The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08

The frst cost NJ making a home
n Mississippi is not only less than
In the North. but IL costs less 10 sup.
port the home and the family here
thar II does in a country where win
tor Ia the rule and summer only the
!ntorIude. The three largest items
Of expense for every family are build.
lngg. clothing and food. The small
necessary expense for building has
been mentioned, and does not need be
repeated here. Individual articles of
clothing cost about the am here g.
10 The North. but the total amount -
clothing needed here Is the less OK.
pcusiyo articles, The furs, heavy
Toolens and other expensive items OF
winter clothing are not needed here,
and clothing Of the cheaper cotton
fabrics is all that is wanted during
she greater part Of the year Under.
clothing Of wool is frequently worn,
but The heavy wraps and double suits
worn Ia tho North are wholly unncc.
easary. Fuel costs but little. and iil.
tie Is needed. Carpets are much less
essential 10 comfort than IN III" North
and are much loss used. The imml.
grant should bring with him whatever
winter clothing he may have. for our
winter climate Is more damp than
that Of the North, and during he
first winter here the cold IS felt al.
most Az much here as there, but VIC
venture 20 say that the heavy wintrr
clothing which may be bought and
used for ono or two winters will sci.
dom bo replaced
The same may BE- said in regard To
food. Meat. Hour, Tea, coffee and "a
gar cost the same here as they do N
The North. but with our mild"r eli
mate We need lcss NJ these. and use
q larger proportion u vegetables aud
fruits, which are grown at home, ano
10 cost no cnsh outlay From the OK
prionco of many who have lived IN
hoth pIaccg, we are confident that tho
expenses here for the three iicms
mentioned are not more than two
thirds what they are in Kansas or
Nebraska.
with such small expense for lr,
ing, with our light taxes and cheap
labor, this is one Of the best places IN
tho whole country Tor a man OF en-,
orgy. pluck and limited means "a
make himself a comfortable home,
Speaking Of berry culture. a man
who knows has this to say Of condt
tons around water Valley! NO mer
camille business and no manutactUr
Ing enterprise bring MS rich incomes
from the Investment as that Of straw
berry culture. Cotton, wheat, stocE
and corn raising have all been LEFT
far In the background by the invest
Grs In strawberry and raspberry Gu
'ture their profits in many cases show
ing astounding figures, One farmer
and his family Of ak cleared $1,000
in three years from a farm that cosI
only S70U. Another farmer and tive
sons planted sixteen acres to straw
berries. and In -four years paid of
debt of $4,000 that had accumulate,
against their estate, A iifty.acre farm
owned hy 4 syndicate has nctted So.
600 In three years, A farmer who h0t
lost his home plNce, valued AT $4,000
by debt, rented twenty acres, plantc.
ten acres In strawberries. nud It
three years had n bank account q
$4,000. These are only a few OF hun
drcds of such cases. afidaytts t
which can be furnished by BAN
cashiers, bank presidents and other
who know whereof they speak
From this it will be seon what sue
cess has attended the effort to rAlE
berries In the northern end of tn
State. Trucking and fruit growing I
largely on the increase in Mississippi
and the writer believes that ere man
years the amount received from thos
products will equal that received 70
the cotton crop, Lands that will max
only Il quarter Of a bale of cotton I
the acre wll easily net the owhe
500 III truck and fruit. II pruporl
managed.
The town OF Philadelphia, Il
Neshoba county, is taking on new III
since the advent OF the railroad, an
Ia preparing to do something. A liv
Business league has been formed fO
the purpose of helping in the town
development and work has begun I
earnest. 1t e. situated IN a fine sec
ton Of country and has q great deH
Of virgin forest that will be ntili2eC
New buildings are going up and man
other improvements are to be note,
There viii be a great change note
q in the country travorscd by III
Nj, ]. 4 X. c. 1t Is wcll adapted
farming and with the timber to b
used 1t viii Don be on the high roa
70 prosperity.
A good report Of progress come
from the new town OF Nardaman. o
the Houston branch Of the NJ. 4 {
railroad. The action OF Presidcr
Roosevelt in refusing To name III
rcstoffCe Vardaman because of hi
~Dutipathy for the governor OF Missit
sippi, has attracted attention TO II
place and it promises 10 be ono &
ihe best towns in the State.
Grenada is arranging to care IL