Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-18
PART /.

Ignorance enslaves mankind and educa-
tion eliminates nature and renders her
the servant of humanity. The enlarge
ment OF mans intellect gives inspiration
and power to conceive OF and control nat
uraI agencies, without which progress
cannot be made Education means en-
lightenment, and enlightenment means
liberty OF thought. action and conception.
Who would not do Obeisance to educa-
ton?
A n.Oo0OoOOOO are wasted in the
south every year. What comfort, luxury
and material advancement the saving OF
this vast sum of money world mean 10
our people Yet this statement IS not
magician's dream. nor the conception OF
q diseased imagination. but IS based on
definite facts and figures which science
has called TO our attention. 1t is the
duty and the privilege of the agricultural
colleges OF the south TO lead the van
guard in the great battle now being
waged for the conservation of our for
ests. of our agricultural lands. and Of
our people. Responsibility rests heavily
upon these institutions. but their oppor-
tu7ities are surpassed in no field Of edu-
cationaI activity, and IL these institutions
are properly supported and directed by
men who have the welfare of the country
at heart and are able TO analyze the fu-
ture, and project their work along lines
to meet the needs OF coming generations,
they will amply fulhn their mission.
The earth feeds mankind most bounti-
fully when attended with skill and wis
dom; il becomes a barren and unfruitful
waste when controlled by the slothful
and ignorant Land mismanaged breeds
anarchy, and is the forerunner of de-
cadence in agriculture. art and industry.
We stand at the Threshold. or that tide
In the affairs OF men," which the immor-
tai Shakespeare said. when taken at
the food leads on TO fortune" The pres
emit moment is fraught with peril. and the
future beckons on 10 greatness and mar
Vicious achievement. The south Is being
weighed in the balance; accord TO educa-
ton her due, arouse and stimulate our
people to conserve and develop natures
gifts. and the whole world must pay her
homage. For myself. 1 feel that the
south has already chosen, and that We
are to witness a development along edu-
cational lines unsurpassed in the history
OF the world, and out Of this will grow
that substantial development Of our in
dustries. that conservation and rediree-
ton OF our agricultural activities which
will place us in an impregnable position
for all time to come
To be specific: What is education doing
for the advancement of southern agricul-
ture at the present time? First Of all.
the means by which the cattle tick may
be eradicated have been worked out and
placed at the disposal OF state and ma
tionaI governments Our annual tribute
70 this miserable parasite is conservative
" estimated at s50.O0000o. Can it be that
the progress OF our live stock industries
has been and is being retarded because
OF the presence OF a parasite which may
be eradicated through the cooperation OF
the agencies mentioned in a period OF ten
years? The old red hills with their
eroded faces look up to the Implying
heavens and cry aloud for vegetable mat
ter, and alas, where is IL TO come from
IN adequate quantity at reasonable cost
save through the development of animal
industries? Nature intended the south TO
be a great live stock country. and our
system of agriculture makes it imperative
that we engage in this class of farming.
II is more important that we do so now
with the high price OF cotton than IT
ever was before; and yet all that pre-
vents our doing so is the presence Of a
parasite the life history of which has
been unravelled. and the destruction of
which may be encompassed with unerr-
ing certainty. It is estimated that the
census OF 1910 will give the south a pop
ulation OF 2. 100000. Is it possible that we
pay an annual tribute of virtually 81 per
capita TO the cattle tick, and hold i'm
check that type of farming which win do
more to rejuvenate and give permanency
20 our agriculture than anything else?
May we not say fervently and with due
reverence. God speed the work of these
Institutions
Substantial progress is being made I'm
calling the attention Of the public to the
value Of cotton seed and cotton seed by
products. short crop has had some
thing TO do with the great increase ia