The Canton times., 1894-12-28

question OF the Nicaragua canal was
ignored altogether as being above our
caliber. There will be meeting again
on the first Monday in January, 1895,
at which time we hope to see the
freight question on the Illinois Cen
tral railroad dealt with, and that our
business men will either be present or
confer by committee with the meeting,
as all our people can only derive the
full benefit sought and so BADLY needed,
either by making full aud efficient
demand on the railroad, or by concert
of action as to any other course. We
| want to be understood as seeking no
| vantage ground in our position on the
questions, we are willing to survive or
i perish in the advocacy of our convic-
tions Of justice and right.
The resolution on immigration is the
substance of one prepared by Mr. Il.
i III. Spillman. a northern gentleman of
brains. means and energy, who has
recently settled among us and is prov
ing success in cotton, grain and stock
raising, and who contemplates going
into the dairy business also. He is Il
| thorough going business man, not
afraid of work, he and one negro har-
vested, with reaper and binder, sew
enty acres of oats this season. He and
! his wife both from being in feeble.
! health bave become robust under the
geniel influence of our climate. Madi-
son county needs more such gentle
manly Immigrants, and they will find
Ih. welcome and position accorded
them he occupies Any inquiries in
| reference to our soil, prices, climate,
production. or society will be cheer
fully answered, either by Mr.. Spill
| man, or the TIMES, provided stamp is
enclosed for reply.
Foreign noblemen own 21,O00,000
acres of land in this country One of
these, Lord Scally, of Ireland, owns
10000 acres in Illinois and draws
9200,000 in rents annually. This for
eign non resident ownership of land in
this country should be prohibited by
national legislation, and II not done in
this way each State should follow the
example of Texas and vitiate the titles
to such lands to non resident foreign
ers when the present owners die. Our |
Rext legislature should pass law TO
meet such cases in future. Foreign I
capital invested in government and |
railroad bonds and farm mortgage es all |
made payable in gold, draw the prec-
ious metal from our country, and in
times of panic or anticipated danger
ous legislation on finances can work
great deSrimeDt to the masses by |
threatened demand for their money,
which would create financial string
ency, Our government bonds, when
forced to be issued, should be in such |
denominations as could be taken by
orr people instead Of by banks and
capitalists TO he marketable conmodi-
ties OF speculation. This is what recov
cred France from the Franco Prussiaa
war So rapidly, her farmers were her
creditors. The less land and booaed I
indebtedness held by foreigners, the
better for us. Money loaned ON real
estate should he protected so long as
permanent ownership WAS not per
mitted.
We think that for long time to
come until white labor may possibly
be ayaii,.be. and possibly for all time
under all conditions because of climatic
the mule must be our main
farm stock, He is less subject to dis
ease than the horse, and stands rough
usage and our hot summer work better.
He is old as time and mas figured prom
inently In history IN close and useful
association with man. Ahsalm rode
mule in battle when he erebelled against
his father Wbeu Alexander the Great
pilaged PasargadI, city in Persia
the tomb of Cyrus. it re-
quired 5000 camels and drove of
nIules to bear away the treasure,
TO 30,60O.00O pounds ster-
ling. Jesus and Mary journied into
Egypt on \ mules father. The gran
dees OF Spain nsed mnles aud brought
them to the highest degree of perfcc-
ton. We should give more attention
to the raising of mules. Each vicinity
should have u fiue jack. In this To-
cality horses are bred almost to the
exclusion of mules which is undoubt-
edly bad policy.
There will be meeting of the Cot
ton Growers Protective Association in
Jackson on the 9th of January, 1895,
which meeting was set by the Mont
gomery meeting this fall. The Presi-
dent of the Association calls upon ner-
chants, commission men ond bankers
to be present Earnestly soliciting
Them to cooperate in the effort, that
IS likely to prove successful by their
support, but fatal without it," The
common good of all which depends
upon the farmers success, should in
luce large, earnest and effective at
tendance upon the meeting. Let Cam
ton and Madison county be repre-
sented. We should leave no stone up-
turned to insure better times for us
III and these frequent conferences will
fleet good.