The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-04-23

Comb City, with capital stock Of
100000, making a total of Ave SINH
lar institutions within the past two
months. State banks are being start.
ed every week--so rapidly. In fact.
that it is hard to keep track OF them.
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And still another big manufacturing
industry has been secured for Column
bus. The Progressive Union, Of that
city-an organization which Is reiigi-
ously living up to its ame-announces
that it has secured the location OF q
mammoth stove factory with a capital
ization of 100000 The concern ID
now located at Fort Payne, Ala.
Other new industries announced In
the press dispatches are as follows:
canning factory at Mt Olive, an oil
mill and fertilizer factory at Houston.
cofiin factory at Meridian, telephone
systems at Eupora and Maben, new
jails at Aberdeen and Grenada, and
varied industries aggregating a capital
of $4,000 at Poplarville.
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The Coleman Barrel Manufacturing
Company, OF Jackson, Tenn. Is prepar-
ing to erect 100000 branch plant
at Columbus. 1t will employ about 200
men. Columbus also has in prospect
large hardwood manufacturing con-
Germ, backed by Louisville capitalists.
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The esteemed Winona Times lost its
entire equipment last week in the dis.
astrous fire which visited that progress.
sive little city. But this was q small
obstacle in the way of plucky Editor
Williams, who set to work at once to
provide for the publication OF his pa
per. The plant of the old Democrat
was purchased and The Times made
its appearance on time, neat and
newsy, with full report OF the fire.
The average Mississippi editor is moth
ing If not enterprising.
Ky
The Clarion Ledger says that work
on the actual construction of the new
interurban electric railway from Jack
son to Vicksburg will begin by Sep
TENDER 1. Hon. Writ Adams, president
of the road, is now in Cuba, but will
return before the end Of the month.
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A special election has been called in
Jackson for July /, when the PROPOSE
ton to issue bonds in the sum Of $780,
900 for the purchase Of the waterworks
and electric lights will be passed upon
by the individual voters of the city. 1t
is believed that city ownership will
prevail by a large majority.
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There is a fine prospect for good
fruit crop throughout the State.
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En- PEASANT.
Despite the fact that this State has
one of the severest statutes Of any
State in the Union against the carry
ing Of concealed weapons, respectable
citizens continue to carry pistols In
their hip pockets. But 1t is well to
that you can no more legis-
late morals into a man than you can
enforce a resolution to make fish bite.
A Meridian girl, on a dare, did not
utter a word in forty days-and now
she has married the man who made
the dare. He'll pay for it in the course
Of time
The jackson man who was caught
stealing pickles is now. in one.
It is better to let well enough aIone
han do worse.
Some men work harder trying to
fnd some one to work than they
would working themselves.
Prof Langley, of airship fame, says
hat he could fly to Canada II he had
$4,000. There are others.
Those who are inclined to despise
he little things of life should remem-
,er that forty dollar shell can sink q
million dollar battleship.
1t is easy enough to calculate IS to
low fortune can be made on Mis-
issippi farm, but there Is lots Of dig.
ing to do after the figuring Is over.
Mississippians are busy now. Some
ay they may spend their summers On
he seashore and cut coupons.
Every dog has his day and youn
ave yours. Don't fret.
Money on deposit subject TO check
oesnt draw interest Better invest e
4 some enterprise where It win BE-
arning you something