The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-12

ga' N1,able home Of Comrade L, Il,
aa'F near lenton, twelve miles
ii'g' Zoo city. Gu reaching iazoo
y, t,und our good friend John G.
W. N the Herald, and Mr., liirsh,
y ,a'' .olendid team, which took us to
Middleton home in about two hours
W. cordially greeted by our host
W. comrades Of the long ago.
So" ~ h was a six-gun battery,
o,n anded by Capt. A. J. llerrod'
lI'' srst 10 last it had nearly two
1.sd men on its roll, Only four
W. we're at the reunion aud there are
,birty.two in the county,
Inv l. commanded by Capt, !
~, O Rowman, was also from iazoo
y and several of the survivors
.,s Al the reunion.
c,mnany h was in the siege of Port
.json and Company | was in the siege
/ yicksburg
company d proposes TO nave an an
regnion until all shall pass over
l..,st under the shade of the trees
-. hivouac OF life eternal. Comrade
lie will play the host next year
Tbs old town of Benton was the
,,mer county seat of Yazoo, and here
= hold some of the noted political
/ .,ings of ante.bellum times. About
,ntr years ago we attended the clos
,eyercises of a splendid school there,
abich Hon. E. y. Thomas, now of
.,.,yille. was the young and talented
t.inripal. Or. j. W. c. Smith, one of
All landmarks, is still there, prae.
cling his profession.
Ne spent the day following in
YAzoo CITY,
ii after close observation and much
mir concluded that Hazoo City is
y brightest and biggest city Of its
10 in the United States. 1t has a
lr,nIa,ion of at least $500, splendid
,bic schools. new and handsome
brr,be,. two of the best, and best sup
0,rted newspapers in the State, three
kapks with ample capital, new opera
Eoose the only public library in Missis-
Eioni two oil mills, a mammoth com
nrss, with storage capacity of $4,000
|lales. the best constructed and best
|,.,vsled streets in the State a bcauti-
hi public park, electric lights, water
rorks lbut not in working order just
now and many other things that enter
into the makeup of one Of the most
progressive and prosperous cities OF the
South, And the secret of it is, that all
Dru together on the "Gazoo plan
There are very few, if any, kickers. A
public improvement once agreed upon
Incomes at once a reality. An opera
house was thought to be necessity. A
stocl, company was Immediately organ
led, and the operahouse at lazoo CITY
i the admiration of all who behold it.
Il was opened on the Goth OF April last
the first entertainment netting about
s,a0 II represents an investment OF
about $50. 600, and while it may not
WELD many cash dividends to the stock
holders it will attract to that city Iht
very best musical and theatrical talent
of the country. The seating capacity
is $780, There are 400 lights, of which
$50 are over the stage, and AZ tootllghts
ladies parlor and special seats in thu
center of auditorium are up-to-dat'
features. The colored people have
separate approaches to separate tlcke
office, and separate space in the gal
leries. The building has tire-escapes
Show people are enthusiastic in thel
praise of all the comforts and con
yeniences provided for their specia
benefit
In connection with the operahouse /
dance hall 81 by So feet. The lowe
story of the building is occupied b.
two stores-one of them the hanc
soonest grocery store in the State A.
the hardwood finishing of the opera
house and stores is from the Noyelt
Machine Works of Yazoo City. 10 MI
John Lear, president and general MAJ
ager of the operahouse company, W
are indebted for many courtesies'
Altogether the handsomest hardwal
IL. IF [ Al
Human Company. There may be or
other that carries a larger stock, thu
Of Lee Richardson, Vicksburg
There two immense cotton OIL mi
in Yazoo City. The mississippi
one of ten mills of one company.
operates 81 months in the year, crush
1876 tons of seed every "a hours, emplo.
1876 men, and has a weekly payroll
about $500, Its product is crude o
cake and meal It's ginnery connectlt
has eight stands, ginning % bales
day. This mill was established 1871
Our good friend, Il. Schaefer, is &c
eral manager.
The plant of the Producers Cotton
Company is nearly equal in capaclt
Its main buildings are brick and its m
chinery the very latest. The compal
was organized in 1898. The plant &C
about S140,00 Its 400-horse pow
Carless engine runs as smooth as
watch. Its principal shed for the st'
age of seed from the trains IS oON5
feet; and in the railroad tracks runnl
through its yards we recognized sol
OF the rails of the late street railway
jackson. Our old-time friend D.
Henderson, is secretary of the compaI
We had heard much of
LINTONIA,
And thanks to the courtesy of Mess
Lear & Pepper, we were able to see
ourselves this extensive suburban
dition. Until 1890 this tract OF d
acres was known as the Willis plan