Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-12
Mississippi State News

Rosedale, best display long staple cot
ton.
Gold Medal-To B. H. Strong, West
Point, alfalfa hay
Gold Medal--TO Charles Scott.
Rosedale, fine hay.
Silver Medal-To W. q. Robb, Ed
wards, long staple cotton.
Silver Medal To Red Snapper
Sauce Co., Centerville, Red Snapper
Sauce.
Bsonze Medal TO State Of Missis'
sippi, honey and wax.
FORESTRY AND GAME.
Grand Pri2e-To State Of Missis-
sippi best collection polished and
rough tlmbers.
Bronze Medal-To State Of Missis'
sippi, fish and game exhibit.
EDUCATION.
One gold, four silver and Ave bronze
medals, to the State OF Mississippi,
distributed as follows:
Gold Medal-To Crystal Springs
graded school.
Silver Medal-To Jackson graded
school.
Silver Medal-To Alcorn A. and M
College.
Silver Medal-To Tougaloo College.
Silver Medal-To State on collect.
i've exhibit.
Bronze Medal-To Columbus graded
school.
Bronze Medal-To Cofinth graded
school.
Bronze Medal--To Meridian graded
school.
Bronze Medal--To McComb City
graded school.
Bronze Medal-To Greenyllle gra.
ded school.
MINERALS.
Gold medal West Pascagoula Creo-
sote Works.
Silver Medal--Tu State of Mssis.
sippi, on collective exhibit building
stone, clays, pottery, mineral waters,
etc.
Bronze Medal-To George e. Ohr.
Biloxi. pottery.
Bronze Medal-To Arundel Lithia
Water, Meridian,
Bronze Medal--To Stafford Mineral
Springs, Stafford Springs.
Bronze Medal-To Coopers Well
Water, Raymond.
TRANSPORTATION.
Bronze Medal-To Alcorn A. and M.
College. wagons.
MACHINERY.
Bronze Medal-To Adams Machin-
cry Co., Corinth, engines, saw mills.
etc.
While the above are all the awards
announced for Mississippi, appeals
have been filed and contests are being
made before the Superior Jury, and
1t is expected that some additional
gold medals will be given this State.
the group juries having overlooked
some of the best State and individual
exhibits shown from Mississippi.
In the meantime the people Of our
State have every reason to feel proud
Of the recognition given their pro
ducts, resources and enterprises. 1t
Is no small honor to be awarded two
grand prizes on two principal pro.
ducts, to which must be added six gold
medals, seven silver medals and thir.
teen bronze medals with several more
yet to be announced.
The award of these prizes will tend
to carry out the purposes Of tho expo
sltion show to the public what the
different States excel in, and must be
worth thousands Of dollars to Missis.
sippl in attracting people and enter
prices to this section. These awards
will prove the best advertisement the
State ever had, and will show the wis.
dom Of the legislature in making an
appropriation to present the products,
resources, enterprises and wealth OF
Mississippi at the great exposition.
While the appropriations were 100000,
only about $4,000 have been spent up
to date and less than $4,000 will be
spent in ALL leaving $4,000 or $4,000
to be covered back into the State
treasury by the Mississippi Exposition
Bureau If the whole amount Of the
appropriation had been spent upon the
eXhibits they could have been made
more artistic, neater and more at
tractive but would not have embraced
q greater variety Of natural products.
because we have everything raised in
the State, and occupy every foot OF
space assigned to Mississippi.
The merits Of the Mississippi exhib.
its have been tested and proven. and
the people of the State have Just cause
to be proud Of the result,
u TT HENRY