The Atlanta constitution., 1900-11-07
Governor Hoard, of Wisconsin.

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Ex-Governor Hoard, of Wisconsin,
has been in Georgia the past two weeks
and has taken occasion TO tell the
farmers some very important truths
about tho way TO make the most OF
their great opportunities.
Governor Heard was at one time a
politician in Wisconsin, and reached
the executive chair. He saw that poll
ties did not furnish the key to success.
when he turned to live stock-particu-
larly the cow-and thus built up the
immense cheese interests of the great
northwest.
The cultivation of the soil must con-
tinue 10 be the basis of all endeavor,
and the development of its resources
should engage the best talent of the
land. The south stands upon prec-
ipice today. A high market for cot
ton. with the probability of its being
higher, is likely to revive the all-cotton
craze. which would mean a restoration
Of the old starvation prices ana
swapping OF poor returns TO the west
for corn and bacon.
The alarm should be given, so that
iHt DtOplt ill6liL iuA IL w OAhti AAhN't
in which there Is equal wealth, and
the work upon which will reduce the
cotton output. The messenger of such
a change is Governor Hoard, who, hav-
ing led an Industrial revolution in his
home state. is well qualified to speak
upon the subject 10 Georgians.
What the governor said in Eatonton,
Ga, in his address is well worth re-
producing, as setting forth the plat
form of the most interesting campaign
inaugurated in the south.
He described the wonderful results
that have been actually attained in his
far away northwestern home county by
proper and intelligent application
Of the forces of constructive labor to
The management and manipulation Of
the cow as a great factor in the build
ing up and the fostering of our cOun-
try's resources. Within q period OF
thirty years in his county lands have
advanced in price from SIG per acre to
S6l. The fertility of the soil has in
creased TO an extent almost incredible.
The production OF wheat has steadily
risen from eight bushels per acre 10
twenty-five. The yield per acre in
corn has advanced 40 per cent to 30
per cent. In speaking OF the depress-
ed agricultural condition which has
obtained in the south the last several
years. he dweit upon the waste and
ruin going on all about us: how our
lands are being washed away; our for
ests destroyed; the little interest taken
generally in improved stock and cat
tie. and how poorly cared for are those
we already have; the untold resources
lying dormant on every hand, and the
unwise sale of our cotton seed 10 others
upon which to grow rich. He grew
eloquent i'm his description Of this state
or things and closed by declaring that
ii was not the ravages Of war that.
was devastating our country; It was
not for the lack of favorable climatic
conditions; it was not for the lack Of
productive soil; il was not for the
want Of the possibility OF diversified
crops. il was not that benehcent
Creator had failed 30 bless us with
everything necessary for happiness and
prosperity these. but it was the
wastefulncss and improyidence of the
farmers themselves.
Before the people are committed to
a large cotton crop. let the slogan go
forth which viii so scatter their ener-
gies that the whole field Of industry
viii be covered. What Governor
Hoard says is eloquence itself, because
he brings facts 10 sustain what he
cows