The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-06-01
lust Little Too Slow.


When We look around and see what
Nature has done for Missouri and then
consider what we have done to make
the state better, We must admit we
have been just little too slow for the
best development of the state, No
state in the union possesses such well
balanced supply of the materials nee
cessary for building up rich and pop
ulous commonwealth as does Missouri.
Great stores of iron, zinc, lead and 9TH
er valuble minerals are found in the
Ozark country and third or more of
the land is underlaid with rich deposits
OF coal that should be developed and
utilized in building up manufacturing
throughout the state. Nearly seven
teen million acres of woodland remain
to be utilized and inexhaustable beds
of clays and building stone are found
in every section. No other state pos
sesses such an abundance and variety
of materials for making good roads,
and no other state in the Mississippi
Valley contains within its borders so
great mileage of navigable rivers as
we have in this state. No other state
can claim such potential agricultural
resources, because we rank at the top
with corn, among the best in winter
wheat, excel some OF the southern
states in our cotton crop, surpass the
blue grass pastures of Kentucky, and
stand alone in the possibilities of our
berry fields and orchards.
With these natural advantages there
is nothing to hinder Missouri from be-
coming the richest and the most pop
ulous state in the Nation, except a
[ailure on our part to meet the oppor-
tunities in brave and intelligent man
aer.
The movement inaugurated at Kinks
vile the other day looking to the es-
.ablishment of State Federation of
Commercial clubs, for the purpose OF
bringing about a better development
Of the states resources, is worth the
support of every loyal Missourian.
We hope to see the scope of this Or
yanization broadened so as to take in
every industrial organization of the
tate. We need closer cooperation
If interests, and if this organization will
'pen the doors for membership to all
working to the same end
his old state will have such an awaken
ng as has never been dreamed of by
'ther people.
The greatest need just now is the
'uilding up of manufacturing which in
urn will give better home markets for
he products of our orchards, gardens
Aries and SO forth. The farmer who
makes trip to town every day with
is produce becomes much more en-
husiastic advocate for good permanent
Dads than the man who grows livestock
nd markets his crop in day. The
The Missouri Farmer and Breeder is
( the opinion that the prime movers
d this organization should consider
he part the producers must
lay in the development of our state
nd have the farmers join in this great
movement for putting Missouri in the
.ont rank in material and intellectual
rogress. In this connection We
night say we believe the farmers are
1st little to slow In cooperating
nth business men in any movement
,r the improvement and development
the country. While it is to the in
crest of the merchant to have the
gricu1ture surrounding the town pros
erous, it is equally essential to the
,elfare Of the farmers that the towns
hall flourish, and hence We repeat let
S all stand together, business man,
srmer, professional man, and laboring
nan for the advancement of this great
tate. Missouri Farmer and Breeder.