The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24

The Illinois Central railroad is dis
tributing 100000 copies Of the Kent
Jones letter on trucking, which ap.
peared in this department two weeks
since, throughout the North and West
All Of the railroads are featuring Mig
sissippi and the Cotton and Corn
Carnival, to be held in December,
throughout the entire North, West
and East endeavoring to bring de
sirable citizens down to help our peo
pie in the great work of development
SO well begun. Mississippi is promt.
nently before the eyes of the world
just now.
West Point is considering the propo.
sition to build a creamery where the
Cairymen can sell cream and milk
for making cheese. This project was
tried at Myrtle, in Union county,
bethany, in Lee county, and BALDWIN,
in Prentiss county, a few years since
with poor results. However, there
may have been no real cause for the
failure, more than the unpreparedness
and inexperience of the people of those
sections for the support of such in
Gustries. Mr.. Moles, vice-president of
the famous Elgin Butter Association,
of Illinois, was in Mississippi recent
ly and stated to the writer that he
could see no reason why this coun-
try should not prove as good for the
production Of butter and milk as the
Elgin district. The people must be
educated to comply with conditions
necessary for the success Of such
movement, but, as it has been done in
other sections, there seems to be no
good reason why it should not be done
here.
His neighbors dubbed him a crank
when D. E. Cantrell, of Monroe coun-
ty, set out several hundred fruit trees
some years ago. His orchard is new
bearing and is bringing big cash re.
turns for the time and money ex-
tended. His apples are declared
splendid and are of the Johnson Red.
Ben Davis, Mckay Red, Arkansas
Blacks and Russets. This is given as an
example of what the prairie region
will do in the way of fruit raising.
Mississippi has the greatest diversity
OF soils of any State in the union, and
offers unexcelled advantages to farm
Grs, stock raisers and truckers. The
only thing lacking is letting the out
side world know what we have. For
this purpose was the Cotton and Corn
Carnival proposed and organized. We
want the people of other States to
visit us and see what We have right
here on the ground. That meeting
should be. worth many thousands of
dollars to the State and every section
should be represented.
The hustling little city of BeIzoni,
en- the Yazoo, recently connected with
the outside world with one railroad
and fine prospects of another, is build
ing fifteen brick stores at present, and
others will go up as soon as material
can be obtained Wonderful progress
is reported along all lines and it bids
fair to be one of the best towns in
the great delta in u very short space
of time.
The governments big fish hatchery
at Tupelo is in operation after more
than two years spent in construction.
Millions of suckers are being born up
there every day, and the work of lis
tributing to lakes. ponds, streams, ETC.,
is well under way. This is the only
hatchery run by the government in
this section, and its location at Tupelo
is the elimination of the efforts of
Congressman John Allen.
The cotton crop is opening fast and
labor necessary to pick it is hard 10
supply. Mexicans and Italians are be-
ing tried in the delta with more or less
success. 1t is nearly always the case
that it is difficult to get labor for har
vesting the cotton crop, and the man
Who will invent successful cotton
lIlChCI 10 llCISI bltaA L lSA PJAI NtOA-
gan, or any other trust maguate.
The people of Yazoo county are
very much in favor of better roads.
At an election held in the county
few days since the vote stood $40 for
to Asst against working them by con
tract. Nearly two to one. Had there
been a full vote the majority for i'm
provement would undoubtedly have
been larger Keep up the good roads
agitation.
A Mississippi man claims to have
discovered a Plan by which cotton seed
oil can be substituted for linseed oil
in the manufacture and mixture of
paints. Cotton seed oil has been used
for number of years for adulterating
LaiDts, but did not possess the required
body for making a durable paint. If
the gentleman in question has dis
covered 8 process whereby X1is quail
ity can be obtained, he has found
something worth having and will
prove himself benefactor to the cot
ton producer as well as the consumes
OF paints.
The various colleges and educa
tional institutions throughout tbs
State are opening their regular ses
sions and, without exception, report
an increased attendance. In many
cases the attendance is only governed
by the capacity to care for students
This shows that the State is very
much alive to the necessity Of educa'
ton, which is evidenced by the fact
that more money Is spent here for
education, considering the assessed
value Of property than in any State in
the Union, but one.
Wesson reports dog and cat farm
where the fancier can blow his long
green in any quantity desired for high