The American farmer and the Roosevelt uplift plan
The article argues farmers are prosperous yet could gain from state led uplift through co operation. It details a Roosevelt commission with Bailey Wallace Buttefield Pinchot Page to study farm cooperation, rural schools and roads, and the potential impact on country towns and migration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
United States
Liberty H. Bailey
New York Agriculture College
Ithaca
Henry Wallace
Des Moines
Wallace
Farmer
Kenyon L. Butterfield
Massachusetts College of Agriculture
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forestry Service
Walter
Washington
Road Building Materials and State Variations
The article notes differences in road building due to local materials. New Jersey Michigan and Maryland face material shortages unavailable in Nebraska and Iowa. Prairie states show progress through engineering and using available materials. Experts say any state can achieve good roads at reasonable costs with proper laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Michigan
Maryland
Nebraska
Iowa
Prairie States
Rural reform aims at people over crops in the farm commission
The commission prioritizes social improvement for farmers, stressing the farm’s people as deserving of attention alongside crops. It anticipates opposition from prejudice and hidden interests, notes parcels post as a debated reform, and predicts gradual, country town adaptation without destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Congress
When Victoria Laughed a Moment Quieted a Crowd
The tale recalls Queen Victoria smiling at three children who dropped in the dust on a Windsor to Stoke Poges road en route. The boy’s cry, Oh Queen live forever, prompted a startled pause and the Queen’s sudden hearty laughter, much remarked by the coachman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Victoria
England
Windsor
Stoke Poges
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roosevelts
Union
Empire
New York
Minnesota
Dakotas
Kansas
Canada
Chicago
St. Louis
Middle West
Andy
Eek
Liberty H Bailey
PRES
NEW York Agricultural College
Ithacates OF Commission
Walter H Page
North Carolina
Ime
Country Town
Creamery Corporation
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Commission
Farmers’ Co-operative Association
Rockville
Ohio
Indiana
Napoleon
France
French Republic
Central Township
Township Institute
Gifford Pinchot, Forester
U.S. Forest. Service
Lowa
Pres. Kenyon L. Butterheld
Ole
Victoria
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