The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-24

If Mississippi is ever to be redeemed

If Mississippiis ever to be redeemed
agriculturally and occupy the proud
position Of progress and prosperity O.
the farming classes of her sister State.
and for which nature has so pre-emin
emily fitted her, it must be done by the
different interests being organized
and having county and state organiza'
tions, BY fairs of the same kind and by
her people taking, reading and sup
porting her agricultural press. The
truckers, swine breeders, sheep raisers
horse breeders, farmers, horticulturist
poultry breeders, bee keepers must all
have their state associations and must
meet annually. This is the era OF
organizations and cooperation, as
evidence by all other orders being
organized, and no unorganized class
can hope to successfully cope with a
thoroughly organized, alert and posted
organization. Bushwhackers never
conquer a regular army. "What is
every bodys business is no bodys bust
ness" only by specialties can the
highest eminence be attained, and
only by the attritntion of mind against
mind, and reciprocal experiences can
the best powers be developed and
success more easily and rapidly acchiev-
ed. Every man in Mississippi, NO
matter, who, his calling, is effected by
her material prosperity, be it good or
bad, then it behooves you to think,
read and act for the general welfare.
You are an atom of her aggregation OF
atoms and must sooner or later be
effected by continuity or affinity with
whatever influences the balance, this
is an inevitable and immutable law.
It is said that "when things get to the
worse they begin to mend" has not
this consumation come 20 many and IN
der existing condition does not await
all? If from the moment every man
who reads these stubborn truths, would
use all his powers and means for self
improvements and would exert all
influence for the good and advance
ment of his locality, and if the press
that Herculean power of unknown
potency would spend half the ability
and persistency in encouraging the
farmers to organize as indicated and to
fostering. protecting and guiding them
it does in wrangling over politics, par
teran success, printing murders, scan
would lift the farmer and with him the
whole land, out of the present depres-
sion and plant ID firmly on an enduring
prosperity, contentment and happiness
invulnerable to anarchy and the FESTIVE
influence now sapping our foundation
as nation. The power or influence
of one or few papers by reason of cir
cumscribed circulation cannot accom-
plish the purpose except in a very slow
unsatisfactory manner which an adj
vance on the situation from the com y
bined press of the state would fire the
heart and nerve and urge the people
to act in such unanimous aud effectual
way as to astound the most hopeful.
Agriculture does not only pay, hut
affords the only safe abiding shelter
from want, strikes. and financial panics
"Hero, brothers, secure from all
turmoil and danger
We reap what we sow, for the soil is
our own;
We spread hospltality's board for
the stranger,
And care not fig for the King on
his throne;
We never know want, for we live by
our labour,
And in it conteutment and happiness
find"
How many of our lady readers can