Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-27
MISSISSIPPI M.TTERS.


Ntssa~-tpPt th~ ftse- Tor usun~~<eksr.-
This STATE = making eenmendahIs
pro<rcs> n she manufactsre % cotton
~ we'll a. In other directions Cotton
uaanufactarers DO we'll herr. as thsrs Is
an absn4aa-s Of this staple p-Otaeed-
In this respect the state ranked seconi
in the year t>ss- The Yazo0 delta il
the bssst cotton land IN tbs world. Wood
working industries 10 Ne.i. a. the quail
~ OF timber j. excellent ani the supply
ample. All the fAeiiisis. tor mangfac-
tuFin- are ready AZ hand. labo- Is Aban-
aans AMI there = a promising field for
all who wish 70 engage In nanafactar-
Ing enterprises TAe amount invested
IN manufacturing in IS9o vas sl4. SCI.
-. aa4 she anaaal product 81. so5. s3A
The nambsr % articles il EapidIy in
ee2sia- and there i room Foe many
nore.
'-Mississippi ts espec ally adapted to
fruit xroSinx and berry csltare- Pfuzs.
reaches ami a.zs are raised n great FER
seetio7. A. veil a. v1r5esies % fraits
tAas xfox IN the ternper1se Eoae- Straw
berries aa4 potatoes yield 1o-s gener-
oUsy and are favOrits crops because %
The ease sish whiea they are "a s~d and
the facility Nith NhicA saey uaay be na--
kete4 Grapes grow evsryShere. AM
for general fr1it rals5ag there Is no bet
ter section. and all ~ho have gagged
in this b-anea of Industry have lees
rewarded Zoe their Iahor-
-1Tae timber sappiy N Misslssa poi -
abun4ans. ana among tse sArIe:iss are
The white. red. black. SCARLET and water
OAKS. Wi!lox. ehes.naE xaluuG bat
tsrnat. Gogwood. black and sweet gam.
beech. sycamore. cottonwood (shree xpe-
ciesi. red maple. iroawood. locust black
and white mulberry. hiekory. long and
short-ieaf Pine. pitch pine. cypress. lire
oas- ETC. This Is a good variety. and
contains about all the words sse,l in
[ bGildinE za1 manufacturing
Mississippi nas good public school
/ system. and the educational statistics
/ sor i>p5 are a. follows N4mber q cbfl-
dren % school age. 5I6.l cnr0gle4 in
school, 5-E4-9 nam her OF pahlic school.
5.9>si- number Of teachers. :. sJs. e1peu-
dstares Tor p4blie schools. si.I9e. 80.
value u school property. sl. iSo.sl0
/ These figures sh0E an earoll neut %
over 90 Fs- cent Of all children % school
az. Ehiea i a fair avssaze Sith moss
/ % the Safes in the Union There are
&c COLLEGES. a-zfsmies aad high schools.
wish 1.-51 pgpiis IN aiteniaace- These
[ ARE pleasant statistics. AMI t-n1 % s1ox
! a great interest in esiuratiou. both ele-
IsniarT ami N she higher grades
~IAe FanCe % crops Is a Wide one. the
soll : pr0lactive AMI easily silea. an1
the system % transportation hrings al
secfinns n close AMI easy proximity tc
the cess markets. These are Advantages
which sgse5Aliy commend themselves 10
the producer Of farm prodaets
'-Fae el m4te = delightful. living Is
cheap. the productive fields Of Iabor are
numerous za1 nature has omitted nosh-
ing that en- coHIaee 70 the sgccess ~
veil a. the happiness Sf the resident ef
thIs section. aaI tsere i ample room. as
Nell a. opportunity. for milIioas Of peo-
Fle and prosperity for all +hO will dili-
xeatly seez tor IL
S0N s she time AMI Mississippi II
the place for the noleseeSer- West
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