The leader., 1904-07-09
BY H. Z. RLAKEsLEE, Jackson.

The State Business League, at itA
annual meeting held in Jackson two
weeks since, Endorsed the creating Of
State department of agriculture and
navigation. The demand for such
department Is growing daily and It Is
only a matter OF time until sucl q
move will be consummated. Other
States have had this department for
some time. and find 1t well worth the
money expended Every State with
large quantities of undeveloped land
and resources requiring attention
should maintain such an institution.
The increase in taxable values and
general prosperity will more than pay
the expense several times. 1t Is get.
ting time for Mississippi to adopt
latter-day methods and go after bust
ness like the older States Of the
Unione
The cost OF membership in 1.-THE
Greater Mississippi Association" is
fixed as follows: For towns of less
than 1000 people. where local or
CARNATIONS join in9a body, two cents
per member per month; from 1000 to
10000, three cents per month; over
5000, five cents per month. Individual
membership, 81 per year; firms or in.
corporations. IS per year. All payable
to the treasurer at Jackson. Good
work is being done by the organiza-
ton, and it will be kept up until the
State comes into her own Much mat
ter descriptive Of the States resources
is being prepared and distributed. Lo-
cal organizations and prominent men
from all parts Of the State are becom.
ing interested and lending their sup
port to the movement.
Hazlehurst is in the middle of fix
for water. While the average Halle
hurstian does not likely relish too
much water, it is almost indispensable
for putting out fires and keeping the
garden going during a drouth. How
ever, the citizens of the town are max.
ing determined effort to relieve the
situation before something serious
happens, and, of course, success will
crown their efforts. Hazlehurst has
population of hustlers and will leave
no stone unturned to remedy existing
evils.
The sale of $4,000 pounds of wool
in one lot by party at Ocean Springs
not long since again brings to mind
the probability of Mississippi COM
ing to the front as sheep-raising
country There is no reason why
sheep raising should not prove profit,
able. There are thousands of acres
of land especially adapted to stock
raising that can be had cheaply, and
the mild winters, requiring little feed
to bring stock through, is big item
in our favor. If sheep raising pays
in the Northwest, it should pay even
fbetter here. Some day our people
will be employing patent kicker be.
cause they did not fall into this bust.
ness long ago.
Water Valley is hustling to secure
the new railway, or extension of the
Southern, that is being contemplated
to run from Vardaman in, Calhoun
county, to Memphis. Her people are
awake to the necessity of another roaf
for their town and will make strong
fight to get 1t. When Water Valley
gets in dead earnest success usually
perches on her banner, and we trust
that this will not be an exception.
Poplarviile now has a, real live and
wideawake business league and an or.
ganized effort viii be made to help the
town and community along. Every
town should have such an organiza.
ton They can be great help in 10,
eating enterprises, bringing desirable
settlers and in many other ways.
H. c. Robinson, OF Clay county, re.
ports the sale of 25 bushels of peaches,
gathered from three trees, that
brought him 81 per bushel How is
that for crop from three trees?
Is it not strange that every farmer
within ten miles Of railroad does not
have few dozen fruit trees to sup
plement his corn and cotton crop
with? There is something to 1t, and
our farmer friends are urged to wake
UP.
Bay st. Louis has organized
commercial club and will hereafter
make a systematic. effort for the de.
velopment of the town and surround,
ing country. G. II. Rea is secretary
and will take pleasure in answering
all inquiries concerning the coast
country. That is a step in the right
direction for Bay st. Louis, and sew.
eral other towns in the State could
emulate the example set with profit.
Aberdeen will soon raise the stock
for handkerchief factory The CAPT
tai required will not be necessarily
large, but such factory would give
employment to number of deserving
young ladies. That is what 1t takes
to make prosperous country. We
have left all these matters to our
brethren of the East long enough and
it is now time that we got down to
the business ourselves.
Just so long as the people Of Mis-
sissippi sit still and wait for some
thing good to come along and take
up with them, just so long will their
present condition be no better. It is
time to get out and hustle Every.
body else is doing so. and we must
fall into line. We have the very best
Of natural advantages and there is no
reason why they should not be realized
upon. Don't sit still and dream away
the opportunities of lifetime, but be
up and doing. The field Is ripe unto
the harvest and Mississippi must be.
gin to get her sickle whetted and at
work.
While the good citizens Of Winona
are not making an extra large amount
Of noise, they are busily engaged in
doing things The Times says that
about $4,000 worth of buildings are
going up there at present, and many
more will be built before the summer
passes Although sufferers from three
large fires, her citizens are dead game
and go about the work of rebuilding
in an energetic and enthusiastic man.
ner
Deport the knocker and bury the
chronic grnmbler There is no place
for them in Mississippi now.