Show ITS IT'S ALL IN TIlE THE STATE OF How differently the people work when under a different state of mind Ten years ago when assailed with rust with smut with rising water table crops dwindling and ruin just around the corner unless we corrected the wrongs beginning our people stood up valiantly fought the good battle with courage courage cour- cour age and looked upon the future with hope Then much oratory was draped over the scenery and all united to say that our land was earning earning- on such a basis that it was worth per acre that to reclaim such valuable land the little sum of only 33 an acre could very easily be paid spread over twenty years to reclaim that land with a huge hugee e drainage system And as to being niggardly why we would include include in- in clude all those thousands upon thousands of acres that were going to be good drainage would make good Today the an acre land is the on-the on the tax rolls at t 65 an acre and no more and lots of actually worked farm land today today to- to day we are told by the same sanle owners is not worth the drain tax levied yearly upon it An entire change of mind has the people J Psychologically Psycho sycho- logically they are actuated by a different aspect Now all the tendency is I cant Then it was I will Its It's all in the state of mind l Farmers Farmers' papers political tricksters making election capital capital capi- capi tal tendencies and paternal help rom our Uncle Samuel is now the bait held the farmer And his mind is influenced by all these currents and his attitude changed from I I will to I HI cant Ike Ie will find all sources will loot 1001 now to their security For the ch character of the borrower borrower bor- bor rower is more than half the strength of the loan With an attitude attitude at- at of failure held mentally failure is the inevitable result With an attitude of courage strength and indomitable pluck many a way win will be offered many a compromise put forth many a sacrifice accepted just providing the will pull in the traces on the new load but t who vho can foresee that in another ten years today's settlement may be met with another attitude of mind as different as was was that of ten years ago from J I Success in business success in any walk of life lies in the mental its attitude all in the state of mind and the farmer is not excepted in that statement The history of Delta is yet to be written And we who are too close are not the ones to record bondholders it-bondholders and financial financial finan- finan cial institutions are better capable with a broader perspective and a wider vision to see us than are we ourselves This turbulent turbulent tur- tur bulent period will we hope be crossed the transition effected into a newer industry and the old with all its errors wrongs and discouragements be succeeded by an upstanding resolute fearless generation who shall pay the which it itself itself it- it self voted upon itself With all deference to the fact that loss must surely fall for having been too enthusiastic ten years ago when we included thousands of W worthless acres which there will n never ver be water for forwith with with that in view let us sit in con con- ferenc with the most conservative of our region and maintain main mairi- tain the honor which we hope to pass on to our children rather than to handicap them with a stain which no bonding company company com com- pany bank or other financial institution will feel has not been placed upon this community should we handle this present press pres ent situation other than honorably It can be so handled and it is the state of mind that will dictate ithe course What is the community mind J N ris the time tille when all good men are afflicted with hay lever L' L 4 cc Do Dont Don't nt start out without a spare spare-a little road caution to spare p re Its It's the most helpful article in your kit of tools fools does Its before the smash up in fact prevents the smash Always drive with a spare of it f I YOU Y Yc u can never the tell girl who is easy on the eyes may be ha rd on dads dad's pocket book Ne Ne' tt et to getting a man to go work is to get him to get to work when he gets there I r YOU For a feller who hasn't pull the next b best st thing is pluck I Its II a lot easier to get people to make mak the third payment on a fans fane V car than it is to make iy any payment on a dead horse QUY Te Inper Is the only thing that can be kept In hot weather It spoiling r- r r. r r |