The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-05
FOR MISSISSIPPI
Items Of Industrial Interest Cleaned From All Owe, the State,
Notes and Comments.
BY q. E. ~BLAKESLEE.

BY 81. E.
Note-A gentleman in Carroll coun
ty writes to know If the author o!
these notes Is a Yankee and what he
hopes to accomplish by having them
published. The author is a native Mis-
sissippian, and hopes to stimulate In
dustrial activity and the development
of our grand old State along all legit
innate lines, That's all.
The matter of an electric line IA
connect the cities of our gulf coast
will not down. Some move is made
toward the realization of that fond
dream by the people down there every
few weeks. For more than thirty miles
along the water front there is prac-
tically an uninterrupted town and the
scheme appears to be feasible, 1t
would prove a convenient means of
communication between the citizens
and would no doubt be a profitable in
vestment to any company that would
put 1t into execution.
Mr.. e. c. Jones, Of Kinds county,
has developed a corn that will, on
good land, without fertilizers, produce
from 100 to 1875 bushels to the acre,
1t will grow from three to nine ears
to the stalk and the ears are large
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full yield and is attracting much at
tention from farmers. A display of
this wonderful corn has been prepared
and will be shown with the MISSISSIPPI
pi exhibit at the fair in st. Louis. 1t
is asserted that no State can rival this
exhibit.
The most prominent exhibit In the
agricultural building at the st. Louis
fair will have the name mississippi
across II In several prominent places.
Reference Is made to the colossal fig.
ure Of King Cotton" which will be
placed in the center of the building
and under the main dome. All aisles
converge at this point and the figure
will be plainly visible from any part
Of the building. 1t will be thirty feet
in height, will represent a king upon
the throne with a scepter in his hand
covered by a canopy. All will be GOV.
cred with a batting Of cotton of snowy
whiteness. 1t will be the central fig.
ure of the whole building and a great
credit to the State.
That the Importance of Meridian as
a railroad and business center is ap.
preciated by the railroads running in
there, will be noted In the beginning of
work on a splendid new union de.
pot to cost not less than $4,000. 1t
will be modern and up-to-date in every
respect. The depot building at Jack
son has served out its term of useful.
ness and plans are now being, made
for a new and much larger one The
railroad commission and railroad au-
thorities will decide on plans soon
and the work will be done during the
summer. There is a demand for bet
ter facilities all over the State, which
proves that every section Is prosper
Gus and shows a corresponding in.
crease Of business.
There are thousands of acres of poor
hill land through the central portion
of Mississippi that seems to be espec-
tally adapted to the raising OF these
animals. This land is worth but little
for anything else and now stands as
a burden to the owners. If the angora
industry could be introduced here and
made a success, this same land would
be worth many dollars where 1t Is now
worth practically nothing. The expe.
Of other sections could be taken
advantage of by our people and they
be made to benefit thereby. All that
Is needed to bring us to a realization
Of the profits to be derived from such
a course, Is for some one acquainted
with handling the animals to make a
start and show what can be done and
then there will be plenty to follow.
A special report recently given out
the government concerning EN-
and Wages" shows the South
Up to a decided advantage In the OPP.
of cotton mills. Labor Is
down here and the price re.
,eived here goes farther In the way
If living expenses than in the New
England States. The average of weav.
RS up there Is $500 per week, while
he average In this section Is only /,
70 .50 per week, yet the man here who ,
eceives $3.50 per week can buy more F.,
# the necessities of life with his pay {
han can the New England weaver ;
With his $500. This is only one OF ;
he many advantages possessed by the ,
'outh In the manufacture of cotton. ,
A charter issued last week to the ,
'atesyille Manufacturing Company 4
ooks like an effort would be made to r
avigate the T~allahatchie river as far
as Batesville at least. Years ago
he stream vas open to small boats v
luch further up than this, and there /
to be good grounds for believ- h
that 1t a again be made nav. h
a portion of the year at least y
small river craft. 1,
The newest enterprise In Mlssissip- a
although not as yet one Of the t,
institutions Of the State, h
ut one that is attracting attention k
broad, Is a frog farm. Not a frog d
ond, remind you. but a farm that
Ill raise for market the succulent and
yer evasive bull frog which Is con. a.
dered such a delicacy by many with T
tastes. This farm is said CT
be located, or will be located, over
ear ~Clarkesdale. in the delta section q
the State. While the originator II
this report may have meant it in IL