Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-06-07


Northwest ranchman that Mississippi
was the finest cattle breeding region
]. on The continent, that careful inquiry
showed that she raised at least four
calves out Of every five born, while in
the Northwest one out of three was
considered a fair estimate. He said
Lnat many ranchmen we're thinking of
81 ting breeding farms in ouG State,
Since that time the buying of Missis.
sippi calves for transportation to the
ranges Of the trans-Missisgippi coun.
try has assumed immense proportions
and shipments have been male from
almost every depot in the State. Hap,
PLY our people are generally awaken.
ing to the value Of their cllTes, and
these exports Of young stock are rap
Idly decreasing"
We cannot blame Rosedale for tell
Ing the world how proud she Is Of the
evidences of progress that are visible
on all sides Of that pretty delta town,
One cause for congratulations lies in
The fact that more than 200 carloads
of brick will be landed there within the
fortnight, every one of which will con.
tribute its share toward the handsome
buildings about to be constructed. One
Of these is the S0-ton oil mil of the
Southern Cotton Oil Company. An.
other-and the greatest--cauge for re.
joicing lies in the fact that the town
is about to be piped with fine arteslan
%ater--thanks to its $4,000 water.
works system. Several handsome brick
stores office buildings, etc, are being
erected, and, to quote from one Of
their own correspondents, with an oil
mill, compress, and the immense Ward
Lumber Company's plant which is 10.
Gated here, waterWorks and electric
lights, good freight rates, due to river
competition, Rosedale already The
leading town in Bolivar county, will
become in the near future one Of the
best delta towns.
To careful reader it seems to be a
fact that the papers, essays and poems
read at the Press Convention this year
were of better quality than for many
years past. The writer's showed more
thought and greater familiarity with
the subjects handled than is usually
the case. We are glad of this fact aud
hope the improvement will cor tinue.
1t is too often the case that we PUT off
these duties (Which should be pleas
a'os rs Weln until the last moment,
and then write something as hurried
as though it We're intended for the
waiting forms Of daily paper This
is not right-we owe more to ourselves
Ito our hearers, and TO the Asaoca-
ton that must hand our productions
down to posterity, duly printed and
bound
We we're pleased to note in the pro
ccedngs of the General Conference Of
tue Methodist Church, at Dallas, fire.
cuant and always honorable mention
Of our Mississippi delegates. For in
stance, from among the hundreds Of
gifted preachers present in the city,
bree of our own were chosen to fill
three important pulpits on the Sab
bath. These were Bishop Galloway,
Dr.. Murrah of Millsaps, and Dr. 4, L,
Mollen. Dr.. Murrah was also selected
as chairman Of the committee on ed
lcatonal interests, and Major r, w.
aiusaps was given charge over mat
leIs Of great Importance. Bishop Gal
loWay was ordered to Japan, China and
Korea to preside over the conference
in these foreign fields, and he will sail
within a short time, taking Mrs. Gal.
Ioway with him. Bishop Keys will
preside over the conferences Of lIissiS-
sippi and North Mississippi this year,
Surely the negro lecturer, Council,
who breaches from the text "Cleanli-
ness is next to Godliness, deserves all
the fame he is acquiring these days
through his lectures to the negro race,
He advises them, first, to get soap and
water, and after learning their use
then to set about getting education,
religion, etc. This original speaker is
now drawing great crowds in the
delta, so we learn from exchanges, and,
in consequence, there is a run on soap,
and some of the too-plentiful water Of
that region is now being utilized.
Would that each and every one OF tie
race would give heed to this wise
Council"
That splendid Mississippi woman
Mrs. Fannie ]. Kicks, has added one
more to her long list Of noble benefac.
tions, by giving the Kings Daughters
of Yazoo City valuable lot on which
to build a hospital. Il. II. N"
1t is earnestly hoped that the col
lection which was taken up in all Of
the schools on June president Da.
Wis birthday will more than suffice
for the purpose for which it was in
tended, and that there is now money
enough in the "Beauyoir Fund" to fin
ish paying for the home for our old
soldiers and to fit it up worthily for
them. Surely it would be a beautiful
thing for the children and the chill
dren's children of the veterans to
make free-will gift that will accom-
plish this end.
Among the hundreds of young men
who are this year armed and equipped
with diplomas, licenses and other
needful authority to practice their
professions, are nearly twoscore
young dentists who went through their
examinations at Jackson last week,
with flying colors. Added to this band
of fine young men was one young wo'
man, whose papers were excellent, and
who proposes to practice her profes-
sion In this State. The girls are leay
ing very few professions and trades
these days to which their brothers can
claim exclusive right.