The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31

school where there are no children,
and about the most expensive thing
Is road through an uninhabited Sec
ton
We have never tried to bring new
people into the state We have never
made any effort to tell other people
Of what we have in Mississippi. How
lid people learn of CALIFORNIA; eli.
mate? Somebody in California told
them, and they believed 1t.
There are hundreds and thousands
Of people-good people-who would
gladly come to Mississippi II they
knew about Mississippi-and we must
tell them. But before we tell them
we must believe in our state our
selves; we must know our state, we
must give her the same loyal support
that we give our ball teams-we must
think Mississippi, believe in Missis-
sippi first and always-then we can
qualify to tell others about Missis-
sippi.
In spite of the development in
dairying in Mississippi in the past 10
years, we have people in the state
who will tell us that dairying cannot
be followed profitably in Mississippi.
d
In Wisconsin the railroads up there
found it necessary to use snow plows
to clear the tracks, and in many in.
stances the snow plows themselves
became snowbound. On one OF these
occasions the conductor was sitting
on the roof Of the pillow and noticed
a farmer on snow shoes sticking q
long pole into the snow.
"How deep Is it?" asked the con-
ductor.
"Damfino," replied the farmer, II
amt measuring; I'm trying to lind
my barn."
want to say that IL man in Wis
consin, where 1t is necessary to probe
for his barn, where it Is necessary to
steam heat the dairy barn for six
months in the year and feed the stock
every mouthful they eat for eight
and nine months in the year; where
1t is necessary to run rail from the
house to the barn so that human be-
inCs can find their way to and fro
should a blizzard blow up-I repeat,
if man can make a success dairy
ing under those conditions, and thou
sands do, Mississippi's climate, her
native grasses and her other natural
advantages offer ten times better OPP
portunities for successful dairying.
Our primary need Is not laws, nor
is it the selection of any given man
or group of men to office-it Is man.
power. And to get the men to fur
nish the manpower we must unite in
an unselfish and determined effort to
tell the story of Mississippi truthfully
and simply to the men we want to
come and aid us in the development
of our state.
I would like to tell you briefly OF
the effort that is being made by the
Gulf. Mobile and Northern Railroad
toward that end. We have sponsored
the organization of the Alabama-Mis-
sissippi Improvement Association for
the purpose of developing the cut
over and other surplus lands In the
territory served by this road.
In this organization we are band
ing together the business and COM
munity interests in the territory, to-
gether with the Railroad, in one body
with but single purpose. We do
not conflict with any local agency
working on larger scope. On the
other hand, we wish to aid them, and
will.
The big sawmills and other own
ers, holding thousands Of acres or
cut-over lands which are standing
idle, are anxious to see them devel-
oped. They list their land with the
Association for sale. In doing so they
agree to give the purchaser of the
land five years exemption from pay
ments on it, interest on the deferred
payments and taxes, provided he in
turn paws cash for such improve
ments, as for instance a residence, q
barn, a we'll and such fencing as he
might select to put on the property
from fabricated improvements on file
with the Association. The land owner
agrees to sell these improvements to
him at cost. Houses will range in
cost from $500 up, and barns from
5000 up.
Under this plan you will readily
see that prospective purchaser can
select such improvements as ne
knows he can pay for. These he pays
cash for and the landowner puts them
on the land for him at cost, the pur-
chase price of the improvements serv'
ing as a cash payment on the entire
property. The purchaser then has
five years without worry except as to
a living for himself and his family.
After he has invested his cash in
the improvements, If it Is necessary
the G., NJ. & N. will lend him suffi'
cient funds with which to purchase
five good milk cows and pair OF
mules. The railroad. will also pur
chase a number of registered males
- hn
aid in building up and improving
their herd.
We propose not only to bring new
people to our territory, but to make
those new people satisfied. We ex
pect to live with them and to aid
them in overcoming every condition
that might tend to discourage them
We propose to make our newcomers
feel so much at home and so well
satisfied that they will not want t.
go back to the "old country" except
to bring their friends "home to Mis-
sissippi" with them.
We have secured as the Associa
ton staff three men and lady-we
believe the best qualified group fol
the work obtainable and among the
number is our next Lieutenant-Gover
nor, Dennis Murphree. The Others
are: Mr.. C. r. Hoye, of Meridian;
Mr.. e. Malcolm Jones, of the q. 8
Soil Bureau, and Mrs. Blanche Green
late of the Mississippi Children
Home. They are all deeply interest
ed In the future of Mississippi. Will
their ability, backed by the business
and community interests OF the terri
tory and the railroad, can see NJ
chance for failure.