SELECTED SAYINGS 



and without exception they did not believe those lands were pro- 

 ductive, or could be made so, and they took pains to tell this to 

 every inquirer." 



"The immigrants supposed, of course, that the natives knew, 

 and we suddenly found that settlement was impossible. I recall a 

 carload that cost me considerable trouble to secure. They arrived in 

 the afternoon, heard the natives talk, and left before I could see them 

 in the morning. In this emergency we resorted to demonstration. 

 By making large concessions, a thrifty and energetic Western farmer 

 was located in nearly every township, under an agreement to do his 

 best. As soon as they were fairly established, and able to prove any- 

 thing, immigrants were taken to their homes where they could see 

 things. From that time our immigration movement was a complete 

 success, and to-day thirty thousand settlers are ready to tell you 

 that it is the most prosperous portion of the South. We then learned 

 the philosophy and the power of agricultural demonstration. Many 

 of the poor Acadian natives, who had not tilled the soil, had never 

 attended school and could not speak a word of English, were con- 

 verted by demonstration and are to-day wealthy farmers. More than 

 1,000 farmers are depositors in the banks of Lake Charles, Louisiana. 

 Of this number over 600 are natives and some are accounted among 

 the best farmers and the most wealthy citizens of this section. Such 

 are the possibilities of demonstration." 



"War has become a problem of finance. The wars of the future 

 must largely become economic wars and the invading forces will be 

 an army of industry. The nation of the greatest and the most 

 economic production will win." 



"How are these things to be procured without such reform ? By 

 reading about it? By better schools? By more taxation? It is im- 

 possible to raise much revenue by doubling the assessment of a 

 cipher or depending upon the voluntary contributions of poverty. 

 The widow's mite went a long way in intention; but fell infinitely 

 short in actual cash." 



CONFERENCE FOR EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH AT PINE- 

 HURST, NORTH CAROLINA. MAY 30th, 1907 

 "It takes a long time for a people to recover from sweeping 

 disasters, and it takes longer when nine-tenths of them have but 

 slight knowledge of thrift." 



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