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tern of living, and we could not get along well 

 without them, but there is no doubt whatever 

 that some system looking to a reduction in the 

 number of those who render no essential service 

 must be devised. The best way to mend the 

 present situation and provide for the future 

 seems to me to be to increase the producer's 

 profit by shortening the road to market. This 

 will encourage production that is profitable, re- 

 sulting in farm prosperity and greater pros- 

 perity in all lines of industry. 



