Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-08-22
PROSPECTUS
OF
BesRmCOmEs Annual Register
Ofthe State Of Mississippi,
PROSPECTUS
For 1S3S.

For 1885,
TNO contain am annual AImao
Il nae, calculated for the meridian Of
Natchez, sketches of the early history Of
the State; the State Constitution; the names
of County aud State officers, Incorporated
Banks, with their official Boards, Capitals
&c. Population of the counties and county
towns with their distance from Jackson;
public buildings, churches, hotels, stores
and manufactures Of the principal of county
towns; incorporated rail road companies
with their official boards, amount OF stock,
and the localities of their rail roads, whether
commenced or in contemplation, list of
colleges, academies, and SeminaIieS, with
the date Of their incorporation, annual in
come, names Of president, professors of prin-
cipat colleges, and number of students or
pupils; names Of the election precincts, post
Offices, rivers, creeks, lakes. bayouS, de-
Scription of natural or artificial Curiosities;
list Of churches uf various denominations,
With the name aE-1he cleFgYmens and the
Enumbers Of members belonging Go each ia
bles ofthe product Of c0ttou in various years;
A correct orthography of the Indian names
of Choctaw cesSions, with mass of valua-
bic statistics relating tothe sob, agriculture
resources and productions of the new coun.
ties, as well as the state at large ~ 70 which
win be added, complete sectional map
Of the State, showing the divisions, course
of streams and locations of county seats in
| the new counties,
The necessity of an annual volume ike
this, as book of reference to every citizen
tngaged in business: as we'll as 10 travellers
a a::G spectators. will be apparent to all. 1t
is needed to develope the resources of the
State; to give useful information to the en-
| igrant, and to embody, in an accessible con-
pass, such valuable statistics, as can be OBJ
tanned from no other source.
| Laying aside the considerations Of utility,
/ the feeling of a state pride would be sufi-
fcient motive to sustain publication so we'll
calculated to show, at view. the popula-
tiOnD agricultural wealth and almost bound
less resources of the State. The annual
publication Of the Register (the continue.
ton Of which depends on the patronage Of
the first year) will give the publisher ann
pie opportunityto keep up with the improve.
mentS Of the state, and make his volumes
the annual records of the advance of society
in mercantile pursuits, in the arts, in ednca-
tioni and all that embellishes life.
The pGhIsher had been at the expense
OF sending al agent into every county in the
state, 20 obtain accurate statistics on which
j
| IHents to have the state nap for the register
engraved by 3 Distinguished artist in an
eastern cts 5 He ispRly. to look to a gener-
1ns public Ter reimbursement Of these heavy
7e1e ms. md Cor Sufficient patronage to be
t. an object - uhtinaeth publication in fin.
turel but e the same timeD he would scoTE
% ash any favor which would MT be fully
earned III the intrinsic merit and value Of
the register
he cOMlnen0s the enterprise TO all elias.
ses OF his fellow citizens, 10 judges, ennnty
/ clerks aud those state oficeTS who may
have valuable information for such CON-
/ pilatioh, md whose interest il may be tC
IcomWnnicate the same for publication.
An mater Tor compilation which those
/ who are DESTROYS of forwarding the enter
prise may furnish, should be transmitted
/ previous 70 the first day Of November next.
The Register win be printed with new
TYPE, on fne paper IN the duodecimO foIm.
4 with more than two hundred pages; TO be
bound like the American almanac and 9TH
er ANIMALS nf the class.
The price Of she register, including the
sectional map af the STATE, 20 Subscriber
viii be FIVE DOLLARS. payable on Dc;
Il livery Of the volume. Large discounts viii
Y be made to agents who become responsible
~ : Number of volumes, q who purchase
J. 81 y sell again.
Hmiled number of advertising pages
III Be appended 70 the register for the ad-
Vangnge offriends who may desire their ad
fyertisemehls Is penetrate every part ot tke
Estate. Terms Of advertising cae dollar !
7 line.
81 orders for the work and al commu'
Z leslions containing special Information Il
corr oFatedi n the register, may &c I'D.
g1estd 10 the com her ahsl puhlisief.
Is n. BESANc0N
Frpe Trader ofFira. Nakehes