The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

InOse VINO VEN compelled to -,
tribute or perform Q service for On
other in olden times were charactei
ised Is "hewers Of stone and drawer
OF water for their more fortunat
brethren. This language 10 applicable
to the pe0pe Of Mississippi to Q grea
extent under existing conditions. W,
are paying tribute to almost every civ
nised country when the tribute shout,
BY all means be coming the other way
This is not made in the sense Of
criticism, but Is stating Q fact In plail
language BY one who has labored will
the masses Of the people for man.
years In trying to change this condi
ton. and is in q position to fully an
preciate just where We are In tn,
great brotherhood Of civilized peopl,
and countries.
TO bring the people to q full realisa
I ton Of their condition and secure thei,
attention, 1t is necessary to use Ian
guase that is 10 plain that lone car
misunderstood. And this in the fact
OF facts that cannot be disputed, thai
We have advantages far superior t.
| many of the nr0prossivo eocfiora xhot
At nresent sre ar.nt,n ~, us Ina Ia'
trthuta Aonl ~ 'u's
~. ..
ticie Is true, and its authenticity can
be readily proven, then It l. certainly
time that we were awakening from
our iethargy and putting forth that eff.
=. 'hat Will Drlhg our peop.e into
Ia riphtrri,r ou.. 1o' us "na'
.u.NAN
ousl our SOILS are fertile and
vlouuct iiDeraiiy OF the best Of crops
10. are N everyday use IN a great
aa!o.ity VI the homes OF this and 9TH
81 natlUns' II Is a lact thai we are buy.
ns uaIy nahy artic IS OF 1000 and
T.nsa tnat IS produced upon
JANUS 9undreos ano thousands OF miles
way from US. A glance upon the
.ne'ves u Inc stores IN any part OF
'no 0'ato WILL verify this statement
OUR farmers do not have q ready
and stable market for what they are
able to produce, but 90 on year after
year buying what is grown and packed
Dy farmers In other sections that has
been loaded with the cost Of several
dealers and more than one transporta.
ton company. The same condition
applies to the stock man, although 1t
has been repeatedly proven that we
can grow live stock Of all kinds here
for less than in the sections from
which our supply Of meats usually
come.
There is a a for this. and a
good one, and knowing the cause
there Is more Of a reason whv u
should be removed at the ear]iast nos.
sible moment, This condition can ha
changed by our people In a yerv few
years II they only WILL.
We have made little or no effort n
properly place our wares before the
consuming public and acouaint the
buyers with the excellence Of what we
might have to sell. On the other hand.
the progressive and a~eeressiva farm.
ors Of other sections have exploited
and p%opularized their products to the
point that they ara found upon the
shelves Of stores everywhere.
California has invested multiplied
thousands, Of dollars in making the
public of the civilized globe want her
oranges and lemons and has created
I demand that takes care Of all they
produce, Mississippi can and does, to
some extent. produce the finest sweet
potatoes in the word, but has one or.
ranized effort been made to induce
people to buy and eat u potato?
Colorado cantaloupes are stable
upon the tables of the best hotels ev.
srywhere, but call for Mississippi su.
gar cane syrup and find that the ca
terer has never heard Of 1t. although
you know that It Is by far the best
that 10 grown anywhere In the world.
And this condition applies along
down q line that would grow tedious
In the recounting. We are without a
market for the reason that no effort
has been made to create q demand
and produce, q market. Other sections
have blazed the way and demonstrated
Just how q demand can be created,
end 1t Is nign lime mat tne peop . o
mississippi realized the lact tnat tney
must % up ana oolns II tney arc W
ave what Delonss 70 men.
The greatest opportunity OF = on
tury Tor peeinning TINS campalsn 70
ahln Investment will bring tn the at.