The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-05-04
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS. !
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By J. L. POWER.

NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT Ev
BY J. L. POWER.

cane' Our progressive planters all over
the State are giving the subject some
attention, and where the attention
takes the practical form Of proper
planting and careful cultivs lion. tho
results are most encouraging. The
Brandon News has recently had some
correspondence on this subject with
planters in Rankin county, and Senator
Price writes that, in addition to SUP.
plying his own family and the families
OF six tenants with molasses through.
out last year, he sold enough syrup off
OF one acre planted in cane, to net him
three hundred dollars. From this crop
he laid away several thousand stalks
for planting. Sugar cane ranks in the
tier of counties in this State running
straight across from Lauderdale to the
Mississippi river, and the cultivation
requires very little attention. Indeed,
if the farmer is in earnest, and givea
his work the proper thought and at
tention, he can take better care of his
family by raising ten acres of cane,
than by cultivating good sized plan
tation in cotton. Besides" an advo-
cate of the sweet crop argues, "the
molasses crop requires, at most, little
more than six months labor, while
cotton takes every day of thirteen
months in every year"
Columbus is going to build a new
Masonic temple, and the Masons of that
place intend to make it an honor to the
craft, credit to the local lodge and an
ornament to their city. In order to do
this they must have the interest and
encouragement of their friends every.
where, and substantial aid from their
brethren in the State. The committees
having the building in charge have
gone about raising the needful funds
in manner that does credit to every
member of the Columbus lodge. One
OF the many proposed entertainments
is scheduled for the middle of May, and
is to be Masonic fair. To this all Ma
sons and all the wives, daughters. sis
ters, cousins and sweethearts of Masona
in the State are urged to make contri-
buttons of some article Tor articles
they will not limit the number Of con.
tributions) of staple or fancy goods,
which can be put on sale for the benefit
of the building fund. The fair is un-
der the direct management of Percy
Maer-than whom none better could
have been found-and he is rushing
things with an enthusiasm that is
h.Nt, - A
committee, by the way, in a recent
letter to the craft" gives some very
good advice, concluding as follows:
Put your wife and daughter to work
making fancy things for the bazar. If
you haven't wife, get one-in time
for the fair"
Capt. j u Merry, of Dubuque, Iowa,
a man who Is a true friend to Missis-
sippi and invaluable to the great Hi
nois Central road with which he has SO
long been connected, was in Canton
last week comforting with real estate
men relative to settling up more of
Madison's spare land with people from
the North. Capt. Merry says there is
more interest being taken at present
in Southern farm and timber lands by
people in the North and West than at
any time during the past five years.
Also, that there is ample capital lying
idle there, and the owners are looking
| South for its investment. 1t would be
a great thing for Madison, and for
other counties as well, to have a few
more towns like Ridgeland scattered
| over their extensive acres.
The Northern markets have shown
high appreciation of Mississippi vege-
table this year-the Long Beach radish.
1t is said by the commission merchants
to rank higher than any other radishes
shipped to Northern markets. 1t has
a delicious flavor, and the demand far
exceeds the supply. This little vege-
table is easy of cultivation, lends itself
readily to the requirements of shipping
and has netted it's growers excellent
incomes. Those who know claim that
along our Gulf coast the soil is spe-
cially adapted to radish culture, but up
to date Long Beach wears the blue
ribbon for producing the finest and
most remunerative radishes shipped to
| the North.
Aberdeen is always ''tsling steps in
the right direction" along the safe, sure
way of progress. Her recent action in
calling together and organizing the
raisers of poultry and pet stock under
the name of the mississippi Poultry
and Pet Stock Association" was sam.
Pile of her way of doing things, and
will undoubtedly give fresh stimulus
to the interest. Northeast Mississippi
already feels in this pleasant and profit
able work.
Hon. John Sharpe Williams has given
the boys of his (the Fifth congressional
district ample time to get themselves
ready for examination for entrance to
the United States Military Academy,
which will be held in Kosciusko, june
14th and 18th. The State has sent some
fine young to the United States acade-
mics at West Point and Annapolis, and
the number of candidates this year will
probably be large, because of the pres
ent interest in matters military.