Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-04-12

It is a fact that most of US wait un'
til too late to get enthusiastic over
such work as the preparation OF an
exhibit, thereby rendering our Inter
est useless, as far as practical results
90. We must begin now-today-to
think over this great opportunity and
| to plan for our share in It's success.
| Should we allow ourselves to be care
| less about the matter now, waiting for
the press reports of what our neigh,
boring States are doing to interest and
enthuse us, it will be too late, and we
will pay the penalty for having to
! stand by In abashed silence and hear
the world praise our neighbor for eX'
| hibitlng products or manufactures
much inferior to those we could have
exhibited if we had only started out
in time. 1t is to be hoped that our
manufacturing interests will realize
the advantage that will accrue to them
from a proper advertisement OF their
enterprises, thereby giving to the
world excellent proof of the fact that
we are in the race for Progress. And
we believe that most of them will be-
gin early enough to make suitable ex'
hibits. But it is chiefly to the men
and women who are the backbone OF
the State-the agriculturists-that we
would address this plea, begging each
one to put MS or her shoulder to the
wheel and push it on to success. Thi:
way, and this alone, lies success. Fol
instance, If farmer, no matter no"
few his acres. has a reputation 1ol
some speciality. let him begin with this
early season to prepare to exhibit th'
finest possible specimens Of his spe
cialty. There may be some man II
your neighborhood whose corn Is tn
envy of the planters around him
This being the case, for the neighbor
best to make nal tihiRg f9xaquR Riil lleHf
corn. Some other planter may cult
vate cotton-or certain kinds of cot
, ton-with great success; then al
should help him make an "A No. l
) crop of cotton for our exhibit at 81
Louis. Some others, perhaps you o
: yours, may find success In grams o
, grasses. fruits, melons or vegetables
That worthy proof of your success
along your chosen line may be mad
o before the world, you should at ono
! begin to plan for it. A fortune lie
>, in wait for the man or woman Wh
can teach new and valuable lesson
;, to bee keepers and thus increase an
: improve the honey for which there
y such great demand--a demand far b.
vond the supply. Why may not som
. brave, bright woman of our state d
y this? At least, she could try.
But there are too many department
: in which good work should begin fc
us to mention all Of them. We ca
:, only urge upon our people the II
a a portance Of prompt measures in VIVA
" ever they mean to undertake, 1t WI
- take the year that intervenes hetWee
. the present time and the expositic
V for our great educational institution
to prepare displays that will be
creditable presentation OF what th'
y have done. and they should bend the
10 best energies to the proper accomplis
~ ment of this work. The world n
81 heard much of Mississippi's generosl
~ TO her schools. Now let us prove ou
y. selves worthy of what has been DO
"a for us. Indeed, there is but one WI
N for MS to make every dollar Oh I
~ 10000 appropriation show for us II
iio value, and that is by joining nan
liI and hearts in the great work ana puS
!. ts ing it forward with our united streng'
- - May we all do this, and do 1t hearul