The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-09
PLUNKET.


the old saying goes. and that means
thai farness Are hustIing IN prepa
ration for their coming drops.
4 week spent in circulating
among the people is never lost
time. but ESPECIALLY does it strike
me as profitable at this season.
1t has been said that politics is
the science of government, and SO
We may we'll conclude that consid
erable mixture will hold posses
sion through the next twelve
months. There is surely to be a
plenty of politics from all the
signs. and there will be variety of
crops more than ever before. There
is more attention given to fruit,
specially peaches and apples. than
/ ever knew before. And the va.
riety means we'll, it is a good sign.
The question of labor is the
foremost of all things that sgitates
the farmers mind 1 mention this
that it may put the young people
of the town to taking the subject
up when they are contemplating
their future operations. Already
there have been fine opportunities
lost to young native Georgians by
going upon other lines than agri-
culture. Great cities like Chicago
are already finding that they must
unload. When the movement
takes the proper shape it will
move like storm and then the ma
tive Geoagian will see and regret
what he has lost. 1 received three
letters last week asking about the
fETm lands that I know. These
letters came from Illinois, Missouri
and Ohio, showing that a wide
spread feeling is moving 10 this
direction. 1t will move slowly at
first and then sweep down and
capture the situation. One of these
letters related that il wes possible
to secure capitol to move thousands
of the "sIum" elements to the
south if proper inducement was
offered, 1t would be most M
fortdnste. thing if suoh movement
was ,stsrted and accomplished. In
the county of Pike, Just after the
war;, pHrty of planters organized
q movement to secure labor from
London. An agent was sent to
that city and returned with num-
beref men that the planters them
selves and the country were mon
strous glad to get rid of.
Tne ''slum" element of none of
the great cities is wanted in the
south, but thousands of good poor
people could find opportunities
there and be welcomed, and the
surplus you ng of our own southern
towns would be much preferred,
and they had better heed these re
marks. These lands must be work.
ed, and if our own natives will not
do it, some others will. This is
the situation. The farmers are
crying out for laborers, and they
are bound to get them from some
where in some way. Instead of
raising buildings to the sky, there
had better begin a greater effort to
scatter to the country.
We all should avoid the appear.
ance of slsrmist, and l do, but the
question of farm labor is getting
to be serious and while the depres
sion of the towns is growing it is
well to consider that splendid op.
portuuities in the country are go.
ing a-begging and when the thing
comes to climax town young
people will have no one to blame
but themselves. The hardest thing
for these town people to do is to
come down off their high horses
Big notions are all right but fool
notions are abominable. To live
within ones means and to work at
what your hands findeth to do is
the praise-worthy thing. There is
such a thing as foolish pride and
the whole country is getting filled
with it. l understand that it is
hard for the young gentlemen to
acknowledge that their city ooou-
pstion is not just the grand thing,
but go to studying as to whore it
will lead eventually. If all the
occupation are already crowded
why keep up the orowdingP The
opportunity there is ON the decrease