The new South-news., 1908-05-30

NissIssippians as . rule are God
fearing and lsw-sbid,n-. They do
not ~illfully infract the laws Of The
land and viii no, DO il unless mis-
led by shrcwd and unscrapulous par.
ties. They love their homes ana are
obedicui TO command OF constituted
authority. 1t must ever remain
thus. The few disorders Of reccn,
years are bn, isolated instances and
should not be confonnded with such
afafirs as noted in Kentucky. Iii.
nois and other states. The rural
home is the hope of onr state. ami
any movement tha, win jeopardize
lis safety must be nipped in the bud.
IL Is a duty that e.sry citizen owes
to his home. his family. his govern.
mcut and his God Make Mississippi
the banner state for law and order
IN the Union, where the humble home
Of the man with forty acres is a.
safe as the millionaire in the city:
where the rural school fits the young
for the battles of life and church "a
cihties are accorded all.
The writer is not unnecessarily
alarmed at the prospects for lawlcss-
ness AMI would not convey any such
impression. Our good state has been
exceptionally free from such in the
past, and this is written for the pur-
pose of emphasizing thc Importance
of having it continue so. A word
now may be worth a whole book at
some time in the future. The per
petuiiy of our record for law and
order must be provided for, and the
Godfearing and home-loving people
Of Mississippi viii see that it il
done.
While the strenuous call is being
made for a REJECTION in the cotton
acreage TO prevent biz crop and
low price next fall. and the farmers
are being urged 90 plant more large
ly Of the necessities that can be rals-
ed at home, it is pleasant TO learn
Just what some people are actually
doing with other crops besides cot
ton and corn. Our Mississippi land.
are capable Of prdduci-- most libsf-
ally Of almost any crop grown in thi.
country. and the fol.o~lng from the
Laurel Chronicle is worthy of repro
duction as an actual experience in the
pincy woods:
~. Nj. Lindsey, live truck grow
cr near Laurel. has done what many
another truck grower can do, if he
will. Last week Mr.. Lindsey shipped
a car load Of lettuce and this week
he sent forward a27 bushels Of select,
.picksd Irish POTATOES, tho product OF
th4rc and one-half acres These ship
mehts were to Cleveland, Ohio. Dur
ing this season, Mr. Lindsey will ship
fivt more ears of potatoes and five
cats Of other truck. Here is a fell
of activity and money making. Five
hundred more progressive truck grow
crs like J. NJ. Lindsey. located on and
intelligently tilling the lands con-
tiguous TO Laurel. woud make this
section blossom az the rose and our
fast growing city hum with business
activity. Jones county soil ca.not
be eScelled for fertility"
What Editor Noble says with re-
gard to the possibilities Of the soil
in Jones county is applicable to the
larger part Of the state. 1t can be
done and should be done. but VINO
will do iti South Mississippi needs
more th1n oae hundred thousand
good white farmers to take her lands
and make them produce of the
worlis needs. We don, want undc-
sirahle immigration aud the next best
thing il to stop emigration. If South
Mississippi had the one-hundred-
thousand white families that have
gone from Mississippi to Texas in
the past twenty years, there would be
a different tale TO tell. How are wc
to stop it BY encouraging agricul-
ture. horticulture and stock raising
IN our own state. Enterprising peo-
pie go where they are offered the
best opportunity Of doing well. Mis-
sissiPpi has paid too little attention
TO her agricultural people in the past.
The last legislature made begin
ming that must be followed up ener-
getieally. The corn clubs, agricul-
tural high schools. county depart
ments OF agriculture. fairs ana ass,-
elaiions viii tend TO keep our people
at home. The writer believes that
well conducted fair in each Of the
counties Of the state with a big state
fair to bring the season TO close
would je worth millions Of dollars
TO the state annually. The states
that have drawn upo- rs for thons-
andb % our best people had these.
Make agricultural pursuits attrac-
tive and It will tend TO kecr Missis-
sippians in Mississippi. settling the