Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-21

M MS amt. seems 70 excice the inter
est ot all who hear of it. And We do
ant wonder This progressive and In
teiligent farmer dug an eight-acre
pond frum which to frrigate. and
While he was able etor various good
reasonsl 20 irrigats only fve acres this
year. he achieved remarkable results.
His drst crop and It was fine ouel
vas tomatoes and cabbage. When this
was harvested he planted the patch in
'-orn. watering il from the pond rs
needed. and frum Il he gathered go
rusheis Of corn On ten acres lmme-
ttateiv next 20 the irrigated land be
pla1red the sane eurn. fertiiized the
land heavily AMI xue less than one
fourth as much euru- But fur the
Gust OF piping. all Of Mr.. Dulaney's
lAad would be trri gated and he would
ss abie 10 do wonders with his place.
when the writer was in the great
Northwest some years agn one Of the
most Interesting Of the many novelties
vas the wonderful system of irrigation
had reclaimed a desert and mate Il to
blossom as q rose In many IN
stances the watar fur those great
ranches cor. as We would say. or
cnartts. vineyards and farmsl was
pipef down from the tops Of the
nsunfains forty niles distant. and the
wa1rr that 50 quietly but 50 effectively
nutstened and cooled the thirsty
sarsh had but a little while befure
corned part ot the distant crown af
snow with which the hoary noun
tains have been crowned since ever
the earth WIS formed
The people of that westernland have
great pluck and discrimination. and
Win tell to bring about improvements
the very thought oe which appaIls most
Of our people.
We hear and read and dream 50
murh of California and It's likeness 70
Paradise that ft amazes us to g1
through the country and learn that
odd Mississippi is every bit as gnod-
California. with It's miles and miles Of
tr--iess country save such trees as
have gruSn since the Introduction 0t
irrigarionl. its lack Of singing birds.
is dearrh Of water and the eeaseless
labor thar serves 10 keep these ranches
n n condition 30 tns A. 10 make them
famed all over the land- We have
seen numbers Of these ranches worked
by day and night forces. In the tar
West the rvilighcs are so lung that
there are only 4 few hours 0e dark
ness N which No outside wurk can be
inne. hence the <1rtens. orchards
and vineyards are busy until and 10
aicinck every sumner evening and
erum ; In the morning. with the best
wurkmen { for this special line oe La
hart 20 be found-ths Chinese They
never tire the same man often doing
both day and night work. they eat
narveiously little. sleep anywhere $50
there is room to unruII six feet Of mat
tngl. and are quiet. respectful and
5hedtenr In California. on the sue
cessfai ranches. as soon As signs Of de-
cay become manifest In vine ar tree.
IL Is CUT down and replaced Only
healthy. vigorous plants are allowed
to draw the strength from the earth.
and every aid known 20 experience
and to science Is employed To bring
their products to perfection Also the
utmost care is used IN glthering and
packing The writer wenx TO CaIifor-
nia believing that State To be Just out
side OF Paradise. or her own to be a
long way on She came home knowing
that old Mississippi could beat Cali
foruia cut OF sight in a race for the
place next to Paradise. IL M1ssissippfs
SONS and daughters would work only
one-half as long and as hard and As
we'll As do the California people. If
We had Just 1.-THE of the Caiifornians'
belief IN their State and kept ourselves
anything like as busy as they do tell
ing ether people about II. by word.
by letter and by printed sheet we
would In a little while convince the
world Of what We should impress upon
ourselves and our usighhors every day
II eur Hves-that cur own State Is
the best State. when IL comes To sensi-
Bile. pleasant and comfortable living,
that We have ever come acruss And
We have come across" al but five.
All the newspaper articles that ara
published and all the arguments that
are eloqusntly spoken. no matter how
impressive. fail to strike to the heart
Of things as does a simple statement
of facts Hke the following from the
Sunhower Tocsin- Twenty years
agu Sunhower county had no railroad.
10 bank. no oil mill. no artssian water
a steam gin and a buggy were curiosi-
ttess her courthouse and Jail were
wooden structures that today would
not cost $500. and there was not ex-
ceeding 25.9ea acres In cultivation.
Today We have over 100000 acres IN
der fence. a bank with $50 600 capital.
two dne oil mills. $4,000 court
house and Jail. eighty miles Of rail
road. fve hns overtiowing artesian
wells. complete telephone system The
rats Of interest has dropped from 10
to per cent, while our population
has Increased from 5000 to over 90
oaa- Land that ten years ago sold 1t
from 81 To $3.50 per acre now conn
nands ready sale ar 81 To S13.5d per
acre- It Is no boom. but the solid de-
veIopment Of one Of the richest coun-
ties in our great delta Yet. Just think
Of ft. we still have 3S0, ,0dd acres OF IN
developed land What a chance there
Is here for Investments"
Hon T. C. Catehinss has been ap-
pointed vtce-presifenr for Mississippi
IN the WtIIirm Mckinley Memorial
Arch Association News comes from
Washington that Gen Catchings has
accepted tho position This appoint
nent IL In every way fitting The
ssneral Is q worthy representative Of