The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-10

the business to still carry their old
crops and add a few acres Of truck
the first year and more the next II
they are successful. Too much Of q
revolution in the crops of a country
might not do so well as to bring about
the change gradually. II after it has
proven & success more desire to en-.
gage in it, let them come in. 1t does
not require so much land for truck
ing as other kinds of farming, and its
introduction would greatly enrich the
country in population and wealth. TIC
have a country of small farms brings
in a good class Of Independent and
prosperous citizens
The Confederate Veterans OF Missis
sippi have decided to build an annex
to the old soldiers home at BeauyoiG
for the use Of mothers and widows OF
the old soldiers. This is a very com
mcndahle piece Of work and deserves
the hearty cooperation of every Mis-
sissippian. There is no way of as
certaining just how much the dear
women of the South did in behalf OF
the cause fought for by their fathers,
husbands, brothers and sweethearts,
and they are certainly deserving OF
recognition at the hands Of all, and
especially those who We're too young
to engage in that terrible struggle. The
hard5hips, privatiOns undergone and
great Sacrifices made for loved ones
in the field demands for them now all
tat loving hands can do to make their
last da's as happy as possible.
The beginning of active operations
on the Panama canal has already been
worth something to Mississippi. Con.
tracts for large Quantities of lumber
will soon be let and the saw mills OF
the State are getting in line to land
some of them. The long leaf pine OF
our State is the most durable and de.
sirable for the purpose intended. and
will very likely be used in that work,
The building Of this canal will be
worth millions Of dollars to the State
during the construction, and a perma'
nent benefit after completion, The
whole gIuf coast will be made to bios.
son like a rose, new industries will
spring up, our ports will be crowded
with business, the waste lands will be
utilized and made to produce Of the
worlds needs, our forests made to
bring the highest prices in the way
of products and in hundreds of other
ways will we be benefited. There is
a bright future for Mississippi and all
of the Gulf States.
The plucky citizens Of WoodvilIe are
determined to have competition in
the way of railroad rates and the char.
ter of al electric line to run from
GlOs1er to FIT. Adams on the river
via Woodyille, has been granted. East
ern capital has taken the matter up
and it now looks like the road would
be built and in operation at an early
day. This is an evidence of what can
be done If the effort is made. Had
the people of Woodville sat down and
waited for some one to ONE along and
build this road without encourage.
ment, it never would have been built.
Instead of doing this they went to
work and had the survey made, got
out a charter and now have the men
with the money to build the road inter
ested. That is the kind of citizen.
ship that will make Greater Missis.
sippi."
Hazlehurst is discussing the subject
Of q business organization of some
kind to promote the industrial and
commercial prosperity of that thriving
place. The people are now figuring
on the right line. Organize and get
to work. Employ a competent secre.
tary and have him look after the in.
terests Of the town and su%rrouning
country. What is eyerybody's bust
ness Is nobody's business, so get a
man whose business it will he to at.
tend to these vital matters. Every
community in the State should have
just such an organization as proposed
by Hazlehurst, and a great many OF
them do have them. and are doing
finely.
Three large shipments of Italian
laborers with their families are now
en- route to the delta and will be used
to help in gathering the cotton crop
Of this year as well as making one
next year. Reports from those who
are using the labor tend to disprove
the idea that it vas not adapted to
the raising of cotton. It is TO be hoped
that they can and will make cotton
and corr successfully.
The large amount Of building going
on at Yazoo City and the great mum.
Der OF skilled laborers employed,
brought in several union men who
organized with a lot of new material.
Carpenters are receiving from $3.50
to $3.50 per day of nine hours and
brick layers from so to 621s cents per
hour; still there has been several
strikes threatened. The wages men.
toned seem to be pretty good and while
the town is in such pressing need OF
labor 1t is to be hoped that no trouble
will result,
Newton again comes to the front
with a truck growers association and
a considerable acreage of vegetables
win be planted next season. A can,
ming factory for the purpose of utilizr
ing the inferior product and late crops