The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
LIVE STOCK IS
OPPORTUNITYFOR
SOUTHLAND NORTH
Southern Lands Need North
ern StOCkmen and Northern
StOckmen Need Southern
Lands.

The alluyial region Of the Mississippi
Is more than ever the empire Of pos
siblities, the Golconda and the Goshen
Of creation, according to the state
ments IN the speeches and reports de-
livered at the second annual meeting
ton, which opened az the Hotel Chisca
with luncheon at 1880 o'clock Friday
afternoon
The eyes Of the investing and col
oniging world these speeches showed
are fixed upon the alluvlal territory
While once buyers were being sought
and settlers solicited for. the alluyial
lands, buyers are now seeking and set
tiers are inqulring concerning the adj
Nantages to he found In the South,
Great drainage projects, involving tho
digging OF thousands OF miles Of bitches
and the reclamation OF hundreds of
thousands of acres Of land, are under
way, while the valley states are carry
ing out ambitious road construction
programs. and preparations are being
made to cooperate with land reclamas
tion and soldier settlement plans Of the
department OF the Interior TO the ex.
tent Of thousands Of acres Of land II
the plan Is adopted by the government
The South faces a great opportunity
In the development OF its live stock
industry BY the laudless stockmon Of
the North SH
Gov. Pleasant Detained.
II was expected that the Hon. r. q.
Pleasant governor Of Louisiana, would
ADDRESS the meeting on 'The South"
but owing 10 serious illness In his fam
lily he was prevented from coming. and
Arthur G, Davenport e chicago son. VI
Dailles, led the list OF speakers with
an address on "'rhs lave Stock Indus.
tryD The North has live btock and
the south COTTON Alr nAxetlnnyt said,
but the Snlltn cal eSa bon s0f tffees
efAat llifltrakrles, hat sfpAiiA make y
The Sssalsls3lkt and Is.Dst ptospefcut
After Ike WAY isscr 4 over, continued INK
apeaker and when the present sur.
plus OF meat animals 10 disposed Of
II Is serious question Il the normal
supply OF beef, pork and mutton will
be sufficient to feed the rapidly In
creasing. population In the future at
prices that all consumers can afford
to pay unless the live stock producing
territory is extended to the South This
MIR, Davenport characterized as the
great opportunity of the South,
Reciprocal Opportunity.
"As think Of the South In connec-
tion with live stock he said 'one
NOEu SthuuA OuN NIe-cIlllnenllN HnpNs MI
others That word is opportunity, To
cover properly the subject you must
write It down In large letters In two
places on the Opportunity for the
North. Opportunity for the South.
The North has the surplus stookmen,
the South the surplus land
"The bringing OF these two factors
together is the greatest opportunity OF
the present generation, an opportunity
for the landless men OF the North to
obtain that which they especially de-
sire--medium- priced lands suitable for
live stock production; an opportunity
for the South to people Its vacant lands
not required for cotton growing with
highly Intelligent and thrifty popula-
ton that will transform II into ono OF
the richest sections on the continent
in the past wherever the 1--we stock
industry has gone 1t has brought pros
perltN," the speaker asserted, "and
happiness to. the land. and there is
every reason for believing that 1t viii
do as much for the South az 1t has
done FOR the North and West"
Worlds Richest Lands.
In addition, MIR. Davenport had the
following to say relative to the posi- e
hilities OF the alluvia region:
'"rhe alluvial empire is rightly named
with It's 20.000,0 600 acres OF the most
Ierule land IN the world, and | have
no hositnucy in saving that my tmprcs
sions gained on this and previous trips
have been most favorable II there Is
any country in the worlu tnat can pro
duce greater variety OF easily grown
pasture and forage crops TO tickle the
palates OF cattle and put flesh on their
ribs have yet to learn its name and
location Bermuda grass, which takes
the place Of blue grass in the North.
combined with bur clover and other
legumes, makes practically an all-the
year-round pasture, While there are
many other forage crops Of great value
including alfalfa and all other Northern
crops besides a number of others pc
culiar to the South, corn, which, in the
mind Of Northern stockmen. Is tndIs-
pensahle AZ fattcncr, grows readily
and yields heavily making It possible
for your aluVial empire. with the aid
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