The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, March 22, 1920, Page 13

7 Thé Fafmei' and the Hired Man ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS i f s filean {:-m 2 | Mr. Laughlin’s Article Results in Many Comments—Two Tiike i Good Letters T - Pat, Itis the only mixer § 3 onipped Witk 7 § i ans gear. T?gm‘iié’.'?fi 81| E.V. Laughlin’s article, “It Pays to Treat the Hired Man g;ggg,wgmw 2 . 3del'f}n! vy gischarged to White,” in the Leader of February 16 has brought many good . Lo &;htielfl.‘éfifi‘n::m'?,g & letters from farmers, some of praise and some of criticism.. g — fig&y‘.’:‘:_;%'}nw:&:. We ,ha%re selgcted the following two letters as fairly repre- wm] 1 toach s of sl senting the sentiment on both sides and have .given Do the, work yourselt, \m:?' i cm%e&?::ft.e}tq:x" 358 5.'! each writer as nearly as possible equal space. ] gfif&‘fi‘;{&g‘fi | _ s (o MIZSS 27 to 8 cube feet per batch, - “xfi'“:w’” ?‘m‘a’"m",?:s ‘z "’""%33‘.“ ""x‘“"' gement.‘g::?hp:‘;li &;%mu ,f 10 Gz DITOI} Nonpartlsan Lead- Editor Nonpartisan Leader: In .the mechanics. m?m"i'n 4 we&s 'no previous : SIS o oenalleg enzuge _ i er: would be glad to Leader of February 16 I notice “It - oy & o 5331:.;}.3: g:%hfiu?éid 2} say a few words on the Pays to Treat the Hired Man White,” FREE Bh:i'e"e:gd:g;yg‘f' %flmwgi :tr:.fi,u %:E el 4 concrete, mortat or plaster J farm’ hired help situa- by E. V. Laughlin. I think that good M n&"fi"" o ¥ tion, as I spent several men should be treated white myself, LEARN A TRADE & ‘;&, : mm'ff d:‘arlwwdcwn- ") years as a hired man in but all hired men are not good ones. ; THE GILSON MIXER CO. my younger days and in later years Mr. Laughlin probably doesn’t lnow A Tth Ave. have been on the other side and have this, for to treat a bum man good. o mmfl&%fi&?‘ifl“&w i ) employgd many farmhands, both mar- would be to make a bigger fool out of 5 ried” and single. My experience has him than what he is.. True enough, ""‘:2_ = been that good treatment and a mutual there are some farmers‘who don’t ap- TR T Phia = DoYour Own interest in seeing each other do well is preciate a good man, either. I am a L o) by far the best rule to follow. farmer myself, but I am farming in iy When a hired man my employer’s & dry country. The hot winds help ey concre‘ework interests held my attention as closely toefied“ce }llny ;r}?};—that way I don’t as in later years my own interests did. Tneed any hired help = . 3 s I never co¥11d do a job. too well to Some men are not worth, the salt To get the hlgheSt prise & o st suit myself and almost invariably my t}lxlat 1tttakl;a: u:o tgleep them alive, s;,;[ill and best {ill, Sth your e mmddy P . Tot With employers showed they fully appre- 2all get a the same pay. -~ Mr. . save a lot of money a ciated my efforts. On the other hand Laughlin mentioned that the hired Cattle Sheep and HOQS e Setsit SHELDON I have had many hands who have done fiefl had 11:_‘0 til;(ade trleets a;’°“ndkthe§ 0N q the s £ , trying i ouses. es a lot of work an to the \'fl-f cmcr ete Mlxer Pt O (T RS T ST Way_' money to plant trees and keep things in reason to produce and save max Y. b 1y g E t C 0 equal £0$300 mixers imum crops, giving painstaking care looking nice around a house. My idea qUI Y Lo- peratlve Py to all ‘stock intrusted to their care: is that the men he mentioned would Exchange Ly When work was not crowding on many destroy the trees faster than the Tk o7 Saturday afternoons I have told men farmer could buy them. The kitchens | E s UNION ASTOCK‘YARD.S : to lay off, play ball or go to town and Were minus sinks and drains. Well, | @0 T0v:T{R8 T RENTTTTH B S 1) 0L V1) 8 dmie their time went on just the same, and I have a good house myself, but : ‘ s Nl several times I have paid men for neither of these