The leader., 1904-08-20

Every Mississippian is moro or less
interested in the Capital City of the
state, Jackson. For too many years
have they been ashamed to point it
out to strangers as the seat Of govern
nient. jackson was not progressive
and Jagged behind in the race for
State supremacy. But conditions are
fast changing. Jackson has awkened
from her nap and is doing things that
will be source Of pride to every loyal
citizen Of the grand old common.
wealth. Wonderful improvement has
been made in the past few years. Mag
nificent buildings have gone up ana
others are under way. Countless resi-
dences Of more or less pretentieus
type adorn her thoroughfares. The
manufacturing interests have several
times doubled and it Is only the be-
ginning. The population has jumped
| from 5000 in 1900 to $4,000 at pres.
ent, with several populous suburbs
rot included. Industries representing
half million dollars were begun re-
Gently and more than that much moro
capital is knocking at the door today.
The board of trade has organized on
business basis and will make an en-.
thusiastic, energetic and persistent cam
paign for a Greater jackson" The
good people of Mississippi will
never again have cause to be ashamed
Of their Capital City.
| Commenting upon the independ-
ence of the people OF Mississippi Of
the great trusts and combines, for
roer citizen has this to say: In the
good old county of Tippah, in north
cast Mississippi where the hills are
red and the gullies are many, and
where the people are said to be poor
i'll the worlds, goods, there is more
independence than in almost any sec.
tion of the country. The meat trust
and the packers strike worry them
not; they raise and butcher their own
cattle and hogs, raise at home theft
own chickens and eggs, have their
J own corn ground into meal at the lit
| tie water and steam mills, and I'VE.
and live well, 1t matters not what me
conditions in the balance of the coun.
] try may be. There is more real in
dependence and good living on a we'll
managed eighty-acre farm in Tippah
and similarly situated counties in Mis-
sissippi, than in any other section Of
the universe"
New Albany has organized stock
company for the purpose of manu-
featuring brick and tile, and work Of
construction will soon begin. An
election on the issuance of bonds for
waterworlls and electric lights was
carried by a vote of 65 to l. From
this il would seem that the people
up there were awake to the henoAts
to accrue from the possession of these
necessities. That little city has nm.
dergone a great change during the
past two years. When this writer left
there, three years since, the bond
4 proposition recently voted on would
have about carried in the same pro-
portion, but with the figures reversed
The good citizens are pushing now
and success will crown their efforts.
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Sometime since the announcement
was made that Aberdeen would, in the
near future, take up the project of
Putting in a factory for the manufac.
i ture of handkerchiefs. The matter
has been taken up as announced and
capital raised to put in the factory,
which will manufacture handkerchiefs,
suspenders and general line of nc
tons. While this may seem small
business to engage in, 1t is really one
Of the largest. An enormous quantity
of such articles are used, and why
not make them here in the South ard
quit sending our money to the New
England States for them? We have
the crude material. the labor, and,
above all, the market. May success
attend Aberdeen's venture.
Last Friday was the date Of Pasca
goula's great deep water celebration
A large number of prominent people
were on hand and inspected the adj
vantages offered by the harbor at that
place. The Frisco and probably other
roads, are said to be interested in i'm.
proving the harbor and getting lines
Of road into the port. Great interest
is being taken in the matter and finan-
ciers who know a good thing will
likely take the project up and put it
through. There is plenty of room for
two ports on Mississipri's sea coast.
and Scranton offers the field for one
of them. Gulfport already has the
ether one located Great things are
in store for the people Of the gulf
coast of Mississippi.
A truck growers association WIN
be organized at Holly Springs next
Saturday by those who propose to en-.
ter that line Of business. 1t will have
a number of live men, who will give
the matter a thorough test. Holly
Springs is in a section of country
Especially adapted to trucking. and
there is no reason why it should not
prove the greatest success. There is
an ever increasing market for the
product, and If this move proves all
right, Marshall county. in four years.
will show twice the assessed value OF
property as at the present time.
Belzoni has the prospect Of another
railroad. and is doing things right
along. The Knights Of Pythias are
arranging to build handsome Castle
hall and other good buildings are going
jup.
James Nixon, colored farmer Of
Wilkinson county, has cleared 81 900
this season on three acres Of tomatoes
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