The Tupelo journal., 1904-09-16

of crops marketed. While this is q
fact there is being shown a healthy
increase in grains which in 1900 con-
stituted 22.S per cent. The total
value of crops sold. in the State for
the year preceding the last census
was as follows: S4.SS3, 776. and di-
yided as follows: Cotton and Gotten
seed. $~54.O32,341; corn, $1S,S73,9@i,
forest products, $3.022,626; miscel-
laneous vegetables, $2,807, 652; hay
and forage, $1.459,S79; sweet pota-
toes. $1.i5S.490; sugar cane and prod
ucts, sS04,S70; dried peas, $567.27a;
orchard fruits. s440.11S; oats, $685.,
633: sorghum cane and syrup, 1923
All: Irish potatoes, $245,777; small
fruits, Sal, 009; peanuts. $S9,35c;
grapes. $39,270; nursery products,
$31. 305; wheat. $30.743; rice, $28,564;
flowers and plants, $26.907; onions,
$24,O5S: nuts, $17,15S; dry beans, ST.
G72; tobacco, 1925; broom corn, So
$50. and miscellaneous, including bar
ley, rye, kaffir corn, clover seed, grass
seed. hops, tropical fruits, ETC., $6,542.
To the value of the farm crops should
he added the values OF animals
slaughtered and sold on the farm, 81,
G26. 1888; dairy products. $6,064,5l3;
poultry and eggs, $~4,259,249; wool and
tair, $144.842; honey and beeswaX,
$113,021. The total of all farm prod
ucts was $1O2, 492, 2S3. At the pres
.-t thn o,an,ntc nr.n pntRh IQrpor
The cotton crop last year brought in
the nei, Ilborhood of 500. 900, 900 alone
tc say nothing of the increase in other
crops. The percentage of manutac-
turing has about doubled since 1900,
and other lines have shown a CORE
spending increase.
While all of the counties In Mis-
sissipDi have not as yet reported the
completion of their new assessment
rolls on personal property. enough
have done so to assure an increase Of
twelve or thirteen million dollars In
the total. Only one county as yet
mas shown a decrease, and the aus
of that is probably not because the
increase was not there. When the
land is assessed again the increase to
be shown will be a revelation to the
most optimistic citizen. Mississippi Is
prosperous as never before, and it is
believed that this is only the dawn
Of a day brighter still. Pull for the
State on every occasion, tell Of its
greatness, exploit its and
let the world know what we have. Ii
is a duty that you are under obliga
ton to perform. Do it.
Work began last week on one two
story. one three-story and one four
story brick building on West Capitol
street, Jackson. Also one three-story
and one six-story brick and stone
building on State street. The Capital
City is doing things these days. Three
large factories with a capital of half a
million dollars and a pay roll of 500 men
are building. and will be in operation
before many weeks pass.
IUlI DOIJ Will SOOu nave TWO SlCClilt
railroads in active operation. They
will cover the city pretty thoroughly,
run out to end Of pier and back up
into the country several miles, bring
ing a larger section of territory into
the available residence portion.
Laurel is looking to the beautiful
as well as the substantial. and the
town will have q cleaning up and set
ting out of trees, shrubbery. etc. The
hustling citizens have responded
promptly to the suggestion, and it
will be made pleasant to the eye as
well as a great business point.
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Buildings at the State experiment
station at Mcneil, which were burned
some time since, are being rebuilt
and will soon be ready for occupancy.
This station fills a want in that sec
ton of the piney woods that could not
be replaced by any other station and
the rebuilding of the one at Mcneil
will be good news to the Southern por-
ton of the State. 1t has proven of
great benefit to the people down there.
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A $4,000 wagon factory has been
organized in Newton and the app'i-
cation for charter is now being pub
lished. That is a move in the right
direction. Mississippi should manu-
facture her own wagons and we expect
to see a number of such factories
the timber and other material and
the market. Let's keep the money
right here where it justly belongs.
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The bank deposits of Mississippi
have increased in the past ten years
from $7,093 $50 to $27,164,325. Is thu
not a wonderful showing? 1t is a fact
that the State shows an excess OF
deposits ove that of the State of Ala
bama with its large towns and cities
o. over seven million dollars. When
this increase is considered along with
the fact that only a small portion OF
the State is developed and bringing
the owners a revenue, some idea can
be obtained of the great things in
store for us in the future.
j.. C. Gordon, Of Silver City, Yazoo
county, raised a cucumber this year
that measured 81 inches in length an(
% inches in circumference. This Is