Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-02-23

homes, men whose chief capital is t cir
muscle, will not come. And unit. tht Y
do come it seems TO the large ial
owner that he must so forward in The
old way. A subdivided plantation
/ here aud there will not auswer-it is
not even an entering wedge. For It's
surroundings will swallow it up in its
former state. There must be either
an actual collapse of tue CID plantatit II
rule-or foreseeing that this ultimate
result is certain. the land owners must
organize and seek out buyers-must
offer to them large bodies of their
profitless holdings ut low rates and on
long time.
Mr.. Gray's article concludes with
this practical suggestion:
/ believe it would pay for the large
land owners of Marshall county to
meet and agree on a small fixed price
for their land to actual white settlers,
and then employ some one to canvass
for these settlers in the older States.
Mr.. Gray's suggestion is not only q
sensible one, but practical and to the
point, and about the only practicable
scheme sure OF success for disposal
of surplus lands Would it not be a
| good idea for the land owners OF this
/ county to adopt plan on the above
basis, and organize and work system
atically by Offering inducements to
| people who wish to secure small farms
Iuka Miss. Eebuary 18th 1898. =
Dear readers Of the lUKA REPORTER
and especially those Of the 4th Dis
trlct of Tishomingo County. It's with
sad heart that write respecting my
resig nationwhich was rendered and
placed on file in the Clerks Office on
the 18th inst; 1t was an act OF which
l regretted very much, having served
the people of the 4th district as a
Justice OF the Peace for more than sew
en- years, and taking their support in
elections as evidence, l am encouraged
to believe that my course as an officer
has been we'll approved by the votes of
that district. 1t was not for the honor
or the pay there was in the Office that
caused me TO serve so long. it was a
duty felt resting upon me, as cit
izen of my district, to comply with the
request of the old fathers OF our coun-
ty. During my official terms | meyer
became wearied in rendering my SER
during those seven years of my Official
life, and that is the qualifications re-
quired to make Il good Justice OF the
Peace is that OF first class Lawyer.
am we'll assured that every man who
has had experience in that capacity
will agree with me. My removal from
the district was not by any means very
pleasant to me. The thought of bid
ding farewell to fathers, mothers.
brothers, sisters and friends, was In
deed painful thought to me. 1t was
the place of my birth, the place of my
Childhood days, the place where have
spent more than thirty eight years OF
my life, the place where il | have
friends at all they are there. 1t is not
because my affections are not yet with
them that left them. 1t is due to
the short crops, and the oppression of
hard times, and having large fami-
ly 20 support thought it to the best
interest of my self and family to make
this move. While hope l have not
disturbed the feelings OF any one by
ressgaing. think / have done moth
ing more than any one else would have
done in the midst of like circumstan-
ces. And now good friends in conclus-
ion will say to you that | am yet ready
and willing to assist you to anything
that is within the limits OF my power.
Hoping you will fill the vacancy with
man who has the ability to make you
better Justice OF the Peace than ever
beforeaf found in the 4th District, and
further hoping for better times in the
future, | remain Yours Very Respect
fully.
JIM. E. SHACKELFoRD.
The Aberdeen Examiner, sees .'abso-
lutely roseate indications in the i'm |