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7ht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 5, 1921 
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You Must Make Every Dollar 
Pmintnrhis Snrino* The bestwayto beat low produce prices 
is to make every acre produce more. 
You can do it with the aid of good machinery—but you cannot afford to pay extravagant 
prices. We have not waited for a general market decline to lower our prices—they have 
always been way below the general market—now, with the reductions we have made, 
Things To Think About 
The object of this department is to give readers a chance to express themselves on farm 
matters. Not long articles can he used—just short, pointed opinions or suggestions. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER does not always endorse what is printed here. You might 
call this a mental safety valve. 
Wants Restricted Immigration 
In comment on Theron M’Caaipbell’s 
protest against restricted immigration, 
on page 28, I take exception. Farming 
conditions in Europe are radically differ¬ 
ent from this country. Immigrant farm 
labor would not adapt itself to conditions 
here as would our native-born laborers. 
Furthermore, there is sufficient labor here 
to cultivate all farm land in the United 
States. . . 
Assuming that unrestricted immigra¬ 
tion would supply farm labor needs, mill¬ 
ions of labor here now, deprived of this 
work, would be held in the cities, and 
other industries would take another slam 
at the farmer, with the superior labor 
surplus. . 
In answer to the suggestion that mill¬ 
ions from Central Europe be dumped in 
our midst, I refer to the late Col. Theo¬ 
dore Roosevelt’s famous Bridgeport, 
Conn., speech, and recall the fact that 
since the Pilgrims landed it has invariably 
been the custom for immigrants to 
“anchor” where they land. We could 
not “deliver” the immigrant to the job. 
This is America and he, if admitted, has 
the right to choose for himself where he 
will go—and. invariably he chooses the 
factory or ditch, the big city, congested 
quarters and “easy money.” This is 
America for Americans, and to me it 
seems task enough to make Americans of 
farmer choose his own labor from among 
his own countrymen. Let him “do it 
himself,” but Jet him. He needs lawyers, 
statesmen, and the most skilled and per¬ 
fect labor. Do not offer him the scum 
of Europe! iiaviland boyle. 
Poor Service at Small Railroad Stations 
During past years my business required 
traveling over Eastern Pennsylvania, New 
Jersey, Delaware and Maryland along 
railroad lines, where warehouses are lo¬ 
cated. dealing in coal, lumber, grain, etc., 
to supply the vicinity. It was customary 
and necessary to make time to travel 
late and early, say between 6 A. M. to 
0 P. M., so that the station agents were 
required to be on duty for public accom¬ 
modation to sell tickets, keep waiting 
rooms open and serve the patrons. Since 
the roads were changed a great change 
occurred; so at local stations where only 
a day agent is employed the office is 
closed, except during eight hours, unless 
paid extra time and half time, which 
the companies decline at small places. 
The result is passengers intending to 
travel are present at train time, board 
the train if on time or wait if late, 10, 20 
or 80 minutes, protected behind a corner 
of the station, behind a telegraph pole 
or walk the platform to keep warm, unless 
a rain or snow storm prevails, when they 
look for shelter in an empty car or crawl 
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The biggest engine bargain in 
America. Made in all sizes, 
from H. P. to 12 H. P.; 
also mounted engines and 
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Prices: 1 l A H. P.—$57.75; 
3 H. P—$100; 5 H. P.— 
$132; 7 H. P.—$204. 
Complete MOUNTED 
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We cannot be under¬ 
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enables us to quote lowest 
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Compare the 
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prices offered 
elsewhere. 
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National Chief Manure 
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Easy payments; guaranteed 
equal to any spreader on the 
market. 
DIG STOCK in New York 
2 Sections with 
Draw Bar—$20. 
All steel guarded end 
spike tooth harrow— 
25 tooth sections — 
$ 11 ; 2 sections with 
draw bar — $20; 30 
tooth sections - $11.50; 
2 sections with draw 
bar — S22. All steel 
spring tooth harrows 
—$24; Wood frame— 
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Complete with fore 
truck. 
Prices: 6-16 in. 
Discs—$42; 10-16 
in. Discs—$46; 12- 
16 in. Discs—$50. 
