The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

J ( }, 1 I I ION
Immigration movement was a complete
H success, and to-day twenty-five thousand
settlers are ready To- tell you that it
Is the most prosperous portion&of the
South We then learned the philosophy
and the power OF agricultural demon
stratton. Ia
Many Sof the poor poo rSs4A nrcadiarn natives
Who'll had not titled the soil, had never
attended school and could not speak Q
Ysworkf OF English, were 9I:onverted by
demonstrators and arc to-day wealthy
farmers. More than 1000 farmers are de-
posters In the banks Of Lake Charles
La. OF this number over GO are natives,
Land some are accounted among tho best;
farmers and tho most wealthy citizens
Of our section.% Such are the possible
ties OF demonstration 8HsE9&S 8s8ssS$
We have locatedSth the disease and found
The remedy. Shall we apply II? We shall
II We fully realize&whnt this evolution In
agriculture signifies to the indiYidual3and
to- the nation. IN the South Atlantic
and South Central States. there are
eleven that border on the Atlantic and
the ii Gulf Sof Mexico, adding Arkansas
IL tllu W69{lldfo ~ WGlV6 6leLlG5 SWlllCIl3kCullS
tain about one-fourth of the population
of8the United States The gross products
of the farms In these twelve statesi
amount to- slightlyS%overSo one billion an
nually.F II this could!8b Increased tWo-
fold sit would paysSthe national debt and
all the expenses ofathe Federal govern
ments In one year. Our whole civilization
would respond to the Influence, as II,
touched by the prophet'sg@rod S Better
lEH o,on u ESR3 r r1t yyo va SAf cl0thiro Srn achbO1SN
Occurrences and means OF communication
q general uplifting, such as could not
commandments It. How aresthese things
$to be procured without such reforms?
BY reading nboutfit2 BY better schools?
BY more taxation? II IL impossible 70
raise much8revenuo by doubling the as
sessmesntsof a. cipher or&$dependlng upon
The Widows mite went a long waya$in
&intention;b but fell Infinitely short In ac-5
tual cash. From a national standpoint
st IS our patriotic duty to carry out these
reforms. The defense OF aSnation,Sas
well ms It's commerce, is q problem sof
vast equipment. The ocean and the
commerce Of the world belong TO- four
nations, simply because there are@only
four nations with suf11cients4wealthAB TO
build land maintain vast nnytes. War
has become ~ problem of finance The
wars Of the future must largely become
economic wars, and the invading force
VIII be- an army5of Industry The mas
ton OF the greatest and most economic
production Will win. But to-day, i aH4not
viewing this campaign forSinoreaseds pros
duction In the country from the national
standpoint. II am thinking tof the people.
Of r~ose-covered cottages In the country,
OF strong, glad farmer and his cons
tented, cheerful wife. OF the whlstllng
boy, and the dancing girl, with school
booksg8uIndar their arms, so that! noWledge
III soak into themSas they So, / Len
thinking Of the orchardsaand the ylno-t
yarrdsEoHStha locks and the herds, OF the
waving woodlsnds. OF the hills CARPETS
al With luxx,ulrlant yerdure.Ssand StheEyyal-
leys inviting to the golden aryyeest.t4AN
cnn{ bring these transformations toAthe
south-greater earning capacity SoI stS
people, ~, g. Y, mi.
the domain OF knowledge mus. pe 8prohu,
5ened, soils must be deepened' aerA.eu
moved iainInd prrotrnote Bdrouths obrYiated,
SO that the harvest may DO &luxurlant
and reliable In conjunction ~ sTeate
Embellishments greater economy ~
the waste OF the farm are fortunes tot
the farmer. II he insects and haTnl-
full seed could he converted INTO poutt,s
and eggs II the unused grasses coula
be transformed into peel, mutton a ni,d
WOOL; IL the waste sof the forest &cou!u
add it's contribution to the general good;
s1f the apple, the peach, tho pear. me
blum, the cherry&and the grape could pc pc
substituted for the brian patches; the
road side Tickets and the worthless
brush, covering millions OF acres. itaNyould
be@Sthe Inauguration Of nm era Of REFORM
worthy OF q great people.
For this greatest Of eeonomhic reforms
Congress, has allowed $4,000 per annum
about $50 per county, or three cents
for each farm In the territory assigned
me. w are annually spending anouI
seven hundred millions in the United
states for the benefit OF the nation, 81
nearly nine dollars per capita por IMS
industrial reform in the country the sum
granted, divided. BY the popula.on;
3people. Even that sum has Increased
the wealth OF the nation more than fifty
millions In two years, and the work ~
going forward, Tho time Ia opportune
for this great work, Friends VIII rise
IN 10 aid 1t, Providence, destiny cannot
be 3thwarted. The revolution must con
tinue until the problems Of poverty. are
solved, the measure Of human happiness
full and tho lpproach that has hung over
our rural domain, by reason OF tunthlrift,
ignorance and poverty shall be wiped out,
and America shall possess O. yeomanfy
worthy OF q great nation.
In advocating q demonstrating cam
ipaign for increasing the earning power
Of the people on the farms, would not
,detract from any line az spiritual or in-
tellectual uplifting; churches must be es-
,tabiished, schools and colleges main
tanned, science taught, and country bet-
termcnts promoted. but they must keep
STEP with increasing productive power.
I am simply calling In question tho posi-
billy OF obtaining allsthese grand results
OF q high civilization without any money
to pay the cost and without earning