The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1916-09-01
ron YAg EXPLOITATION eF NO.
s,sstpprs oNkAv NATURAL
REsoUNcEe.
MissIssippts csntsu~tA kxpesetAsN Ys
De Hold s& Axif,ss<-Astsnsaa
Iy Becoming the Gateway 10
the Orient.

kisstssi1p1's ssapsrt city asAsmA<-
icaliy becoming sas gateway % the
Orient by tAs sSsalhs sf the SssanAa
Canal, the csmplesisA s< tAAE si8eates
project would seem just the propss
signal for O worldwide exuosfao4 sS
this States great naturd resources.
Far too long has one sf the most A~-
fshly endowed commonwea2ths In tAS
universe been known 90 q lumber sSass
TO the exclusion Of other nAors DssAa-
nent advantages. Nov 10 b fun anas
for recognition along more sxtsaAsd
lines.
The southern countiss ot kfssisSAS-
pi. il fully cultivated. might furnisa
the world with canned vegetAsies aud
fruits; the Delta's cotton output. II
manufactured ut honis-sor export by
way Of the Canal, would give that y Dr.
tile region a millionaire populstion'
such as would make Wall Street seem
poor, by comparison; while the lime
land section in the northern and east
ern counties, teeming with the sweet
melilotus, might feed . hungry cond-
nent on beef and packing house prod
ucts. A growing sheep raising inAns-
try would add wool and sust TO sAs
commercial output.
This and mech nSrs Of possthttiev
10 Mississipprs ooA1EivSa wseasa
which needs only adequate eastsaa saa
citizenship to develop. -
A rood business man aAvsrsfsss nsr
what he needs, and sks wise ssst1sss
heads who dominate STAIRS In Ass-
sissippi have ehosea q nnamuaosA Osss-
tennial Exposition ~ the savsrttss-
mens best calculated to bring - ssSS
State recognition from the right peo-
pIs. whs are needed here 10 help bend
IN the empire State Of the SoueA aaA
the great ufasturinS emporium OF
South Sea trade. Here In one we'll
chosen spot may the countless eAeu-
sands be shown all fair Mississippi
has to offer. Cotton Of the finest ssR-
turs in the world: fruits. vegetables
and berries which command fancy
prices on Northern and Eastern mar
kets: poultry thss4aas never been o.
celled anywhere; hogs that are wsrth
almost their weight In gold; the best
beef cattle in the wsrld; strong young
mules bred here In this State. Here
also may they learn Of the tremendous
humber industry and Of the two thriv-
inx seaports through which Miss3ssip-
pi exports more lumber than any other
State i'm the Union. Capital will DO
quick to see the enormous advantages
lying open for manufacturing enter.
prices whereby all these prod
ucts may be shaped for human
use at home at q minimum cost
Of manufacture and sent out
through the Mississippi ports by way
of tho Canal for barter in Oriental
markets, thus putting an end to the
present wasteful policy by which Mis-
sissippi is selling the raw product to
outside manufacturers who resp ali
the profits Of commercial industry.
These outsiders are row sending out
all over tho world the finished goods
which eventually set back down Soufhi
and are bought by Mfssissippiansi for
an exorbitant price OF which the re-
taller. the jobber. the manufactures
and all their cohorts Of agents each
gets fair slice.
Mississippi products for MfssfssiE
pi, and Mississippi for Mississippians
will soon be the slogan sounded from,
"Ysllow Rabbit to Vinegar bend.
with q warm welcome and free share
Of statehood for every new settler
who would enjoy the privilege OF .
part in the upbuilding Of sovereign
State that 10 forsordained to be the
leading commonwealth In the greatest
nation of the universe. Such u the
primary purpose OF the Centennial Ex-
position.
No section OF the State, that wills.
bs 1t ever SO remote. can miss iss
share. The Nation. State. counties.
and municipalities. arc banding to-
xether in a supreme effort on this one
hundredth anniversary that will prove
an sye-opensr to our own people and
4 reyela lion to those from ether SEQ
tions OF tAs oountrE
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