April 27, 1917. 
NORTH SHOREV BREEZE 
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", future of civilization and the | 
D iiverties of mankind are truths i 
M of political ethics which the bit- lif 
fl ter experience of war is burning 
yf into the souls of all freedom- Ff 
F loving people.” 
i —ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR  ™ 
CREDIT FOR FARMER 
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Mass. Pusriic SAFETY COMMITTEE 
Urcrs BANKS oF STATE TO LOAN 
Monty Were NEEDED. 
In order to bring every force to 
bear in aid of increased production of 
foodstuffs this year the Mass. Public 
Safety committee is sending the fol- 
- lowing letter to the banks of the state: 
“The Massachusetts Committee on 
Public Safety is convinced that every 
possible effort should be made in 
every town in the state to increase 
food production. The family garden 
represents a very important contribu- 
tion to our food resources. It should 
be the family knitting this year. The 
father, the boy and the girl should 
put their spare hours into it. Special 
pains should be taken to cut out the 
radishes, lettuce, and other soft stuff, 
and plant potatoes, beans, turnips, 
yellow corn, and other things that 
will help us next February, March 
and April. 
“Of even greater importance is the 
contribution of the farmer. He has 
two big difficulties, first—credit, and 
second—labor. The farmer who is 
ready to plant, cultivate, and bring to 
maturity a crop of twenty more acres 
than usual, encounters at the outset 
the need of at least an additional 
thousand dollars. If he has not the 
money, or does not know where to 
turn for credit, no matter how strong- 
ly he may feel it is his patriotic duty 
to make an unusual effort this year, 
his hands are absolutely tied. 
“We are anxious to secure the ac- 
tive patriotic codperation of every 
bank and trust company in the State, 
to help the farmer with the necessary 
banking credit. The Massachusetts 
farmer in many ways has been hold- 
ing the rough end of the stick. He 
lives ‘out-of-town.’ We don’t know 
him as we should. He is unfamiliar 
with bank credit and not inclined to 
ask for it. Many farmers who should 
be entitled to credit suppose they 
would not get it if they asked for it. 
“Tet’s be the farmer’s friend, and 
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deserve his friendship in return! His 
friendship is worth while. We are 
hard at work on various plans to help 
cut on the labor end. We appeal to 
you, as a patriotic duty, to help the 
farmer on the credit end. 
“Please don’t wait for the farmer 
to knock on your door. He probably 
won't knock. Put a sympathetic 
level-headed man in a Ford car and- 
start him at once going from farm to 
farm getting acquainted. It may be 
that two or more banks can join to- 
gether in such a campaign. 
“Please don’t limit your activities 
simply to your own town, but push 
out as far as possible into the coun- 
try towns. Won’t you make an effort 
yourself to get out in the latter part 
of the afternoon, on holidays and 
Sundays, and have a chat with just 
as many farmers as you can, during 
the next twenty-one days? 
“The time is short, and the neces- 
sity for your immediate cooperation 
is imperative. 
“We have been asked how a hank 
or trust company should begin. We 
submit the way to begin is to begin. 
Get the right man, the car, and start 
right out on the main road leading 
from the bank door and see if at the 
first farm you cannot induce the first 
farmer to plant more. If you have 
persuaded him to do so and he -can 
swing it without your help, you have 
done one good thing. If he needs 
your help and it is a case where you 
can give it or persuade some patriotic 
citizen of your town to give it, then 
you have carried through just what 
we hope you will accomplish. Then 
take the next farmer on that same 
road, and so on in order. 
Please get in touch at once with 
Patriotic Printing 
OF ALL KINDS 
—At the— 
BREEZE OFFICE 
Manchester 
The Importance 
of extreme care in composition and 
publication of 
Legal 
Advertising 
. . ° 
is fully recognized by the 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Instruct your attorney to have your legal 
notices inserted in the breeze. 
your County Farm bureau or Agri- 
cultural school. They can help you. 
We enclose a list. 
JAMeEs J. Storrow, Chairman.” 
Beginning May 1 the price of the 
BrEEzE at news-stands will be ad- 
vanced to 10c a copy. Subscription 
rates will not change—they will re- 
main $2 a year, $1 for 6 months (paid 
in advance). 
Love is probably the only thing that 
has more lives than a cat. 
Don’t ask to know too much. That 
was where Mother Eve made her 
great mistake, 
