Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-06-25
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Yuoo Cr, MI.... juno 10, l''o

NAEoo Cirn. Miss. June ~. iS-p.
Eiinr Orflri hsmecrH.
Hsing an oxford County hpy. although
long ahsrut. I thought that n few itrm'
from Thu part ~ our great Union woul'
not D. uninierv.ilng o. Nour readers. II
would h. almost impossible Tor one who
alNavs lived IN oxford COUNTY to cum'
prrheui tho ,asines. ~ the ~ agpn p-l.
Ia" n isdrainrl hy the NaSoo River,
which 9. furm~l hy the Nahhusht and
Tailahsichie l,i,rrs. Thsrr arr also ih'
Big and little ~unfoWer River. lr"r
Cfrrk. Tchula River. ani great m,ny
other minor strrams Tho Delta l. ron.
.idrrvd the rtrate.t cotton producing
country in the United state. II not in
thr vorli. snd cotton s King herr. ns II
l. riis,-i slme.t io The exclusion ~ other
crops.
Nearl, every planter ha. to huy al ~
hi. supplies. even ~" hay AMI corn frl
a. hi. tsams. n .. surprising a. sec the
amount N pork consumed Ia this south.
rn country. The hhoring clas. living
almost ruiiwl, upon "mctt and bread.
\ vegetable l. quite an unknown quanii-
~ with them. Their are few gardens
about th.. town. bat not enough Q" sup
plv the people with what they want.
ani the consequence .. that tho.. thing-
have to h. Imported Through th'
months n Nprl and Nav We arr we'll
supplied With our home products, bat
after that We must depend upon q foreign
market. lrsh potaioes. string bcaus.
Isas. aud roasting ear, have com" and
gone.
The rr.nurcr. ~ the Delta arr great.
Ihcrv arr ihDuand. aud thousand. ~
acrrs ~ Nifrinh forests awaiting the AZ
~ The lumhermen ur thr settler, AMI
every var ihrrr are Cuuntle.- acrv-
driirnc,l to make cotton The timber j.
oak. cypr,.s.. gum. or .aiinNooi .as u l.
known iu the markct.I pecan. hickory
ani ash.
The Negro l. uccc..ary evil 90 th.
south: hc can and will do. II made t",
what uo other class ~ labor can. In
Speaking ~ The Negru am aware that mY
leasWill conflict With many ~ mV north
eru hruthsfs. bat having had charge ~
ani worked ihrm for the past i've yc1r.,
| think that am cump.teut Go give their
correct ,hinrtrr There arr two f',-
turrs ahuut them that arr forrihly i'm
pressed upon one Who l. familiar with
thr colorci ncr. VIZ. th-y do not bear
malice. neither Be- they have anv sens" II
gratitude. Aud .c-ing that Indifference,
one rsn uot help comparing th.m to th"
brute CREATION. the patient on or mule.
y a class they arr indplrnt. and without
master. would D. a terrible cur-e tn
any country, bat with a master. "a saii
Ia the lsginning. they dO Tor the south
What no other lahor can do. of course
there arr exception. a. THE. There arr
in thi. Delta some good color~i men,
bat they arv 80 rarr that II i the eX-
crpiion that pro,rs She rule. Their idea.
81 morality arr very low. onr great
question with the south l. how Ia con-
troll the Negro, for control them Ne must
II We would not sink With them into a
harharous state.
lafoo City l. q thriving town ~ about
5DDO inhshiiant. situated on the lafoo
River, TO milss from the Mississlppl
River. II l. healthy, being located on
high ground with natural drainage.
There are many fine business houses.
two hanks. lumber mill, cotton -~e,l oil
mill. aud a cotton compress. The town
handles about JO,0p1 hales of cotton per
year. The connection with ;lie outside
world l. by a branch of the Illinois Cen
trail H. H.. aud by boats from Nickshurg.
N the farmer. worked aud managed her,
a. they do In Maine they would soon ac-
quire large fortunes. II i q fact that
the farmers here dO not work more than
four months la a wear, the other eight
they are Idle. Wlihproper culture there
I. no reason why vegetables should not
De- raised for all times of the year. aud
Ia great abundance. Thi- city offers q
most favorable location for the establish
ment II different kinds ~ manufactures,
such a. furniture, sash and door factories,
barrel, staye aud heading works, wood
en- manufactures, cotton mlll., machine
shops, &c, Sc. -.
latoo city, Mississippi.