The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-30
RAISE LIVESTOCK,
IT IS COUNTRY'S
VERY BEST ASSET
so DECLARES w. B. HARRISON,
VICE PRESIDENT OF ST. LOUIS
CATTLE LOAN ASSOCIATION.

"some Observations en- the
SOUTH" the title of the address of
w. b. Harrison vice-president of
the st. Louis Cattle Loan Associa-
tion. had better been called, 'ERaise
Livestock. 1t IL Your Best Securi-
ty." Outstanding among all of
the speeches of the convention is
meaning for this section Of the
South. II brings out clearly the
facts and figures that prove the
livestock industry here can be
made greater than in any other
part of the country.
With fact, figure and a sprinKling
OF lowered eloquence Mr.. Harrison
drives home his announcement for the
livestock industry with the following
words:
$50 much has been said and
written throughout the South
about the possibilities of indus
trial and agricultural develop
ment. so much has already been
accomplished and such tremen-
dous projects are under way,
that it almost seems ill-advised
for me to attempt to add to the
splendid store of knowledge now
available. Industrially the South
Is forging ahead at a marvellous
pace. It's cities are humming
with activity and progress. Unfor-
tunately rural life is not keeping
pace with these strides ahead, yet
that is not surprising. The ten
dency toward the city is univer-
sal and natural, and 1t can only
be reversed by the operation of
natural laws. Merely to urge peo-
pie to take up rural life in place
of city life does no good so long
as the attractions, advantages and
and opportunities remain greater
q
nally adjust the balance for ALL
AS the cities become crowded the
scale declines, living conditions
deteriorate. and the profits to be
made on the farm are measured
favorably against the attractions
of city life.
1T is true that this adjustment
can be greately augmented by
wise action on the part Of the
state and it's leaders. And yet
/ believe the greatest force now
at work in revolutionizing coun-
try life is the automobile. Should
/ have said the greatest force is
the Ford gasoline car and the
second greatest. the AUTOMOBILE
These are focusing attention on
public highways, and it Is only
a question Of a few years until
excellent roads will be found
everywhere in the rural sections
of the United States.
City on the Farm.
THE period is near when 1t will
be possible for the farmer by a
combination of fast travel and
good roads to enjoy all the at
fractions Of village life and pos
sess at the same time the myriad
advantages of country life. In
1zf nj al -
the South are naturally behind
parts of the United States.
From first hand acquaintance
with your problems and your
people / know it is not because
you are less industrious or less
energetic than your northern
neighbors. other potent reasons
are apparent. For me to attempt
to analyze the causes which
contributed to this situation
be to delve into subjects with
which you are more familiar
than 1.
why The South Has Lang,1ished.
when that great hero of the
South and famous son OF Ala
bama, John Morgan of = Lnts-
willie had made his last daring
raid into the North-when at
the end of the most gal
liant struggle Of history the
remnant Of that brilliant cav
alcade that lifted the Stars
and Bars In 1851 lowered its
cherished ensign in 1865. the sit
uation in Alabama and through
out the South was despairing
enough to chill the warmest
heart in Dixie land. Rich plan
tations had become wasted, gay
towns and cities shriveled be-
meath their cloak of crepe, the
writer Of epitaphs and the dig
ger of graves were the only per-
sons with full vocations from
Maryland to 'Alabam' The
merry song of the darkey had
been succeeded by a wall for the
lost master.
ITO those who had been through