The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-23
FOR GREATER MISSISSIPPI

zaion, general meeting was held in
jackson at the Pythian Castle Hall
on the night of January Is, at which
meeting the general public was in.
vited to attend.
The officers are as follows: B. n.
Holder, president; j. E. Noble, Sec
rotary; j. P Farrell, N. X. Burger
and G. L. Wa re, vice presidents; Dab
ney Parish, treasurer, and an advisory
board consisting of J. X. Holder, w.
II. Waddell, y. J. White, E. L. Henry,
A. Lewis, 4. A. Rawlings and O. A.
Love. Ali travelling men are invited
to become members Of the organiza-
ton and aid their mite to the sue
cess Of the movement
Hon. Walter Clark, president Of
the Mississippi division of the South
ern Cotton Association, recently gave
out the following on general diversi-
ticatlon OF crops. 1t is worthy Of con-
sideration at the hands Of our people,
coming as 1t does from a man who
has made the subject one Of lifelong
study:
Il am now, and always have been,
opposed to- any and all resolutions for
reduction of the acreage in cotton.
| have always advocated the growing
on each and every farm of all ncces-
sary food crops, and after this, all
the cotton possible. The high price
OF food products ought to teach every
farmer the present urgent necessity
for an increased acreage in these
crops the coming season.
There are thousands Of people in
every town and village throughout the
south who will find it necessary, with
in the next sixty days to leave their
present places Of abode and seek q
livelihood somewhere else. These
people will necessarily go to the
farms; and | predict greater album
dance of farm labor throughout the
entire south for the present year than
for many years past; and unless it
is brought to the immediate atten-
ton of all the farmers, we will have
large increase in the cotton acre
age.
"While the present indications are,
that the worst of financial condition
are over, | am still fearful that nor
NAL conditions will not come about as
speedily as some think. The return
to normal conditions is more in the
hands of the farmers than any other
class Of people. Hard times hurts the
man least who has plenty at home to
eat, and | urge upon every man in
Mississippi, no matter what hi voca-
ton may be, to take it upon himself
to keep this idea in front of our far
mers.
"With so many thousands of peo-
pie out Of employment, necessarily
the demand for cotton goods for the
coming season will be lessened and
small cotton crop only will be need
ed. A man may be out of employ
ment and unable to buy dry goods,
and yet must eat; hence there will
be no diminution in the demand for
food; and the cotton growers Of the
south, above all people, need cheap
food crops if they would maintain
the price of cotton.
AS Mr.. Clark truthfully says, .
depression in business will first at
feet the consumption of cotton goods,
but the family must have food at any
price. Then it becomes imperative
that Mississippi raise an abundance
of food crops for the coming year.
Thus fortified a financial depression
will effect them less than if the food
stuffs to maintain life were to be
bought. Think about it.
The corn club idea is taking root
early this year and the prospects for
good work is excellent. Superinten-
dent ii. r. Clayton, OF Lee county,
has already sent out notices for or
ganization and will take an active
interest in the movement, assuring
its success. Lee is one of the most
productive counties in the state and
will give hearty encouragement to this
progress idea The yield Of corn up
there is already 22.5 bushels to the
acre, and if Superintendent Clayton
can increase this yield only one bush
ell to the acre for 1908 it will be ap-
proximately 100000 bushels, or esti-
mating at 60 cents per bushel, $24.-
900. A pretty fair earning for coun-
|ty superintendent. If each superin-
tendent would give the movement his
influence and add only one bushel to
each acre in the state, the increase
would be approximately 100000
bushels valued at 100000. Superin-
tendent L. R. Massey, Of Jasper coun-
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