Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-23
The Many Resources of
the Great State of
Mississippi Its
Advantages. Etc

z1e DARK forests. land euaebleE
~ hzTl1- Graded and nzrTuresi
~o-e a-o1- the CREATES; states
zsa- ihe rohleSt orators the
b-zvesf soldiers and lhe most
<iO-Iozs women Of the cont
aeal, this i Mississippi
AMI today the people are
honorable. brave. true. faithful
10 every trust patriotic relis-
ioa~ and lovers cf learning
Churches and schooIhozseS ar~
seen on every land there are
many excellent colleges and
the press Is able and fearless.
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eoznIy-
The great State Of Mississippi
= essentially agricultural IN lis
character or. rather II has 20
happened that. While il POS
sesses many other resources
lhsse have not z1iIl rseensIy al
trzeted attention and The chief
development Of the State has
been II the wzy Of iiIIInx the
S0aI-
ThSs J. the reason that Nj
sis-PPi has 10 large cities It,
agricultural population = SPREAD
oEer The cS&1iry- and the
people who zre yzther~1 IN fh~
toza z7e Only The Ze-rhznfs-
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MYERS and particularly the ~
gT@z e-6-1css1 IN The ~rpas
trzz-.e h~sEe~a The Mss
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a. fAe Delta make % sh~
r1ek-st eD1Te2 lzs1s "a H.
world
Bat Nas>s>s5pRI p.-ss-<s-<
etAeT z1fGrzl rssaWrres q The
g-e1Iss1 I@PsrEzzee- ForezaSs
are is y4sz yI-gTa forests q
pine and eyF-~~s- Herw kave
o@~z establishes. xErnfa L.
p1ss feE yeA-s ezormo=s -5lgs
AID lEza<rlES establishments
ard Tie exrczSzez Of rzExzv-
INTO TIE SreaE forest tracts :
bringing T1ea- Practically Iz<x-
18E>tzese rSSOzrce~ INTO u-vs-
1zeSIvs 1svslsTzsz-s River
and rzll hrIZ- down log. and
lumber to EA~ coast fsr ST-p<-s
shipment 10 fo-Sigu and osh~r
lzrSet- and tAe expectation OF
timber and lEzher from the
Pearl River. Pzse7sozla and
aR3 other shipping districts
las 2lre2d attained i-u-r-
proportions and i yearly srOw-
ing rzpiGly-
Bat the pine and cypress
forests Of Mississippi great a.
they are- do not make up the
whole Of the timber wealth Of
that great State In the north
EN- counties are extensive for-
est Of hardwood trees Of the
utmost lnpOT1zatee for fzruI-
tzre- n1zehinery and wagon
material and this magnificent
resource l. practically Undevel-
op~d- awaiting the tine when
capitol and snisrp-lse shall
unlock ais almost lIinitable
wealth
The fisheries OF Mississippi
although they have reached /.
considerable devel0p-ent p-e-
seat all the Material for Al Al
most Unlimited expansion The
sezeoast Of the State l. indensest
by nEnerOEs snail bzys and in
lets from the Calf OF MexS-o
and these abound With oysters
ard the most delicious food
fishes besides crabs and Shr1uDS
In countless Quantities and The
choicest varieties These fshe-
mes furnish some szsDagss Eorth
Of their products. chiefly 10 the
local trade. although there u a
considerable Industry Of can
n1ng oysters and shrimp for dis
i4nf shipment These fisheries
are capable OF . practically IN
limited expansion for the riek
harvest Of the SEA l. there Al
says ready 10 be gathered
Mississippi i not distinguish
d for its mineral wealth. bat
,Inee little search las been maae
or mines the lack Of kaowIedsse
n the subject signifies n0shInr
o the disadvantage ofthe STATE.
But from the fact that Northern
Mississippi i bounded On the
zst BY the Eieh mineral region
4 Al2haEA- and on The north
y that OF Tennessee. there i
pod reason 10 believe that coal
nd iron which do not regard
biographical limit4tioas lie
I1rled IN the soil awaiting the
a2gic touch Of enterprise and
zpitzl But Mississippi a. .
ezdy has so much thai Il eouId ,
all be one Of the riches; SlzteS
( the Union without any spe-
al mineral resources
With a soil thai reirrns 10 .
1e hEsbandnen for his labor a
a