"Does It Pay?"

“ . . . . and the Page man asked the question that enters into every

by John Kenneth Galbraith Jenny Phillips

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“Does It Pay? . . . . and the Page man asked the question that enters into every business transaction in these intensely practical days.” – JKG

This book is a collection of the majority of interviews John Kenneth Galbraith wrote while he was the cub reporter for the St. Thomas Times-Journal, 1925-1932. The interviews read like conversations from the past. Read only the articles of interest to you one at a time, or read cover to cover to get a feel for the times – the frustration of farmers with ever changing standards and regulations or the success and pride of the Topnotchers that shines through loud and clear. A surname index has been included so that readers may find their kin and hear the voices of their grandfathers or great uncles. These men speak plainly about conditions on southwestern Ontario farms during a time of great change. Change was not always embraced with enthusiasm in the rural community. Pasteurization and new health legislations had come into force, along with the Clean Seed Act, the gasoline engine, electricity and refrigeration, just to name a few. All of these followed the largest conflict in the world – the First World War. Along with all these changes came the crash of ’29, prohibition, crop failures, the Great Depression and the prelude to World War II. How did they cope? Throughout these articles, note how some of the problems faced some eighty years ago are still faced by farmers today. So much changes; yet so much stays the same. Can we learn and improve on our past mistakes? Can we look at mistakes made then and try not to repeat them? Can we take past successes and re-invent them for today’s farming community that still faces economic challenges? Can each of us take the advice offered by these Topnotchers and apply it to our own situations? Only time will tell. “John Kenneth Galbraith’s writing reveal that issues farmers faced 80 years ago are issues farmers are still confronted with today. I will always treasure that I had the opportunity to know the man from Elgin County who was the most influential economist of the 20th century.” —Steve Peters, MPP “Clearly John Kenneth Galbraith’s Elgin roots never left him. His life story and accomplishments remind us that our rural way of life can inspire global achievements.” —Brian Masschaele, Elgin County Cultural Services Director

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Paperback
Format: 8.25 x 11 Black & White Paperback, 710 pages
Publisher: Village Crier (Sep 21, 2010)
ISBN10: 0986641006
ISBN13: 9780986641008
Genre: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / Financial

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Jenny Phillips is best known as an artist, but she is also a cartoonist, historian and writer. She is passionate about preserving our vanishing rural landscape. She applauds the men and women who battle the elements every year to put food on our table. Jenny helped raise funds for a monument to John Kenneth Galbraith and lobbied to rename Dutton’s library, the John Kenneth Galbraith Reference Library. In 2007 Jerry Galbraith and Jenny initiated the annual John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award. Jenny lives with her Town Crier husband Dave, in their studio/loft over their art gallery in Dutton – Dunwich.

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