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thing with life in it will grow.
It has been reported by those who
have investigated the agricultu
ral possibilities of Haiti that
shrubs and small trees shoot up
out of the walls ruined buildings,
nourished only by the mortar be
tween the bricks, the air, the dew
and the rain ; that a riot of vegi
tation is seen in the uncultivated
portions of the country, and that
neglected fields are speed’ly cov
ered with a thick growth of tropi
cal verdure. All tropical fruits,
flourish, the orange, the shad
dock, the pineapple, the mango,
the alligator pair, the plaintain,
and the fig banana. It is claim
ed' that Haiti is one of the best
banana countries in the tropics.
Although Haitian cotton brings a
much higher price on the Europe
an market than ord nary cotton’
the cultivation of this plant has
been sadly inglected. Sugarcane
flourishes whether it is cultivated
or not, and grows <>o ain os! inde
finitely without bell g r» plantt d,
reproducing itself year after year.
The great stap’e product of
Haiti is coffee. It supplies the
bulk of the revet u< s of the govei
ment, and the niergre demands °l
the simple peaumtiy which con
stitutes abnut 95 percent ot the
populatio. . Women and children
gather it and lake it to the sea
port towns on their beads and on
the burros. Although
an effort is now being made by
the American government to
make a market for t his col fee in
the United States, practically ail
of it is shipped to European coun
tries. The cultivation of c ffee,
however, not unlike cotton, has
been greatly neglected by the na
tives, except in small patclns fl
round the cottages. M-cst of the
crop is the result or the reproduc-
TH E ATHENS REPUBLIQUE
tion from fallen berries, and the
crop has varied from year to year
only through influences like a va
riation in rainfall.
Since the American interven
tion in 1915 there has been a re
vival in agricultural pursuits and
a careful survey has been made of
the) need of agricultural instruc
tion. Highways are being con
structed and reforms established
that will rapidly develop Haiti
morally, socially, politically and
economically. According to the
select committee that made an in
quiry into the American occupa
tion and administration of Haiti
and the Dominican Republic, few
cf the Haitians had ever seen fl
plow before the American inter
vention. '1 he peasant class had
never seen and (bid noi know how
to use a sh< vt-1, and when a load
Os load-buihrii g uachimiy, in
cluding 60 wheelbarrows, whs
doicked, ti e nativ-s carrltd them
on their heads, Hi'-bad ol wheel
ing them 10 the place where the
loin -Hunding was ju progress.
Tn re can be ui> question as to
the benefit to Hain of a tempora
ry American occupation. With
tlie cevelupment of her natural
resobrces; with the establishment
of thoroughly equipped public
schools; with the reviv I of agr -
cultural pursuits the bui ding of
a railroad, the constructn n of
hospitals and the suppression of
the ievolu:ionary propensiti< sos
t e political lupieis, Hiti will
eventually be the garden spot of
our western civi'.za f ion.
Sure
Maryland, salmon-pink; Ch
£ " aL mBHI? tMldeloupert, variegated;; White
fRUP Hermosa, white; Marechai Kiel,
WIK6&* .» JRf Je f* 8? yellow; La France, rosy pink;
Bb fled La France,crimson.
Our 2 5° Collection*
B'Mums 25c B Geraniums 2 ie
8 Fuch «“ 25c 6 C ileus . 25 s
B Carnations 25c S Petunias ISe
~ ■'4 n i/jive collection# for tl .00 pr».
. paid. Safe arrival guaranteed.
-- H ar ? a,n catalog, over C n r r
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MoGRECOR BROS. CO,, Box 490 SpringfleM, Ohio
Republique Celebrates
Its Fourth Anniversary
(Delayed)
Pursuant to arrangements on
November 19th (Show night) the
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meetings marking the fourth year
of the establishment of the Athens
Republique were begun at Ebene
zer Baptist Church. A tew
friends gather* d, in spite of the
gn-at excitement that was going
on in King avenue, and a collec
tion of one dollar was taken.
Rev. W. A. Fountain, Jr., pas
tor of the First A. M. E. Church,
donated SI.OO in lieu of the meet
ing set for that place.
On Thursday night, Novemb< r
22d, in a downpour of rain we as
sembled at Hill’s Chapel. The
choir furnished mm-ic and tlun
the object of the meeting vas
stated by the editor. Tin n the
pastor, the Rev. E. 11. Harr’s, dt
.l vered a strong appeal in defense
of the Republique. The collection
on this night, was $3.00. The
next night we went to Friendship
Baptist Cl i icl , Fast Atl *i s.
Ihe kev .R. G . Cas t,olMa dis< : ,
Ga., a great friend of the’ edit* i’s
and an a dei t supporter of all
that makiS for advancement of
the race, was the pm cip:G speak
er. Ai interesting pn gram—bhat
, had been airanged bv Mrs. Bea
trice McSI epherd, was render* d.
Hon. John Colvin, the celebrated
East side * Tutor, was master of
ceo monies. Coilection's2.4s.
So ended the anniv* rsary at
tempt. We were to have gone to
I New Town Saturday ai d to Saint
Paul Sunday, but did not care to
spend the effect for what we be
lieved would be the result if our
experience in the other meetings
was worth anj thing.
December 8, 1923