The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-29
The Sunny South as Compared
With Other Sections of the
Country.
Colorado Springs, Colo. Jan. IL, 90

Colorado Springs, Colo. Jan. IL, 100.
Editor Sentinel:
Since coming to the golden vest
or to be more eXact-the state Of
Colorado, l have often lain awake at
nights thinking Of the many OPP
portuuities offered the young men Of
the South in their native sections, Op-
portunitieS that are not appreciated
to a certain extent by them and are
absolutely going begging for want
of some n to take advantage Of and
push to success. l know many young
MiSsiSsippianS who honestly believe
there is no future for the younger
generation in the South. Oh, my
friends, you are blind, absolutely
blind; open your eyes, brush away the
cCbTebS from your vision, and look
for the many opportunities offered you
they are within reach, hundreds of
them. They only need to be taken
advantage Of. 1t is said that "OppOr-
tunity knocks once at every mans
door," yes, tits true, and more than
once in 1.-THE land of sunshine and
plenty" The greatest trouble with
the young men Of the South is that
we step aside, and with folded hands
let Mr.. Opportunity" pass US by
with no sign to accept his protfered
aid.
l have great respect and admiration
for the hustling %citizenry Of this great
West: they have done a noble work in
building up their country, but had
we advertised the South as they have
the Western states. we would be as
far ahead of them as the white race is
OF the African.
l am asked, what is the South as
compared to the WeSt?" This is a
question that l am glad to discuss in
my humble way. l would be glad if
every Mississippian would debate this
question with himself, for he would
soon realize what a great country we
have.
The West has: Gold, silver and
coal mines; Thousands Of acres of
fruit orchards; Many acres of uhde-
velOped government land; Mountain
after mountain Of beautiful scenery
which is only good to look at; Many
acres Of desert; Land that has to be
irrigated to raise anything On, but
above all they have a c~itlzenry that
any section Of the country would be
proud Of, FOR they have that bonSting
spirit that goes to make a great and
growing country, they push. push,
push, day in and day out-there is no
end to their boosting
The South has: Coal and mineral
land in abundance, and possibly great
prospects of gold-who knows: land
that almost any kind Of fruit can be
on; unknown acres of the finest
timbered lands in the world; great
valleys Gnstead of mountains) where
one a Earn his bread by the sweat
Of his brow" No desert land to
speak Of: We do not need to irrigate
our Southern lands, nature m%oistens
the soil SO that this is unnecessary;|
We have the finest and richest soil on
green earth except possibly the
l0uuS vi Lk pUs |
There is much more in the West as |
we'll as the South that 1 could men,
tion, but that is not necessary. 1t is
4 fact, however, that we of the South
DO n)t realize what a great work we
could do il we would only boost our
native country each and every day in
The year. do what we could, even in
our humble way, toward making it a
and more glorious country.
Ills said that Love is blind" Per-
laps, yes. But l will admit one thing
7iz:-Never for a moment did I re-
what vast opportunities
re offered the Southerners until
was told the way the Golden
Vest was changed from a barren des-
.rt to \ populated, huStling section of
America.
I love the South because We have
he pureSt ONE and the braveSt
nen that ever lived in a Christian
md; God has been good in giving us
leasant summers and mild winters;
lie has blessed US with a citizenship
1hich every nation in the land envieS:
love The South because of her dis
met Southern droll; | love her be-
the Winchester is always pre-
AIRED TO defend Il pure and sacred
ones; [ love her because she is the
ome Of George, Lamar and Wal1halI,
!, veil as among the living Varda-
an, Williams, and last, but not least
lie matches old g~ray-haired South