Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1894-11-03
Very Respectfully.
J. c. ROBERT.

Very Respectfully,
J.. c. ROBERT.
(P, So Hillyards reflection upon
the chDdition Of things in the North
west are 10 accord with my own OBJ
seryation.
J. c. r.
Sioux City, Ia, Oct. IS, 1894.
The State OF Mississippi was well
and ably represented at the Sioux
! ity Fair. So far as utilization OF
the occasion went 10 the furtherance
of Immigration, so Tar as a perusive
appreciation Of the great opporiun
tiles 1t offers to build the State, am
willing TO concedc the palm to Mis-
sissippl. THIS State had several
very important towns and distinct
areas represented. Beginning at
the upper part Of the State and com
ing South, Oxford, Miss, was rep
resented by Rev A C Johnson,
a gentleman lately from Illinois.
This exhibit WIS a pretty well select
ed ohe the products Of the state,
cora, COW peas, hay, several grasses,
sweet and Irish potatoes, egg plants,
carrots, okra, celery, beets. pump
kins, broom corn, popcorn. sorghum,
peanuts, cotton, several varieties
Of finc apples, canned fruit and
vegetables, per.inInons WessOn
WIS represented by J. B. Adams,
Esq editor Of The Mirror, of that
town. lie is from the West also,
having lived South only few years.
He exhibited corn, oats, upland ri,e,
Irish and sweet potatoes, sugar cane,
COW peas, cotton in various stages,
beets. tobacco, peanuts, chestnuts,
lespedeza and over 100 samples
of cloth manufactured by the Nesson
Mills.
Nh. J. X. Snider represented
West Point. He exhibited dIain tile,
two specimens ~ soil, sods Of Ber-
muda grass, carpet grass, red clover,
Japan clover, johnson grass and
alfalfa, peas and pea hay, navy
bean, several varieties OF sorghum,
sorghum syrup, gourds several var
ieties Of peanuts, rice. whe4t and
eight varieties Of corn
"Dr j. .. Roberts was the rep
resentatiye wilkinson county, and
hailed from CentrevIlle. The doc
Is an accomplished talker and a
very energetic gentleman. lie is
doing great work for his section
IN securing fine elias OF immigrants.
Hi, display was very telling one,
and most adroi ly managed 10 i'm
press. His keiffer pears took, with
their rich lints. Then his narrative
II twelve LIE Conte trees, planted
n 1886, bringing him the ne: SUN
u 500, was a very effective stroke
ais mammoth Japan persimmons
vas another very pretty dlsplany.
The wild or forest fruits was
happy thought, and exhibitors
,uyht to elaborate this point Of dis
playing them. Many OF them com
jare in favor with our cultivated
ruiles, as game with tame vlllatic
owl. In this exhibit there were,
u glass jars, the mussadine, a
mail grape in punches, Two varie-
les OF uersimnons, whorIle6erry
nd Wild plums. There we're beech |
Iuts aud chincapins.
In he line Of preserves there was
! considerable variety.
The grasses were illustrated BY |
Bermuda and carpet grass gazon
here were Irish potatoes (first anu
econd crops this Year, a number
I varieties Of sweet potato, several
arllies Of large-eared heavy corn,
'hile aud yellow; possibly Ten or
welye yarilies Of the field pea.
everal varieties Of sorghum, seed
various kinds, tobacco, Oregon
&c peavine hay, lespedeza on the
inc and 10 jars, several punches of
Iouisiana sugar cane, some switch
Ane, the fourth crop of turnips this
ear. There we're a large number
exhibitors, and DIR. Roberts
)ula not furnish full list.
The cotton show was the work of
n. e. NJ. Fort. Ihe beautiful
reserves Of Miss Anderson excited
-ea. comment from the lsdies
be beautiful aud artistic work Of
iss lilauche Me Hanus. consisting 4.
sixty-iour tablets OF highly polish
wood, each variety having lis
W leal and sometimes its dOSers
ID seed portrayed upon IL with
lnarksble naturalness. This was
e of the most useful demon .tratiohs
d one Of the happIest conceptions
the whole fair.
The exhibit from Wilkinson
unity was . general work. and
ue 10 enthusiss 10. the doctor tells
}. 10 other words, The county j. n
We 20 the benefits OF immigration, n
Iicn IS a sure earnest Of having .
/ feel almost tempted TO 4
Josephine IS 10 this immigration n
rit in this county, and 10 trace 4
o 81 agitation by one or two men. =
e ago. in that. behalf. But the
d sOsn in the fo-gotten day il
lTs~sr ffs h.~,-r-f T. = - 49,