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Editorial
March 30, 1953
Trainman News
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
What is this article about?
Editorial advises youth to farm carrots rather than seek gold, noting California's carrot crop outvalues state gold mines per Rep. Clair Engle, and references Emperor Diocletian's preference for cabbages over empire.
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Carrots and Cabbages
The best advice we've heard in a long time came from Congressman Clair Engle (D-Calif.). He advised adventurous youth to plant carrots instead of dreaming about hunting gold. Recent statistics revealed that the California carrot crop for the year had a higher value than all the gold mined in California.
Engle's wisdom reminds us of the Roman Emperor Diocletian's reply to Maximian. Maximian had urged Diocletian, who had abdicated the throne, to return to Rome and resume the purple robes of the Caesars. Diocletian replied:
“Were you but to come to Salona and see the cabbages which I raise with my own hands you would no longer talk to me of empire.”
The best advice we've heard in a long time came from Congressman Clair Engle (D-Calif.). He advised adventurous youth to plant carrots instead of dreaming about hunting gold. Recent statistics revealed that the California carrot crop for the year had a higher value than all the gold mined in California.
Engle's wisdom reminds us of the Roman Emperor Diocletian's reply to Maximian. Maximian had urged Diocletian, who had abdicated the throne, to return to Rome and resume the purple robes of the Caesars. Diocletian replied:
“Were you but to come to Salona and see the cabbages which I raise with my own hands you would no longer talk to me of empire.”
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Carrots
Cabbages
Gold Mining
Farming Value
Agricultural Advice
What entities or persons were involved?
Clair Engle
Diocletian
Maximian
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Value Of Farming Over Gold Prospecting
Stance / Tone
Endorsing Practical Agriculture
Key Figures
Clair Engle
Diocletian
Maximian
Key Arguments
California Carrot Crop Value Exceeds Gold Mined In The State
Diocletian Preferred Growing Cabbages To Resuming Emperorship