Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-11
Farm implements.
Silk Culture In Georgia.

Silk Culture In Georgia.
When the colony of Georgia was
first founded, it was intended to make
it a great silk-producing country; but
when the cotton gin was invented, the
feecy staple came prominently to the
front and King Cotton, mounting his
throne, for long time ruled Georgia
with despotic sway, supplanttng all
other industries. But the time has
come for the old king to take a lower
place and share with other industries
in promoting the strength and great.
ness of our noble cOmmonWealt
Efforts are being made to arouse
once more an interest among the PEG.
pie of Georgia in silk culture North
Carolina has of late years made some
progress on this line. Thinking that
there is something of promise to Geor.
gia in the silk industry, we publish
the following correspondence:
'Tallulah, Falls, Ca, Oct. 10, 1902.
Mr.. R. F. Wright, asst Com. Dept
Agricultural Atlanta, Ga:
Dear Sir:
Referring to our conversation Of
recent date, I beg leave herewith to
enclose you letter referring to the
organization of a Silk Culture
League" which you may print in your
monthly talks through the various
papers that you control.
l also beg leave to enclose list OF
names to whom have addressed a let.
ter similar to the one sent to you Oct.
5th
l will be glad to have you make me
a list of about % to 80 prominent men
/ and women throughout the state Il
whom l would like to address an invi.
tation to assist in the formation Of the
1 proposed Silk Culture League"
Thanking you for many past favo-s.
I am, your truly, Louis B. Magid.
Tallulah Falls, Ga, OOct 8, 1902.
To the Editor:
/ note in the press with much inter.
est that certain people Of Georgia are
making worthy efforts to honor Gener.
al James Edward Oglethorpe with the
erection of monument to his memo.
! ry. This noble work is commendabla
within itself.
One hundred and sixty-eight years
ago when General Oglethorpe first set.
tied the colony of Georgia, he encour.
aged and introduced silk raising.
The press has given considerable
attention to my recent efforts to en-.
courage the people of Georgia to re.
vive and reintroduce the raising OF
silk. Since the commencement of my
actual operations in the introduction
of silk-raising in this vicinity, am
the recipient of great number of let.
ters from people throughout the state
and sister states with the general in.
quiry, How should we begin silk
raising?, a leading motive with them
being to improve their present condi.
tons and circumstances.
Many of the writer's tell me that
they are widows and some are in i'll
health or other imperfect surround.
ings which prevent them from earning
an honest living. Silk raising is !,
simple and light industry, lasting only
six weeks, but most people are ignor.
ant of the art of producing the raw
silk. Silk raising in Georgia would
diversity the products of the farm,
and afford to many an acceptable in.
crease of income.
l beg to offer the following sugges.
lions to the people of our state, espe.
cially to the more prosperous people
who have the interests of the state al
heart and are able TO assist those who
are not SO fortunate, especially those
people living in the rural districts
who need some simple occupation. for
instance widows, orphans and even old
men who are too feeble to do any or.
binary field work will gladly answer
all letters and give all the information
at my command, as it is partly for this
purpose that have located here. to
demonstrate the art of silk raising ia
the people of Georgia.
In the Southern States silk raising
can be introduced and made to pay.
/, therefore, appeal to the people Of
Georgia in their own behalf, to form
an organization to be known as The
Silk Culture League of Georgia." the
purpose of which shall be to collect
and acquire all proper information
based on scientific methods as to the
production and raising of silk. and
through this Silk Culture League TO
diffuse and encourage the knowledge
and art of silk raising in our state.
I have already mentioned this mat.
ter to several prominent Georgians,