The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-01-14

Gov. Lowry's administration val
ues had increased in the state q
Mississippi $40, 592, 846. During Tn
six years Of Gov, stones admins
tration values had increased 81, G54,
9SS. ''- >
When Gov Mc1aurin was inau
! s"tated in 1896 the values of rea
ana personal property in the state o
mississippi was as before state,
ElB2, l73, S94 These values toda,
IN the state of mississippi are 1855,
4S2, 1928, showing a decline in value
during the three years of Gov,
McLaurin's administration of So,
14l9, 66. During these three year
the state tax for the year 1896 vas
mills; for the years 1S07-1S9S it wa
64 mills, showing a loss during Gov
,McLaurin's three years of admins
tration of 1874, 500 in assessed val
ues with higher taxation in the las
two years than has existed at any
time in the last 1G years of the state,
history and a high rate of taxation
for the year 1896 than has existed
IN the state of Mississippi except fol
the year 1894. During that time the
bonded Indebtedness of the state OF
Mississippi has been increased tC
the extent of 100000
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION.
When Gov. Lowry entered upon
the duties of his office in 1882 the
railroad mileage in the state of Mis-
sissippi was 1,O7S miles; at the ex,
piration of his term of office in 1896
there were 1886 miles of railroad in
the state of Mississippi; in Other
words during Gov. Lowrys admin.
istration railroad mileage of the
state of Mississippi had more than
doubled and as a necessary incident
to the doubling of the miles of rail.
road came large increase in values
and increase in the number of towns.
existing in Mississippi and an in
crease in the number of inhabitants
and in the prosperity and general
volume Of business of those towns
that were in existence in the state
of Mississippi when he was inaugu-
rated.
Quoting from his message to the
legislature in 1890 he states as fol
lows:
1.-THE increase of the valuation of
property, real and personal, not es-
timating that of railroads, they pay
ing a privilege tax, has been since
1882 more than forty millions of
dollars. At the date mentioned
there was in the state ,078 miles of
today there are 2, 1865 miles
The new and enlarged depot build
ings for the accommodation of the
public have correspondence in
creased. Cotton and other factories
in this communication
have kept pace with the growing ia
cilities of transportation. Our chief
agriculture, is prosperous,
few localities constituting the ex-
ceptions. Truck farming and fruit
raising have made rapid strides with
satisfactory results"
Quoting from this message again
Gov. Lowry was enabled to say to
the people of MISSISSIPPI;
II congratulate you upon the faz
outlook of affairs. Ny in
formation justifies the assumption
thatthe business interests of the state
are prosperous. Values of every de
have appreciated and it is
noted that the people
were never more contented than at
present. Every vocation having for
its object the advancement and de-
of our material interests
receives unstinted encouragement.
thus creating in in the conduct of
al enterprises hope and inspiration
ior the future"
will not weary you by quoting
further from this message, but if
you care to read it further beg of
you to do so as it will be an in
lesson, to compare the con
lition of the state of Mississippi at
hat time with its condition today.
Today there are now in the state of
Mississippi 1859 miles of railroads,
showing an increase of only 293
niles in the whole state of Missis-
iippi for the last eight years.
THE OFFICIAL STANDARD.
| submit fellow citizens that the
| have sketched demand
If you all a more than ordinary
vigilance and independence of con
Iuct in fixing the official standard
# the future. This standard you
re even now being called upon to
Iecide in the active candidacy of
our governor to the high Office of
United States senator. Now it is
lot my purpose to charge response
,ility for the arrest of Mississippi's
material progress upon the present
administration. But it is indeed I'M
that at the very period
When state affairs most demanded
he singleness of devotion to the
'ublic welfare that marked the adj
of his predecessors,
hey should have been guided by
ne in whose official acts personal
inns have predominated.
During Gov. Lowry's administra-
ion a newspaper outside of the state
f Mississippi, and published as 1
ow recollect in the city Of Memphis,
an article rejecting upon
his distinguished son of Mississippi
nd upon some official act of his. In
n interview Gov. Lowry said that
his was the first time in all of his
fe that any gentleman or any
coundrel had ever said or written
rejecting upon his integ
ity. This sentiment was endorsed
y the good citizens all over the
Lo+a fha o1oua nf Gov G+Cna'o