The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-27

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of the Mississippi Division of the
! Southern Cotton Association, upon his
return from a meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee at Hot Springs, Ark,
had the following to say:
"All things considered, this meet
ing accomplished great deal Of good,
and was characterized from start to
finish by desire il the part of the
delegates to dc. business. The ten
cent minimum placed upon this year
crop was done to encourage the rank
and file to hold for at least the meat
and bread price. The condition as
reported from the different states, all
went 70 show the mistake of making
any report of probable yield at this
time. The reports of deterioration
from all over the cotton growing
states since the reports to the Asso-
citation were received and which they
would have had to have based their
estimates, did not, in the opinion OF
the committee, justify an estimate at
this time. The farmers of the south
are willing to live and let live, and
only ask that the cotton buying world
treat them square. The action taken
to Incorporate the Association will
place us positively il the business
world and methods will be instituted
to obligate the support of the mem
bership of the Association. The
trouble heretofore has been the lack
of business methods in the Assocla-
ton land now that this promises to
be corrected, | believe we are enter
ing upon a new era of positive pros
perity."
The meeting of county presidents,
secretaries and delegates at Jackson
this week at which time Messrs. Jor-
dan, Witherspoon and National Organ
izer Smith, were to have been present,
was for the purpose of explaining the
plan to take care of distressed cotton
and map out the campaign for fall
work. The people in general and the
members in particular, should heed
the price fixed and as far as possible,
aid the Association in winning the
fight begun with a good chance Of
success.
The writer has innumerable times
and upon every occasion where oppor-
tunity presented, urged upon our peo-
pie to stay in Mississippi, contend
ing that it offered more to the man
seeking a home than any state in the
union. The following letter received
from one who left here many years
ago, is reproduced in support Of that
contention:
~ notice in one of your articles
written some time ago, that you ad
wise the young men to stay at, home
and improve the opportunities that
their own country affords instead of
going to some new country to build
up a name and as some think, for
tune. | think this good advice and
it should be needed by every young
man who has roaming and fortune
hunting in his head. / left the grand
old state of Mississippi eighteen years
ago to find the land that flowed with
milk and honey, but have failed to
find it So far. Most of the time since
| left Mississippi [ have lived in the
Indian Territory, where most of the
eastern people thought that money
could be picked up. | have found
that this country does not afford, bet
ter opportunities than do many f
the older staes. There are hundreds
of men who came here many years
ago while they were young, that are
no better off than the day they landed
here. Many of these men are Mis-
sissippians that left good homes
thinking that they would in a few
years accumulate fortune and 60
back home. Not one out of one hun
dred have ever succeeded in making
fortune. Not many of them ever
go back home because they are not
able to do so My advice would be:
"Young man stick to your home as
it is far better than roaming for for
tunes"
A prominent gentleman in Mem.
phis writing concerning the educa-
tlonal work of this department con-
cerning the boil weevil has this te
say: II am glad to notice in the pa
pers that you have arranged with the
Department of Agriculture to have
the boil weevil lectures given if the
State of Mississippi If you should
publish anything on the subject please
send me several copies Of each publ
cation, and | will put them where they
will do good. This work you are do
ing will, in my judgment, save the
J State of Mississippi from the sur.
prise which cost the Texas farmers
SO much. The boil weevil will be bac
enough anyway but not nearly SO bad
| as in Texas"