The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-12-21
STATE OF
MISSISSIPPI
And the Louisiana Purchase
Exhibition.
The Relationship Of One to the 0thcr-Why
Mississippi Should Have an Exhibit.

There are hundred reasons VIII,
the state of Mississippi should be ade
uuately represented at the great expo
sition at St. Louis in 1903, commemor
alive of the Louisiana purchase in IT,
03. and not single reason why she
should not be SO represented. There
Is but one fact which stands in the
way and that is easily stated. " The
IpeoDle are not educated as to the a6
vantages to be derived from advertis
ling to the world what sort of a
country is embraced in the states ter
ritorial area and what its products and
resources are.
The recent visit of representatives OF
\ the Merchants and Manufacturers
Union of St. Louis, was partly for the
purpose of initiating d movement in
the direction of educating the people
along the line indicated. 1t was a
highly commendable move on the part
of the gentlemen who composed the
party and it's impression upon the cit
Zens and towns embraced in its itinerary
was profitable and lasting.
Mississippi embraces over $4,000
square miles of territory. This means
over 80 ,00O. 900 acres 0f land. Fhere
does not exist on the lfabitable globe
another area of equal size that COM
pares with this in fertility and general
adoption to the wants of civilized man
You may take the map of the world
and you cannot mark of another body
of lands, of equal area, capable OF pro
ducing as much Of the earth's products
desirable for mans sustenance and
comfort as Mississippi is capable of
producing. No other area OF equal
size can sustain, = by its own products,
as large population as the lands OF
Mississippi, and nowhere on earth can
man live in such ease and comfort and
with as little exertion as he can in this
wonderful state. In the diversity Of
its soil, in its wide range of products,
in its natural resources and in it's gen.
eral climate are to be found more Of
the elements combined to build up q
happy people than exist elsewhere on
earth. v
These aSe. heoad and strong state:
ments0B But I theN are susceptible OF
proof. That part Of the famous delta
which lies In Mississippi embraces
about I, 600, 900 acres, which equals the
famed valley OF the Nile In fertility
and capacity to produce all she cereals
and grasses and cotton and ~
sides. It Is superior in, thaGtlt Is
not red1lire an annual overflow TO keep
It rich Ind Ia that It does not lie under
"a burning tropical sun. The prairie
belt embraces two million acres In Q
body which rival productiveness the
celebrated corn belt Of Illinois. It Is
unsurpassed as hay and grass pro-
ducine region. It produces . grass
that is moved four times in Q season
and yields over ton at each cutting.
It also produces to perfection the
South's great boon, berRudABrass, one
acre Of which win furnish glazing for
from three, 70 Ave head OF cattlsE for
eight months ia the year aa1 which
drought does not affect.
The interior and north-easterrn counj
ties 0fthe state embrace millions or
acres the greater part IT which are
fertile aud easy Of cultivation. These
parts Of Mississippi areexactly suited
to the small farmer. But little OF the
land Lie broken and unfit or cultivation.
All the fruits for the Corporate zone
and all the cereals are produced prof
itably and the white population OF this
region makes a very large part Of the
cotton crop of the state. This is nm
the best country on earth |
for the small farmer and invites him
to its precincts by cheap lands, fine
timber, pure water, genial climate,
good schools, railroads. low taxes,
healthfulness, and good society. What
more does he want?
The pine lands OF the state embrace |
sen million acres Of the best timber on /
sarth. The yellow pine, poplar, live
)ak, magnolia and cotton wood grow
o perfection. Hundreds Of lumber /
nils are fonnd IN this region whose
output inds its way by rail and ship to |
he remotest parts OF the earth. This
eeion Of our state has outstripped any
art of the Union in growth Of p0pula-
ion during the past twenty years.
Mississippi has never made but Que
fer az exhibit at a
10rId's fair. This was 10 1884, Wien
81 friend. MAJ Jonas. Of Aberdeen, /
ia Charge 81 the state exhibit at New
lfIeans Only I've thousand dollars
~ artUtf|ated then and our Cit