Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-22

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500 pecan trees and $500 sat-
suma trees had been planted
this season and that a great
many more would be set out next
year. He then introduced G. E.
Pratt.
"Tt has been we'll said that the
growth of o community depends
upon it's people," Mr.. Pratt said
81 have followed agriculture ali
my life but for tie past two
years | have devoted most of my
time to raising pccans and sat
suma oranges, and I think there
is no better place anywhere to
grow them than here in Stone
County. Altogether we have
nearly 10000 pecan trees and
about 1900 satsuma trees. We
shipped during the past season
TIT boxes of oranges; in fact,
over car load and the returns
were very good. Our agricul-
tural possibilities are great.
But the results will be what the
people make it. The marketing
proposition is a drawback, but
the first thing to look to in CO.
operative marketing if the
volume is sufficient, and every
one knows we can raise crops
here satisfactorily" said Mr..
Pratt.
J. J. Taylor, industrial and
immigration agent of the G. &
S. l. R. R., was introduced, and
stated in the outset that it was
a pleasure to see the spirit that
was manifested. He is a men,
Der of the Kiwanis Club at Gulf
port, which meets every We'd
nesday at noon. He told of
some of the work of the Club
was doing and spoke of "faith,"
faith in ones self and in his
fellow man. Il believe that if
we had faith to do things as
they have in California, we
would have little room to spare
to the newcomers. Other peo-
pie would want to come in" He
concluded by extending his as
sistance to Stone County in any
thing he could do to help in
crease prosperity.
eve will now hear from one
whose job is to help keep us
from going to hell" said Mr..
Graham in introducing Rev.
Wilson.
"And it's a pretty big job"
Rev. Wilson. Build
ing a community is a desirable
thing; to make progress; ad-
vance; if we don't build, we de-
cay, blackslide. How can we ac-
complish it? We first need
something to build to, to build
upon. We have good founda-
tion. And for a beginning point,
we have fine climate, plenty of
sunshine-and maybe some
moonshine-but the officers can
control the latter. | see more
land here than any place I ever
lived, and it offers possibilities.
Sunshine, showers, Gulf breezes,
and womanhood. We
have it all. Briefly three things
are needed to build with. First,
q vision. A great problem to-
day is the lack of a vision; we
fail to see the opportunities
which confront us. Vision is
recessary to progress. Our
lands should be settled upon and
cultivated, for they are capable
of producing nearly anything.
is faith. Things are ac-
complished only by men and wo-
men who have faith, and the
lack of it results in many unused
Fear Of the future
has held back many a man and
we will accomplish nothing un-
less we have faith-not fear,
but faith - faith to build
churches, schools, railroads.
Have faith in your fellow man.
If we fear, we will have no
farms, no banks, no railroads.
And work for the sake of others,
eXpend effort and energy that
helps our fellowman. And
third, is cooperation. If we
have a vision, and faith and if
we work together, in one strong
united pull, we will go over big"
Mr.. McKenad of the Develop
ing Board of Hattiesburg then
told of the Nesho Sales Plan
which the Board is back of in
Mississippi. He told of its ad-
and announced that C.