The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1908-01-23
FOR GREATER MISSISSIPPI
Devoted Industrial Commercial AZ isuI,urai
~ II he of the
Items Of Interest irons n Quartsrs
y n. Z BLAkEsLEE. Jaex.en, Miss.

1 ""ioh3 5ChCAoi HCStlAS was Htlu III
Jackson at the Pythian Castle Hall
on the night of January 18, at which
meeting the general public was in
vited to attend.
The officers are as follows: b. III.
Holder, president; J. E. Noble, Sec
Rotary; J. p Farrell, N. X. Burger
and G. L. Ware, vice presidents; Dab
ney. Parish, treasurer, and an advisory
board consisting of J. X. Holder, w.
fH. WaddeH, ]. ]. White, E. l.. Henry,
A. Lewis, Fl. A., Rawlings and 0. A.
Love. AL travelling men are invited
to become members Of the organiza-
ton and add their mite TO the sue
cess Of the. movement
Hon. Waiter CLARK, president of
the Mississippi division Of the South
ern Cotton Association, recently gave
out the following on general diversi-
tication of crops. 1t is worthy of con-
sideration at the hands of our people,
coming as it does from 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 l.cces-
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 a
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 Tie immediate atten-
ton of alf-the farmers, we will 'haye
large increase Yin the cotton acre.
age. ssk> !! -
"While .the.pnesent indications are,
that the worst oftRnancial 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-
lple 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,
ana 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 maintaip
the price of cotton
As Mr.: Clark truthfully says, >
depression in. business will first af.
feet the consumption of cotton goods;
but the family must have food at any
1price::..'hI IheH;.:it bessemes Imperative
Ifhatt Mississippi raise an abundance
| laf. crops .aor. ,thes.cop.isig year.
Thus + 1Srttifiea 81 4insncisai q "a lspsssspn
Will them. iessathaG The TOO Z
tsliffs,tto ymfntaiiin' 4l.lS q ..ssle ~ I'D
Ebolgat, .a'hlak aboiit i; Il. -" {
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), Tie corn tciussidea is.,taking- root
early this year and the prospects for