Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-02-27
GEORGIA FARMERS
ARE Commended
Commissioner Stevens Lauds
Them For Their Pluck.
RENEWED ENERGY IS EMPLOYED

Surely the Georgia farmers are to
be commended for their indomitable
pluck. Though over large areas of
our state the seasons were unfavora-
bic 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
Gus farmers make prosperous mer-
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 its way into the mar
kets of the United States. -. ~ 6,
note that the United States govern.
ment which last year appropriated
100000 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.
ricu!turaI Wealth.
We are satisfied that Georgia's az.
F!cultural wealth is just in the dawn
OF Its development. Not long AGO
III our city lecture was delivered bv
Dr.. Conwel, Of Philadelphia, who
took for his subject IAN Acre of Dia.
monds," He began with a story told
him by a Persian camel driver during
one OF his journeys in the Orient
There was a man, so the story went
VINO became very much disconnected
with his farm, SO he sold out and
went into distant country to search
Tor diamonds. Now the purchaser
OF MS farm was very observant
man and one day noticed In a certain
acre OF his land q black substance
which contained under their unnra.
possessing exterior something which
spafkled in the light with great 1us-
ire Taking one of the pieces to an
export he was informed that ha woe
the possessor of an exceedingly rich
field of diamonds. This. said tho
guide, was the beginning of the 70.
nous fields Of Golconda. The Observ
ant man thus became inmapso,,,
wealthy, while the one who sold nv,
and went abroad in search of fortune
persisted miserably at last IN a for.
eign land.
one need not so far to seek the
moral OF this story; for often at orr
own homes we have the means of
wealth, If We are dlligent and observ.
ant, not neglecting the opportunities
st our very door.
The Agricultural COLLEGE.
Speaking of Georglas agricultural
development reminds us of the state,s
Agricultural College. The legislature
having decided that it shall remain
while longer, at least, in its present
location, let all Georgians resolve -
assist Its able president and profess.
ors in their effort to make 1t a nowor
Tor good to the farmers NJ