The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-05
MANY EDUCATORS
WILL RALLY
Big Demonstration is Planned Fol
January.
The GREATEST EVER HELD

Unique Plan to Bring the Needs of
The Schools to the Attention of The
Legislature.
jackson, Miss. During the month
OF January the largest educational
rally ever held in the state will be held
In jackson. This announcement is
made by State Superintendent of Edu-
cation H. L. Whitfield. Though a
state affair it will be attended by
number OF prominent educators from
other states; among those who will be
present and who it is hoped
wilrdeliver an address is DR.. E. A.
Alderman, president of the Tulane
University, New Orleans. The rally
Will be held to impress upon the
Legislature of Mississippi, which will
then be in session, the needs of the
schools OF Mississippi, and to give the
Legislators an intelligent idea of what
Is wanted to carry on the educational
in the state. The meeting
will be attended by all of the county
superintendent of education, the
superintendent of the various city
schools, the teachers and professors of
the state and all of the college presi-
dents OF Mississippi besides numbers
from other states. The exact date for
the meeting has not been decided
upon by Mr.. Whitfield; but will be in
q few days,
The police have been asked by DR..
Redmond, colored doctor of this
CITY, who owns a drug store here, to
be on the lookout for Charles Evans,
Evans is young negro druggist, who
was employed in Redmond's drug
store. Recently he left the city, talk
lEg $50 of Redmond's money with
him. Evans came from Columbus,
Miss.
In response to his recent public
request for the donation of articles of
historic value to the department of
archives and history, Director Row
land has received history of the old
Lamar Rifles" from Mrs. e. W.
Jones, of Oxford, historian of the
State United Daughters of the Con-
federacy; also an interesting collection
Of bank and railroad notes issued dur
ing the early day ''fush times" in
donated by Mrs. Mahala
I. 81. Roach, former citizen of Mis-
sissippi, now living in New Orleans.
The report of the secretary of the
board of control for the month lust
ending shows that the board has paid
into the treasury for the sale of prod
ncts from off the farm the sum Of
$3.50.
Auditor Cole has received the re-
port of the oyster commission, which
shows that the total collections of the
commission have been $l4,O25, and
the disbursements have been SILL
so, leaving balance of So, 1852. 90.
Five thousand dollars have been ex-
pended for the new oyster beds by the
Marcellus Green, general attorney
for the Yellow Pine Association, re-
turned from Atlanta, where he went
to attend the hearing of the case of
the association against the Illinois
Central before the interstate COM
MERGE commission. It was to have
been heard on Oct. "a, but was post
poned. It is now believed that it will
come up before the commission at
New Orleans during the first part of
December. This case is the one in
which the association protests against
the increase of lumber fright rates,
It costs the State of Mississippi
about $40 day to heat the new Capt.
toll and furnish the lights for the build
ing and the powe- for the elevator.
At present the engine is consuming
about five tons of coal every twelve
hours. The State pays about $3.50
q ton for its coal delivered, so it can
be seen that the cost of heating and
lighting the building is no small item.
Architect Link estimated that 1t would
take $50, 900 q year to maintain the
building, and everything SO far has