Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-01-31
FRIDAYa JANUARY, 81, 1918
THE CALL OF THE SOUTH.

THE GALL OF l1E OOUlH.
It has been nearly half a century |
since Horace Greeley gave utterance
to what has now become a famous
adage, Go west young man and
grow up with the country" AT
that time Mr.. Greeley was undoubt-
ed correct in his advice. But since
that time conditions have changed.
From time immemorial the re-
lentless professions of the genera
tons Of mankind seeking for a new
home, have always moved in the
direction of the setting sun. From
the tine when humanity was start
ed on it's first pilgrimage, from east
ward in the Garden of Eden it has
continued to move westward. But
the dream of the Utopia of the west
has changed. No longer does the
great west hold out to the adventur-
ones with the pioneer spirit the
same alluring prospects OF free
homestead lands and golden oppor-
tunity in a country of a brilliant
futrue, No longer does nature offer
to give her best for the asking in &
section of original forest and virgin
soil, unmarried by the hand of man.
Those who needed the words of
wisdom from Mr.. Greeley did we'll
i'm applying his advice. But;
The golden opportunity is never
offered twice;
Seize then the hour when fortune
smiles and duty points the way"
The day of opportunity in the
west is forever gone. The ear OF
wiser ones of the race have heard the
acll of South and already are turn
ing toward herbroad acres and sunny
skies, with longing eyes The tide
of mankind is turning and the con-
quest of the South has begun. She OF
fersunlimit ed opportunities inevery
line of human endeavor. Nature in
her bounty has peculiarly bless
ed tbs section and the South needs
men no will obey the divine com
mana to get dominion over nature.
stood upon the top1nost pinnacle
OF lofty mountain massiveIy sub
lime ana caught a vision of the
South and the glory that will one
day be hers. | gazed upon a pano-
rama of grand mountain peaks and
lofty ridges, of beautiful wales and
fertile valleys, where streams OF
purest crystal were winding their
way toward the sea. I saw the
timbers removed, filling the Golfers
of happy people with jingline
coin, and in their place were fields
of grasses feeding millions of fatten-
ing cattle. | saw the bowels of the
earth penetrated and made to belch
forth wealth of almost every min,
eral and precious metal. | saw the
pleasure seeker and the tired and
weary from every quarter of the
globe hurrying here to enjoy
our matchless climate, oul
world famous hospitality and tt
motor over our smooth and vel
kept roads, Isaw thedancing stream.
harnessed and turning millions O
ceaseless spindles. And out of thu
wilderness were reared great cite.
of busy industry. And was il
the midst of the greatest agricultur
al and industrial section of the
world the paradise of the horticul
turist and agriculturist, the hom
of the artisan and Mecca of tn
tourist, where when the georgeou
sun set had fadedEinto the soft an,
becoming twilight and the full moo
had begun to cast her rays anon
the vine-clad rocks and flower
arborS, the tired workman cam
forth to enjoy the beauties of
Southern twilight
Can't you catch the vision? Don
you hear the. call of the South
The South needs her boys and the,
need her.
Stay South, young man and gro
up with the country.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs II AZ,