The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-16

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An exchange asserts that during
he past year not less than 100000
as been invested in buildings n
improvements at Shaw, another pros
erous Bolivar county town.
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The Dickson Furniture Company Is
new corporation at Greenwood with
capital stock of 100000 1t will do
10Th a wholesale and retail business.
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Hon. E. F. Nall, State land commits
reports that during the month
# March he disposed OF $6,766,43
worth Of State lands.
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The Newton Record asks a pertinent
question: (which way are you pulling
or your town-backward, by making
10 effort to assist in its upbnilding, or
onward, by aiding in every possible
way to encourage growth and pro-
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Hon. Fl, e. Blakeslee, n Of the best
Known newspaper men in the state,
las been appointed superintendent OF
he new capitol grounds at a salary
If $1,000 a year. Mr.. Blakeslee is also
4 practical civil engineer and will rem
Ter valuable service in the grading OF
the new capitol grounds.
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The new privilege tax law has been
printed and will be distributed at
once. The most interesting provision
Of the new law requires the sherlt1 to
double the amount of the tax
where it has not been paid during the
month in which 1t is due,
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The Aberdeen Weekly says: THE
button factory, with its handsome
array of machinery, is taking on quite
a creditable appearance. Orders are
still coming in for its output, though
it will not be in operation for seVera
days yet. Most of the machinery has
been placed, and, after minor details
of arrangement are completed, every
thing will be in readiness for Thu
start" 1t will be the only similar IN
dustry in the State, hence its success
will be watched with interest.
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The Magnolia Gazette reports Thu
cutting of a tree near that city, whtcl
produced 4,967 feet of lumber. TIL
next largest tree ever reported III TN
State was cut near PoplarviIle an
scaled 1900 feet. And there are still
other giants in the forests OF Missis
.sippi.
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The Jackson News says: "Missis
sippi seems to be blessed greatly thes
days. New corporations are being OF
ganized, embracing all sorts of indu!
tries, This indicates that the State
prospecting toAa great degree. Will
other States are being overrun wit
floods and cyclones, everything is love
ly in Mississippi. Mississippi Is
good State to tie to-"
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The Clarion Ledger says that PEI
ple are so busy in Jackson that the
haven't time to work for the interest
of the community. That sort OF pro
perity doesn't need much boosting.
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Meridian leads all other towns
the State in cotton receipts up to dat
Her receipts are 100, 861 bales. Gree
wood follows with 1868.
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An oil mill and a hosiery factory a
-. IL +,nI, for M1Tpnh (itV
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A new bank is soon to be establisht
at Roxie, Franklin county.
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Centerville is getting up a fair al
| expects to make an exhibit this ia
, Contracts have already been let /
suitable buildings and the grading
a race track. Several OF the neWsp
pers of the State are making an
fort to revive interest in the old-tin
county fair. now almost a memory
Mississippi, with the exception OF "
or three counties.
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Here is a paragraph Of good adyi
from the Greenville Democrat: He
boost the town by helping to boost
enterprises; by helping by word
deed to make the town grow and pre-
per-"
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Ground was broken last week
Charleston, Tallahatchie county, ]
the erection of a ginnery, saw mil a
prist mill. all under one roof ana
cost $4,000. A railroad is soon to
/ built from that place to Oakland, ele
miles distant,
The always ably edited Grenada 81
tinel says: mississippi is on a boo
but it is a boom founded on q 81
stantial basis"
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The Meridian Star gives voice
the following good advice, which 1t
not vet too late for our farmers
heed: There is no worse pollcy
our farmers than the decreasing oil
corn acreage to increase the cott
production. With the enormous CT
that a favorable season Will Drl
forth. we may again go bankrupt
buying our meat and bread with
and 7 cent cotton. Be on the safe 81
plant plenty of corn, then all the {
, ton you can conveniently cultivate 9
gather"
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/, The government has Just let a G
, tract for carrying the mail from 1
. thage to Forest at s1,39975 per
mum. This is the longest rural II
l route in the State, the distance
tween the two places being more Il
thirty miles. The trip is made da
! which gives the people along the 70
the benefit of one mail each way eV
other day.
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Purvis is to be the seat OF COVE
ment of the new county OF Lamar,
3 stead of Lumberton, as heretofore s
! ed in these columns.
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There is a constant and increas
demand for poultry in almost ev
s town In the State, yet very few J
sissippians have so far had b I
sight to engage in the industry.