The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-15
FOR A GREATER soUTH.
Chanee For Farmers, Bankers and
Business Men TO Work Together.

Business Men % Work Together.
The Southern Agricultural Asso-
eiation and the Southern Industrial
| Council, both meeting in New Or-
leans april 16-20, will bring together
the leaders who are working for 4
/ new agriculture and d new ii.
tlustry in the south. How ta
ilaance agriculture so that it can be-
come a prosperous industry is the
pressing question of the hour. A
distinguished member Of the Cana
dian Parliament himself i great
banker, NJ. Alphonse Desiardins, has
developed a successful system Of ru-
raj credits and has accepted the ear
nest invitation of the above organiza-
tionss to come to New Orleans. and tell
how the Canadian plans are being
worked out.
Among the Southern states. North
Carolina is possibly evolving the most
successful plan for financing the
farm. Leading il this movement are
John sprunt Hill, q banker of Dur
ham, and w r. Camp Of the a. e NJ.
College. They are organizing unions
and working upon q thoroughly prac~
tical basis. Both Mr.. Hill and Pro-
fessor Camp will be ia New Orleans
along with d large delegation from
the Old North State, bringing with
them invaluable experiences not only
III the matter Of finance, but in all
i the questions OF agricultural and in
dustrial development.
Another purpose of the session is
TO take stock of the conditions that
have been created by the world d-war
and the boli-weevil, and put ideas aafd
experiences together to get at the
southern agricultural policy for the
future.
1t is further recognized that so
long as we send our raw materials to
far away regions TO be turned into
things 81 value, Just so long will the
south remain in poverty. The In
dustrial Council therefore is organ
izing a southern-Wide movement for
the cooperation OF all citizens in the
development OF our manufacturing
industries. The first step is to get our
own people to use southern made
goods. We create wealth III stagger-
ing millions every year, but we send
it away for things that could be
grown and made at home.
But before we develop our manu- |
faetures we must have skilled hands, |
trained minds, fully developed per-
sonalities, and we can get all this
only through cooperation Of school
and industry. How to bring this
about is a question that will be an
sWered by a number Of distinguished
leaders In the educational and in-I
dustrial fields.
There is still another necessary
step. Man does not live by bread
alone; he must End satisfaction and
III his community. The
life and aetiviIiie ies In which he has his
being nlIast lssssss for heags
mind and soul For this reason d
committee with members from all
parts Of the United States has been
organized to bring together thoughts
and experiences to be welded into q
practical recreation program that
can be adapted to the needs OF any
community. The committee will sub
nit it's report to- d community session
OF the Conference presided over by
John Lee Coulter, dean of the college
of agriculture, University Of West
Virginia, at which also workers from
the entire country will give their ex-
perianees in community building.
The Home as d Source Of Com
munity Power will hesa central theme
IN the Conference Of Southern Wo-
men. which meets on the same days.
The Conference is undertaking TO
bring about the cooperation OF the
forces OF organized Womanhood for
the development Of industries pecu-
liarly suited for girls and women in
the southern states.
Without spiritual power the com
munity can do nothing. Therefore,
the session opens with a Conference
Of Church and Sunday School work
ers. presided over By John M. Moore.
secretary Of the department OF horne
M. E. Church, South, Nash
vile, Tennessee. Taking part II this
conference is group Of refnarkas,ie
men-rnef, who are moving nations
to higher life.
The Conferences of School Work
ers meeting at the same time Will
bring together the state superiatend-
ents Of public instruction; college and
university presidents; town, city and
county superintendents principles q
schools, and teachers ranging from
the elementary grades on to the uni
versity. The men and women Wfap
are making the education Of the south
will be in New Orleans.
All groups unite in the general ses-
sions that form gatherings the like
of which cannot be found elsewhere
IN this country. The sessions come
to a climax with the address Of Viii
!Iiiarn Jennings Bryan Of Nebraska erl
Thursday evening, April 20. II y.
expected that the message of the
great commoner will be one Of the.
most important IN all his career, one
that will attract the attention Of all
the Americas
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