Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-08

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l. They are TO me an empty sound.
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And, lfmy name you don't md there,
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THE RELATION OF AGRicUL TURE 70 OF
akn ER tH0ys LRiES.
ADDRESS OF Commissioner McYhirter 8efof
the Farmers Assochutoam f
FAAI 81 this City. 'u r
Whenever, in the course of hu
man events, a whole peaple becom
arousedupon any great issue or in
terest that has hitherto, been neglect
ed or unknown,it alwaysregister
/ a historic era in national develop
nent. Just at this time, as in al
.couRtfies after great political cata
clasms, throughout our country {
tidal waves moving in the direc
;tion of internal developmeut,o ano
it might be said that this is the
agricultural era ofthe United States
Our. people have grown weary oi
the old political questions that sc
long agitafed the current of life
They are becoming practical in all
things, and are looking now after
those permanent interests upon
which the perpetuity of all govern
ment depends; It.is needless to say
that the first of all these is agricul-
ture. Born of the necessities OF
humanity, it is the only true foun-
dation for national wealth and in-
dependance-and all other interests
radiate from agriculture as the cen
tral foundation of healthy develop
ment. And this suggests the very
idea witch 1t Is MY purpose to bring
before you to day4i er+ss
THE RELATION OF AGRICULTURE TO
fszsb OTHER INDUSTRIES. retf
I'm the annual report from the
of Statistics in the Depart
ment oil Agriculture. new series cir
cular No. 3, for December, 1888, we
find the Interchangeable words up
onthisl bject; ,Tad ssg3 gn sfQ'}pi
"While agriculture Is a founda-
tiOn interest, on which Others are
based and by which others are sup
in the sense s.of furnishing
the alimentafion on r which their
labor is performed, it can only
reach its highest estate in the midst
of varied Industries. The dignity
Of the farmers position, his indie
pendence, his control of the means
of comfortable living, in high de
gree, are constantly asserted and
acknowledged relatively than abso
IuteIy. If true, dignity should not
be erected as bar to progress, asad
become exclusiveness
which shuts out all plebeian indus
tries. Ifit becomes first an isolated
it will soon be as poor
rs it is proud. The industries
hrive together; its next to impossi
Die to touch one without affecting
he Others. The solidarity of hu-
nan industry Is fact that is pro-
zen in the industrial progress and
of every country"
/ wish that time was afforded me
O quote further from this most adj
paper, for our country needs
ust such counsel as this to-day.
The Southern people have ever been
N agricultural aristocracy, and
While it is true we have developed
social culture far in advance of
hat attained by any country so
'oung as ours, we must admit that
ve have done so to the neglect of
ther industries which make perfec-
ion of agricultural development a
'ossibility.
When we consider the wonderful
of agriculture into all
he other spheres of industry, it |
1ill be clearly seen that no symetri-
al development can be reached
yhen it is separated from them.
segregation of industry is
ontrary to all analogy of nature. |
t Is rarely that you find aay soil of |
,rge and productive yield that does
ot contain mineral resources, or |
aturaI vegetation which demands
he service of the laborer and the |
,ealth of the capitalist for their de-
elopmr Mt. Nature is compliment
ry in her resources. By the side
f the rich beds Of iron lie the fields
coal to smelt, and the strata of
tone to fiux it from its ores; and a
olicy that would cultivate any one
ranch of industry to the exclusion
t others which nature has rem
cred possible, and suggested as
xpedient, would be short sighted
ldeed.
am led to this line of argument
Y the wonderful variety of interests
ihich your own beautiful city
hight possibly represent, lying as
he does in the midst of natural re-
)urces so varied and so rich.
You are at the head OF constant
of the Cumberland, the
)ngest navigable river for its width
/ the world, running through a
Ountry that represents every posi-
lie sphere of industry, and tributa-'
v, through the broad Ohio, to the
reatest commercial avenues OF the
Father of Waters.
From your borders stretch out
outward to the magnolia-scented
Iulf the white crested cotton fields,
nd all around you the greatest
mber lands this side the tropics.
uch are your surroundings-how
ast your opportunities, how il
mitable your possibilities for the
lture!
am addressing myself to the
lrmers and business men whose
erling integrity and intellectual
llture are famed throughout the
orders of our State-the united ar
tocracy of Tennessee, and it needs
ut little elaboration of the views
lay before you to-day to commend
lem to your approval and adoption.
our farming and business interests
emand a thorough utilization OF all
le industrial facilities within your
each.
Where can you find a country
etter adapted to sheep husbandry
nan the county of Montgomery?
md what does this open up to you
tho have the means and who are
aeking iudicious and profitable in
A wool factory in the
ity of Clarksville would furnish
ONE market for your wool and at
ne same time invite hundreds of
hrifty laborers to increase your
opuiation with the very best mate