The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
Meridian, Miss, Has Cheap Cot=
ton, Cheap Fuel, and
the Railroads.
THE FACTORIES ARE INCREASING
All Permanent Manufacturing En-
terprises Are Exempt From
Taxation For 10 Years.

alton hsre inciuds a cotton mill. thres
largo cottonseed oil mills, q cottonseed oil
refinery. two cotton and hay press fac
tories. soap factory, an acid plant, a
FERTILIZER factory, a furniture factory,
three planning mills, one saw mill, two ice
factories. sash and blind factory, a
knitting mill. pottery plant, a wheel
FACTORY. spoke factory, two foundries
two machine shops. two broom factories,
one steam feed works a bottling works,
three brick plants. a chair ard mattress
factory and large railroad shops Aside
from these Industrial enterprises ara two
large cotton congresses. two steam laun-
dries and seven Job printing offices.
The financial institutions include four
prosperous banks and four building and
loan associations. Thsre are two daily
and three weekly newspapers published in
Merician, and the 81 churches are almost
all large and handsome edifices and rep
resent all OF the numerically important
denominations.
The educational system of Meridian Is
80 excellent that oil OF its citizens take
sreat pride in its public schools, which
cost about $4,000 per annum to maintain.
and are looked upon as model institutions
all over the state. The public school
buildings are all built OF brick and are
hve In number. Al teachers being en-
ployed. and as much attention Is paid to
the education OF colorsd children as Is
given 10 white youths. There Is also q
commercial college I'm town, and a private
educational establishment OF especial note
is the East Mississippi Femal. College.
with an enrolment OF more than $50
pupils. 1t was established in 1869 and is
unGer the control OF the Methodist
Church. IL has fine buildings and grounds
and Is well equipped. Stone Female Col
l.ge Is Baptist institution. we'll sus-
tained. with a strong faculty and doing
splendid work. St Aloysius' Academy is
Catholic institution. and has htKh
standing. Meridian Academy is q normal
school.
Meridian In very moral as well as q
very enterprising community end aside
from its scholastic and religious advan-
tages appeals TO the best class OF stran-
gers because It's social distinctions are
based more upon personal worth and
culture than upon wealth. There Is no
social, religious or sectional prejudice
discernible here. and congenlal compan-
ionshlp Is at the command OF all worthy
and refined persons.
Meridian IS located upon a surface. to-
pogra ryn phaicaIly ,oa considered. which Is both
upon hills and ridges and the narrow,
intervening valleys. This insures a sys-
TEN OF natural drainage and storm water
flows from the surface down the decllyi-
ties into dtches. drains and culverts. and
able size. which runs by the south
ern boundary OF the town Tho citv
has supplemented its natural drainage
facilities by constructing a Waring sew
erage system at the cost OF 500. .O60 AS
before indicated, this city is situated in
an elevated region and is surrounded by
hills and dense forests OF yellow pine
OF primeval growth. Being the centre
OF great timber country II is OF course