Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-12
WOODVILLE is PROGRESS
SIVE.

and we have often heard it said
that the place would never in
crease in population, as its ctr
zens were satisfied to remain in
the same old rut, and let come
what may, would sail along for
another century, as it had done in
the past. This was true to great
extent, but there is not a town in
the state of its size with more
idle capital than in this one, but
the owners hung to it like grim
death. They were satisfied if they
could make the money here, but
when it come to investing it in en-
terprises to build up the town
they were always mum. This con-
dition of affairs remained for
many years, until a demand came
for a revolution, and enterprises
we're put on foot which never
materialized, but were fraught
with good, for the simple reason
that they put the people to think
ing. We talked long and loud
about building a cotton factory,
and a considerable sum was sub
scrlbed; also an oll-mill, but they
never materialized. All wanted
it, but when it come to putting up
the money they were not willing
to part with it.
A new order of things has been
inaugurated during the past few
months, and the outgrowth is pre-
senting itself in definite and last
ing shape. What was needed
was leader, and it was supplied
by the location among US of MIR.
VIM. B. Withers. We had a few
citizens of means, who were ever
alive to the interest of tho town,
and they have joined in, as have
a large number with limited capt.
tai, determined to lend their aid
in pushing any industrial move
ment that may be started. This
spirit of activity has so impressed
itself upon the town that proper
ty has enhanced IN value very ma
terially during the past three or
four months. There 10 now in
course of erection and contracts
let for improvements of various
kinds, representing the neat sum
of 100000. This includes the
new Court house, Oil mill, bank
building, water-works and cleo
trio lights system, the four resi-
dences that are in course of eTec-
ton, and to be erected at once,
besides q number of minor inn
provements. Of such showing,
our people have just right to
feel proud. The growth is sub
stantial and not of the kind Incl
dent to a boom.
In conversation few days ago
with a gentleman, the cause of
the failure of the enterprises in
this town in the past was stated
very forcibly. He said "you peo-
pie started at the wrong end in
attempting an enterprise to help
the town. You jumped in and
tried to erect a cotton factory
without the aid of foreign capital.
The proper way was to start the
smaller enterprises, essential to
the welfare of all growing towns,
such as water works, electric
lights, &c.. as inducements to for
eign capital to come and locate
among you" This, as we all
know, is very true, and as we have
failed to get the cotton factory,
with all home money, we have
started in the right direction, and
can offer, very soon, inducements
that must bring to our town men
who have money and are anxious
to invest it, hence we have reason
to hope that the long-lOoked fol
cotton factory will be a reality in
the not far distant future. A
yarn mill, an ice factory and Q
brick factory are among the prob.
abilities during the coming fall,
and in fact as things now appear.
the only thing to stand IN the way
of the erection of all three is the
matter of water supply.
There is no better place in tbs
country to live than in the ole
county of Wilkinson. It's people
are the most hospitable, the land:
the richest and everything essen,
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