The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
BY H. E. BLAKEsLEE. Jackson

| The editor of this department has
accepted the invitation to prepare an
article of three thousand words setting
forth the advantages and possibilities
of Mississippi as an agricultural and
manufacturing State for the Christmas
number of the Frisco Magazine, the
official publication of the Frisco Rail-
way System. This magazine has a
large circulation throughout the North
and Northwest, and the article in ques-
ton should prove of great benefit in
bringing before the people of that cold
and cherries section the advantages
of making their homes in the best and
most pleasant section of the universe.
Among the many and varied open
ings for business in Mississippi, none
offer a greater field than poultry rails
ing. The demand for poultry and eggs
is splendid, both bringing higher
prices than for a long time. The in
crease in demand and price has been
steadily going on for the past half
dozen years, and at the present offers
great inducements for men to go into
the business. Poultry raising and
fruit growing would go well together.
The poultry would meet the current
expenses until the fruit trees began
to bear. The birds would get the
larger part of their living and at the
same time destroy miriads of injurious
insects. Mississippians would do
well to study about this combination
as a money maker and also a perma-
nent occupation.
The Laurel board of trade is prepar-
ing to send out 10, 900 pieces of matter
descriptive of that splendid little city.
The Jackson board Of trade is having
printed $4,000 pieces for a like pur-
pose, and other towns more or less.
Mississippi is at last awake to the ne
cessity of blowing her own horn. We
must let the world know what we have
if any of the good things would be
brought our way.
The contract was recently let in
Jackson for a large six-story stone
and pressed brick building for bank
ing and Office purposes. During the
past year two tall buildings were built
and plans for several more tall ones,
one of them to be seven stories high,
have been adopted and will be erected
early next year. The Capitol City is
running largely to sky-scrapers.
| Approaching the splendid opening
for a model stock farm in the near vi
cinity of Jackson, R. H. Ihrie has pur-
chased q large tract of land near the
| city and will remove his famous Mill
brook heard of Jerseys there as soon
as the necessary buildings, water sup
ply, etc, can be attended to. The
buildings will be large and commodi-
Gus and all appointments of the very
best. When completed, Mr.. Ihrie will
have the model stock farm and dairy
of the South.
A writer who knows has. this to say
of Mississippi as a desirable location
for stock raising:
81. Mississippi is entirely free from
the awful billiards. that devastate the
herds of the West and Northwest.
"2. There is no severe cold wealth
er, SO it is necessary only to furnish
shed protection during the short and
mild winters.
SO. There is plenty of pure water
in all parts of the State. Cattle are
not forced to walk miles to obtain wa
ter. They never perish for the want
of water.
"4. About 800 edible grasses -four
ish and provide grazing for all kinds
of stock.
SO. The Cassava plant iourishes
and furnishes a f%attening product
equal, if not superior to corn"
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Over fifteen million dollars added to
the assessment rolls on personal prop
erty alone this year is an indication of
what Mississippi is doing. When the
land assessment is again made there
will be another array of gratifying
figures. Mark the prediction, that in
1910 the property assessment of the
State will double that of 1900. While
this would be a phenomenal increase,
it is only in keeping with the progress
being manifested every day.
A light and happy heart wins
friends, and if you want q light and
happy heart, do not think about the
evil in the world, but try to find the
good. Too many people talk only of
the bad and ~disagreeable things in the
community and the shortcomings of
their neighbors, and, strange to say,
they are invariably mistaken. When
you see a man or woman always talk
ing about the good they see you will
find them happy and with a large cir
Gle of good and true friends.
Hazlehurst is preparing to relieve
the situation as to getting family
washing done. Now that the negroes
refuse to work, stock is. being taken in
a laundry for doing the family wash.
The experiment will be watched with
interest. There is trouble in every
Mississippi town about this matter,
and if Hazlehurst solves the problem,
other towns will soon follow suit with