Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-04-16

fishing the charter of a new bank I,
be established at Shelby, In BOLIVIA
county. with a capital stock of s25
900.
An exchange asserts that during
the past year not less than 100000
has been invested in buildings ant
improvements at Shaw. another pros
porous Bolivar county town.
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The Dickson Furniture Compa II
new corporation at GREENWOOD \
a capital stock of $4,000. It win (
both a wholesale and retail business
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Hon. f. f. Nall, State land commits
sloner, reports that during the montf
of March he disposed of s6.766,4;
worth Of State lands.
The Newton Record asks pertinent
question:: which way are you pulling
for your town-backward, by making
no effort to assist in its upbuilding, OF
forward. by aiding in every possible
way to encourage growth and pro
gress?"
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Hon. II. Z. Blakeslee, one Of the best
known newspaper men in the State
has been appointed superintendent OF
the new capitol grounds at salary
of 81 200 year Mr.. Blakeslee is also
practical civil engineer and will rem
der 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 sheriff to
collect double the amount Of the tax
where 1t has not been paid during the
month in which it is due.
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The Aberdeen Weekly says: THE
new button factory, with its handsome
! array of machinery, is taking on quite
creditable appearance. Orders are
still coming In for its output, though
1t will not be in operation for several
days yet. Most of the machinery has
been placed, and, after minor details
va dhSNIlNut arc CNti
| thing will be In readiness for the
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 the
cutting of tree near that city, which
produced 4967 feet of lumber The
nnyf lnrnacf rannrtnI in tbic
State was cut near Poplarville and
scaled 1900 feet. And there are still
other giants in the forests Of Misss.
sippi
The Jackson News says: 'Missis.
sippi seems to be blessed greatly these
days. New corporations are being or
ganized, embracing all sorts of indus
tries. This indicates that the State is
prospecting to a great degree. While
other States are being overrun with
floods and cyclones, everything is love
ly in Mississippi Mississippi is a
good State to tie to-"
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The Clarion Ledger says that peo.
pie are so busy in Jackson that they
haven't time to work for the interests
of the community. That sort of pros.
perity doesn't need much boosting.
Meridian leads all other towns In
the State in cotton receipts up to date.
Her receipts are 100,S6l bales. Green.
wood follows with 1865.
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An oil mill and hosiery factory are
on the tapis for McComb City.
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A new bank is soon to be established
at Roxie, Franklin county
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Centerville Is getting up fair and
expects to make an exhibit this fall.
Contracts have already been let for
suitable buildings and the grading of
q race track. Several Of the newspa-
pers of the State are making an ef-
fort to revive interest in the old-tlme
county fair, now almost memory in
Mississippi, with the exception of two
or three counties.
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Here Is a paragraph of good advice
from the Greenville Democrat; Help
boost the town by helping to boost It's
enterprises; by helping by word or
deed to make the town grow and pros.
per"
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Ground was broken last week at
Charleston, Tallahatchie county, for
the erection of ginnery, saw mill and
grist mill, all under one roof and to
cost $4,000. A railroad is soon to be
built from that place to Oakland, eight
miles distant.
The always ably edited Grenada Sen
tinel says: Mississippi is on boom,
but it Is boom founded on sub
stantial basis"
The Meridian Star gives voic, to
the following good advice, which it is
not yet too late for our farmers to
heed: There is no worse policy for
our farmers than the decreasing Of the
corn acreage to increase the cotton
production. With the enormous crop
that a favorable season will bring
forth, we may again go bankrupt by
buying our meat and bread with 6
and cent cotton. Be on the safe side.
Plant plenty of corn, then all the cot.
ton you can conveniently cultivate and
gather"
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The government has just let con.
tract for carrying the mail from Car.
thage to Forest at $1,399.75 per an.
mum. This is the longest rural mail
route in the State, the distance be
tween the two places being more than
thirty miles The trip is made daily,
which gives the people along the route
the benefit of one mail each way every
other day.
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Purvis is to be the seat of govern
ment of the new county of Lamar, in
stead of Lumberton, as heretofore stat
ed in these columns.
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There is constant and increasing
demand for poultry in almost every
town in the State, yet very few Mis-
have so far had the fore |
sight to engage in the industry.
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Greonville's Business League now
has a salaried 50 qIretary. who will de
vote all of his t le to the work All
business leagues ought to have sal
aried secretaries. What is everybody's |
business is usually nobody's business
You can't expect to get something fol
nothing in this age Of competition and |
business activity,