Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-20
GEORGIA FARMERS
ARE CONNIE DED
Commissioner Stevens Lauds
Them For Their Pluck.
RENEWED ENERGY IS EMPLOYED


Though Owe Mrany Sections of the
State Seasons Were UnfavorabIe For
Leading Crops, Farmers Have Not
Been Discouraged-Other Remarks.
Surely the Georgia farmers are to
be commended for their indomitable
pluck Though over large areas of
our state the seasons were unfavora-
| BILE for the leading crops during last
year, they have gone to work with all
| the vim Of men who are not set back
| by one or two failures, but are In the
habit of believing that the way to win
fortunes smiles is to compel them
by diligent and persistent effort.
In temporal as we'll as in spirit
ual affairs, the old maxim is a good
one, which says Trust God, as though
everything depended upon Him, and
work as if all depended upon your own
efforts"
1t is the diligent man who finally
succeeds, while the sluggard always
finds lion in the way. Fortunately
for Georgia. few of her people are
found among the idlers. Hence our
greatly improved and still improving
methods of agriculture, our new and
thriving manufactures, our rapidly
growing cities towns and villages.
From our rural population come not
only the tillers of our fields, who pro-
duce the things absolutely needed to
supply our great commercial marts
with all that trade demands and keep
the wheels of our great factories in
motion, but from the country there
flock into our great centers of popula-
ton those who supply the infusion of
fresh blood and brains. without which
our cities and towns would soon decay
and perish from the earth. Prosper
chants and manufacturers, who, in
their turn, infuse into the country vim
and enterprise.
The Syrup Industry.
We are glad to see that new inter
est is being manifested In the sirup-
making industry of South Georgia
Already some of the best table strip
made in the United States goes forth
from Thomas and adjoining counties.
That, which has been refined and put
up in cans and shipped from Thomas
Vile, Cairo, Quitman and othr Geor-
gia towns, has been pronounced by
many to have the best flavor of any
syrup that finds it's way into the mar
kets of the United States.
It is with great pleasure that we
note that the United States govern.
ment which last year appropriated
$4,000 to the development of the new
Georgia industry intends to double
that appropriation for the present
year.
The Department of Agriculture has
ever been active In it's eff
forts to promote the growth
of the sugar and syrup in.
dustry of Georgia, and is pleased to
acknowledge the great help given to
this cause by Captain D. G. Purse.
secretary of the Board of Trade of
Savannah.
Some Thoughts About Georgia's Az.
ricuIturaI Wealth.
We are satisfied that Georgia's az.
ricultural wealth is just in the dawn
Of it's development. Not long ago
in our city lecture was delivered by
DR.. Conwell, of Philadelphia, who
took for his subject AN Acre of Dia.
monds." He began with story told
him by Persian camel driver during
one of his journeys in the Orient
There was a man, so the story went
who became very much disconnected
with his farm, SO he sold out and
went into distant country to search
for diamonds. Now the purchaser
of his farm was very observant
man and one day noticed In a certain
acre OF his land black substance
which contained under their unpre.
possessing exterior something which
sparkled in the light with great Ius.
ire. Taking one of the pieces to an
expert he was informed that he was
the possessor of an exceedingly rich
field of diamonds. This said the
guide, was the beginning Of the ia.
nous fields of Golconda. The Observ
ant man thus became immensely
wealthy, while the one who sold out
and went abroad in search Of fortune
persisted miserably at last in a for
eign land.