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Show PLAN OF GETTING TOGETHER Farmer Must Push Aside Green-Eyed Monster of Jealousy Be Impersonal Imper-sonal In Choosing Leaders. Did you ever stop to thick of what a public-Bpirited man has to contend with in bnilding up a community? Generally Gen-erally he meets with sneers and gibes, his purpose Is questioned, ulterior motives mo-tives are attributed to him. Usually these men are like Josaph, "drsamers of dreams," looking down the vista of the future, foreseeing the grandeur of the things to be. They muBt be made of stern stuff and their only reward re-ward ia such as is common to all. This country needa such men today. They are to be found among us, so let us hunt them out and develop them. The banker, the merchant and big business man find little difficulty in fighting their battles collectively. These men may be bitter personal enemies, bpt you find them fighting shoulder to shoulder when their business interests are Involved even In a small measure. The farmer must do the same. Push aside the green-eyed monster, Jeal ousy, and get together, writes Perley B. Gates In Denver Field and Farm. Let your slogan be "one for all and all for one." In selecting leaders be impersonal. Do not name Neighbor Jones as one of your leaders because he is a good fellow and you wish to pay him a compliment Bear In mind that it is not always the fellow who kisses the babies and slaps you most heartily on the back that Is best suited for the work you desire done. We want to make of this country what its God-given God-given qualities entitle it to be a happy, prosperous farming community. communi-ty. Then, without fear or favor, select se-lect leaders who are best adapted to the bringing about of that end. A little over a year ago some of us got together and started what is called the Farmers' Improvement Association Associa-tion of Montezuma County. The purpose pur-pose wa - to advance the Interests of the farmers. We are political, but nonpartisan, we take no blood-curdling oaths, we bind ourselves to nothing but the upbuilding f the community. It brings us together more frequently. There are mans ways in which such an organization can be of assistance. Our national and state governments spend millions of dollars annually In aiding the farmers. How much of these vast sums benefit us? There are many problems confronting us. Shall we ot act together In solving them? We should have local committees commit-tees In every part of the country through which communication may be bai with a central committee, the head of which may be easily reached. Let 1. be known that we are standing behind our committee and we will be amazed to see how much more wt are respected acting collectively rather than Individually. Our achievements will depend In a large measure on the men we select as leaders, but our Judgment of men would have to be very poor Indeed In order that our efforts ef-forts prove wholly barren. |