The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-23

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OF interest to readers OF this department.
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marked copies containing mention OF new
enterprises, good yields OF crop, extra stock
&c, or to place the writer on the mailing
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handled. Would highly appreciate my 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 a comfortable chair, ex-
changes, stationery and hearty greeting
for the fraternity.
The State of Mississippi still offers
some inducements to settlers in the
way OF state lands Land Commission
er, +. ii. Nall, informs the writer that
there is In the State now something
over 100000 acres of lands subject to
entry. This land is scattered all over
the state and some of it is especially
good for the price which will be ne
eessary to redeem it. 1t runs from
$1.25 to $15 per acre according to To-
cation and conditions. The hill lands
are generally $1.25 per acre with the
exception of the Chickasaw School
lands which have the price fixed by
law at Sc per acre. Lands forfeited
for taxes run from $1.25 to $15 as per
the assessment when sold provided it
be not less than $1.25. Mr.. Nall
makes the startling announcement
that his Office has turned into the
state treasury since 1901 the enor-
nous sum of $4,000 exclusive of the
sales of school lands which will
amount to as much more. This is a
very creditable showing for this de-
partment of our state government of
which We hear but little and it can
be seen how much help this is to
keep down taxes. The land commits
sioner's place is very important one
indeed and is in the very best of
hands.
Judge Newman Cayce is still busy
with preliminary work looking to the
building of the Columbus, Memphis
81 Pensacola railroad. This line
would cross the northern portion of
the state in southeasterly direction
and open up some country that has
heretofore been without railroad fa-
cilities. Judge Cayce is also interest
ed in the proposed road to run from
Jackson to Columbus. This would al
so be very important line for a sec
tion of country that now goes more
than thirty miles to railroad points.
While these roads are now only pro-
jected, the time will come when they
will be built and in operation. When
this is done a large area will be
brought into communication with the
outside world and market afforded
for its products. Ere long not a COM
munity in the state will be without
railroad facilities.
w. G. Smith, well known trucker
at Laurel, planted eight acres in Irish
potatoes, has gathered the crop and
pocketed $612.64 in dear profit. He
is planting the ground again in an
other crop and will no doubt have an
other balance on the side of the ledg-
er before the season is over. That is
another example of what can be done
with the trucking business here where
everything seems to be in favor of the
farmer except the nearness of the
market, and this is gotten over by
number of the railroads by running
train especially for vegetables on pas
senger time to the Northern markets.
This industry is still in its infancy.
Mark this prediction.
Harmony is to be appreciated in all
undertakings and especially where the
interests of town or community is at
stake. The following from the New
be applicable to every community of
interest: "The most prosperous and
progressive towns are those whose ev-
cry citizen is willing to lend aid to
any movement that will benefit his
town as a whole, no matter whether
it is directly beneficial to him or not.
No one can be classed as available cit
| izen who only thinks of his own well
fare and takes no pride in seeing the
town advance he is individually reap
ing the greater portion of the prosper
| ity"
In the vicinity of Scranton last sea-
son there were made something like
five hundred barrels of cane syrup.
This syrup is made in the old fash
ioned pans and will keep in summer,
making it desirable table luxury. 1t
sells readily at from fifty to sixty
cents per gallon and nothing like
enough to supply the demand is made.
The industry has proven so profitable
that number of land owners will en-
gage in raising the cane hereafter.