Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-06-04
NUMBER 80.


There Is complaint coming from
some sections as to the effect OF the
wells vagrancy law, which has been
in force about one month. 1t Is
claimed that the negroes are leaving
the sections from which complaint
comes and that labor Is hard 10 get.
This, probably from the fact that
whites work only small portion of
The time and depend upon gambling
and other nefarious practices tl help
get along, and that the law Is being On
forced in their cases and driving them
from the country. This makes a scare
ity of labor for odd jobs nit does not
effect the regular workers. It IS bet
ter that such characters bo out OF the
State ana notHlng is los. by the.f al
sence.
The report Is being pcrsstently cir
culated that rich vein OF coal has
loc county every Mlssissiplah hopes
mat the report IS 'rue. ana that MIS-,
Sissippl VIII not nave 10 longer ara"
upon her helghDor Alapanla, lot
supply Oh luel' mere Is no doup, 'na'
splehhld ueposits oi coai arc 10 pe
lound AT huniper ni P'aces IN 'ho
state, put 'noSc SO lar investigator
nave proven TO ne 100 young ny sew
eral thousand years however .nu
Pontoioc ma may prove 10 DC VI
pe''er quaiity'
~ "'ry tIlINeh ,ouIu w ,"u"'or 80 y,
VIZ " le'''I ~ q n'o'en ~ ,au ~,
''nu o't VI Wv o.a'o "n" w. ',o, v"
,he Inducements oreieu se'llels, ""I.
Nou'u oe ,ne 'oSu'C III i'o !u'Ia' ~ ~
10 ilnpo9sipie ~ o'Sn .on,o,up.u" nia W.
ooVah'"se th"t mo"'u w uol ~"
heeu nlV'e pcoplu w neip III .ne NJ M
va uo'v'op'ne ou, losou'uI'' I'M, "nu 'n' 10
pi"n, II S'nei "iiy 'uop'Nu' ,.
"ouid Worh "ohuers' oupposu 9ou ~
W II ", I," ".on.n' AZ
'os' "ou'u Only a''o"n. " WV '''''p''
Ihe Pascagoula commercial Clup'
campaign Tor the betterment OF CON
dltlohs IN that Already hVey c,tS'
hon NJ a. Dees' the secretary mas
Deen III %. LOUIS lor Soi'ic ''hie us
to that section OF country, ana inter
estihg possible sel.lers, inaV Is Wy
proper way to 30 aiter IL, ana we WIN
near mnch moro 'hal Is soou iroih
thiS "ioe'awaNe olsdh'~o''o"
The Newton Record makes reference
to the necessary qualifications OF
supervisor. The hecords ar'icle IN
well taken anu 'oo' ~ i'isht W
n legislator That the Lest OF men
should be selected for boin places IS
imperative. they are the men 10 make
our laws and only the ablest should
be selected.
The finest OF artesian water IS 10
be found in almost every section OF
the State by boring from one to lve
country is supplied with clear, bold
springs that never so dry, ana there
Is plenty of rainfall to Keep any slzed
cistern full There Is no cause Tor
complaint by those who are on the
water wagon,
The Illinois Central Railroad oilers
to import Italians to work the cotton
fields Of MISSISSIPPI, several large
and find that they work well and are
little trouble. At the same time, it Is
q change in conditions that our people
will be slow to accept. There Is moth
ing like the negro and the mule to
raise cotton.
The increase in land values In tho
State during the past few years has
been phenomenal. Tho demand Is
ency by all to own piece OF land
whether they cultivate 1t or not. Law
yers, merchants, doctors and every
body seem to want some land to fall
back upon
DuTn low WllHDul al 'lio'' w i"hN
up an oil spot WORK VIII be renewed
on the hawls wen .n"' S .,as Vbon thono "o' stiu
uoaeu ,,. 'o' homn 1om ,hot eometbinr vam.
l'"sV' NY o,rmob Thneo noonlo
~ ao,u '"Jn n,,o,, onvwav and deserve
i"no po0" aood for tbo oxnonse Of
.nl.',,S .hnis nnnro;o. e
'"o' 0''' e'
As an evidenco that Mississippi ia
.,.iaI hujId,nre If ,e noted that
sonr 1arao briclt monufactorIeg were
iIn abar ,arad ,ost weol Hardly A week
n"ao .n", hut thot ono or moro like insti.
t'',Io6s "19J oro chortored The improve.
tut'oho o'o oN'' W. .t,.o tba+
sarah,don .snIe nu,na nood for coming generations
M well as tbo present
"
u,au,s.,i rovor was uore nrosner.
ors ai1','pr In haso han wav some amuse.
uuo ;, aa we Da' eo along is necessary. and
u '1,ie n,oan m snannv game of ball offers
o1 ,oaion
"'o 'N
corotohio turned on the light a few
' Do"1Io e,so. an, ~ c,t,,ons can now
nays since "n' ''e 'i,i"'"'
get around at nisht WIN so',ie u'eie0
Of comfort and safety. And, ny the
way, that is not all that Senatopia Is