Show LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE at this time each year one may read any number of forecasts concerning the future mostly however in to business prospects since the average person is not sc much concerned with possibilities of change that might curtail tailor or hamper him in any way and the forecasters knowing this are inclined to be optimistic rather than forecast anything of a too pessimistic outlook listening to commentators who quote business executives or to the men themselves whether they be in government employ or some of the big shots of the business world on one I 1 would thing that the future holds promise of great prosperity I 1 although anyone with a grain of sense can weigh th pros prod and cons as we also listen to or read of the manner ir which prophecy is being fulfilled in these the final days of the old order of living in other ways roger babson drew pearson and others who take a look into the future each year at this time cover the ground in regard to business politics and material interests even manley hall in his survey for 1948 promises a degree of 0 success in a material way and even goes so far as to say we have nothing to fear in regard to war with russia this year so is it any wonder that the great majority of people who read these forecasts go on their merry way thinking they have all the time in the world to change their present manner of living the average person has no wish to prepare in advance for some future adjustments which will be so necessary to insure a continuance of life awa away y from the congested areas in which he may now live listening to a radio address the other evening on the conditions in germany now the speaker made it very plain that tha t the farmer and those who live in rural sections were much better off because they suffered less from the attacks which caused so much property damage and because they could live more comfortably now in all ways than those who lived in cities and lost everything unfortunately anyone who dares to predict changes that will upset the present way of life is not very popular and so life will go on through the coming months for the great majority just as it did in the days of noah with little or no thought nor desire to make any change that might require effort or cause inconvenience even our friend wm win kullgren who came to visit us in november and who knows what is just around the corner dwelt more mora on the primitive way of living he found in this part of the state and in his report of visits here and in colorado indicated that he wants to settle in some place where he wont have to do too much pioneering but like the farmers in germany and in other foreign countries where war left such devastation we believe that even before this year ends many of us who live in this f emote part of the state will have cause to be grateful that we settled here as conditions will become worse as result of strikes and other form of disruption which are lightly passed over if mentioned at all or some of the other changes in store for us who live in this country there will be much to contend with in spite of the promise of increased business and employment which will likely be in evidence because this country will also be preparing for the third phase of warfare and even now factories that were converted for peacetime peace time operations are being re converted and made ready for the to follow ere long even in this seemingly isolated section of the state the vanadium mill offered for sale by the war assets administration was withdrawn and has been sold to the atomic commission with plans under way to begin operation in about four months we who have made careful study of these world changes cannot close our eyes to situations we know exist and while we wish there was no need to prepare for less desirable des irble happenings pen ings to be forewarned will lessen the consequences some may suffer later if caught unawares |