The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-04

CITY AND COUNTRY MUST STAND TOGETHER
The ambition of every up LIVE people is grow
and develop prosper Growth the basic law Of nature When
growth ceases, decay sets in.
admit that there conditions under which
may and in independent OF the surrounding
country whether that territory But these
instances and not by any means the rule
United States pre-eminenty agricultural; nation To-
day literally undertaking feed the world To accomplish
gigantic every be utilized and developed
uemost. The soil be made yield it has be
yielded and the millions of domain that have here
tofore lain falow be brought under cultivation
And this brings up the subject of this article.
The great majority of American like Fitzgerald d.
RECTLY DEPENDENT FOR THEIR GROWTH AND PROS
PERITY ON THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY. They advance
eograde in proportion the surrounding territory de-
Yclops deteriorates.
The town, then that has ambition advance build up
spread and prosper should first of all devote its to the
possible development community which draws
its substance This merely from standpoint Of benevoence
phianthrophy, but measure of pure sef-interes
To the this assertion observe
the number of towns this country that really overrownde
veoped out of all proportion the surrounding And in
of such business conditions abnormal The
growth has been mushroom growth with enduring foundation
and the general prosperity of the country has the slight
est decline these the first suffer This particular
Y noticeable in the old boom days of the sos and % when many
towns spang without any other than the
syndicate unload piece property public
wrecks OF such still the landscape in all parts
country
The town that would insure its growth
hrs consideration The organization of farmers clubs girls
ming clubs clubs and cubsa these vitality the
town people the county folks because they factors in the
eral prosperity from which the MUST draw enduring
strength poor road leading from community
much matter OF concern to the town community
The enduring prosperity of the jewellers exact
ratio TO that OF the rural population Their
interviewer 1t IS however far easier for the dispense with
the backing OF the town people than ignore his
port.
we nave written thus plainly with the hope might per-
maps cause some to view the national problems
This development The is calling for the best that
all the arts of peace must be supplied
But the farms preemnenty the great storehoue
the land The farmer must feed if without his
product all other branches of industry become mpoent His calling
IS mas always been and always will be- the bedrock foundation
our national HE Upon the farm build prosperity and
by the prosperity OF the farm or fall
we wish we could impress city these pre-
een actS that they themselves
cooperation in this essential part of this crisis Here
IN Ben Hill county effort should be spared no expense
100 great to rural population whatever help NAV be
D 10 Dng about larger food producing one that
VIII assure the farmer OF ready market more profitable
the grower. -
nc tune mas never been propou Food of every
@ IS IN great demand and brings good prices Wheat is needed
as ntehgen assistance in the production conservation
7he TODD products easily through the active he'll,
our County Agent and the additional employment of the adv
hstraor OF home economics and canning work The Smith
Lever act has provided fund for this counties
ga having already reaped the benefit of its cooperation Ben Hill
should be one OF them We have to lose planting fine
NEARBY and the work should be instituted now
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