The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-28

tural Development Of Il
~ the State Items OF
NOTE.-Secretaries of industrial leagues,
progressive unions and all organizations OF
like nature, are requested to furnish the
| writer with notice OF matter that would be
| OF interest to readers OF this department.
| Newspapers ore also requested to send
marked copies containing mention OF new
enterprises, good yields OF crop, extra stock
DC, or to place the writer on the mailing
list 90 that such matters can be properly
handled. Would highly appreciate any Of
the State papers that might be sent regularly.
| All press people are cordially requested to
make this office headquarters while in Jack.
son. Always have q comfortable chair, ex-
changes, stationery and a hearty greeting
! for the fraternity.
Anent the controversy which has
been raised in the state as to the ques-
ton Of more money for schools and a
million dollars to be used in improving
the school houses as advocated by
Supt. Whitfield, the figures showing
amount Of taxes collected and the pro-
portionate amount expended for edu-
cation might prove interesting read
ing. Treasurer Miller kindly furnish
es the writer with the following state
ment Of the amounts in question,
| which refer to the taxes collected in
1908 and the school funds of the SEES
sion of 1904:
COLLECTED.
State tax, advalorum. 81 521 682 6S
State tax, privileges. -. .391 SO "A
State tax, polls. -. 304 DAG 90
Insurance tax ........ 46 1872 "a
Total. -. S 2 263 GIL IS
EXPENDED.
For common schools IS l $50 900 90
Chickasaw school fund :. SIS 573 Oh
Blind institute ...... IL All 10
Deaf and dumb institute. 80 455 %
A. & M. College. $500. 156 17S 65
Alcorn A. &. M. Col (coD Sc 923 0S
liz C. College. 60 1913 "a
University of Miss. -. 1O1 715 %
Holly Spgs Normal (coD 2 249 so
Summer normals ...... $50 90
...........
Total. ;. s. l 727 7S4 %
This leaves balance for other ex-
penses of the state Of $685., 1881. OF.
Of the whole amount collected, rs per
cent is expended in the cause Of edu-
ton. The appropriations for the COM
ing session however, are much larger,
the common school fund being about
1926, 100000 larger and an increase iii
the college appropriations Of consid-
cradle Importance. The state has a
magnificent system Of public schools
to show for this amount Of money ex-
pended, much better than many Of the
states in this section of the union.
| Whether the cost is too much or not
for the service rendered and whether
the limit has been reached as some
contend, this writer viii not attempt
to say, but it is an undisputed fact
that every Mississippian is proud of
the common school system Of the state.
1t has been stated and not contradict
ed so far as we know, that Mississippi
spends more money for education as
per the assessed valuation Of her
property than any state In the union.
IF we get good results, the money is
well spent; if not, then change
should be made.
/, Alcorn county has taken common
dable course on the question Of bet
ter roads. $4,000 is being spent for
grading and gravel as an experiment
and the prediction is made that ere
long every important road in that
county will be graded and graveled.
Money cannot be better spent by a
community than in the way Of making
good roads 1t is economy to have
them and it is passing strange that
men with excellent business judgment
on almost every other question will
balk at tie expenditure of little
money on the roads. A team can pull
several shines the load over a good
road that it can over bad one, do it
with more ease and with a saving to
wear and tear of harness, vehicles,
etc. 100000 judiciously expended
upon the roads of any county in the
state would increase the value of prop
erty in that county several times that
amount and besides the economy in
drawing power Of thesteam saving to
harness, vehicles, etc., would make life
worth living. The campaign for bet
ter roads in Mississippi is on to stay
and the solution will be reached be-
fore interest in the subject is allowed
to wane.
Among the new enterprises for
Newton is noted a factory for the
manufacture Of vehicle stock. It will
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