The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-10-15

The rich delta Of Mississippi is
the result of tribute levied from the
States Of Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri,
Ohio and others that are tributary
to the great Father Of Waters" For
thousands of years the soil from those
States has been washing down and
being deposited in the delta. Today
the delta rivals them all in magnil-
cent richness and wonderful pro-
ductiveness. The Mississippi
delta section, sixty miles wide by
nearly two hundred long, is lower
than the river proper, and the soil
from these States has been deposited
during every overflow until it is many
feet in thickness all over the low
ground A splendid system of levees
has fought back the waters, and this
country is now the richest in the
World, not being eQualed by the IA
nous valley of the Nile. Within
very few years every acre of it will
be made to produce of the world 8
needs. Then it will be worth 500
per acre or more. There is no bet
ter investment than delta lands.
Some time in the early spring Of
this year company was organized
for the purpose of developing what
seemed to be promising oil field
near the hustling city of Laurel, in
Jones county. Work was begun and
kept up for some time without re-
suits that were at all satisfactory.
The machinery seemed inadequate
for the purpose and the well was
finally abandoned. Not at all daunted.
by the i'll luck encountered, the hust-
lers of said city have again COM
menced work with new contractor
and better tools, and will dig down
into the bowels of mother earth and
find what is in store for them. Good
for Laurel. Her people do not know
the word fail.
The shipments of lumber through
The port of Gulfport for the first eight
months of this year was 175,000,000
feet, an increase over the same period
of time for last year of over 100000.
900 feet This goes to prove the in
creasing Importance of our seaport
and that it is destined to be one of
the greatest Of the whole line Of
TrraYo CoroSe not nrRroUf II Is oIco
noted that the iron pipe for work on
the Panama canal will be shipped via
Gulfport, in preference to New Or
leans or any of the other ports. This
is another feather in the cap of that
nustling city and is a source of great
satisfaction to Capt Jones, the power
behind the throne down there. The
success of Gulfport is the pleasure
of all loyal and true Mississippians.
Enforce the law. Nothing will be
greater help toward making our
State prosperous and happy. There
is plenty of law on the statute books
If it was only strictly enforced. Some
very uuUSSlIdUl0 duFSILlSluS HAS
been given the State recently on ac-
count of non-enforcement of the laws.
| Our people are naturally law-abiding
and peaceable, but at times and in
some sections where officers do not
do their duty, there is trouble that
could have been prevented by bet
ter enforcement of the statutes. 1t
is the duty of every man to aid in
keeping down lawlessness, and all are
correspondence benefited by a strict
enforcement of law. Mississippi is
NO worse than many other States and
far ahead of some, but these words
of warning are thrown out to keep the
peoples minds on the fact that the
law must and will be strictly en-
forced.
A good acre of ginseng is worth
$40, 900. 1t grows wild in North Mis-.
sissippi and could be cultivated with
profit. Although it takes ten years
to bring in a piece of ground, it could
be cultivated as a side line along
with other crops. A man with an
acre of ginseng would be as well of
as il he had life insurance policy.
for SAC, 1000, and it would be ten-year
policy only. What better legacy could
farmer leave his children? Then, If
he lived longer than the ten years, he
could collect the face of the policy
himself There is something in the
culture of ginseng for the people of
Mississippi, and some one will get it
out after awhile.
A yszoo City commercial establish
ment received an order last week
from a man in Indiana for some
goods. The fame of Yazoo certainly
extends beyond the confines of Mis-
sissippi.
A large batch Of Italian laborers
Lave been carried to Newton for use
in grading the M. j. & X. c. railroad.
They are taking the place of negro
labor, which is very hard to get. and
the outcome of the experiment will
DS WdtCu6u Will great lutcIcSl by
all who are interested in the labor
question. Some kind Of labor is nee
essary to take the place Of negroes,
who are getting to be SO uncertain
and worthless that they can't be de.
pended upon at all. The Italian labor
lers carried into the delta for raising
cotton seem to be doing very we'll
After a season of depression the
sawmills in South Mississippi have
begun business again The market
is liyening up and there is bright
outlook ahead A great many thou
sand men have been effected by the
shutdown and there is general rejoic
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