The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-04-08
INTERESTING TALK
BY CAPT. MERRY
EXPLAINS BEST METHODS OF AD-
vEKTISTNG THE STATE.
MISSISSIPPI TO THE FRONT"
Should be the Slogan Of Every siissis-
= sfppdan.-Compare Canadian and
- mississippi Misunderstanding Has
A. Been Asked % Give Aid.

Capt. J. F. Merry, immigration ag-
mt for the Illinois Central railroad. ar
lived in the city yesterday morning
rom Nicksburg meeting of the
business men had been called for II
s'clock to greet him and to listen to
rhat he had to say. Owing To the
snort notice given, his audience was
much smaller than it would have been
otherwise.
bout fifty representative men were on
hand at the Cotton Exchange when
Mr. ". 6. StimmeI introduced Capt.
Merry. The gentleman spoke for only
thirty minutes, but in that short space
OF time, he fully demonstrated that
the state of Mississippi is way back
In telling of her wonderful resources.
He cited the land congress recentlv
held in Chicago, where representatives
from every state IN yhe Union were on
hand, excepting Mississippi True, tue
l. C. railroad had a display Of Missis-
sippi products, but where. on where
was the man to tell the homeseekers All
about this great state. His talk on di-
versifed farming was clincher. His
main theme was that Mississippians
and especially those of the cities should
advertise literally in the North and
bring TO the fertile Delta many farm
srs who would be ready buyers if they
we're only informed and shown the
great inducements that this state has
20 offer. Capt. Merry has asked the
Mississippi legislature TO appropriate
$4,000 OF s3e30 for a permanent ex-
hiniI OF ss-s.--ssssatte 5 agricultural pt.s7
ducts, and the bill is now pending, bu.
that the short time the session Will
last may not let it go through.
In conclusion he stated that he
thought the people Of Greenville
should take hold and do their part in
securing good white farmers for Wash
ingtan county.
Capt Merry's itinerary after leav-
ing here is Clarksdale, Greenwood, Va
zoo City and Memphis.
Following the address, on motion of
Mr. N Goldstein, seconded by Mr.. Geo.
Wheatley, the following resolution was
adopted, and copies ordered forwarded
to the representatives from Washington
county in the Mississippi legislature,
which is now in session.
Whereas-We have listened with
great interest to the address of Capt
J. +. Merry, of the Illinois Centrad
railroad company, who is making q
most earnest appeal to the people of
the state of Mississippi to seek more
actively a share of immigration fnom
the north and northwestern states, and
Whereas-We agree that Mississippi
has too long been backward In this
important work, and our farm lands
have not increased in value as they
would with a strong and steady in
pouring of white people from the north
and our business interests have not
grown in that proportion they should
have under a changed condition, there
fore be il
Resolved-That we most earnesil,
petition our honorable representatives
in the upper and lower houses of the
eu1e the passage of an act at this ses-
sion authorizing the several counties
m the state to appropriate from the
general fund annually whatever amount
deemed wisest, not to exceed $1,000 per
year, to publicly proclaiming by means
Of agricultural exhibits or lectures or
In ways that may be judged best by
such boards of supervisors to be moss
sffsctive IN attracting attention and
lmniaraticn.
Resolved that copy Of these res.
Autions be forwarded to the Washing
ION county representatives in the legis
Iaturs at the earliest moment. practi
sable.
The resolutions were sent to Jack
S6n yesterday by Secretary Rumels O
Tie Business League with the follow
ine communication:
Hon. John L. Hebron, senate chamber
Hons. J. II. Neams and Van B. Bod
die, house Of representatives, Jack
con, Miss
Cenflsmsn:
boz % trsnxmit herewith copy D.
eglutions ndoptsd in mass mestinl
d = - Gottsn Exchange this date
lne "a address 70 tho representa-
- ltisee - azeeqyiue and Wash