The leader., 1904-06-25


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MissisSlppi Observation-Disclosures. Is 05
mississippi whites alone) -. II so
1t VIII be seen that the death rate
is less than the average for the whole
United States, and far less than MANY
OF the Northern and Eastern States.
oeducting the negro population and
taking the deaths among whites alone
the rate runs down to the remarkably
low figures of IL, 60 to the thousand.
The Greater Mississippi Association
Is distributing several thousand bulle.
tins containing this information where
they will do the greatest amount of
good, and they will certainly go a long
way to correct the erroneous impress
sion that is abroad concerning the
health conditions Of our State,
While the people OF Mississippi are
of the best in the world, they are
slow to bronch out along new lines
and adopt innovations. They readily
adapt themselves to conditions. how
ever, and when shown, fall into line
gracefully. They have been taught to
raise cotton and corn and really know
little about horticulture and kindred
industries. The trucking localities
have been founded generally by out
siders and after showing what advan-
tages were to be had along this line,
thu fnnaA1A Fail Az l.
also. The rich delta will always raise
the cotton for the State and then why
not try something else in the billy and
sandy sections? Acres of land around
Crystal Springs are worth more today
and bring the owner larger profits
than any acre Of bottom land in the
State. These conditions have been
brought about by system of cuItiva-
ton and fertilizing which have made
the land and owner rich likewise.
There is a belt of country extending
through the State from North to
South, which is peculiarly adapted to
the culture of vegetables, fruit, ber-
ries, tobacco. sugar cane and like
crops, that will eventually be the most
valuable of any lands to be found. We
want truckers to come here with their
experience and energy, buy some of
this land, put it into cultivation and
show our people how to make it
raise crops entirely foreign to what
is being done at present.
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The State of Mississippi still offers
some inducements to settlers in the
way of State lands. Land Commits
sioner e. H. Nall informs the writer
that there is in the State now some
thing over 100000 acres of-iand sub.
ject to entry. This land is scattered
all over the State and some of it is
especially good for the price which
will be necessary to redeem it. 1t runs
from $1.25 to SIS per acre, according
to location and conditions. The hin
lands are generally $125 per acre
with the exception of the Chickasaw
school lands which have the price
fixed by law at Sc per acre. Lands
forfeited for taxes run from $1.25 to
SIS as per the assessment when sold
provided it be not less than SIPS. Mr..
Nall makes the startling announce
ment that his office has turned into
the State treasury since 1901 the enor-
LlOuo VI YftOJOOVJ CASldoIfC VI ChC
sales of school lands, which will
amount to as much more. This is
a very creditable showing for this
department of our State government,
of which we hear butcfittle, and it can
be seen how much help this is to keep
down taxes. The land commissioner s
place is a very important one indeed,
and is in the very best of hands.
w. G. Smith, we'll known trucker
at Laurel, planted eight acres in Irish
potatoes, has gathered the crop and
pocketed $612.64 in clear profit. He
is planting the ground again in an
other crop and will, no doubt, have
another balance on the right side Of
the ledger before the season is over.
This is another example of what can
be done with the trucking business
here where everything seems to be in
favor of the farmer except the near
ness of the market, and this is gotten
over by a number of the railroads
running trains especially for veg
etables on passenger time to the
Northern markets. This industry is
still in its infancy. Mark this pre-
diction.
If you have friend in another
State whom you would like to see a
resident of Mississippi, send to the
Greater Mississippi Association for
one or more of its bulletins. write a
letter telling Of the great advantages
of our State. enclose the bulletins and
if he shows an interest at all. follow
It up shortly by another. In this man
ner much good work can be accom-
pIished by the citizens of our State
in peopling the waste places and in
ducing capital to come in and help
us in the work of development under
taken. There is much to be done and
every one can add his or her mite.
Try it for a while at least.
Capitalists from Lexington are put
ting in large factory at Yazoo City
for the manufacture of brick to re-
build the burned buildings. An en-
tirely new process of making brick
from sand and lime will be used. The
business people are reopening their
stores in tents. houses made of goods
boxes and any sort of an old thing
" get dlOliS Until LIE AduuSOAO nov
stores contracted for are completed.
Judge Newman Cayce is still busy
with preliminary work looking to the
building of the Columbus, Memphis
& Pensacola railroad. This line
would cross the northern portion Of
the State in a southeasterly direction,
and open up some country that has
heretofore been without railroad fa-
cilities. Judge Cayce is also interest
ed in the proposed road to run from
jackson to Columbus. This would
also be very important line for q
section of country that now goes more
than thirty miles to railroad points.
While these roads are now Only pro.
jected. the time will come when they
will be built and in operation. When
this is done large area wiz be
brought into communication with the
outside world ind market afforded
for Its products Ere Tong not B
community Is The State VIII 20 With
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