The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-12-05
MINERAL WEALTH OF
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Geological Survey VIII Be Made
Government viii Bear Half Expense
Press Has Long Been Advocating
the Survey To Redistrict Courts.

the Suryey--To Redistrict Courts.
For some time the press OF Mississippi
has been advocating geological survey
of the State by the government to as
certain the mineral resources of the
State.
While in Washington attending the
recent extra session of congress, Repre-
sentative Gambler investigated the ques-
tion and learned that the government
would divide the expense OF survey
with Mississippi.
Mr.. Gambler addressed i letter to the
Aberdeen Examiner, which, has just APP
peared in that paper, which contains
information which will be interesting to
the people at large and suggestive to the
members of the next Legislature. Mr..
Gambler states that he called on the di-
rector Of the geological survey corps and
discussed the matter extensively with
him. He was informed by this official
that II the State would make an appro-
priation of any sum up to 5000, that
his bureau would supplement the appro-
priation with like amount and would
cheerfully cooperate in a thorough sur
vey. The director also said that If the
State did not take the matter up, then
II any one Of the colleges Of the State
would devote 81 900 or more the bureau
would expend like sum--in other words
he would give dollar for every dollar
the State would give to make survey.
In commenting on this letter Of Mr..
Gamblers, the Examiner strongly aayoca-
tes an approximation Of $4,000 by the
State, which will secure $50, 600 survey
doubtless enough to make complete
and exhaustive survey Of the entire
State. The Examiner says that a sin
gle notable find of minerals, carbonates,
phosphates or commercial clays and
sand would more than compensate the
total State expenditure.
TO REDISTRICT COURTS.
The Vicksburg Herald strongly in
dorses the proposition to rearTange the
court districts in Central and Southeast
Mississippi, where the population and
business has increased so enormously
since the old districts we're created. AS
an additional argument, the Herald
points out that the increase Of crime and
marked growth OF the criminal spirit
makes it imperative that the courts
should be given more time in dealing
with the criminal dockets and urges that
there should be more frequent terms Of
court. The Herald says: 'There is
not county in the State that should
not have at least four regular terms of
Criminal Court year. The custom Of
two year founded in a false idea of
economy and lax appreciation Of the
need of the court as preventive Of crime
lis mistaken and in effects, pernicious.
The continuance is the most universally
sought of all the means of evading JUS
tice, and it owes half It's seryiceability
to the six months between courts"
MAY GO TO THE COURTS.
1t seems highly probable that the Or
der Of Elks in Mississippi over the ap-
proval of the charter presented by the
Vicksburg negroes under similarname
will have to go to the courts. The
Vicksburg negroes ask for charter un-
der the name "Colored Supreme Lodge
of the United Elks OF America, Europe,
Asia and Africa" Objection is made
by the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks, that the negro charter is an in
fringement of their charter rights.
The charter was approved by the
Governor as presented and transmitted
to the Secretary of State to be recorded.
The governor withdrew the charter from
the Secretary of State after its approval.
The white EllSs are vigorously profess
ting and the negroes are msisting. The
Governors letter to Secretary Power
withdrawing the charter is as follows:
"Dear Sir--In the the matter of the
charter of incorporation of the Supreme
Lodge of the United Elks Of America,
Europe, Asia and Africa, | have the
honor to report that two objections have
been made by certain subordinate lodges
of the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks to the effect that said charter
imposes some infringement upon the
charter rights of the said last named