Southern telegraph., 1837-09-05
PROSPECTUS
BESANtON'S ANNUAL REGISTER
OF THE STATE or MISSISSIPPI,

FOR 1893.
To contain an Annual Almanac, cnlcu
lated for tho meridian of Natchez; Sketches
Of the early history Of The State; the State
Constitution; the names Of county and
State 0a,cers; Incorporated Banks, with
their off 'ial oarls, capitlls, &c; Popnla-
ton Of the counties end county towns. with
their distances from Jackson; Pahlir Build
ings, Churches, Hotels. Stores and Mann
factories ofihc principal of county towns:
Incorporated Railroad Companies with their
oiiri u torrds, amount of stock, ana 'the
lpcalitics of thejr railroads, whether corh-
mcnccd or IN contemplation, List of Cole
gos. Academies anl S'mninariee, with the
date ci'thoir incorporation, annual income,
In9mosof President, Professors Of Principal
Colleges, and number Of students or papli- A;
Names IF The Election Prcsuc's, Post OH
ccs, Rivers, Greeks, L1kes. Bryous. De-
scripiion Of notural or nrifi~ia Curilsifias;
List e Churches various dcnomin tian.
with III names u the C'orrvmon aud the
npmlcs Of wamaers to'naur % oaeh.
Tables af'lo nfoleH ofiaun usaaaas
wears; A corr .rl or'tsqu.', ~ '. g..
dian uomnS If co.usiee. F.en, H n....
in the Chcl,asaw aud Che C..ssqe.
wish n m7ss o' vs'ul!e p .t.c r.. t'ng
70 the soil agriculture, rosn,.rcs anl pro-
dncions of .ho uowcon les. as well as The
State at large: 70 which will be added.
q complete Gcrtianal Map Of the stata.
showing She divisions, course Of s'rams and
location of county seats in the now coun-
lies.
The necessity Of an annal volume like
his, MS look preference to every citizen
engaged in business. as we'll rs 10 travellers
and spccnIatore,, will he apparent to ALL
Il is needed to dovelopo the resources of
The State; to give useful infrma'ion 10 The
emigrant, and TO cmhody, in an accessible
such valuable statistics, as can he
Obtained nom no utirrr raurco.
Laying aside The considerations of utility
The feeling ofStale pride would he a suili-
Gent motive to sustain publication so well
to show, at a view, the population.
agricultural wealth and almost boundess
resources of the State. The annual pub
Iiicton of the Register (thc continuatian of
which depends upon the patronage of the
first Year, will give the publisher ample
to keep mp with the improve
ments of The State, and make his volumes the |
annual records OF the advance &c society in
pursuits, in the arts in education.
and all that embeIlshes life
The publisher had been at the expense
OF sending an agent mo every county in
the State TO obtain accurate Statistics on
which he could rely. lie has also made
to have the State map for the
Register engraved bya distinguished artist
in an eastern city. He has only to look to
a generous public for reimbursement oft
these heavy expenses and for sufficient
patronage to make it an object to continue
The publication in future but, at the same
line, he would scorn to ask any favor that
nay not be fully earned by the intrinsic
merit and value of the Register.
He commcnds his enterprise to all classes
# his fcllow-citizens, to Judges, County
Jerks, Registers, and those State officers
fho may have valuable information for
UGH compilation, and whose interest it
lay be to communicate the same for pub
cation.
All matter for compilation which those
ho arc DESTROYS Of forwarding the enter
rise may furnish, should be transmitted
revlo"s to the first day of November next. :
The Register will be printed with new
pc, on fine paper in the duodecimo {
rm, with moro than two hundred pagos-
be bound Like the American Almanac
I'd other ANIMALS oftho class.
The price oftbc Register. including the
c:ionaI Map Of the State, to Subscribers
i be FIVE DOLLARS, PAYABLE ON de-
cry of The volume. Large discounts viii
made 70 agents who become responsible a
number of volumes, or who purchase \
% sell again. c
A limited number of advertising pages
i be appended to the Register for the
vantage Of friends who may desire their =
'ertsemcnts to penetrate every part of
State. Terms Of advertising, one Dol q
line <
All orders for The work, and all commn- =
ailons containing special information to
in he Register, mqy be nd,
ssed to the compiler aud publisher.
l.. A. BES ANCON.
Free Trader Office, Natcic.. -