The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-29

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WINE mississippi has no METROPOLITAN
} papers OF her own, yet we are well SIM
piiou Ny tnose two great cities on the
nor'h ana south of us-Memphis and New
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unconstitutional the Times-Democrot
Tue flcayune and the Commercial Appeal: :
anu II IL should happen that these three
TRENDS OF Mississippi, or any other papers
outside the State, are present ON this occa-
sion in the persons of their representa-.
tlves, | desire here to extend to them =
speeiai welcome, and to express the hope
tnat To-Day and tomorrow and during this
occasion, they be counted as Mississip
pans, and as such holding, along with
Tue rest OF you, an individual interest in
the keys of the city
| We are well aware that your ANIMAL
| conventions are held more for business
IMAM Tor pleasure; that the latter is made
only incident to the former. Your busi
ness, we shall leave with you to dispose of
as you VIII; but we ask the privilege of
nlhisterlng to your pleasure, and showing
you some of the chief attractions and
FEATURES of our city while you are here
we want you to feel that it is not only
our city, but that by reason of its being
Mississippi's, it is yours also: and that
you ana all Mlsslssppians, as well as our
serves, nave reason to be proud of it.
Meridian is considerably larger and
more important that it was when the
fress Association assembled here less
than ten years ago. At that time, in 1887.
We had less than 10000 inhabitants; to-
day We have $4,000. l say $4,000. striv-
ing to speak within the boundaries of con-
servatism; preferring to claim too few
than too many. Now, some of our real
estate men and other live busting citizens
whom you will fall in with, will tell You
that we have population of 1900, some
VIII say $4,000, and some 10000; but I'm
paid salary to tell the truth and, under
such circumstances, do not feel justified
IN trying to keep up with the general pro- r
cession The average Meridian mans !
thermometer of enumeration never falls :
100 low A business man of our city re- s
Gently, in connection with other adyertis- h
ng matter, had printed leahet. contain 9
ng lot OF facts about Meridian" for o
General distribution. Among the numer- v
JUS other facts enumerated, all of which a
we're strictly true, he had a statement n
o the effect that Meridian has paved s
treets and sidewalks He was so glar-
ngly off in this statement that 1 asked fl
I'M why he should care to discredit his G,
ntlre list with this statement. His ready nj
nswer was, I'VE have voted bonds to h
ave the streets and sidewalks, and | am in
artain before this circular gets well cir q,
1lated and has its effect the paving will n,
e down, and l thought 1 might as well II
ut it on the list"
It's force of habit that makes Meridian W
en- push ahead in this manner. Their ne
reuse is similar to, yet the opposite of to
e excuse given by the old negro woman M
behalf of her son Ephraim, for his to
lure to comply with contract made. A al
bite man one day meeting Ephram, ex- mt
acted from him promise to come over WI
rly the next morning and put in days m;
)rk at pulling fodder, and enjoining on gr
N the necessity of coming early. Eph- tn
i'm assured him he would be on hand gu
thout fail at the appointed hour, "ef no
Lawd spared him"-a proviso which a {
rky always attaches to every contract Ba
lich Is to be carried out in the future roe
during the afternoon, Eph- dai
IN ate more watermelons than he paid goo
, and during the night his spirit passed to
o that undiscovered country, from will
Ose bourne no traveller returns" The the
It morning the disappointed white man, ing
knowing the situation, rode impatient bril-
up to the humble home of the darby, of
to the old mother, who appeared at the
cabin door in answer to his call, let fly the
sorts of uncomplimentary epithets gen
ut Ephraim and his character for tar L
ess and general laziness, to which, for
IN the torrent of abuse had ceased to ton
:, the colored mother meekly replied, vel
'u'll have ter 'skuse Eph dis mawnin', east
Brown; 'kaze Eph-he's dead" her
}, gentlemen of the association, when | soul
hear Meridian citizen making state city
is as to what we have here, little as
md what the case in hand warrants free
must simply excuse him. not because roue