Ga Oa and William A Heard Sacramento Cal Again thanking you and with all allgood good wishes for your our success in this groat antI and important work believe mo moVer Very Ver sincerely yours ours ROOSEVELT TO O THE PRESIDENT pm SID NI NIr To r which Chairman Bailey Balle replied as follows Tho commission on country lire Is mUch gratified that Us Its efforts have met wIth nur approval The pubic Interest in tho lIlO subject seems to he Widespread and to 10 bo be constantly growing as the tho purpose of the work becomes known Discussion DI of the Inquiry that tho com commission commission mission Is limiting among the tho peo people ph themselves is I the th best lIest means of o at il a clear ellul understanding of what the life problems really rea II are aro The rhe commission lon gladly welcomes your om suggestion that all country peO plo como to consider these great questions and thereby requests all persons p lson who 1110 specially Interested In tho welfare of tho open country to meet In their gathering places on onor onor or before beCore December B 0 to discuss tho th subjects yiu I U suggest suggett or or any ally of the which the commission Is making inquiries Copies of oC tho questions may 1111 be hc re roo cured by I writing to 10 tho commission on country life Washington D C The rhe commission desires that so fur far as n possible a general summary or 11 esti estimate el tl tHat mate of the tho alt all the thEl meet meeting ing places bo hl promptly nt t to Its It in Washington v that It may have the benefit of nil all suggestions In I preparing Ing its ill report |