Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-03
OLD LAFAYETTE
COUNTY Is IN LINE.
\ Review of Lafayette
County'sBusiness Shows
She Stands in the Front
Rank.

Our exchanges have been
boasting of the business for the
past year of their respective
towns. There has been 80 much
of this interesting reading that
the EAGLE concluded to- see if
our own town and county were
not mp to-date. To simply say
that We were pleased with our
investigation would not nearly
express our feelings. We were
most agreeably surprised.
To date We have shipped
1000 bales of cotton and it is
no eXaggeration to say that we
will ship all Of 5000 bales more
or a total of 10000 bales. Have
shipped abOut 6.000 head of
cattle to various markets. We
have also shipped many thou
sand head of sheep. and the
stave and spoke timber Stats
tics are Leavy, bat the exact
figures are not obtainable at
tins time. IL will suffice To say
that timber has been a great
source of money supply and
has aided many thousands To-
aid the county that has sold its
cotton crops 80 cheap.
Abbevilie has shipped about
Loo bales OF cotton TO date
and will 20 TO 600 tor the sea
son. Her lumber shipments
have passed the $1,000 mark
and there Is a great deal of tim
bel ia that section OF the
county that will sooner or later
be marketed To the best posi-
Die advantage. since hardwood
timber Is getting scarcer and
therefore much more valuable
every day.
We were unfortunate in not
being able to get the report
from Tay Depot that We So
much wanted. but We hope in "A
later article ON this subject,
when We will have more space,
We can get the most accurate
statistics. This thriving little
town will ship more than LOCO
bales of cotton. also consIdera-
bic lumber ana some cattle. In
all Ut our towns business has in
creased To most satisfactory
extent, Notwithstanding the fact
that most of our cotton sold
near the J-cent price.
F But what speaks loudest and
most forcIblv Of our county's
resources il the magnificent
bank statements. Think If the
last statement of the -Old Re
. liable Bank OF Oxford" with IA
capital oil so, 900, and deposits
running To the enormous liz
ures of nearly sl1j,000. This
financial institution was estab
lIshed in 1871, and is undoubt.
edly one of the very strongest
institutions IN the State. The
Merchants and Farmers Bank.
established IN 1889, with a capt.
tai OF $50, 900 and deposits run
ming nearly sI3J.000, is one OF
the most conservative and safest
institutions in North Missis-
slppI. We regret that again our
space calls halt when We de-
sire ID go into the history and
name the various officers OF
these banking firms. Ii any
one thinks that they are not IN
splendid condition and paying
satisfactory dividends let him
try and purchase some of the
stocks OF the banks.
As final reminder We think
that there is not business
house IN Oxford or even "a resi-
denee TO LETT Ii you wished
to build or rent a store on our
Public Square you must tear
down or sub-rent from others.
None are vacant and no space
to build. There are a number
OF buildings being erected. but
there Is room for many more
new buildings, and We hope
and believe that the demand
will be met during the year for
renters. No, Oxford is not on
u boom, but has progressed
handsomely every day In the
past and will We hope the pres
emf wear