Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-07-11
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES or PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
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IL Is less than two years since the
Nccouh City Cotton Mill vas charter
ed IL has been In fun operation since
the drss Of Nay. last We visited the
mill rcceutly. and came away thorough
" delighted with all that we saw OF
this upsodate manufacturing plant.
The buildings we're erected by ". j.
Niece Of Jackson. Of whom the super
trtentenr said he not only gave perfect
satisfaction. but did much without
extra charge. that specifications did not
e1n tor This Is noted. because IL Is
unusual The main building is 80 hy
- feet brick and as nearly dr~prvot
as such a structure can be-the in
sur7nee being only ouedfth Of Que per
eent There are 5000 sptndIes. $50
lcorzsl powerful engines and boilers
all the machinery being the latest and
best The only goods manufactured is
print clcsh- This Is all shipped to New
York in carload lots, and orders are
fled away ahead for all that the mill
can produce The product is about I. 100
yards per day The mill was so con
ssrucret- and the machinery with q
view to doubling it's capacity. and this
Is already being considered
The print cloth Is ISL inches wide.
there being Sis yards to the pound Of
eottOr- Some Of the veavers make go
yarfs Der day. operating Sfx looms.
and this pays them s1..0 per week.
There are il9 on the pay roll. which
- cashet weekly The WORKING hours
are from 5 l. n to s ,. N. with
~ minutes for dinner The plant cost
about sI5S.aaa- Nearly all the stock
was taken in PIKE county. and most OF
II IN NeC1uh City Capt J. J. White
vas the leading spirit IN the establish
uenr Of the r1iIl and Is ar the head
CT ether great Industries all through
that section His son J. j. White. Ir.
Is superintendent cashier AMI book
keeper He graduated 1r our STATE
University two years axD- vent from
Oxford into a big mill NJ Gzsrouia.
North Car0lin4 and worked for two
years bis cuupensaricu being the ex-
Derienes thar h- acquired he s-~ms
70 oe at home IN every department
st the mil ant has a foreman. or
manager IN each vAs thorsaxhIr IN
der<tz1dz the business Ne hou. -n>
god Sork % <rexsiz< euera1 nils xfu
encn1g< un<d we have SUI
eienr nuuh~r % nanzra<rnr~ ~x--r
pound sf eurrnr missed IN sA- Srar~
Mr. White assured lz thar rA- MrSarsA
City mil Vas aEzzy maker f-uz ts~
xtar-
rs~ L e - - p->~ss~s- r-s~s>-A
A telegram trsn Chi-zxa Gives al.
pleasing t1csr-arioa- wIrAfa a eura.
p2rztively saor- tine the entire E~zx-a
az the Llinoi< C@nr-zI srsr-r A~ex--n
Chicago and >eg Ors~aa. N -
double tracked Nearly s. saa eco :
now being expended ~ the esnpaas
In building \ second main Hn@ an.t
branch tracks ssgra al IN. Oniss rfu-r
y line sixty niles N I<nxrh fruru Lake
Cormorant TO TurwiIer- Miss. = nov
under construction and xnasher
stretch Of twenty-five miles truru
Jackson 20 Cry<ral Springs 5 nearing
completion The ruad i nov a-x.Ex
double tracked frum Chiczxo 10 the
ohi0 river. and there Is n 5uEshe-t sec
out track from East Cairu to Fulton
There is also considerable double track
Just north Of New Orleans
sss<hasals Canp ksaaIsaA
IL was this writer's privilege 20 Al
tend the annual reunion of StoskfaIe
Camp u C. V n MeCoub City. sc
Friday. June y. After the hussueu
session AZ the opera house. all narra-
ed to a beautiful grove. where . xr-ar
crowd had assembled After giving the
veterans and friends the best We were
able 10 prepare in the way Of an adj
dress all repaired 70 the hounrifuIIy
laden tables At some Of the tables
r-freshueurs we're being sold for the
benefit Of the Davis monument fund
The camp has raised a considerable
SUM for this purpose The officers for
last year were reelected Capt J. j.
White Is commander. W T White.
stiur1nr- Next annual meeting at
Magnolia
The Crystal Springs Chautauqua
promises to give its visitors a pleasant
time and plenty Of instruction this
summer Programs With all informa-
ton can be secured upon application
to T. L Franiek. Crystal Springs.
Arranxements have been made for en-
tertzinmenrx Of various kinds. but
that one which will perhaps. arouse
most interest. Is the orzroricaI contest
On the evening Of the 18th The
speakers Who viii enter the contest
are Miss Robertson. Of the University
J. R. Hobbs. Mississippi College, Gin
tom Mr. Pruvteer- jefferson College
Washington. Leslie ellis. A and NJ
College and Mr.. Allen Thompsun.
Nillsaps College. Jackson The piano
contest. also Of great importance. is
gec for the list
The collection Of poll taxes takes I'D
more Of the collectors time. these days
t1an vas the case in years gone by.
but there Is about ffty per cent still
awaiting its doom in Mississippi Audi
tor Cole has recently finished the com
pilation Of his report Of polls collected
for the present year. and this report
shows gain Of 7.lae over last year.
or n financial increase Of S14z14 Is.
The good work should 60 on and the
TAI collectors should hestir themselves
with vig0r-if such effort be possible
C any one in this section during such
weather az this July Is showing IN.
Mississippi should feel great sztis-
szetiou In the fzcf that Mr. H C. Link.
architect Of our new SSzfe capitol. has
been chosen one Of The architects for
lie vsr.1s< szs< I. 81 Louis This -
! distinction. indeed A there mara