The leader., 1904-06-18

IN BY Ii. Es bLAkt
'sThe Greater Mississippi Associa-
tion,n which was formed recently BY
representatives from number Of In
dustrial organizations throughout the
State, has an opportunity to accom-
plish a great deal for the betterment
of conditions generally. It will work
upon the same lines as the Greater
Georgia Association" which has done
so much for the Cracker" State. A
small fee will be required from each
member of the State organization to
constitute q fund for advertising the
resources and securing settlers. Bust
ness methods will be used throughout
and the results ought to be crafty
ing to those who have desire to see
Mississippi take her proper place in
the galaxy of States. Every industrial
organization should belong to the as
ISOLATION and add it's mite towards the
success of the movement projected.
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Mr. ]. j. White, of McComb City,
recently elected president of the
Greater Mississippi Association" is
one of the most remarkable men in
the State. He is the largest independ-
emit lumber manufacturer in the South,
is now building a we'll equipped rail.
road standard guage, from McComb
City to Liberty, is interested in sever
Al enterprises that are for the good of
his section, is president of the Nc
Comb City Board of Trade, and never
misses meeting, has always been
active in industrial work, and firm
believer in a Greater Mississippi"
Fhe infant organization is fortunate
indeed in securing such an able hand
TO guide its destinies during the ex
detrimental stage.
One of the three Government dem
o'lstration farms will be located at
Ridgeland, in Kinds County. That is
the center of a prosperous trucking
district and will be valuable aid to
he farmers. Another will be located
IN Pamela County, near Sardis, which
is in the hill section of the State, one
vas located some time ago at Wig
gins, in the piney woods region and
the fourth will be in the rich delta.
This covers the State pretty well, al
though the prairie region in the east
ern edge has been neglected. Amove
should be started to get an additional
farm from the Government for the
benefit of this large and fertile SC
ton. "The Greater Mississippi Asso-
citation" is ready and anxious to help
in any and every way possible
Let the secretary hear from COM
munities desiring its location with the
inducements that could be offered.
AS an example of what a red hot
and up-to-date newspaper can do for
town we note that two years since
the Laural Ledger began a campaign
for trucking in Jones county. This,
the second year Of experiment, shows
Laurel's receipts from the business to
be over $4,000, and the move has
only just gotten on foot 1t will like
ly double next year and show steady
| increase from year to year. The
| land down that way may not compare
with the Delta in production of cot
ton, but it can easily be made to yield
more to the acre in profit, than any
bottom land. Don't sit down because
your land seems to be unfit for star
yields of cotton and corn, but look
around and find something that it is
adapted to. Every acre in the State
can be used proftably for some pur-
| pose.
Mr.. ]. C. Claire, Industrial Commits
sioner for the Illinois Central and Y.
& M. V. Railroads, was in the State
last week making himself acquainted
with conditions down this way, with
the view of doing better work for
the territory adjacent to his lines.
He is man with great deal of ex-
| perience in the work, and proposes
to see that Mississippi receives the
proper attention from the road he
represents In the future as in the past.
| The L. C. was the pioneer in the in
dustrial work in the State, and has
accomplished much for its .upbuilding
ard present prosperity. Mr.. Claire
| wiz. heartily cooperate with The
| Greater Mississippi Association in
every movement looking toward the
betterment of conditions existing.
/ Laurel Is mdhluS dIAdASG1AOAlo AOl
celebrating the glorious Fourth in an
appropriate manner. There will be
amusements for all with the attend
ant burning of fire works, brass bands,
Etc, and that progressive city expects
| to entertain several thousand neigh
l,ols on the Nations birthday Laurel
never does things by halves.
Tupelo and Columbus are organic
| ing fertilizer factories and Winona is
getting busy along the same line. Why
! not make our fertilizers at home? We
have the crude material and use the
| finished product Keep all such money
inside the State and reap two profits.
Regular train service will be inaug-
urated on the M. J.. & X. G. between
! Laurel and Newton by June Is. This
| will prove great impetus to the grow
| ing towns along that new line of road.
Greenville has organized a $4,000
bank and trust company, a $40, 200
company for the manufacture of arti-
fetal stone, is paving the principal
streets from "curb to curb" new
| sprinklers for the streets have arrived
and been put to work. an elegant new
city hall will be built, new and COM
modous school house and hundreds OF
/ other improvements will be made dur
ing he summer. 1t begins to look like
Greater Greenville sure enough. The
people and business league are at
work, through the excellent secretary,
Mr.. Lee j. Langley, for more manu-
featuring enterprises and the future
for Greenville is bright indeed.
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Every place in the State desiring
manufacturing concerns and willing
to offer inducements for same. are
requested to furnish all information
possible to the secretary of The
Greater Mississippi Association" at
jackson. who will have It in turn