The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-12-15
MISSISSIPPI NEWS MATTERS
Brief Chronicle of the Important Happenings

W. j. Quarles of Long Beach has
sugar cane that averages over nine
feet of matured stalk. Off of one and
a half acres he made over eight hun
dred gallons of syrup. He only used
on the land 800 pounds of acid phos-
phate and cotton seed meal mixed.
This shows what can be done on Mis-
sissippi soil if only common sense and
a little energy is displayed. There is
no place in the world where the hus-
bandman can get such liberal returns
for his labor. Write Mr.. Quarles and
prove the truthfulness of the assert
ions herein made.
The clothing factories of Corinth
employ like one thousand girls and a
number Of men. Good
wages are paid and the employees are
of high character. There are num-
Der of other towns in the state with
equal advantages that should be doing
along the line Of manufac-
turing clothing. 1t is profitable bus
mess and as yet, not likely to be over
done.
The City of Aberdeen has made
good showing in the special edition
gotten out by the Weekly. 1t shows
great growth for that excellent city in
the prairies and will no doubt bear
good fruit. Aberdeen has experienced
a healthy growth during the past few
years and is increasing as a bushes
and financial center all the time.
o. Hopkins of Hickory planted this
year, eight acres in cotton on which
ne realized, after paying all expenses
IF cultivating, picking, baggiN, ties,
ETC., the sum Of $531.50. This was an
ordinary hill land that few years since
could have been bought for So per
acre.
Newton is not sleeping since the Sc
curing of several nice factories. Work
preliminary to organizing $4,000
sash, door and blind factory is being
lone, and those familiar with the way
Newton is doing things, can almost see
hat factory in actual operation.
Although Mississippi is not man
ess land by any means, there is plen-
" of land here to sustain several
lines the population we now have.
It is still low in price to compare with
what development few years will
,ring around. Better get some OF 1t
light now while you can.
Meridian is spending something like
,150,OOO on improvements, street, etc.
There is scarcely town in the state
hat could not spend considerable
;um to advantage in like manner.
improvement is the rage
1ow and the money spent usually
proves a splendid investment.
Greenwood's death rate of only a
title over eight to the thousand for
he past five years is splendid show
ng for that equally splendid city.
The Delta is showing great advance
n healthfulness lately and now COM
oares favorably with any section OF
he Union.
Farmers in the vicinity Of Wealth
,rsby and many persons within the
own have invested in fruit trees, IN
ending to raise fruit, principally
beaches, for shipping. A widow pur-
chased 1000 peach trees and set
hem out in cotton patch.
The 100000 Of Lefore county
per cent twenty-year bonds recent
v sold to the Bank of Lefore have
,een delivered and paid for at Green
wood. This is one Of the largest bond
lealsv ever made by bank in this
state.
The clcothing factory at New Al
oany, although in operation only
short time, is doing finely and more
machines are being added to fill the
orders that are coming in lively.
The governor has appointed b. L.
sayer a notary public for Minter
City, Lefore county.
DR.. LovETT'S PLAN.
Birmingham, Ala.-Dr. ]. A. B..
Lovett, president of the Central Ala
Dama Agricultural College at Bloss-
vile, suggests that all planting OF cot
ton in the affected territory be
for five years and that the
farmers plant their lands in other
crops which the weevils do not feed
upon. 5.