The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-05-21
The meeting in Jackson June 8 for

are good. A large number of towns
that have not had business league
of any description heretofore are or
ganizing and will come into the State
body. Every one with paid Sec
rotary is enthusiastic and a number
that have not salaried officers. Hon.
w. M. McAllister, of Waynesboro;
Hon. ]. w. Norment, of Starkville, and
other members of the States law-mak-
ing body are taking an interest and
will help matters along. Greenwood
will ask for the industrial rally later
on and promises to do her best to
make it the most enjoyable occasion
the State has ever seen, and those
who have partaken of Greenwood's
do not doubt her ability
to do what is promised. Other towns
will also be in nomination for the
place and present strong claims for
consideration. The button for Missis-
sippians will be ready by the goth and
no man, woman or child loyal to the
State will be without one. The third
house has passed a stringent law that
no citizen of the State will be adj
mitted to the st. Louis Fair without
one, and the Supreme Court has hand.
ed down an opinion in advance that
every section of the law will be upheld
regardless of constitutional questions.
This must be a great year for Missis-
ippi, and every one has the opportuni-
ty to add a mite to the success of the
movement.
The town of Iuka, in the extreme
northeastern portion OF the State, has
made a step in the right direction.
A Chatauqua association has been
organized and chartered and meetings
will be held annually. The world de-
mands more or less amusement and
instruction, and this company proposes
to give the people something whole
some in both lines. Several years
since such an organization was gotten
on foot at Crystal Springs and sue.
cess has attended the efforts of the
promoters Every year for several
weeks two or three thousand visitors
come to that town and spend the time
pleasantly being entertained and in
structed. The very best platform tai
ent obtainable is secured, the grounds
are kept in a lovely condition, large
lake affords boating and there are
amusements for all. Such an enter
prise has been needed in the north
ern part of the State, and Iuka now
proposes to furnish it. The town is
peculiarly adapted to such an enter
prise 1t is in the mountainous sec
ton of the State, has an abundance
of excellent mineral springs, good
hotel facilities, which will be in
creased, and take it all in all, there
seems to be no reason why the Iuka
Chatauqua should not be success.
Louisville, in Winston county, is
making a game fight for the location
of the M. J. & K. G. railroad shops
and with some hope of winning, too
it seems. A division is almost sure
to be located there and the town is
offering great inducements for the 10
cation of the shops. 1t would make
Louisville a red hot town for severa
thousand people almost before the citi
zens realized what had been done. A
market would be afforded for all the
country produce, property would ap
preciate in value and the town ano
county be benefited in many ways
Louisville Is right in putting up g
fight for what she wants. That is the
only way to get things in this ad
vanced age.
New Albany proposes to divide hon
ors with Corinth in the clothing manu-
featuring business. A company witt
$4,000 capital has been chartered
there and a factory put in so soon as
a building can be erected. Aberdeen
has recently installed such a plant
and Corinth already has four. Missis
sippi is fast coming to the front as 6
clothing manufacturing State. Al
that Is used here ought to be made
here.
Neshoba county is making great
fight for better roads. The whole PEG
pie seem to be interested and some
thing tangible will be the result. Il
every county would become interested
It would be great thing for the
State. No country has accomplished
a great deal without first having roads
that were at least passable at al
times.
At an election neld in Charleston
some days since on the issuance o.
S. 900 in bonds for depot facilities fol
the o. C. & W. Railroad, not vote
was polled against the proposition
That is what might be properly termed
Unanimous progressiveness." Charles
ton is all right.
The "boll weevil' bill was incorrect
from some oversight of the legisla
ture, and the poor people OF the State
will have to pull through two long
weary years without the weevil.
The live stock men of Oktibbehs
county have set the pace for stool
growers over the State. They have
organized the East Mississippi Live
Stock and hay Growers Association
with Hon. ]. w. Norment, president
and H. H. Skies secretary. The asso
citation has for its object the promo
ton of stock raising and the better
ment of conditions throughout the
country. Meetings will be held eacl
month for the discussion of ways an(
means and the exchanging of expert
ences. Great good will no doubt re
suit from the move and the example
might be followed by other communi
ties with profit.
Hon. Leroy Percy. Of Greenville
who manages farm in Arkansas fol
the Corbin Banking Company, states
that he successfully used Italian la
Dor in working over one-haf of it will
the best of success. That as growers
of cotton they are superior to the ne
gro in many respects. While this il
of course true, SO long as the negro
will stay here and raise cotton plant
ers will prefer him to any imported
labor. Italians may be all right, but
our people know how to manage the
negro and the mule so much better
that they will not part from him SC
long as it can be helped.
Winona has suffered again from the
ravages of fire, but will soon be in 1
position to combat the element