The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-25

Capt. ). L. Jones gave an elegant
banquet at the Great Southern Hotel
in Gnlfport on the evening Of the
18th in honor Of the first foreign car
go to land on the shores of Mississip-
Ipi. 1t was a ship load of pyrites con-
signed to the Gulfport Cotton Oil,
Fertilizer & Manufacturing Co., and
was brought over in the Italian steam
ship Giovan Maria Dali, C. Carbone,
master. The event was a pleasant
one and reflects the pride taken in
matters Mississippians by Capt.
Jones. His road, the Gulf and Ship
Island, is strictly Mississippi in
stitution and the people of the state
rejoice with him in the great work
being accomplished by his energy,
brains and capital.
| New Albany and the surrounding
country has taken the right track in
organizing trucking association and
will next year enter the business
along approved plans. J. c. Robbins
and j. w. Cakes secretary. The best
and most progressive farmers in the
neighborhood are in TIE movement
and success is assured. A large por-
ton Of the land in that section Of the
country is especially adapted to
trucking, and while it has been very
low in price heretofore, will be great
ly enhanced by this new move. Other
communities in the vicinity Of New
Albany should join in with the asso-
citation already organized and have
their truck handled through it. 1t is
a good thing.
An esteemed exchange has the fol-
lowing to say anent the packery strike
now on and deduces great good for
the south to result therefrom: "We
hope the packers strike in Chicago
will continue long enough to force
meat up to so cents per pound. That
would make many Of us vegetarians
for a while, but the result would be
the greatest meat producing people
in the world down south, and indie
pendence Of the packers forever
hereafter The meat crop finds the
south with the biggest corn crop in it's
history, and consequently the ability
to make all the pork and lard it
needs
The Farmers Institute and Indus
trial Convention to be held at Agri-
culture College August 31st and Sep
TENDER 1st and End promises to be a
meeting of great interest and one
from which much good should ema-
nate. The program is an especially
good enc and every man who can at
all spare the time should attend.
Such meetings will broaden the views
OF already progressive citizens and
throw ray Of light athwart the con-
tracted vision of those who can see
but little good in this old country OF
our. By all means attend the conven-
ton on dates mentioned.
Water Valley reports strawberries
still ripening up there. How would it
pay to have car CT SO to send to the
Northen market just about now7 Il
they can be made to ripen at this sea-
son there would be lively market IN
Southern cities. lere is offered a
field for some man to produce va
ricty that will help to fill in the long
sbetween seasons" for this luscious
fruit.
Bulletin No. 3 Of the Greater Mis-
sissippi Association will be out
shortly Several subject will be ham
died briefly. A large number will be
distributed throughout the whole
United States and should be the re-
suit attracting attention to the state
and it matchless resources. Send tor
a few Of them and mail to friends IN
other states.
Clarksdale, Greenwood and West
Point will soon be placed in the list OF
towns with free mail delivery. In
spectors are due at all three places to
see whether requirements Of the Post
Office Department have been met so
that the service can be put IN. This
is indicative Of the growth and pres
|perity of Mississippi towns in general
Corinth has possessed a splendid
evening daily paper for some years
and now come to the front with the
second. The Herald is now issuing
an evening edition and is as bright
and interesting as can be. Hurrah
for Corinth. May both papers be lib
orally supported.
Tallahatchie' Capitol in the hills,
Charleston, reports a steady and sub
stantial growth While the railroad
out there has not as yet been built,