The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-08

State at profit many times that of pro- auction and pay freight both ways. The oimcuity Is in the failure of our schools 70 equip our young men for the indus trlal needs of the State.
 Mir. Mckinley said: Alabama is the most American State in the Union" In mines, in coal, in timber lands and cli- mate and pure Anglo-Saxon blood, she is 10 the forefront. but Is a recruiting ground for immigration thus losing much or her best population and supplying held for foreign capital and adventure. We are being drained of our home and skill from abroad. All this Is for the want of proper training facilities in our schools for our sons.
 The main college upon which reliance must be had to meet this want is at Auburn. The money appropriated to its support Is spent for that purpose and no defeat the original purpose of the insti- tuition and betray the rights of the peo- pie. In electing a new President the crisis has come when such regime should be instituted that will supply the def1- ciency.. The college hepceforth will be but the exponent of its head The new President should be an industrial genius and not only be learned in scientific law but carry with 1t enterprise and skill in the industrial art that will inaugurate a regime of training that will equip our young men for the material exigency of our undeveloped resources A saw mill tannery and textile department and lished at once. These are basic industries and will supply material for the estab- lishment of others.
 These industries at comparatively small expense can be quickly inaugurated, and when established will easily double the attendance of students upon the college. They will also supply facility by which poor young men now deprived of an ed- ucation for want of means may work their way through college. We must do this or stife our interests in our sons, leave our resources undeveloped, resign to strangers our high privileges and sur render to our former slaves the sacred heritage of leadership in industrial art The whole machinery of our industrial enterprise with the best interests of our moral and social life profoundly appeal to us in this crises.
 Our dangers are. first, haste by which the wrong man will be put into office. This would be fatal. The Board of Trus- tees has been called to meet soon to fill the place. Why such haste? The man. agement Is organized and will run suc- cessfuly to the end of the present ses- ! sion at least. Better take time and ad- vertise well and give the large fish an opportunity and not let the bait be gob- bled up bv minnows. The Board cannot afford to ignore the vital interests of the country and the people to. gratify the am- bitions or a man or satisfy the whims of clique.
 A special difficulty is in finding the in dustrial genius to fill the place and do
 the work. It Is easier to lecture than demonstrate, to tell how to do a thing than to show how by doing it. The bur den of inaugurating this feature in all departments will be upon him and in caY rying 1t out the whole institution will ls, modelled after the new order. Only the man of exceptional gifts who apprehends the genius of the times and the special n hA fnd. trta State is equal to the duty to be per- i formed
 I write as a citizen with boys to edu- | cate, and in no antagonism to the col | lege or any of its friends. but in it's best | interest and good will to all and seeking | no place for myself.