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probably always will be, and all history proves 

 that when kindly relations have existed between 

 town and country all has gone well. Un- 



1 fortunately cities have usually assumed a 

 domineering attitude with painful results to 

 both. A shocking example of what a feud be- 

 tween town and country may lead to has been 

 seen during the last two years in Austria. Proud 

 and haughty Vienna is cordially hated by the 

 surrounding farmers, so much so that the farmers 

 will not even sell their produce to the city. 

 Thus, side by side, you have a well fed rural 

 population and a starving, dying city. Co- 

 operation should embrace both town and country. 

 Particularly is this true of small towns and 

 villages. Anyone who has lived for any number 

 of years in the country will remember that when 

 he came to town the merchant showed an amaz- 

 ing interest in weather conditions and the crops. 

 Why did he do this? Simply because he under- 

 stood very well that good crops meant more 

 money to spend and better business for himself. 

 He himself, with more money to spend, could 

 afford better support to town improvement and 

 public undertakings generally, so that every 



^ town citizen benefited by his prosperity. Census 

 figures reveal the fact that nearly all towns and 

 villages, like the farms, are suffering for the 

 benefit of a few big cities. A typical example of 



