The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-08
THE REFLECT OF
JACKSON LOBBIES.
Nearly All the Pension Rolls Have Been
Received
SHOW 4 Is PER CENT INCREASE
And Pensioners in the Unpreferred Class
viii be Cut Very Short in Their Al.
lOwaAces---Tabxiated Statement OF
Land Commissioner Nall.

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jackson. Nearly ell OF the pension
returns have been received from tbs
varioas counties and Pension Clerk
Simonton has proceeded far enough
with his examination to be able to an
aounoe authoriatively that there will
be al increase Of at least 25 per cent.
ia the pension sesi a. compared with
last year. as there wero examined
aad passed about 5000 applicants last
year. the indications are, therefore,
that the list this year will be about
1000 and may exceed even those
figures. The statement chat there
will be q IS per cent. increase calls at
tontion to the fact that the new plan
tor passing upon pension applications
adopted by the last session of the Legi-
slatare has net at least operated to
stay the constant growth of the last, as
was thought and argued in many
quarters. The result of the practical
operation of the plan. shows that the
aew boards have displayed q much
greater iberality. in many instances
than the old ones. so that there will
be this year {. 900 or moro people to
share the same appropriation that was
given to 5000 last year, and was found
Ill insufficient at that.
The Worlds Fair Commission has
authorized Commissioners Henry of
Beauvoir on the exposition grounds,
according to the plans of J. F. Barnes,
which has been adopted. The bids
will be opened by the governor and
the contract awarded to the lowest
bidder. A contract was let to New
Orleans firm to build q statue of wax
and cotton representing liking Cot
ton," and the life size figure of the
Negroes in the Fields." This deco
ration Is to go in 'front.' of the Missis-
sippi building. The commissioner
was authorized to employ four assist
ants to help classify the exhibits The
exhibits will be gathered in Jackson,
ct the old capitol, and arranged befor 9
shipment The first Friday in each
month was selected as the regular
meeting day for the commission.
The controversy regarding tho taxa
tion of tina Jackson Street Railway is
still raging in the city. The Council
raised the valuation on the street rail
way from $4,000 to $3.50. 600. A
good many rumors have been floating
around the city concerning the large
net sums that the street railway and
lighting plant make each year, B. I'll.
Wells. attorney for the company, this
afternoon published card in one of
the local papers, attached to which is
a sworn statement made by the book
keeper of the company, in which the
net earnings of the railroad for two
months. after paying all expenses, are
given as So, OO7. 43, while the net
earnings of the entire plant, including
the lighting plant, are placed at $780,
s16.73. Out OF this must be paid the
interest on the bonded Indebtedness.
The answer OF the attorneys repre-
senting the State Of Mississippi to the
bill fled by the Louisiana attorneys in
the boundary case has been finished.
It will be given to the printer at once,
rs the rules of the United States Su-
preme Court require that all briefs
6led in that court shall be printed, and
as soon as it is received from the hands
of the printer it will be sent to Wash
ington for filing, the rules OF the court
requiring that twenty-five printed
copies be filed. 1T is expected that
the case will be considered by the
SQUIRT during the next few months.