Sulky and Walking Plows; 
Coulter Harrows; Walking 
and Riding Cultivators— 
all at bargain prices. 
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When you write advertisers mention The R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a 
quick reply and a “square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
The rural church has long been lax 
in the matter of advertising. Being on the 
spot and knowing it was there has seemed 
to suffice iu the way of putting its wares 
before the notice of its possible customers. 
One church in Wayne County, N. Y., has 
started to cut away from stereotyped 
methods, and for a radius of five miles 
about the church, taking in the natural 
the hoards of illiterate, semi-helpless 
masses among whom we find the Soviet, 
Bolsheviki, anarchist and social degen¬ 
erate. Why cram in millions more, when 
the wheels of our American machinery 
are so clogged? 
If Mr. M’Campbell would suffer our 
government to incur additional expense 
I would prefer that it would provide 
meaus for bringing the farmer to the 
position of equal competition with the 
manufacturer, and. the elevation of our 
people to farm life. When the farmer 
makes his own laws and the laws govern¬ 
ing the captialists and speculators, who 
have gouged him and piled up their mouey 
and labor-wealth to grind the “real Amer¬ 
ican gentleman” to the earth, then I be¬ 
lieve, the farmer will have come into his 
own. 
The fact that labor unions favor re¬ 
stricted immigration is to their credit. 
We desire to maintain the American 
standard of living. It would be lowered 
by dumping and spreading millions of 
immigrants over our land who will not 
live as we. 1 have attended union meet¬ 
ings. hut have heard nothing to lead me 
to believe that the principles of organized 
labor are detrimental to the farmer. To 
the contrary, I believe our principles are 
detrimental only to that element whose 
wealth is their strength and whose ambi¬ 
tion is only to guard and increase it at 
the expense and suffering of others. Such 
are the real enemies to civilization and 
farmer. The principles of organized labor, 
I believe, are similar to those of the 
Declaration of Independence. 
For a number of years I have been a 
professional man—an employer. I am 
also a union man and have worked with 
the tools at the bench, machine and in 
the field. From this varied experience I 
conclude that, of labor, farming is the 
most noble—a man’s work. So let the 
constituency of the denomination, it has 
placarded the trees with wooden signs 
reading “To M. E. Church”, and with 
hand pointing the way. In front of the 
church edifice there is a larger sign read¬ 
ing: “We Have Saved a Seat for You.” 
The officials declare there is some psy¬ 
chology aud some good results noticeable 
from these signs. A. H. PULVER. 
1 
under the station platform while waiting. 
It is necessary for the railroads to 
economize on some lines, since they pay, 
according to Representative Sims, 2,906 
officials and attorneys on as many roads 
each over $5,000 a year up to over $100,- 
000 for some highbrows, besides a guaran¬ 
teed income of a given per cent, taxpay¬ 
ers’ money. w. H. S. 
R. N.-Y.—We have often had to cool 
our heels around these small stations. 
Sanitary Sewage System 
I feel like passing around what I find 
is a good thing. We hear a good deal 
about sanitary outdoor toilets. While we 
have a regularly equipped bathroom, still 
for help an outdoor closet was necessary. 
My plan will only work where house is on 
elevation enough for ample drainage. 
Everyone can have a kitchen sink, or 
should have. I put a 6-in. trap in sewer 
pipe just outside of kitchen, using best 
6-in. sewer pipe well cemented, making 
sure before laying that fall was so water 
would ripple in trench. I made line of 
pipe straight as possible, also running all 
convenient down gutters from house into 
it. I located outside closet right over 
this sewer, using a connection made for 
purpose at pipe factory, and it has worked 
to perfection. I thought I would have to 
flush it now and again, hut have neyer 
needed to, as all water from kitchen runs 
through, and also roof water. I have 
never detected slightest odor, nor is there 
any fly trouble, but I pour a pint of crude 
carbolic acid down now and again. Of 
course this kitchen waste sewer empties 
into sewer from main bathroom, and 
should be deep enough to be frost-proof, 
even if hot water from kitchen reduces 
this risk. Another trap is also necessary 
below where roof water enters. 
Kentucky. ALLAN REID. 
