Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08
BRIGHT WITH PROMISE.
A MisEissippi Town Named After a
Revolutionary Hero.

Revolutionary Hero.
Civilization in the last century has
come out Of the chaos of forest and
Ignorance, and where the Indian used
to hold his pOWwow now stand the
beautiful buildings of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college, and on the site
Of the forest has sprung up Starkville,
named for General Stark of the Con
tinemtal army.
When the Deemlng Rabbit treaty was
concluded Sept. 80, 1880, a number of
sturdy South Carolina farmers, eager
to settle where lands were most fer
tile, chose StarkvIlle as their future
home They were well rewarded, for
more fertile lands are not to be found
in the state of Mississippi than one
finds surrounding Starkville. Its in
habitants appreciate this fact, Offering,
as they do, land free Of taxation for
period of years to manufacturers seek
ing new sites for the manufacture OF
their goods.
There are at present more buildings
going up in Starkville than at any 9TH
er time since its settlement The su-
perb courthouse which IS now in course
of construction will cost when complet
ed $4,000 and will prove a decided
ornament to the city.
Starkville Is also the home of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college,
an institution which is doing much
good for the young men of the state.
Too much cannot be said for the ad
mirable way in which this college Is
conducted. 1t Is noble institution.
fitting young men for practical pur
poses In life. Here one finds every de-
partment savOrtng of the practical,
which is so essential to the future sue
cess of the student. In the agricul-
tural department the principles of
stock breeding and feeding and the the
ory Of drainage, together with the I'm
provement of soil, IS inculcated In the
minds of the scholars. The depart
mentS Of horticulture, chemistry, vet
erinary science, mathematics, mechan-
ical arts and all Of It's other depart
ments are conducted in that able way
which demonstrates that the head mas
ter Of each department is thoroughly
conversant with his department.
The textile school building, which Is
a model of its kind, Is almost complet-
ed. In this new department young
men and women are to be educated in
the art Of manufacturing textile fab
RIGS They acquire here practical as
well as theoretical and scientific knowl-
edge of the art of manufacturing fab
rics made from cotton or cotton and
wool combines, including dyeing, de-
signing and drawing.
The machinery and appliances used
in this school are the most modern pro-
durable.
The state of Mississippi deserves
high honor for the liberal way in
which she supports this institution.
Starkville also has two banks-the
Second State bank, with n capital OF
ST, 800, and the Peoples Savings bank,
capital $3.50 She owns her own cleo
trio light plant and water works. There
are also an Ice factory and an oil mill.
Many bIoodcd cattle are shipped yearly
from this point. The Missouri and Ohio
! and the Illinois Ccntra! railroads afford
transportation and freight facilities
which are unequaled at any point. All
It's merchants are rated woM With a
good public school system ail nth
ful religious lille the future OF Star
vile is bright with promise.