Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-08

Works Of Vick.burg, destroyed by fire
some years ago, giving siv running
presses In all, with a running capacity
OF oil Of twenty barrels per day, with
cake and meal in proportion. The
profits Of the business are highly salts.
factory, and the supply Of seed ahun.
dant and constant. And while on this
subject We wish to remark that it il a
little strange that planters will sell all
their cotton seed aud then buy corn and
fertilizers. 1, is well enough to get the
oil out OF the seed, for that relsrds
decomposition, just Sc oil preserves the
sardine but when the oil Is ab~slrlciel,
the meal becomel OF high valur as q
fertilizer, and can be made a firm bi,i-
10 retain soil fertility and then il
mixed with corn meal, grits, hay, ol'a,
straw, etc, II becomes u home feed for
stock, cheap and very nutritious. It is
thus used abroad, and il found chcap
in other sections aud other lands, why
cannot we use il at home instead Of
selling at 3 low figure, and buy ivy
stock food from the West at an expense
which constantly depletrs your purse,
aud thus Injuries material advancement
among the people Of our own section
FiREMEN ASD COURT HOUSE,
The Fire Department Of Y.zpo City
i said TO be very enlcient,an embraces
q handsome fire steamer Of great pow
or and q hand.engine-;hC latter, under
the management Of co!orcd men, who
we're out yesterday testing their ma.
chine, 30 as 10 be ready for the fire
iend, should he come along. The men
seemed vel disciplined, and presented
a good appearance In their red shirts
and mo. 2" hats. The Courthouse is
a large and handsome building and
well arranged for the Courts and coun
ty officers. The officers are all highly
spoken Of by members OF the bar, and
we find the bar q very intelligent one,
with all the members working in per.
feet harmony.
SEED wAsTAGE.
The shipment Of cotton seed at every
landing Is large, aud the "boat p,sseu.
ger" who hears a good deal alb Ut
eight weight" from the planter, notices
how the sacks are handled and their
condition. A great many sacks are in
good condition and properly sewed,
but there are many old and ragged,
torn 10y the cotton.hoOks of tho deck.
hands, while other sacks are moi half
prepared for shipment, and the seed in
quantities, drops out at every handling,
II the shipper would give more l'ten.
ton to the sewing Of sacks and steam.
boat commanders require the abandon
ment OF hooks in the handing of
sack $, and certainly they are not ncces.
sary, it would be better for AL con-
cerued, ~ The wasted seed j. -wrp'
from the decks vi steamers, aud
tramped into the mud at each ltlding
Of shipment.
SgDLECrI&G THE LANDING'.
The landings along the Yszoo, like
those 81 its tributaries, are sadly neg
recled. Indeed, At many points there
are no landings at all, and in bad
weather the steamboats, have 10 scad a
man on shore with q spade to dig Sttp'
in the steep mud banks in order TO en-
able the bands to carry the freight TO
the " warehouse" or the cotton seed,
etc, 10 the boat. Then al but few points
is there Clearing enough for a boat
70 land. The pilot generally pushes
10 among the saplings that lIne The
bank 10 the water line, and con
graduate, himself il he gets out with
out the boat sustaining more or less in
iury from limbs OF tho o]verhang!ng
trees. Then ski1s and canoes are al
ways moored Just where a boat has Il
land, and if the wind is blowing rather
It MY, a xiii Is sometimes crushed or
"dug.out' stove in. II seems 10 II
that the people interested in each land
ing, aud particularly the man who i
paid for receiving and Forwarding
freight, should clear the landing fol
boats, OF impeding trees aud tie an
moving small crafts that we have indl
Gated. The trees on tho blnk for
distance sufficient for Il landing cou't
be easily removed and At a very smlI
expense, aul prove a great saving il
time, which Is money, 10 the steFmer
engaged in looking after the WINS U
the people at sll seasons OF the year.
oyERnANGING TREES.
The pest Of pilots and a fruitful
source ofexpense 10 STEAMBOATS, IN lh
Yazlo and its t:~.bu,ariCs, is the over
hanging trees, watch, ever aud anon
shoot out On either bank, with stron
arms advancing far out into the river
sometimes carry ing away %stanchlon'
i. or state.rooms, chimney ;, or Kitchen
The narrow river, The sharp curve
! aud swift current, at some points, ~
&. too much sometimes for the careful
!, helmsman,' aud injury 10 tue boat
r inevitable, Something should be don
; TO weed out" these forest monarcI
/ nuis,uces, and remove the many 'usg
which .ook up so thrcateningly
J many points, as the prov Of the steam
! err plows the sluggish stream. ID
r work Is a National one, aud . bill
4 would be in order 10 clear the \ azo
| and its uAvigable ailuents Of over
e hanging trees aud suags, at Al earl
e day. 4 suagboAt spent many month
in the YAz)o last year, but is said
c have devoted more time 10 picking u
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