The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16

Numerous letters are being re-
ceived asking for Information con
corning the objects, plans, etc, of the
Mississippi Cotton and Corn Carnival
Association, recently given a charter
by the governor. Believing that a
concise statement giving the informa-
ton asked for by those enough inter
ested to write, would be acceptable
reading for all, the following is of
fered:
Plan-A stock company with a CAPT
tai of $4,000 has been organized by
pominent and active citizens of the
State for the purpose of holding each
year a carnival or State fair. 1t is
the intention of the managers to get
together an exhibit of the States
products. pamphlets giving informal
ton from each locality as to soil, price
of land. adaptability to certain crops,
health conditions, social advantages,
church and school facilities, and
everything desired to be known by
a man concerning the place where he
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by the man in charge of exhibit from
each community, to help the railroads
in advertising the event Throughout
the North, West and East and bring
here good people who are tired of the
rigorous winters and high price Of
land to inspect this country. The rail
roads are very much interested and
will do all in their power to bring
down a large crowd. Each commuu-
ity in the State is invited and urged
to make an exhibit of the best stuff
that can be gotten together, furnish
matter descriptive Of the country and
place a man in charge to explain and
help to interest prospective settlers.
No e will be attached in the
way of securing space and making
display more than what it will cost to
get up and freight to fair.
Benefit to Accrue-Land in the
North and East has risen in price to
$3.50 per acre, and even higher IN
some sections, and good, thrifty peo-
pie with a few hundred dollars stand
10 chance to buy and pay for even
a few acres. The winters are long
and severe, the price of living high
and other expenses in proportion. AS
O result, there are thousands of eX-
cellent families seeking homes in
countries where conditions are such
that they may make a start. own a
home and enjoy life under their own
vine and fig tree. In Mississippi tw"-
thirds of the land is not in cultiva-
ton and half OF it not in use at all
1t lies without bringing a cent II
profit to the owner or helping to pay
the burdens of government. abe is
scarce in Mississippi at present ard
We want these industrious and ener-
getic people to come here, make it
their homes, buy land. become Mis-
sissippians and help in the great work
of development now begun. The inn
p~ortation of a few experienced truck
farmers a few years since has stimu
lated an industry in Mississippi that
bids fair In a few years to rival the
cotton growing industry. and that
was not salable at 81 per acre before
is now worth $50 and bringing the
owner an average profit of over 500
Per annum We want more OF this
done and the people to do it. Then,
we want a place where the people Of
the State can meet OF al equal
ground. discuss ways and means. com
pare experiences, etc. Half the State
does not know what the other half is
doing, and there is an opportunity fer
g1 eat benefit to accrue from this fea.
ture alone. The best speakers upon
subjects of general interest will be
ST cured and a discussion OF various
subjects gone into. Low rates Will
be made by the roads from all points
III Mississippi as well as other sec
tons OF the country and every man
in the State who desires TO better his
condition or that of his neighborhCod
should be on hand. It presents an
opportunity for Mississippi to fd) a
great work for the betterment of con
ditions that should be eagerly taken
hold Of genera ".
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J. w. Eldridge, of Hillhouse, Miss,
who grows about 5000 bales of cot
ton, is experimenting with Mexicans
as labor for gathering. His success
will be watched by cotton growers
generally as labor for gathering crops
is getting to be an important item.
The negro labor is getting entirely
too uncertain to depend upon.
Meridian has organized a Y. NJ. G.
A. with a large membership and pro-
poses to put up a $25 900 home for
its use. The best people of the town
are, of course, behind the movement,
and 1t should be a success.
A plant Is being constructed at Hat
tiesburg to manufacture wood alcohol
from pine timber, supposedly slabs
and other refuse from the big mills
there. There is a plant of this nature
at Virgins, lower down on the G. &
S. I. road, that has been in operation
fol some time manufacturing several
products from the refuse of saw mills,
and it is doing nicely. Wood alcohol,
coal tar, turpentine and charcoal are
some of the valuable articles saved
from this refuse. When the bark and
straw is utilized notning OF the pine
tree will be wasted.