things except a few WRITE FOR INFORMATION “Sf" straight time from March 1 until small trees set out. Besides I would 2 L;u g : : corn was all in crib and then bought not have time tq lie in the shade if R ; : . them railroad tickets home to other they were that big. And I have seen 1% 2 0-“7- to _ 1oee ¥ | states free. No bed was too good for 2 lot of other farmers in the same fix. : AL my help; the consequence was I had If men were paid according to what & s L. S t k the - best service of any one in the g‘g Well‘ge tmitht it would Ee da lgt "."T neighborhood. o7 etter. ut what 18 .3 man to Ao, be 2 s .;’i % lve ; OC I just lately have taken occasion to 1€ @ farmer or anything else? When fl ngbtnlng ROds he needs hired help he can’t always get his choice. Good workingmen are scarce. I have worked in the woods and seen men stand around watching write to an eastern state inquiring about several of my old boys. So far as I could learn all were successful ) Free Book g3 1 2 3 nm'wondahl free bml;“ 'fih GUGRGNTEED Lightning CAN'T strike a building &'otected by 7 the Barnett System of Endless Pure Copper Cable ama :;&‘:';“‘:’m;‘:&;g.:a“ ::milfe’ havmg good homes of their for the boss, too lazy to work. I have g‘;gg- C‘atrgwgg fifl: flcng"fed“C%fisumnce i | grents. SioLbigse, Shurerd worked on farms in North Dakota e e e P ¢ , Em Wfigfifi Under the prgsent system .lt 2P~ along with threshing rigs and there is agene.ts g!alltpeeflg:'g;,finfl gm Fods Ry W " S soipolioths Eredder. Gofuf g ag ; Some apparently never saw a pitch- JOS.H BARNETT & CO. s National School of Anfmal Breedl terests; in other words, each trying £, pefore so could not be expected | 218 Fourth Avenue East, Cedar Rapids, Towa by Del’t- 863-B - Pleasant Hill, Ohio to get the better of the other. The : S 3 g to do much. Some are plain lazy. S5 SAVE only right way I see is to pull togeth- Mr. Laughlin should try farming in ALL THESE &'4 Q” er, to be agreeable. Montana on the dry land. He would F s Your E. V. Laughlin covers the sub- goon see that it would be better not re e o ject very fully when he winds up his to have a hired man than to have to This Victory Red i : good article by stating the golden raise shade trees and all kinds of fruit | Pendant 'and o S < "'“?g"”}fi' g:li s the?os }:lorixtl?i ?ii;h(:.;:toasy 031'3}1 (‘Z::llfi for t:h}elm.h The:;‘;al are rfliot (xinz}ny ffirm- ?}?@g ?"F‘?e :{J\'fi;?g i TR . A a ers who have things fixed for them- old pla ngs and this oY zmd [ oé’%’fiadfigt the same conditions). S Nook Chatn will ALL o selves the way they should have. |and Neck Chain will ALL b Most farmers have all they can do to make both ends meet, while some go in the hole so far that they never can get out. So pleage don’t knock the farmers if there happens to be one that has made good, for I am sure he has earned his, money. "~ Baker, Mont. R. M. LARSON. r free illustrated ‘catalog. Given FREE by us to ,any- E 'SILO C0. -r.z.‘.’..."::‘.:'.'-"t one selling only 12 pieces of Jewelry at 10 cents each and returning the $1.20 to us. Victory Red is all the rage, B. H. MEAD®MFG. CO., Providence, R. 1. Will say I am an old man, always a farmer, now retired on a competency, all made by such kind of life. Am not writing this for any notoriety but only in the hope you may be able to use a few of these points that may prove beneficial to some of both sides. Attica, Kan. OLD FARMER. "BOOK ON DOG DISEASES and How to Feed H Mailed free to any address by v the Author Pionaer H. CLAY GLOVER CO., Inc. Dog Madicines § 118 West 31st St., Neéw York. New Sweet Clover Discovered A new white clover which makes all of its growth in one season has been discovered by Professor H. D. Hughes at the Iowa experiment station. 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