The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-09-01

oPS' A"@s tho dpPcdl Hau
been made by the State Grange,
the State Society of Agriculture,
by the Press and by the Commits
sioner of Agriculture. All the
journals of the State had urged
that system of farming. AS an
impeachment to that system of
farming he stated that the people
of the state of Georgia had not
as class been educated or train.
ed to investigate or study the
subject for themselves, that they
had been trained to initiate, and
hence the necessity for the State
Department of Agriculture. There
the benefit of the researches of
thinkers and experimenters could
be given out for the benefit af all.
That showed the necessity for the
experimental stations and for 9th.
er methods of securing informa.
tion Of service to the farmers Of
the State. He said that the farm
ers of the State had been forced
by circumstances and habit to the
cultivation of almost nothing but
cotton. That one cause of that
was the want of skilled and relia.
BILE labor, and The lack of laws by
which labor could be made relia.
BILE. H9 held that the fault was
not the lack of capital, that the
State did not need capital to ac-
eomplish the end. The State has
already the soil and climate, and
that with brain and muscle could
accomplish the result that was
most needed. He said that the
State was in need Of brains, for
the history of the State had shown
that the people of Georgia had
been successful in what they had
undertaken and that they had
ability to carry ont what they I'M
derto0k. The idea was to put
them to thinking and let them get
the benefit of experiments and
not follow in the old ruts that
have been travelled In blind sort
of way for so many years. He
spoke of the diversified soil of the
State and of the fine climate, and
urged the people to take advan.
tage of the advantages that ma
ture has given and get the full
benefit of them."
A FINE ADDRESS BY DIR. LELAND
rise to q question of privilege,
| want to announce here that
am no agricultural tramp, no dead
beat, no kid glove farmer, and only
a political wire.worker when there
is a great question involved, or ]
have a friend in the.feld. l owr
a hundred acres of land in Bartov
county, composed Of wood, public
road, yard, garden, orchard, horse
lot, pond and field. Having ne
sons to work for me, l have a LITTLE
mill at the end of my pond 2Oxl2
the busiest little corn-cracker tina
ever worked for only its feed.
am the miller, and there is m.
office. In it / keep few books
newspapers and stationery, ant
the only extravaganza | am guilt.
of is taking the Daily Atlant'
Constitution, as l am determined
to keep up with the times. EN-
phatically earn my daily bread
and having no other resource
support my family from this vas
estate, and do not owe a humal
being q cent. The Bible says
"Seest thou a man diligent in bu
siness, he will stand before kings
he will not stand before mea
men, Verify this day is thi
scripture fulfilled in your hearing
for here | stand in the presenc
of the lords of the soil and tn
sovereigns of the State of Geol
gia. Through the courtesy OF tn
executive committee and our hoi
orable secretary, | was invited t
deliver an address on labor or an
other subject. AS ! was chose
from the rank and file of this 81
ciety, and wanted smuch latitud
as possible, l determined to az
ccpt, and viii make an effort I
address you on labor or any othe
subject, particularly the last claus
of the verse.
/ win give you some solid rea'
ons why you should listen Wit
patience and forbearance to thi
my first experiment. I have bee
: uemDol vi .his sofiel % s
or twelve yeafs. have nevcr'oee'