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every individual who lives upon the farm. The 

 country question, as a whole, will attract increas- 

 ing attention. Gradually it will be seen that 

 the rural problem is one of the greatest interest 

 to all our citizens. The spirit of co-operation 

 will grow until not only the farmers themselves 

 unite for their own class interests but the various 

 social agencies — industrial, religious, educational 

 — ministering to rural betterment will find them- 

 selves also co-operating. Thus, it seems to me, 

 the outlook for the future is full of hope. A 

 genuine forward movement for rural betterment 

 has had its beginning, is now gathering volume, 

 and will soon attain very large proportions. 



