The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1902-01-31

.oeci0n CoPy
posseSs,s0 Mississippi's Commissioner,
per' : Jonas, to the Exposition IN
Aa} o ?. held almost twenty years
y ~ d catalogue OF tne eSm y, s ana
W .sI. department, the greatest care
q 'l - taken Of the pamphlets during
WI use and they will be promptly
~" .nsd and expense Of carriage paid.
I : y our desire to reprint certain ex-
'.Sts from these two pamphiets,
With nm 4 memory serves Alright, would
y s' # great interest tolopr people At
y y, lime, Few even among eur most
W y, and best.informed citizens real
\, tbe states possibilities; indeed,
- have any conception Of the extent
y !, ,ha exhibit made q score Of years
4 This Southern Exposition De-
as ,,a tbe fact that we had few fac.
s .s.,sc that the lumber industry
ls,ong with others of present i'm
.a,tance) was in its infancy, that
s.,,roads then ran only. straight up
Gss,a down and across the State, we
s,sas Al New Orleans q display that
sms1sd & qirs and was a revela.
.lon Is d. az people. Even such
aiIssissiDH is the beloved Wal
/ tSall Teraa. iippn seeing his State d
JIsplay: n / was always proud
Sotthe Old 4te, but never knew why
NALL Il stu a It's resources In this
bIllding BIZ writer has heard II
told by one who stood py him AS hei
wrote, in his delicate, almost cffemi-
nate handwriting, his name I'm the
register. that Mr.. Jefferson Davis, the
honored President Of the Confederacy,
the beloved chieftain of the Lost
Cause, said: 1.-THE name Of every Mis-
sissippian should be on this book, for
the exhibit is a revelation to all of
ussand congratulate you (the Com
missioner) and the State If there
was cause for pride then, when the
State was making her FIRST struggles
to throw off the burden of the wars
accumulated misery, and had taken
but few feeble steps along the road
Of Progress, how much more reason
is. there today, when she stands forth
free, strong and full Of hope in a glo-
rious future, and joy in the achieve
ments of the past quarter Of
century, for every citizen OF the State
to rejoice in his birthright, and to use.
all possible means to show to the
world the possibilities that lie within
US, as well as the things we have al
ready done. There is scarcely doubt
rs to the Legislatures action in this
natter. 1t has the welfare of its State
90 close at heart to refuse to demon
'trate its achievements to the millions
who will gather at St. Louis to see
what the South is doing. But we
INST get good men to carry out the
work., and every man and woman in
Mississippi should be self-appointed
committee of one to make the State
xhibit a great and a grand and a
worthy success.
A great many of our people who
ave reveled in the prosperity Of the
rmy post that was to be established
their town." along with its gay
ddenda of flags and bunting and
rass buttons galore, will read with
agret the following extract from a
'tter written by Senator McLaurin !
friend in Meridian: / Z 80
! do not believe the army post
Ill be established in the State Of Mis-
ssippi If they should establish one
think 1t will be at Meridiang Il do.
OF think much good viii come to the
~ in the way of trade by the es-
pushing of an army post there. q All
le supplies for the soldiers are sent
them under contract, and there Is
Fry little money that they would
end there. scarcelys'ff q4ss Il "a
Upon sober second thought, most
'ople will agree with our distin-
llshed Senator, some will even go
yond him and say that itis their be-
~ that an army post with the
yriad evils that seen to follow in
rlably in their track, would. work
great injury to- any OF the! small
lies in Mississippi, should one by |
ance be located there. j Some of
csc towns have enough men with
'e brains already; they need no inn
y Is more than refreshing. 1t is de- |
'ntful. among SO many croakers, To
q occasionally man who sees only |
bright sideno of life and who &C. |