The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-26
MEN AND MATTERS
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: attracted the attention Of other law.
making bodies. Only a few weeks ago
the State of New York appropriated
money to gather statistics regarding
the possible increase in cotton pro-
duction, and to present these facts to
Eastern farmers who might be induced
to go South and engage in its cul.
ture. immigration to the South is in
creasing each year and Mississippi
should try and secure its share Of it,
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The refusal of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company to accept compen-
sation for the special train which car
ried Governor Vardaman and the
Greenwood military company to Bates
vile will go a long ways toward al.
leyiating the prejudice that has here
tofore existed against corporations
among a certain class of our people.
Railroads have done more to develop
the latent of the State than
any other single factor, and there is
no good reason why they should not
be given every reasonable encourage
ment.
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The Columbus Progressive Union,
and the work it is accomplishing for
that splendid city, ought to be an OBJ.
ject lesson to other Mississippi towns.
This organization has been in opera
ton only a few months. but during
that short space of time it has accom-
plished more for Columbus than could
otherwise have been achieved in five
Uoar UNuarsr fnnrp and ait,, II tIn
State ought to have a live commercial
and industrial organization.
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Stock Is being subscribed for a morn
ing newspaper at Jackson, to be start
ed ONE time during the summer. The
new paper is to carry the full leased
wire report of the Associated Press,
and the prospectus promises that it
will be up to the moment in all of
its departments. The promoters of the
new paper are Messrs. Fl. E. Blakes.
lee, j. D. McKie and Garrard Harris,
three of the most capable newspaper
men in the State.
Ky
Announcement Is made that the
Greenwood Cotton Exchange will soon
let a contract for the erection Of a
handsome two-story brick and stone
building. Greenwood Is now the sec
ond largest cotton market in the State,
the receipts for the past season being
almost as large as Vicksburg, which
has always held first place.
Active work has begun on the big
contract recently awarded for paving
more than two miles of the principal
streets Of Greenville, which is now
one of the most progressive cities in
the State.
Ky
The newspaper men who participant
ed in the deliberations of the present
State legislature have made good rec.
ords, and now, that the session is
drawing to a close, the people Of the
State regret that they did not send
more of them to Jackson. Editor P.
w. Maer, of the Columbus Dispatch,
served On several of the most impor.
tant committees. All of the bills which
he introduced were not passed, but
all of them attracted merited .atten.
ton and designated their author as a
Illdh VI lHOlt tldu o1uludIy dDlllly.
The same may truthfully be said OF
Editor Hight, the energetic member
from the good old county of Winston,
and of Hon. ]. w. Norment, formerly
of the Starkyille News, both of
whom made enviable records on the
floor and in the committee rooms.
There is good material in the average
Mississippi editor and it is really a fact
be regretted that we have so few
them in our legislative bodies.
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Editor Lyons, Of the Laurel Ledger,
has composed a sonnet entitled
When Laurel Gets OIL" the words
and music Of which recently occupied
full page of that paper. Lyons is
going to sing it at the st. Louis Elk
position If the present effort to secure
an oil well neal Laurel is successful.