The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 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
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
little energy is displayed. There is
no place in the world where the hus-
bsndman 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
considerable 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 he doing
something along the line Of manufac-
turing clothing. It is profitable bus
mess and as yet, not likely to be over
done.
The City of Aberdeen has made a
good showing in the special edition
gotten out by the Weekly. 1t shows a
great growth for that excellent city in
the prairies and will no doubt bear
good fruit. Aberdeen has experienced
healthy growth during the past few
years and is increasing as bushes
and financial center all the time.
0. Hopkins of Hickory planted this
year, eight acres in cotton on which
he realized, after paying all expenses
of cultivating, picking, baggi1, 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
done, and those familiar with the way
Newton is doing things, can almost see
that factory in actual operation.
Although Mississippi is not a man
less land by any means, there is plen-
ty Of land here to sustain several
times the population we now have.
It is still low in price to compare with
what development few years will
bring around. Better get some Of it
right now while you can.
Meridian is spending something like
$4,000 on improvements, street, etc.
There is scarcely a town in the state
that could not spend considerable
sum to advantage in a like manner.
Municipal improvement is the rage
now and the money spent usually
proves a splendid investment.
Greenwood's death rate Of only a
little over eight to the thousand for
the past five years is splendid show
ing for that equally splendid city.
The Delta is showing a great advance
in healthfulness lately and now COM
pares favorably with any section OF
the Union.
Farmers in the vicinity of Wealth
ersby and many persons within the
town have invested in fruit trees, IN
tending to raise fruit, principally
peaches, for shipping. A widow pur-
chased 1000 peach trees and set
them out in cotton patch.
The 100000 of Lefore county
4 per cent twenty-year bonds recent
ly sold to the Bank Of Lehore have
been delivered and paid for at Green
wood. This is one Of the largest bond
deals ever made by bank in this
state.
The clcothing factory at New AL
bany, although in operation only a
short time, is doing finely and more
machines are being added to fill the
orders that are coming in lively.
The governor has appointed 3. L.
Sayer a notary public for Minter
City, Lefore county.
DIR. LOVETT'S PLAN.
Birmingham, Ala.-Dr. j. A. B.
Lovett, president of the Central Ala
bama Agricultural College at Bloss-
Vile SUGGESTS that all nlantino of cot