Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-17

bic Tor gathering crops ana IN tne
hill sections it is pretty nearly all out
The delta always makes more than
can be gathered and scarcity Of la.
Dor has left the people over there with
lot in the field yet. The slump in
prices last week came fortunately.
after the greater portion was out OF
the producers hands. Mississippi has
been very lucky the past two years In
the way OF weather for gathering and
the realizing of fair prices. Let us be
thankful for these favorabe condl-
tions and resolve TO, in the future. try
to tighten the load OF our less fortu-
nate brethren.
The city Of Aberdeen has made q
good showing in the special edition
gotten out by the Weekly. 1t shows a
great growth for that excellent city
in the pralries and will no doubt bear
good fruit Aberdeen has experienced
a healthy growth during the past few
years and is increasing as business
and financial center all the time.
The farmers around Louisville are
planting large numbers OF fruit trees
this fall and will make an effort to
increase the planting next winter.
The country around Louisville is well
adapted TO the raising Of fruit and
when the owners of property get or
chards started the business will be
given great impetus. Almost every
portion of the State will grow fruit
and the citizens are beginning to real.
ize the importance and profits to be de-
rived from the industry.
O. Hopkins, of Hickory. planted this
year eight acres in cotton, on which
he realized, after paying all expenses
Of cutivating. picking, bagging, ties,
ETC., the sum of $531.50. This was on
ordinary hill land that a few years
since could have been bought for 50
per acre,
There Is competence in Missis.
sippi for any man who will make any.
thing like an effort to attain it, Then,
too, there is room for several times
the number of people We have here at
present.
State horticultural society will be
organized this week and large mum.
5et of horticulturists are expected to
become affiliated with the new organh
zati0n. 1t should prove, if we'll man
aged, valuable adjunct to the truck
ing business of the State.
The flowers along our gulf coast are
still in full bloom, there not having
been a frost to kill them yet. 1t is a
common occurrence for them to be
in bloom while the Christmas festivi-
ties are being celebrated. Our friends
of the chilly and blizzard-swept North
are respectfully invited to come down
and see how we live while they are
confined to their homes building big
fires and curing frost bites.
The clothing factories OF Corinth
employ something like one thousand
girls and a considerable number Of
men. Good wages are paid and the
employees are of a high character.
There are number of other towns in
the State with equal advantages that
should be doing something along the
line of manufacturing clothing, 1t is
Il profitable business and as yet not
likely to be overdone.
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The clothing factory at New Albany,
although in operation only a short
time, is doing finely, and more ma
chimes are being added to fill the or
ders that are coming in lively.
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Meridian is spending something like
sl50,000 on improvements, streets, etc,
There is scarcely a town in the STATE
hat could not spend considerable
sum to advantage in like manner,
Municipal improvement is the rage
now and the money spent usually
proves a splendid investment.