The leader., 1904-09-17


corning the objects, plans. ETC., of the
Mississippi Cotton and Corn Carnival
Association, recently given charter
by the governor. Believing that a
concise statement giving the informa-
ton asked for by those enough inter.
ested to write, would be acceptable
reading for all, the following Is Of
cred:
PLAZA stock company with q CAPT.
tai of $4,000 has been organized by
pominent and active citizens of the
State for the purpose of holding each
year carnival or State fair. 1t is
the intention of the managers to get
together an exhibit of the States
products, pamphlets giving informa-
ton from each locality as to soil, price
of land, adaptability to certain crops,
health conditions, social advantages,
church and school facilities, and
everything desired to be known by
a man concerning the place where he
would make a home, for distribution
by the man in charge of exhibit from
each community, to help the railroads
in advertising the event throughout
the North, West and East and bring
here good people who are tired of the
rigorous winters and high price Of
land to inspect this country The rail
roads are very much interested and
will do all in their power to bring
down a large crowd. Each commun-
ity in the State is invited and urged
to make an exhibit of the best stuff
that can be gotten together, furnish
| matter descriptive of the country and
place a man in charge to explain and
No expense will be attached in the
way of securing space and making
| display more than what it will cost to
! get up and freight to fair.
| Benefit to Accrue-Land in the
North and East has risen in price to
$3.50 per acre, and even higher in
some sections, and good, thrifty Deo-
pie with few hundred dollars stand
no chance to buy and pay for even
few acres. The winters are long
and severe, the price of living high
and other expenses in proportion. AS
result, there are thousands of eX-
cellent families seeking homes in
| countries where conditions are such
| that they may make a start, own a
home and enjoy life under their own
vine and fig tree. In Mississippi two
| thirds of the land is not in cultiVa.
I'LL IS l., ,,JJ
| 1t lies without bringing a cent Of
profit to the owner Or helping to pay
the burdens of government. Labor is
scarce in Mississippi at present and
we want these industrious and ener-
| getic people to come here, make it
their homes, buy land, become Mis-
sissippians and help in the great work
of development now begun. The i'm
portation of a few experienced truck
| farmers few years since has stilnu.
| lated an industry in Mississippi that
bids fair in a few years to rival the
cotton growing industry. Land that
was not salable at So per acre before
| is now worth $50 and bringing the
owner an average profit of over 500
per annum. We want more OF this
done and the people to do it. Then,
We want q place where the people of
the State can meet on an equal
| ground, discuss ways and means, com
pare experiences, etc. Half the State
does not know what the other half is
doing, and there is an opportunity fer
| gleat benefit to accrue from this fea.
| ture alone The best speakers upon
subjects Of general interest viii be
secured and discussion Of various
subjects gone into. Low rates will
be made by the roads from all points
iii Mississippi as well as other sec
tons of the country and every man
in the State who desires to better his
condition or that of his neighhorhcod
should be on hand. 1t presents all
opportunity for Mississippi 10 do a
great work for the bettermcnt of ccE.
ditions that should be eagerly taken
hold of gener.'.!y.