The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-12-06

Ii the primary decides the fate OF
candidates, then none but quail
fed electors should participate in
it. Il has been suggested that in
order to approximate the voting
strength Of the state, the highest
aggregate vote for any one office
in each county be given and tab
ulated. This writer will soon be
able to give the result Of such an
investigation, which he has been
conducting since the primary
elections took place.
One of the biggest, and bold
est, and costliest industrial plants
yet planted in Mississippi is that
Of the Pearl River Lumber Com
pany, an exceedingly interesting
account of which appeared in the
last issue Of Brookhaven Leader.
After reading, and re-re aiding
same. we came to the unanimous
conclusion that our old state cer-
tainly has a move on her. 1t is
a stout statement TO make, but it
is correct, that when this plant is
completed, it will not be eclipsed
by anything OF its kind in the
United States. A standard guage
road from the [. c.. crossing
Pearl river, nearly a hundred
thousand acres Of the finest yell
low pine lands in the world, two
immense mill buildings, with
machinery operated by two huge
Corliss engines, tanks, ponds,
tenant houses, stores-lhe total
of this vast enterprise represent
ing an invested capital of six
hundred thousand dollars. And
| the best of it all is, that Brook
haven capital. Brookhaven push,
| and Brookhaven pluck, are sub
stantial factors in all the affairs
of this big, broad.guaged enter
prise.
AT the Democratic primary in
Attala John Riley was decidedly
the choice Of the people for coun-
! ty treasurer, ano this was ratified
by a still more emphatic endorse
ment at the general election. The
supervisors fixed his bond at
/ S25, 600, when his friends imme-
diately came forward, and with-
out his solicitation, made it for
$50, 600. and it was so approved
and recorded. Verify, "a good
name is rather TO be chosen than
great riches. Our old friend
will never know what worldly
wealth is, but he will leave to his
/ children a better heritage. This
earth would be an Eden we're all
its inhabitants Of the type OF
Honest John Riley. There would
be no Cecil Rhodes or Dom Kru-
gers.
At the Conclave of Aberdeen
Commandery No. II, Knights
Templar, on night of November
%, the following was adopted by
unanimous vote and ordered wired
+, to Admiral Dewey:
J To Admiral George Dewey
Washington, D. c.: We extend
J our hearty sympathy in your late
: trouble, and endorse your action
} as being entirely within your own
personal prerogatiye. AS Amer
: lean citizens, we condemn the
vulgar and unjust criticism cast
J upon you, and will remember
your gallantry and patriotism
without a gift with a cable at
! tachment."
If water-works and electric
light plants can be successfully
operated by private corporations,
why cannot cities and towns do
the same thing? Why is it that
Port Gibson, which owns its
j plant, can illuminate it's stores
! and homes at 80 cents per light
per month, while Jacksonians
! cannot get light for more than
double that rate, and only on the
meter system? When Jack
son made her contract the law
yers and business men appear to
have been all on the corporation
side of it.
Hon. W. Q. Cole, State Audi
tor elect, has announced his staff
for his official term: T. NJ. Hem
fry, deputy auditor; Miss Flor
fence Wagner and F. NJ. " est, oil
Water Valley, W. j. Miller, Of
!. Batesville, Wm Hemingway, Of
d jackson.
II The Steens Greek merchs nts
keep open until nine clock al
might, to accommodate the large
force working on the Gulf and
!, Ship Island Railroad, who can
not do their trading in day time.
j A good way to make hay while
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