The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-05

Mississippi is just closing . most
successful eason Of trucking. There
has been a great increase in this
business during the past few years and
the indications are that it will show
a larger increase in the next few years.
While it is impossible to state exact
ly how many cars were shipped away
this season, a conservative estimate
places the amount at nearly W. thou
sane cars. There is no State in the
Union that can compete with Missis-
sippi in the early trucking market.
Our farmers are able to reach the
market before those of any other sec
ton, and thereby get the cream Of
prices. The truckers of Illinois and
the Middle West are just now get
ting in. after the Mississippi market Is
closed. and in no way affect the price
of Mississippi products.
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Hon. M. A. Dees, secretary of the
Pascagoula Commercial Club, makes
a monthly report of what has been
done during the month in the local
newspapers. This is a good plan, and
might be adopted with profit by other
ORGANIZATIONS of a like nature. 1t not
only stimulates interest, but brings
about a rivalry among the members to
try for greater things in the future.
Mr.. Dees also spends about half his
time at st. Louis in the interest OF
the Gulf coast section. This Is an
other idea that is worth something
as a guide to others.
The completion of the Liberty
White railroad to Liberty was cele-
brated on July 20 by a vast
of several thousand people. Excursion
trains ran from McComb to Liberty
and carried wei 1000 people to help
in the celebration. Capt. j. }. White,
/ sole owner of the road, is n OF MIS-
s~issippi's most active citizens, and Is
doing a great work for his section OF
the State. He is deeply interested In
industrial work and is president OF the
Greater Mississippi Association.
In North Mississippi the sale OF
reaches for fish bait has gained con-
siderable importance. At Tupelo last
wear one lad caught and sold SIG worth
during the season. The price runs
from 80 cents per hundred at the be-
ginning of the season, down to 20 cents
when hey become more plentiful.
They are quoted in Aberdeen now at
35 cents. Some people raise them
successfully and find the crop a proht-
able one.
Trains are now running over the
Y. & M. V. branch from Belzoni to
Yazoo City, which has Just beef com
pleted. THIS line taps a portion OF
the rich delta that has been without
a road heretofore, n will prove OF
great benefit to the people in that
section of the State. Yazoo City fig
ures that it will also prove a Valu-
able feeder to that town.
The ~Popuarville Free Press an
nounces that $50 bales of cotton Will
be- raised inside the incorporation or
P%oplarville this year, which IS more
than was marketed in the town last
year. 1t seems that the piney WOODS
country is taking to cotton right well
Resides the excellent record pelns
made in trucking, cotton is becoming
an important crop.
The boil weevil has not as yet made
its appearance in Mississippi. Quite a
number of suspicious CD bugs have
been sent the A. & M. College,, eut
the bugologist up there p~ronounces
them not the genuine weevll. Ii Is
estimated that the weevil only travels
fifty miles per year, and at that rate
if will take them several years yet TO
get here. Before that time it is to be
! hoped that some remedy for the eVll
will be discovered and put in practlcal
operation.
Jackson contractors were awarded
the contract to erect an $l8,00o Dank
building at H~azlehurst a few days
since. Hazlehurst is doing well and
a number of excellent buildings are
going up.
Eeertsville. on the New Orleans Il
Northeastern, in Hancock county, is
becoming a lively town. Many I'M
nroyements are being made n others
of equal or more Importance are con-
templated.
The Aberdeen Examiner predicates
the present corn crop at fully 3d.
600, 900 bushels. as compared with that
of 1900. which the census gave as
3S.7S9. 92O bushels. Great Is Missis-
sippi.
Reports already received from the
various assessors indicate that the per-
sonal assessment roll will be increased
about ten million dollars over that OF
last wear. This is an indication OF
prosperity.
In 1901 there were hauled 10000
bales of cotton raised along the line
of the G. & S.. l., and it's branches.
In 1902, $4,000 bales were hauled, and
in 1903. 125, 900 bales, while corn, oats
and other crops have increased in hke
proportion.
The Byhalia journal carries at the
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