Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16
By H. E. BLAKEsLEE, jackson.

and in a short time the larger por-
ton of the fame-swept area will be
covered by far better structures than
those burned. Contractors from sew
eral outside places are there and all
have the limit of their capacity to con-
struct. The streets have been widen
ed and few new ones opened and the
new Yazoo will be great improve
ment on the old. He's a a plucky
citizenship and the writer finds much
satisfaction in the determination OF
the people up there to rebuild on
broader and better lines. May Yazoo
continue to prosper in the future as
in the past.
Copiah county was not satisfied
with the old plan of working roads,
and is now wrestling with the
contract system A thorough trial
of the new plan and the result
will be of interest to the whole
State. There is no doubt that our
roads need improving, but, the plan
which is made feasible by conditions
may not as yet, have been hit upon.
The continual agitation of the ques-
tion will undoubtedly bring about q
remedy after awhile that will be feas-
ible.
The people of Simpson county are
looking up. Several who have been
hiding their money in ash barrels and
old socks have dug it up, and Joined
in with others to build something.
Mendenhall is the storm center OF all
this industrial activity. A $4,000
gin company has just been organized,
a bank with s25,000 capital, will soon
be ready for business, an OH mill and
fertilizer factory will be built and sew
eral other industries are projected.
Just such activity will make the
town larger and better.
The demand for old fashioned open
kettle molasses is always good dur.
ing the summer months when the
vacuum evapoated article will not
keep. This molasses is now selling
at from fifty to seventy-five cents per
gallon There is in the State millions
of acres of land adapted to the culture
OF cane syrup 1t is being raised with
profit by some of the farmers and 1t
is strange that more of them do not
try it. No crop offers a better field for
profit.
Pecans still attract attention from
land owners in some sections OF the
State. Land can be used for them that
is not adapted to other uses. A bear
ing pecan orchard is a profitable In
vestment Experience has proven that
no country is better adapted to their
culture than this. The industry bids
fair to show large increase in the
next few years. The matter is well
worthy of investigation at least.
Within a week or two the Southern
Field" paper issued by the indus
trial department of the Southern -Rail-
way, will get out special issue for
Mississippi, and has proposed to fur
nish ten or fifteen thousand to the
Mississippi Commissioner at st. Louis
for distribution. This paper will
show to the world in the strongest
light possible, much of the advantages
and resouces of the State, and the
Southern is to be commended for the
interest shown.
As an example of the effective work
Of a live progressive union it is noted
that the Columbus Union, through its
efficient secretary, Mr.. F. M. Runnels,
has located in the town since the 1st
of February nearly 100000 worth OF
manufacturing enterprises. The union
is awake to the interests of Columbus
and takes advantage of every oppor.
tunity to further its industrial, COM
mercial and agricultural standing.
The example of Columbus is worthy
of emulation by every town in the
State that desires to be bigger and
better
Sam r.. Weems, OF, the greenwood
Board of Trade, has veneer
plant and piano factory on his string,
and his way of doing things is to land
what he goes after. The business men
of Greenwood are behind him to q
man in the good work he is doing for
the town.
Pascagoula hopes to be the deep-wa-
ter terminus of the great Frisco sys'
TEN which has it's eye turned in this
direction just now The Panama canal
will develop all ports on our coast
line and Pascagoula seems to have
good prospects of recognition by some
Of the big systems.
The officers of Gulfport made good
example of several hoodlums who at.
tempted to terrorize that town a few
days since They were given the linn
i. as to fine and Imprisonment and
none of it was held up, either That
is exactly the way to put a stop to
such practices.
Aberdeen is figuring on another oil
mill with a fertilizer factory attached
Make the fertilizers used at home.
j. F. Merry, of the Illinois Central
railroad, is running homeseekers ex-
cursions to the State from the North
and West, on the first and third Tues
days of each month 1t would be well
for towns along that line of the road
with spare lands to communicate at
once with Mr.. Merry at Dubuque. Ia,
and let him know what is offered.
Here is a chance to take advantage
of some good advertising being done
by his road. We need good people to
felp In the great work of Development
being attempted.
Push Mississippi on every occa'
sion.
Will Holmes of Winona, reports a
net profit of $50 on three-fourths Of an
acre Of English reas He now has q
corn crop on the ground and will no
doubt run the net profits higher.
What Mr. Holmes has done can be
done by hundreds of others.
1t Is refreshing to note the energy
and alertness with which the people
of Yazoo City have gone to work to
rebuild their burned town. They are
not at all discouraged by the awful
calamity that befelI them. but will
soon have e better city than before
All honor to Yazoo City.