The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-11-16
Board Seeks Cooperation BY All
To Assist Business and Forestry

In connection with its declared pur-
pose to work for the promotion and
establishment Of agricultural exten-
sion, forestry, public health meas
ures, workmen's compensation act
and good roads in the state, the Mis-
sissippi Development Board an
nounces that 1t also is endeavoring to
bring about greater spirit of coop
Grafton between all interests for the
common good and seeking remedies
looking to the safeguarding and the
growth OF business and rural condi-
tions within the state. Agricultural
and industrial expansion should keep
pace with the other.
The expansion of q banker or mer-
chants business is limited by the gen.
eral expansion of the community in
which he does business. No commu-
nifty, however, can expand while the
back country or county in which It
1s located is retrograding, and the
expansion of the county IL limited by
the growth Of the state. Putting 1t
the other way, the state cannot grow
1f the counties are retrograding, nor
can the counties grow. If the indus
trial centers or communities are ret
regarding; hence no business, wheth
or it be banking. mercantile or any
other line, can grow unless the com.
munity, county and state In which 1t
is located is advancing. The inter
ests Of all are interlocked one with
the other and all must work together
for their own and the general wei
fare.
In South Mississippi 1t is said that
65 per cent Of the business is predi
Gated on the lumber industry. The
lumber industry probably may pass
out within shorter time than many
foresee. Intelligent reforestation
will partially take care OF the some
what distant future, but Mississippi
in our day smust retrograde or else
provide diversified agriculture and
industrial expansion to care for the
labor now In the lumber industry
Otherwise every line of business viii
shrink accordingly.
/: When the Time comes--What7
When and how the crisis will come
is debatable. The certainty of 1t ul
timately Is beyond question. unless
measures of avoidance are adopted
The investors, both at home and
abroad, feel that the principal OBJ
struction to Mississippi's welfare Ii
the lack OF appreciation Of the neces
sity for more capital and the proper
protection Of capital now invested IL
the state. The small operators, par
ticularly the farmers, are wastefull,
handicapped by too marrow opportu
mites. only small part OF which II
due to management, the principal dif
ficulties arising from the unthought
cd failure OF the larger business I.
cooperate with the small OPERATOR
and farmers.
These conditions are very much az
gravated by the nervousness Of capi
tai. growing out Of restrictive and
repressive state policies. Capital
therefore, 10 an alarming extent, II
disposed to emigrate, but ID more will
ing still to stand by and help develol
the resources OF the state II assured
OF safe opportunities and the protec
tion afforded In other states.
II Mississippi permits her capita
to escape and her vigor to decline, |
VIII be difficult to rally. The capita
which developed the states natura
resources In the past can and viii
remain and other capital will COM
II shielded from destructive policy
II the thinking Mississippi men an,
women fail to grasp the nettle the.
invite ths midnight hour.
The cities and towns must realix'
that the development Of their back
country win IN turn accelerate Til,
communitios development and til,
farmers and other citizens must real
~ that capital industrieS and busi
nees enterprises and centers are u
ccutlal n their proxress. Henc1