Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-06-07
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
~ By KATE MARKHAM POWER
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We are glad to give our readers the
following information concerning
cotton gin, which, it is said, will rev.
olutionize the cotton industry. The
gin is the invention Of Mr. Brosius. 1t
has no saws, and the cotton is to be
prepared In advance at practically no
cost. The gin removes the lint from
the seed, leaving the hull as bare al
most as a shelled peanut. The staple
is not cut by the saws and Is therefore
much longer than that ginned in the
old way. A sample Of ordinary cotton
ginned by Mr., Brosius was mistaken
for Sea Island by an experienced cot.
ton man. 1t Is estimated that cotton
ginned on the new machine will sell
from one to two cents higher than
from the ordinary gin. This viii mean
an increase Of nearly $50,000,0O0 a
year in raw cotton.
/ The fine old county site Of Jefferson
suffered terrible loss by fire last Fri
day night, just before midnight when
nine Of her leading business houses
I were destroyed. 1t is thought that the
conaagration was caused by the care
lessness of some travellers, who left a
light too near intlammable goods in
the warehouse yard in which they
were camping for the night. 1t seems
peculiarly unfortunate that the ire
should have come at this time, with
the waterworks only in course Of con
struCuon Had the gallant volunteer
fremen had few fire hydrants to sup
plement their splendid bucket brigade
they could have saved most Of the val
liable property,
We have always believed that knit
ting mills would prove paying invest
ments in our section, hence our very
! great satisfaction at the success Of
/ this venture at Laurel. The mill there
has an output (not capacity, mark
/ you) of 120 dozen socks and stockings
daily. 1t has fifty employees, most Of
whom are young girls from 10 to Is
years, and they are pretty well paid
and seem happy in their work and
their association. (Some Of them are
far too young to be working in any
factory, however,. Would that these
small mills Cor any kind Of manufac-
turing pIanD could be multiplied
thousand fold throughout Mississippi.
Then would we be prosperous indeed,
and into our open gaJes would come d
class Of citizens worthy to live in and
become a part OF this garden spot Of
the earth.
The Newman Lumber Company is
building, at sumrall, a duplicate Of
their splendid lumber plant now flour
ishing at Hattiesburg, twenty miles
distant The new mill is on the Pearl
I--~s otr-rr 80 oi1rnad ----= - will how
capacity Of 100000 feet per day ana
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will be perfectly equipped throughout
The company is not content with using
the road as at present, for freight
alone, but coaches have been bought
and regular passenger service will
soon be put in effect. This road will
reach Pearl river before a great while
ana there are those who anticipate the
pleasure. before a great while shall
nave elapsed, of going straight through
to Natchez by this route. May it grow
long and prosper and get to where it
is going" right speedily We need all
the railroads we can get in Mississippi.
The county election commissioners
must be appointed within sixty days
before the Congressional election in
November, by the State board of cleo
tion commissioners consisting Of the
Governor, Secretary of State and At.
torney- General. There must be ap-
pointed three county election commits
sioners for each of the seventy-hye
counties. These men must be freehold
ers and electors in the county for
which they shall be appointed and
shall not all be OF the same political
party. They shall continue in office
for two years unless sooner removed
and until their successors are appoint
ed. One of the three commissioners OF
each county shall be designated in his
commission as ticket commissioner
There is grief in many hearts and
homes in Mississippi because the Death
Angel has borne from her earthly
home that lovely woman--a model in
her relations as wife, mother and
| friend-Mrs. Julia Kennon Jayne Of
Brandon. Earth is the poorer hence
forth, because she is no longer among
us, but heaven is richer for the coming
Of such as this angelic spirit. Her
children have the sympathy of all who
knew their mother, and the priceless
memories that cluster around her ex-
alted womanhood, to soften the grief
in their hearts through these days OF
heayiness.
Carrollton has joined the long pro
cession and will soon put up an oil
mill.
some of the young people should
get their heads together and organize
park committee. This committee
should be invested with the power and
authority to create park fund by
public subscription and build a park
somewhere out from the business por-
ton of the city where the young folks
could 20 these beautiful moonlight
NIGHTS or at other times and enjoy
themselves. A large and aice payil-
ion should be erected and occasionally
have sweet music by ono Of the bands
In Hattiesburg."
The sad experience of some of our
truckers, who had to stand, helpless,
and see thousands of bushels of early
vegetables rotting In the field, because
of "a glptted market" should be the
strongest sort of an argument in favor
of putting up a cannery In every