Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-04-19

new Court House The plan was
specially prepared for the site by
the j. Kelley Gordon Co., of New
York, and Dallas, Texas, and it
provides for a modern, up-to-date
building, and a very handsome
one. There will be ample accom-
mediation for every Department
of the County government, and
the Offices of the Chancery and
Circuit Clerks will be fire-proof.
In all the building will contain
twenty-seven rooms, includlng g
the modern toilets, lavatories,
etc. A sitting room with all nee
essary attachments, will be pro-
vided for ladies who are compelled
to attend Court. The Court house
will cost some money, about $780,
600, but 1t will be we'll spent, and
the county can easily afford it. 1t
will necessitate an increase of
taxes of about one mill.
This of course is a county en-
terprise, but Woodville gets the
benefit of it, more especially
Then we will have an oil mill IN
operation next Fall. The money
is already subscribed and the char
ter is published in this issue of
the REPUBLICAN,. The success Of
this enterprise is assured in ad-
vance. II will be under the con-
troll of prudent men of business
who have carefully looked over
the field before investing their
money. All the seed necessary
to operate the proposed mill can
be had at Woodville. This is an
important factor. The beneficial
effects of this mill will be far
reaching. 1t will offer a better
market to the farmers for their
seed; it will increase the popula-
ton of the town to some extent !;
it will put money into the bust
ness arteries and increase our
prosperity, and 1t will offer an OPP
portunity for fattening cattle for
market which is a side industry
for every oil mill.
Then we may reasonably look
for indirect benefits from this en-
terprise. A fertilizer factory is
the natural offspring of an oil
mill, and one will be needed, and
probably erected later on. This
would mean increased crops, and
improved methods of farming and
of course increased prosperity
The wheel of Progress once start
ed rarely stops, and enterprise
begets enterprise, Water works
are being seriously considered, and
they are much needed. We be-
lieve they could be had at small
cost if the reduction of insurance
rates were considered. And then
we might lop off some municipal
luxury in exchange for the useful.
What an ideal location this
would be for a small hardwood
factory. There is an abundant
supply of hickory, oak, and 9TH
er desirable timber, all around us
which is now being cut down and
destroyed, in clearing land. If
our capitalists find that such in
vestments pay, they may be in
duced TO invest, and the oil-mill
will be an object lesson. IIither-
to the only industry of this coun-
ty, not agricultural or mercantile,
has been lending money. The
county is becoming prosperous
and there is no longer the demand
for money there was, and so Cap
ital will have to seek new fields of
investment.
AS an evidence of the renewed
confidence in the future of Wood
vile, Mr.. Geo. j. Adams, Mr..
Metzger and Mr.. John Sessions
propose to build new residences
In the near future. The price of
town lots have taken a jump up
wards of late. Any doubter can
learn this by trying to buy one.
Woodville seems to be on a very
healthy boom.