The Cairo bulletin., 1913-11-15
SPEAKER PREDICTS
CA|RO'S future AS
A RECORD BREAKER


cilities, the opening up Of new sec.
tions, and in a great measure by
the forward strides made possible
by the inventions and appliance.
which enable us to uti iZe elec.
tric'ty for power purposes The
studies of our agriou tural special.
lists, the putting into use of The
81 ence of SOL study and soil con
seryation and the extension of prac-
teal farm education, the closer
linking of the farm to the town, are
some things which have created a
new era In agriculture and so great
ly increased our farm production
and AGRICULTURAL wealth.
OF the development of the whole
country, it is not too much to say
that the NJ ssi sippl Valley has
been one of the centers. Cairo is in
the very heart of the Mississippi
Val ey, and, whatever her share I'M
past Development, is in logical To-
cation to greatly profit from that of
he future. The future development
hsds fair to be as noteworthy as
tfat of the past. There are not the
1 new lands to be opened up as in
other years, but the more complete
! utilization OF lands and the known
facilities VIII cause a growth al
most as rapid as any We have
known.
MANY be teya ou" growth in the
naet fifty years has been one sided
that the cities have grown at the
expense OF the country districts. II
L. certain that urban population
and wealth have advanced much
more rapidly than the rural, and
that there has been Q steady move
meut of the country boy and girl
to the city. Great as has been the
increase in our Agricultural pro,
duets, much greater has been the
consumption of them by the people
Of the towns and cities and the fac.
tory centers. until now it is q ques-
/ cease to be an exporter of agricul,
tural products, outside of cotton
but also whether we must not soor
ook to the farm regions of other ma
tons for a large proportion of our
foodstuffs. Even now we are i'm
porting meats from South America
| and from Australia. Economists
are DISCUSSING the future of our agri-
cultural interests, the preservation
of our farm life. and in many quar-
'ers there has been heard the cry
"back to the land"
| | have no fear that we are to turn
| away from our farms, that agricul-
.ure will cease to be an important
actor in the nations life. ! am cer-
ain that in the future there is tc
BE even more development in the
nited States along agricultural
ines than n the past.
The peop Of city and farm art
| like interested in the subject Of
| Town and Country Development.
/ Gown and country are mutually de,
pendent one on the other, If there
S to be the best prosperity. We can
not afford to advance urban inter
,sts at the expense of the rural
'Rural interests will best be served
| y the steady growth and prosperity
| nearby towns and cities | df
OF propose to talk of this suhj6ct
a general way, as affecting al
| ur people, want TO make it Z
| oncrete subject, bearing directly
| n Cairo and the country immediate
tributary.
| There is not a more interesting
l ubiect, to my mind, than that o.
he deve opment of city or a sec
ion. 1t means so much, 1t means
among other things, successfu
achievement, where there is real de
. | velopment II means earnest STEADY
cooperation on the part Of the peo
pie interested, and the utilization
| If all forces at command for the up
building of the community, materia
and otherwise. If you are to pro
rress you must have local patriotism
and pride, you must have pride il
making your city and your section
more prosperous and better com
mumnity in which to live. The con
sideration of business affairs per
haps comes first, but other matter
must not be overlooked.
, The location Of Cairo is fortunate
At the junction point of the Ohi'
and Mississippi rivers, you have a
, your command great waterway
, which serve you wei, and whicl
will In the future serve you better
, You are in the center of a great fer
Tile section, producing in grea
abundance agricultural crops of wild
variety, YOU are near to vast re
sources of forest and mine. 70,
are in the section of country Il
which lies the very center of tn
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