Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1838-01-31
PROSPECTUS OF E
BESANCONS ANNUAL RE
GISTER,
OF THE STATE or MIssIssIpPI.

L,OR 1888, TO contain an Almanac,
i calculated for the meridian Of Nat
chez; Sketches of the early History
of the State; the. State Constitution;
the names Of ali County and State or
ficers; Incorporated Banks, with their
official boards, capitals, &C.; Popula.
ton Of the counties and county towns;
with their distance from jackson,
Public Buildings, Churches, Hotels,
Stores and Manufactures ofthe prip.
cipal or county towns; incorporated
Railroad Companies, with their off.
cial boards, amount Of stock, and the
localities Of their railroads, whether
commenced or in contemplation; List
of Colleges, Academies and Semina-
ries, with the date Of their incorpora-
ton, annual income, name Of Presi-
dent, Professors or Principals, and
number Of students or pupils, names
of the Election Precincts, Post Offices,
Rivers, Creeks Lakes, Bayous; descrip.
ton Of natural OF artificial Curiositics;
List Of Churches Of various denomi-
nations, with the names Of the Clergy
men and the number Of members be-
longing to each; Tables Of the pro
ducts Of Cotton in various years; A
corrected photography Of the Indian
names of Counties, Towns and Rivers
in the Chickasaw and Choctaw Ces-
sions, with d mass Of valuable Stats
tics relating to the soil, agriculture,
resources and productions Of the new
counties, as well as the State at large:
To which will be added, d complete
Sectional Map Of the State, showing
the divisions course Of streams ana
location Of the county seats in the
new counties.
The necessity If an annual volume
like this, as d book Of reference TO
every citizen engaged in business, as
well as to travellers and spectators,
will be apparent to all. It is needed
to develope theresources Of the State; ;
10 give useful information to the emf
grant, and to embody, in an access
bic compass, such valuable statistics
as can be obtained flom no other
source.
Laying aside the considerations Of
utility, the feeling Of State pride
would be sufficient motive to sus-
tsin a publication 50 well calculated to
show, at q view, the population, agri-
cultural wealth and almost boundless
resources OF the State. The annual
publication of the Register (the con
mutation Of which depends upon the
patronage of the first year) will give
he publisher ample opportunity to
ieep up with the Improvements Of the
State, and make his volumes the an
lual records Of the advance Of socie-
y in Mercantile pursuits, in the arts,
y education, and all that embellishes
ifc.
The publisherhas been at the ex-
'ense Of sending an agentinto every
county IN the State to obtain accurate
statistics on which he could rely. Hel
las also made arrangements to have
he State map for the Register engra-
yea by a distinguished artist in an cas-
ern city. He has only to look to a
generous public for reimbursement oil
nese heavy expenses, and for sulli-I
lent patronage tomakc it an object
Q continne the publication in futlre;l
'ut, at the same time, he would
corn to ask any favor that mavnotE
'e fully earned by the Intrinsic meritl
md value Of the Register. /
lie commends his enterprise to alll
,lasses ofhis fcllow.citizens,to Judges.
, y Clerks, Registers, and those
state officers who may have valuableI
Information for such d compilation.I
md whose interest ii may Be to romsI
n ~ nc, The samefor publication.
Az matter for compilation which,
/! hose who are DESTROYS az forwardinoE
lle enterprise may furnish, should 1911
transmitted previous Ia Jhe first dayE|
I November mex. En-