Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-22
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INDUCEMENTS TO HoMEsEEKERs

INDUCEMENTS TO HoMEsEEKERs
We Should Let Them Know What We
Have.
Following is an interesting paper
that was read by Mr.. 1. H. Norris
of Yorkville, to the South Carolina
Industrial and Commercial associ-
alton at its organization meeting In
Columbia last Thursday:
We are here to decide upon the
best methods for giving the most
attractive information regarding our
state to the investor, the manufactur-
er and the home seeker.
Now, I take 1t that what we are
trying to do Is to benefit not only
communities. but our state In Its en-
tirety, and to do this I believe we
should all try to work out some
method giving the greatest publicity
to the various opportunities within
our state for the investor, the manu-
facturer and the home seeker. AS
regards the investor, I do not think
we need worry very much, for as
rule all he wants Is to feel assured
of dividends and capital can be in
duced to follow good, honest and In
dustrious people into almost any
land.
The manufacturer / know very
little about and 1t seems to me that
all we need to try to interest Is the
home seeker: al the rest Will foi-
low as a matter Of course.
I believe 1t to be a fact that there
are only two ways Of increasing
wealth in the world. One Is by
manufacturing raw material into
marketable commodities. the other
Is by production from the soil. La
Dor Is the one essential Of both OF
these. so that we may say labor Is
the only way In which the worid's
wealth can be increased. The farmer
Is the greatest laborer in the world.
hence he is the greatest producer OF
the wealth of the world. The tilling
of the soil by proper cultural meth
DDS produces the food stuff and the
wearing apparel for the entire human
race. Thus we find IL we examine
closely, that the greatest possession
we have Is the soil. 1t Is the great
est endowment of mankind. From
1t we are told We came, on 1t we
live, move and work out our destiny,
and to II we must most certainly re-
turn. How do we regard 1t or treat
1t? Do We care for 1t and tend 1t
as we should? We should always
bear in mind that although the soil
cannot go out of existence, yet the
ability Of the soil to produce plant
life and support herds and fiocks.
may and does either increase or de-
crease, and that II 's our duty as the
custodians of the soil during our
life time to leave conditions just
little better than we found them. II
we do that it matters little about our
religion or our politics.. II We have
been good citizens the world Is better
for our having lived In II.
We should ever hear In mind that
a town, a community, state or a
country is a lesser 'r a greater num-
Der of individuals and that the good
or bad character Of the individual
affects the whole. The proportion of
good or bad citizens makes the state
either good or bad; according to the
proportion is the character OF the
state. To be a bad citizen 1t Is not
necessary that one should be a
criminal, he may be positively bad 1t
Is true, but he may also be mega
lively bad, and Of the two the mega
lively bad Is often the worse.
negatively bad farmer Is that one
who neglects to perform the duties
of the trust imposed upon him as
a custodian Of the soil, and neglects
to leave 1t better than he found 1t, or
negects to take care Of 1t as he
should. II a man has a fine jewel
he puts It in a costly setting; he
grooms and gives especial care to
fine horse, and in 40 doing he Is not
negligent. but the same man may be
negligent of his lands, not fearing
to lose them by lack Of care. He
Just has them and lets 1t go at that.
l will venture the assertion that
less than half Of the land owners In
this state can follow the exact bound
aries Of their land without the as
sistance Of a surveyor. How can
man properly value something the
very appearance Of which he is so
woefully ignorant Of? AS matter
of pride the owner Of land should
try to put it in such shape and con-
dition that 1t would attract and not
repel visitors and then l believe many
land owners would be like the Ne
braska ranchman who sold his ranch,
stock, furniture and utensils or all
kinds. The purchaser demanded an
inventory of everything he had pur-
chased. and when 1t was made, In
Guiding all the personal property
chairs, pots. pans. forks. spoons
dishes, etc, the old ranchman
backed down and would not sell be-
cause he found an old brass kettle
which he never before knew he had.
The trade fell through, the old brass
kettle was cleaned and polished and
was found to be Of great value. 1t
Is always well to see your own prop
erty To know what you have got.
to keep it in good shape and to re-
alize as fully as possible what can
be done with 1t. When this is done.
you may find that you have the old
brass kettle and don't care to part
With Ii The Nebraska ranchman