Southern telegraph., 1837-07-04
PROSPECTUS
BEsANcoN's ANNUAL REGISTER
o. rnE STATE or MISSISSIPPI,

Foa 1888.
To contain an Annual Almanac- calcu-
lated loT tie meridian Of y Nlrchez ,;tc'chcs
Of the carly History Of he Stale; the Stale
CoHstihlioni the namcs &c county and
Sialo Officers incorporated Banks, with
their oaicill bolrds, capitals, &C.; Popula-
ilon Of the counties and cosu.v towns. with
their distaneesfmm Jackson; Public Bald
ings, Churches, Hotels, Stores aud Manu-
laclufies Of the principal of county towns +:
incorporated RlilrOad Companies with their
official boards, amount Of stock, and lthe
localities Of their railroads, whether com
meneod or in contemplation, last of Cole
gcs, Academies ami Seminarios, with the
date oftheir Incorporation, annual income,
names of President, Professors Of Principal
Colleges, and number Of students or pupils;
Names Of the Election Presinc's, Post 0
ces, Rivers, Greeks, Likes, Blyous, D.
scription of natural or artificial Curiositics; /;
List of Chaghes various denominations,
with the nam& Of the CIergymen and the
numbes Of aIemhers belonging to each;
Tables of theproduct of Cotton ia various
years; 4 e0rrcstcd photography Of the Ia
dian names VI counties, Towns and Rivers
in the Chickasaw and Choctaw Ccssions,
with mass Of valuable Statistics relating
To the soil, agriculture, resources and pro-
ductlons Of the new counties, as well as the
State at large;-To which will be added,
a complete Sectional Mp Of the State,
showing the divisions, course Of stcams and
location Of county seats in the new coun-
ties,
The necessity Of an anaol volume like
this, as a book Of reference to every citizen
engaged ia business, as well as 10 travellers
aud .speculatorsu will be apparent to all.
i is ncejed.t0 deyelope the rcsources of
Tho State; . giso nselul inform lion tn the
elnigranl, and 70 elnbody, in an accessible
compass, such valuable statistics, as CAN be
ablaiaed from no other source.
Laying aside iho considerations Of utility,
Ihe feeling ofslae pride woall bo sulii-
p ieHt Ipolye lasusiain publication SO well
cticaklled q show. II j Yiew, tlle population,
agricultural wealth and almost boundess
resources of DE Satc. The annual pub
licsidn Of the Regis ter Ethe co,sAauation Of
which dcpeuds prnn the patronage Of the
first yearl will give the publisher ample
opportunity 70 keep up with the improve
menis of the State, aud make his volumes the
annual records 81 the advance Of society in
mercantile pursuits, in the arts in education
and all that einbellishcs life.
The publisher had been at The oxpousa
of sending an agent in'o every county in
tho Stale 10 uaIRin accurate statistics on
which he could rely. lie has also smade
arrangements to have the State map for the
Register engraved by a distinguished arlis
in an eastern city. He has only to look tC
a generous public for reimbursement o
these heavy expenses and for suilicicn
pctr,nagc to make it an Object to continue
the publication in future; but, at lh9 same
timo, he would scorn to ask any favor that
may no! be fiilly earned by The intrinsic
merit and yaino Of the Register.
He commends his enterprise to all classe.
of his (eEpw-cjtizens, to Judges, County
Clerks, Registers, and those State officers
who may have valuable informntion fo
such compilation, and whose interest i
my be TO communicate the same for pub
ication.
All matter for compilation which ih1s,
who are desir2us of forwarding The enter
prise may fIrnisb, should be transmitte
previoEs to the first day of November mex
The Register will be printed with nc'
type, on fine papor in the duodecim
form, with mnro than two hnndred pages
to be bound like the American Almana
and other ANIMALS Of the class.
The price ofthc Register. including III
sectional Map Of the State, to Subscriber
will be FIVE DOLLARS, payable on dc
livery Of the volume. Lnrgo discounts wi
be made 10 agents who become responsible
for number of yolumcs,or who purchas
it to sell again.
A limited number of advertising page
will be appended to the Register for III
advantage of friends who may desire thei
advertisements to penetrate every part {
the State. Terms Of advertising, One DO
lar a line.
All orders for the work, and all comm'
nications containing special infornmiion
be incorporated in The Register, m9y bo a,
dressed to the compiler and Publisher.
l.. A. BESANCON.
Free Trader oGce, Natoacs.
N B. Those Editors who shall see