The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-06-09
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The Iumbaf Industry haa eausad
If1I.uIff fU bH Constructed nVer ~
bo msdo hafigtbis. ind t1wha ~ bel
built There afe msby tJWhs IN cor
state Inst gse their begiahIag ~
prescott existence ~ the lumber best
ne'a Nv We expect ~ allow them ~
~ ~ wreck NJ flhk back int1 % pflmi.
tige slater ] should uDfc n0t Lum.
boring may SOON bal thing n the
past. but Iet u1 not think NJ lottips
these towns ~ tY ruin Agricultural
products viii revive them N We viii
0nly only let them no. s1.
The lumber Industry has made
many rich, and lthas helped tho state
financially and otherwise, but AZ the
same time IL has made many thou
sands ~ acres NJ land tlmbcress and
apparently useless, What arc wc 40.
ing 10 DO with these lands now
becomes tho question. Are we going
TO let them tic there and not let them
profit us anythlngy This Il certainly
not patriotic Misslsslpplan's view OF
u. He wants these lands developed
so that they will continue TO produce
profits az before.
The next thought Is, how is this TO
be donoY The most natural plan,
think, would be 20 let the ground con.
tinuc 10 produce the profits. IL has
| produced them FOR years IN the form
OF some OF the country's best timber
why not let IL put forth this nourish.
ment 10 the form Of agricultural pro.
ducts? The ground Is here waiting
to be titled. 1t cannot produce much
more than weeds unless IL is culti.
waited, II good seed are sown In good
ground they are sure to grow, and IL
has been proven that we have good
ground by the smaller parts that are
cultivated, and we can get good seed.
Getting the ground cleared and get
ting people to live on IL is the problem
that confronts us, We have thou.
sands OF acres OF cut-over land, but
they are not very attractive to man
with little money. We want to make
this land inviting to the man OF lin.
tied means and TO the man with no
money, who is willing TO work, and
pay for the land, as 1t pays him.
To make this land attractive is
quite an undertaking. 1t seems i'm.
possible under the present laws regu-
lating the amount OF capital carried
by all companies. 1t would take q
company with vast amount OF CAPT.
tai to develop these lands Ia such a
way that they would be desirable,
Are we going TO let such law inter.
fere with the future prosperity OF our
state? The law makers should real.
lie what this restriction means, and
they should see that 1t is amended.
Mr. Edward Hines has put forth a
plan which would bring forth the de.
sired results, 1t is this; 1.-THE cut.
over lands should be grouped so that
the colony system in a modified form
can be used, and so that the costly
promotion work and management will
not be too great burden. The lands
should be sold to an immigration and
development company with capital
sufficiently large to insure its success.
The land should be divided Into small
farms, cleared, aud good roads, wells
fences and houses built This is az
expensive proposition as Mr.. Hines
shows, but II will pay, Iio estimates
the cost OF clearing a tract OF foul
hundred sections, by the plan referred
to above, TO be s5,500,000 This Is
quite large sum- but how will these
lands be developed
After these lands are prepared fol-
occupants, let men representing the
company solicit immigrants to live
on these farms, There are many
classes OF immigrants, and, therefore.
1t would be worth the time spent in
Investigating those whom we put on
these lands.
1t is possible that the descendants
OF the people whom we put on these
farms may come to stand at the head
OF our government, therefore we
should be careful and secure good i'm.
migrants. 1t would not be a good
plan to go TO the ports where immi.