The Hattiesburg news., 1914-05-02

Bankers, merchants, stockmen, farm
ers, professional men, teachers, man
in the agricultural and commercial
progress of Mississippi are getting be-
hind this movement and carrying it
on to what promises to be splendid
success. It will be brought before
the bankers of the state at their forth
coming meeting in Vicksburg. Some
of Mississippi's most prominent bank
ers have already indorsed "Grown in
Mississippi and they are anxious for
the bankers association to adopt it.
Likewise, the Importance of the move
ment will be impressed on the teach
ers of the state at their meeting at
Jackson, and they will be asked to
give it their heartiest support both
individually and as an association.
"Put the words Grown in Missis-
sippi' on every pound of produce that
is sold in the state or shipped outside
of the state" say the leaders in this
great movement. Hang it up in all
our schools so that the children may
be impressed with it; let us set aside
one week of the coming school ses-
sion as a Grown in Mississippi week;
let the children be taught what Grown
in Mississippi really means, that liv-
ing up to it and acting on it means
increased prosperity for all the peo-
pie; let us induce every business
house to hang this motto in some con-
spicuous place; let us induce our own
people to raise everything they need
and to raise products for other states,
too; let us advertise to the world that
Mississippi can grow products as good
and maybe better than those of many
other states"
This movemen is the result of the
addresses delivered in southern Mis-
sissippi by Prof. P. G. Holden, Hon.
II. r. Blakeslee, DR.. J "A. Kiernan, DR..
r s. Wilson, Prof E. R. Lloyd, Prof.
R. II. Pate, Mr.. j. B. Mitchell, Mr.
John C. Clair, DIR. TAFT Butler, and
other prominent men in the recent
campaign for diversified farming and
live StocE raising
Before leaving Mississippi, Prof.
Holden urged the people in Jackson
Hattiesburg, Meridian, and other
places where he spoke, to adopt this
motto and make it a slogan for all OF
the people of the state. He told now
the motto Grown in Iowa" had MADE
Iowa a wealthy state, and placed hei
in the front rank of states, agricul
turally and commercially. He predict
ed that the motto, "Grown in Missis
sippi" would do as much for Mlssls
sinni as "Grown in Iowa" had done
for Iowa.
Or. kiernan Enthusiastic.
One of the prominent men most
enthusiastic in this movement is Dr
J. A. Kiernan, who has charge OF the
Tinted States Government tick eradi
cation work in the South. For thir
ty years." says DR.. Herman, AL OF
Mississippi has shipped her cattle as
ouarantined cattle with placards
tackled on the side of the cars. To-Day
tbirty-four counties may ship cattle tc
the free market Would 1t not be
better way to advertise the state by
having signs "Grown in Mississippi
tackled on the cars than the old quar-
antine card? Now is the time TO DC
something for Mississippi, prosperity
and for posterity."
The sentiments of DR.. Kiernan are
echoed by all the United States gov
ernment men who are working for the
eradication of the tick In MISSISSIPPI
and many of the foremost cattlemen
of the state. There are far-sighted
men in the live stock business, who
are looking forward to the time when
Mississippi will be the center OF one
of the largest stock regions in the
world. These men are most enthu-
siastic for the "Grown in Mississippi
campaign, for in it they see Dement'S
that will make up for the loss Mlssis-
sippi has suffered because of the
cattle tick. Some of them have al
ready taken up DR.. Kiernan's sugges-
tion of placing "Grown in Mississip-
nj" signs on the cattle cars that go
out of the state from the tick-free
regions. 1t seems probable that on
the cars containing some of the states
hest cattle these signs will be appear
ing before very long. Among the
the men who are Interested
in the raising of tomatoes and produc-
ing syrup are deeply interested in the
and predict great things