Show BIG TOWN FELLOWS ADVICE IS 18 NOT NEEDED EVIDENTLY A few weeks ago a conference was called at the university of missouri to study and discuss the problems pro blema of oc the smaller towns of the be state it had been planned on a noble basis the big city fellows had gotten together and decided thatchat that what the small town needs Is knowledge on oa the subject of how to run a village profitably ten thousand invitations were son sent t out to residents and organizations in small towns everything was set tor a big assemblage and the experts gathered each with his speech and suggestions gest ions the day tor for the opening of the conference dawned but no big crowd arrived the next day came but villagers so pu on the third day when there were only forty present and these largely the big city fel el lows who expected to do most of the talking the conference was decia declared r ed oft anil and pronoun pronounced ceda fai failure luie the tact fact of the business ideas is as these gentlemen learned tho the small iowa town citI citizen zeni does not need any outside suggestions on how to run his hia town ho he is glad to have health and sanitary sanat ary and educational experts otter offer advice at all times ile he is glad to be informed on euch inventions as will bring greater comfort or safety or protection to himself and his bis neighbors exit but he time to listen to theorists and painters ot of word pictures or to moralize along lines As wo know him wo we cant say that we we believe lie vebe he chows shows bad judgment when ha refuse to mix with dreamers A al |