The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-01-28
THE RAILROAD TAX.

Senate IDuFSudy, auu TolerT0u 10
the committee on railroads, which
provides that the couLties of Han>
cock and Marion shall pay to Pearl
River county her pro rata share OF
the TAX collected from the North.
eastern Railroad for the fiscal year
1890. At meeting of the Board
of Supervisors of this county last
fall. the order was made that the
amount due Pearl River county
from this source be paid over to
said county. The sum was handed
in by Treasurer Willis, amounting
to some 81, 300.-Gulf Coast Prog
ress. -
Yes, but your Board took diff
ferent action afterwards, and the
money was not paid to Pearl River
county; hence, the bill referred TO
was introduced IN the senate with
the following result:
Senate bill to authorize the coun.
" treasurers of Marion and Han
cock counties to rectify mistake
in the distribution of the railroad
tax IN said counties, passed.
The Brandon News says: "A bill
has been introduced in the Mssis-
sippl house to abolish the Office of
county superintendent of education.
The News does not believe that the
duties of the office can be perform
ed in any other way as satisfacto-
rily as under the present arrange
ment. Let the scope of the coun-
ty superintendent authority be en-
larged and the Office made elective
and then let the people see to it
that only competent men are chosen
to fill it. Much can be done to i'm
prove the school system of the state,
and nothing should be done that
does not make an advancement in~
stead of a step backward"
We agree with the News exactly,
except that we prefer that the Of
fee be appointive. In this office
there should be no opportunity for
the "jolly, good fellow" to over
the educational and execu.
tive ability of the reserved scholar.
Through the efforts of our noble
ladies the churches have been paint.
ed and otherwise improved, and
last week they succeeded in raising
nearly enough funds to inclose the
After they shall have
finished their cemetery improves
ments, we trust they will under
take to work up the high school
matter in such shape as to insure
speedy success. They can do it if
they will, for they recognize no
such word as "fail" when once they
put their heads and shoulders to-
gether for real work. We intend
to ride the high school hobby until
the necessity for doing so ceases.
The Westville News says: "West-
VILE High School has an average
enrolment of 100; there is very
few schools in the state of the same
age that can BOAST Of so many stu
dents.r
The Ellisville Ripsaw says: can
election was held here last Tuesday,
to ascertain whether or not the cit
izens favored the building of high
school by direct taxation, and fioat-
ing of bonds payable in one, two
three and FIVE years, and they voted
school with a big S solld-not a
vote against it."
Fruit growers in this locality
may deriye some encouragement
from the fact, that the Vicksburg
Post says that it is predicted by
the "knowing ones" that the pres
emit long cold spell will make this a
good fruit years. that the trees will
be 80 retarded that there will be
no danger from March frost even
If one should come. There may be
something IN this; so it would be
well to see that your trees are kept
in healthy condition, as their yield
might in measure make up for
Vour racant loaa on cotton