The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-10-29
A Tribute to Our State.


lands lie in the northwestern pan
of the State and occupy one-siXt
Of the area Of the State, and ar
beseeled by the main line of tn
Southern Railway. This scctiot
has numerous nayigable streams
such as the lazoo, Yallabusha
| Tallahatchic and Sundower rivers
and is dotted with lively and pros
Iperous towns, like Greenwood
where the railway crosses crosses
the Yazoo river; Greenville, OF
the Mississippi River, the tcrmin
us of the Southern Railway, anC
! innumerablc smaller towns anC
villages. The lands of this section
are among the richest in the whole
world, and the region is rich in
timber, among which are twelve
varieties of oak, IN addition to
ash, locust, gum, cypress, maple,
hickory, wormwood, and others.
This remarkable section, which
the great Southern Railway BIZ
sects nearly IN the centre, deserves
more than a passing notice. 1t is
very nearly a Y-sbapod piece of
hand. the point Of the Y beginning
nj the mouth Of the Yazoo River,
about mile north Of Yjcksburg,
and running nearly to the north
line OF the State. the Yazoo River
being its eastern boundary. The
Delta contains 100000 acres. 1t
has a good drainage, as Horn Lake
at the head of the Delta, is 114
feet above the mouth Of tho Va
ZOO, and there is not q single
swamp in It's entire area. Large,
nayioable streams flow through
the Delta, making a perfect net
work Of waterways, and there are
thrty-one of these that are trayer-
sed by steamboats, Of from fifty to
one thousand tons burden. In adj
dition to these, there are many
large bayous, which are used in
hoating out timber, and these are
available for two or three months
in the year, The sell is wholly
alluyiaI, having been deposited by
the oyerdows of the Mississippi
River during the ages past, and
now that the river has been con
trolled by leyees SO as to prevent
future oyerdows, nearly the en-
tire region has become available
for settlement and cultivation, and
newcomers are already filling the
country at & rapid rate.
The Delta produces more cotton
than does any other one district IN
the world, though less than one
fifth its area is given to that crop
While Mississippi may have no
mineral deposits Of value, good
building stone is found in some
localities. A fair quality OF
mari is abundant, and clay in many
sections is well adapted to the
making of brick, tile and pottery
In nearly every part Of the State
flowing artesian water can be had
at depth Of from 30oto coo feet
This is a great blessing TO the
Delta. where this pure water has
considerably lessened the danger
of malarial diseases.
The climate of the State IS
usually mild, and is not subject to
q e~tremes of heat and cold. The
summers are long, but a tempera-
ture Of 95 degrees is unusual Inc
winters are cold and agreeable,
but a temperature of 70 degrees Is
not unusual even in January.
Mississippi, because of its eN,
cellent natural conditions, is one OF
tbe bealthiest States in the coun-
try. the official statistics showing
that. while the death rate IN Mas
sachusetts is 1899 per 1000; New
York. 1880; Pennsylvania, l4'92'
and Colorado, 1910, tits but l2,o9
in Mississippi, and this is inclu-
siye of the colored population, the
average death rate OF which IN the
entire South is I7.2S per l, 900.
Facts Will show that Mississippi
is one Of the best governed States
in the Union. Every householder
with a family is entitled to hold
exempt property sufficient to sup
port a family in comfort. Liquor
sellingis'regulated by local option
in the counties. Since this law
went into effect, about eight years
ago. saloons have been abolished