Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-06-08
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
By ]. L. POWER.
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The following l. from 'hc arrhsv-s in
the state capitol.
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Cot " wsst. seurtai sat AErnt state y
NissIsslrri
~ en- the "A ~ o-tnt~r iast, IN a.
eur,iance with your directions. pr,r-
ereied in csmrany with capt NJ. q.
Turner. salt agent - the salt vorkson
th~ Tomb gh~v river IN the state of
Aiahana. owned by The state e Ms
sis@ippi, and uadsr the directions aud
supervision ~ Capt TURNER. o. examine
the Sane. a.rvrtain it, present yieid II
salt. extent 20 - capacity. the inrrpvr-
msntsnsee-sars. and The prie.. r-qui-ite
l. manage effisisn nfiy sad neslss. also
= exainias the vsrh,uS wor<s nov in
OPERATION at the same play. o. s-ccr-
tain their relative rus, snd present dsGv
Weld. and thr facalt.ss Cor esia blishiug
by the state ~ Misa~sippi ALI works
- enlarged capacity upon the fuost %.
proved plan, aud 70 inscsiirass the
comparative advantagrs - ssid iocaIity.
and the c,iast uear Notsfls- ard the pr~s-
eut prizes - salt a. the various worics
bog % rrrsr- re vi-sis-irri STATE
Work, are very cruie and imperfect.
yielding when worked auiv twelve
bushels - salt p~r dav. bus owing ~
a scarcity ~ hands aud imperfect MA
ch nery. had only worked two dayx in
The last two weeks only one. ia 2 OF
ths well from " hieh the STATE draws H.
water y owned by the state. bv par-
chasing the other half and ding adj
dttiaual machinery and boi.iu. ( power.
a can b. made tn WELD hffr husaels
Per day. Al a eust even a, th.. prrsent
fAbnious prices paid for supplies. -
not exccesiinr - per bushci Bganap-
piicat.pn - steam power ifs rrosl action
ran D. .rrratlv facilitated and a cost
much rssiuce,i. a. b. boiling The aatsr
in pots in the open air a. az Pre- sent.
you get mp oniy -. dsgrecs vs. aereas
by the apphcarios ~ steam az prev
sure Of NJ pounds cn The square inch of
thr boiler. yua can apply hrat ~ D.. $50
degrees, aud ia that proportion save
fuel and Ia hor. aud thu- reduce the e.st
u pro'iuctien. which would most r,-
sP.ctfully rveummend a. the trie po,...v
- the slaie. . accomplish "a nirh wuuii
involve a large ezpcnsi turr ~ money.
but the iacrvas-,i pr,lsiIetiun saa 6 en-
doubtssily amply repay The state - .t.
Investment
would here state tha, the locali'v IS
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imperfect hnuss az ths. WorsS. and sFsz-l
having - Z, hauled frrm two o. trga
and half miies over a bad rad and
nearly impossible ia the winter hcure
the Importance II procuring fuel b.-isrr
the winter ram. - in
Iexamin,.li IN. var5nas sat- work. ia
operation. the tsu rlast Important ars
the WORKS - the state - Aiahaina. and
those % Major " &. Hunt u selma.
Ala The former eust. I an inksrursl
s5oo.ouo, and yiel,i~ per day from ~ L. -
bushels u salt. the latter a. es-st of
not over - eoo. Welding uot les- than
"a bushels per day. AMI the only works
that I have seen that have anF preten.
sionS Ia skill. Neither suitable ma
ehincry or boiling power eau he par-
chased at the said works. but pans can
be- obtained a. Selma and Demepaiis.
from which latter piac- I learn you
have ordered some. The necessary
steam apparatus can be procured from
the ruins II the late state penisentiary
To carry this work Z ward suecessfuiiy
will REQUIRE much manual labor aud
considerable number Of wagons and
teams. | would suggest that the neers-
sary buildings be- erected fu- the health
and comfort of the operatives The
comparative advantages of the bay.
however. over this locality for the man
ufacture Of salt, are very great. for in-
stance. il only requires 00 10 - gallons
Of water at the bag to a busheI Of salt.
whilst in the Tombighec the water be
ing - much weaker, it takes from 80
10 600 gallons Again. the coast is much
more healthy and fuel more convenient
The privilege tn manufacture salt at
the bay can be obtained for d per cen,
Of the Weld. with the additional privi-
lege Of cutting wood from the forest.
Sehoonsrs ply daily between the city Of
Mobile and the salt works here.
would recommend that salt works be
established here also. but upon a
cheaper scale. as there would BE- some
danger of their being destroyed By the
enemy, certainly more than at the
former locality.
lind the price ~ salt at the various
works ranging from s. 10 se7 per bushel
Of 80 pounds
+. \. r.. Asst salt Agent
II costs lot of money 10 run a col
ored college in Mississippi This writer.
~ secretary OF the board of trustees Of
ths. Al..rrr, A q NJ l..IIa.,e hns is.n.n