Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-26
HAZLRHURST.


southern homeseekers Guide, q
work prepared by Capt. J. y.
Merry, 81 Manchester, la, As
sistant General Passenger Agent
NJ the Illinois Central Railroad.
We shall make extracts from the
book again next week.
lla1lehurst, the county .eat Of
Copiah county. i one Of the very
best la the state.
Iazlehurst, the bright and
nourishing county seat, Is Que of
the greatest vegetable aud fruit
shipping point on the line Of the
Illinois Central in Mississippi and
that business is rapidly growing.
Over -, 600 boxes of vegetables
aud fruits were shipped from there
last season.
Hazlehurst, IL one Of the states
prettlest and most prosperous
trade ccnters. solidly bullt up IF
brick, iron and stone the business
houses being large aud elegant
structures, aud the residences
evlncing wealth and cultivated
taste. Several large aud hand
some church buildings are also
seen, all the leading donomina-
tons being represented, while the
educational facilities are amnly
I provided tor by graded public
schools. fer both white aud color
ed pupils The civic societie, are
represented by hourishing lodges,
aud the city is noted for IT, ex-
cellent society, refinement aud the
culture II it, people. The pop
ulatlon - between 2 900 and Z,
500, and no town la the state Is
growing more substantially or
has brighter future il business
men, being both enterprising aud
progressive, have full faith in the
ultimate outcome IL their city aud
leave nothing undone which will
IA any wIy serve 10 advance its
interests.
There u 4 most excellent open
my for a elnnery m Hazlehurst,
whose capitalists viii cheerfully
cooperate with practical men Of
means from other states OF local
title. ~ T. establishment, or that
of any other feasible industry.
Being very important cotton
market, llazlehurst would also be
a most excellent place in which 10
locate large cotton mills.
In conclusion, We would ash |
intending immigrants a. the |
south and g. Copish county, 10 |
stop of ia llazlehurst and exam
lne into is advantages. RESOURCES
and attractions, and our word for
Il they will conclude to become
residents, aud that We, in this I
brief review. have not told them
u one htlf - the good thing. |
when we, with perfect truth, /
might hsye done concerning Il.
The city ~ llAzlrhua.t was In
rnrPnrltsii 10 1888. u location
!, 80 thc dividing riIgr between
The VI - -iupi ,ul Pearl rivers,
the water illliu- ga IT, uy.t,rn
-lir ruEIi.g into thr former. /
While that uu 10, eastern bud. Il. I
way lliutho latter. A. cun~e-
qu,nrr u !. a very healthy citv.
while uut being un dead level, /
rs topography !, very attractive. !
II CONTAINS some twenty-five
business houses. the principal
ones being mentioned further
along Ouc substantial ban 1
furnishes ample btuklng facilities
aud ), successfully managed
one. There are also two public
schools and one high school. which
was erected al cost ~ s25 900,
The churches numl,er seven, show
Ing plainly that superior. moral,
cultivated and law-abiding people
live there. The county courthouse
i substantial brick structure, a
credit O. the county There are
also four hotels. Among the in
dustries may be mentioned one
large cotton compress and ware
house, among the best Ia the
South. over 1900 bales ~ the
staple are shipped from there an-
nuAlly, making Il the largest cot
ton shipping point between Jack
son aud New Orleans The cree
tion Of this compress has given an
impetus 20 the cotton market, aud
will greatly augment shipments
frrm Hazlehurst.
There are not less than six saw
mills near the city, which cut and
ship hundreds Of carloads Of
lumber each season for the differ
ent markets.
I 40 planning mills are located
IA the city, as are two carriage
and wagon shops aud two livery
stables.
Business j. always good in
Hazlehurst. because the people
surrounding il do not eon6ne
themselves 10 one crop exclusively
hut, as before stated, grow vege-
tables aud fruits for the northern
markets, a. well as cattle, mules
and horses. while the large mum
Der 81 saw mills also add materi-
ally 10 Its trade. All these pur-
suits and industries are rapidly
/ Increasing "a nannla haeauaa "a