Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-11-14
v es.sa Cs.Ir.s Neles.

Abfet IlAfes bate btfh sukkesteu
Tor Tie location VI the college, Il We
secure lie looatioR viz: the elevated
ridge bctween II. n Pur-ers and the
l.attinE house, the land between
Dougiasyille aud Beauregard, aud the
ridge np0u which Dr. Rowan and
Mrs kings residences are located.
Beaurcgard agree. 10 suppliment
" esson donation with g. ,UUU IL the
College Is located between Messon
aud Besuregard, aud either ~ the
sites mentioned would be eligible for
the loCation 1t the college. II will
not be pat upon LEES than 90 acres u
land, a. this much will be absolutely
reguirea Tor the building, drives
parks, orchards, gardens, lots, etc
connected with the college some
one has suggested that Me.son aud
Beaurcgard get matted ea ths b~iisgs
question that they settle al former
difference. have the two towns 'per-
gcd into one, under Que municipal
government thus avoiding the 1pense
~ tao sets u ohiceFs Brauregard
has everything 10 gain and nothing 10
lose by this arrangement
Our mechanics aud brick masons
who have beeh drawn here By the
vast improvement made by the Nissis-
sippl Mills 60 now that their work
will s00n be completed and Ia view
0f the vast amount ~ labor 90 come
to Wess0n not only In the College
building bot Ia the hundred, - resi-
denccs % follow IN IT, " axe are cir
Culating subscription hsis among each
other, piedging 80 much labor OF mon
~ 60 be paid out Of their wages N We
secure the college. This Il commend
able indeed In them. but the great
est blessing TO them will be the APP
portunity ~ free education 20 their
boys after the College y completed.
The college al Messon would reach
. greater number Of poar boys who
ean never attend College uniess u u
brought 90 their very doors, thau al
asy other town Ia the state Me.~on
- also the cen ter Of that portion ~
the state whirh IL not supplied b.
Colleges. Minona and Grenada are
under the shadow ~ Oxford, West
Point and kosciusoo are ander the
shadow % Slarksyille, Jackson only q
few minutes run from Clinton, while
Mes~on IL tie center ola large area %
both LOUISIANA and Mississippi unsup-
piled by the ennobling influences
which come from COLLEGE proximity.
That the above towns should really
= srrious In bidding against Wesson.
the Lowell q the south, and present
pride q the whole state seems pTepos-
teron 20 the writer.
The ciiiteRs % Mess0n and Bean
regard will subscribe t90 90 which
added 10 the magnificent BONUS which
~ expect from the Mississippi Mills
20. who are saving themselves Tor the
home stretch will, in our judgement,
place Messon ahead % ali oOmpeti-
tore In = financial point VI view Ia
accessibihty, morality, healthful-
ness, " alter, fuel, material and boys
who ned the College training, no one
viii have the teiaerity 10 dispute our
claims
CoyIah county ought 10 come 10
Wesson rescue In order 10 get the
College. To have Il located Ia our
border will be an honor u which any
county might bOast.
Coplah county Il the native county
u Dr. J. }. Wheat, W. q. Blask and
MAJ Millszps, three u the most Ia
aaential u the College COta. l. u not
Just 10 them that their valuable SER
vices he reconiked by giving the Coi-
lege 20 Cepiah county?
TOD. Moore, of NiRona, who has
given O. 90 for the looation Of the
College ~ that place J. securing the
entire delta and adjoining coanties 20
raise money. His appeals have been
responded 10 the amount u $500.
Will not CoplAh and Lincoln raj
~ to Mcsson's aid and offset the
WInona subscriptions. Its loca-
ton here would be further reaehing
In lie benign Influences than the bor-
ders a these counties. Your sub
scriptions " ill be received aud pub
lished, By the SIGNAL OF Messon
Mirror.