The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-01

Mai. S. A. Jonas, to the Exposition in
New Orleans, held almost twenty years
ago, or a catalogue of the exhibits, and
will mail either or both to the editor
Of this department, the greatest care
will be taken Of the pamphlets during
their use and they will be promptly
returned and expense Of carriage paid.
It is our desire to reprint certain ex-
tracts from these two pamphlets,
which, II memory serves Alright, would
be of great interest to our people at
this time. Few even among our most
loyal and best-informed citizens real
lie the States possibilities; indeed,
few have any conception of the extent
Of the exhibit made a score Of years
ago at this Southern Exposition. De-
spite the fact that we had few fac.
tories, hat the lumber industry
(along with others of present i'm
p~ortance) was in its infancy, that
railroads then ran only straight up
and down and across the State, we
made at New Orleans a display that
amazed strangers and was a revela-
ton to our home people, Even such
Mississippians as the beloved Wal
thall remarked, upon seeing his States
display: well, l was always proud
Of the old State, but never knew why
until | studied it's in this
building" The writer has heard, it
told Inv ano uvhn Gfaod hty him nc ha
wrote, in his delicate, almost effemi-
nate handwriting, his name in the
register, that Mr.. Jefferson Davis, the
honored President of the C~onfederacy,
the beloved chieftain of the Lost
Cause, said: THE name of every Mis-
sissippian should be on this book, for
the exhibit is a revelation to all Of
us, and I congratulate you (the Com
m~issioner) and the State" II 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 a 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 a
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 Is the things we have al
ready done. There is scarcely a doubt
as to the Legislatures action in this
matter. 1t has the welfare of its State
too close at heart to refuse to demon
strate its achievements to the millions
who will gather at St. Louis to see
what the South Is doing. But we
must get good men to carry out the
work, and every mar and woman in
Mississippi should be a self-appointed
committee of one to make the State
exhibit a great and a grand and a
worthy success.
A great many Of our people who
have reveled in the prosperity of the
army post that was to be established
in their town." along with its gay
addenda of flags and bunting and
brass buttons galore, will read with
regret the following extract from a
letter written by Senator McLauYi1
to a friend in Meridian:
81 do not believe the army posi-
will be established in the State of Mis-
sissippi. If they should establish one
l think it will be at Meridian. dc
not think much good will come to the
city in the way of trade by the es
tablishing of an army post there. AL
the supplies for the soldiers are SEN
to them under contract, and there il
very little money that they would
spend there, scarcely"
Upon sober second thought, mos
people will agree with our distin
guished Senator, some will even g.
beyond him and say that it is their be
lief that an army post, with tn,
myriad evils that seem to follow in
variably in their track, would worl
a great injury to any of the small
cities in Mississippi, should one b,
chance be located there. Some o
these towns have enough men witt
idle brains already; they need no i'm
portations.
1t is more than refreshing, 1t Is dc
lightful, among so many croakers, t
find occasionally a man who sees onl
the bright side of life, and who az
knowledges living in a county wher
crops are good and where money |
made instead Of lost by the majorit
OF farmers. Such a man is that abb
legislator and successful planter, Hor
j. Hiram McGehee of Franklin couI
ty, now In the Senate. Mr.. McGehe
gives the good news that the banks
Summit, McComb and Magnolia pal
out to the farmers of his district owe
and above all accounts more than on
million dollars last year. If his ow
experience has been duplicated b
many of his neighbors we can readil
comprehend how this state of thing
came about. Senator McGehee kille
forty-two meat hogs for his plant