Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-24


trucking products to fair in tho
Northwest, with the view OF interest.
ing good people in our great country.
The Illinois Central railroad Is dis
trbuting 100000 copies of the Kent
Jones letter on trucking, which ap-
peared in this department two weeks
since, throughout the North and West.
All Of the railroads are featuring Mis-.
sissippi and the Cotton and Corn
Carnival to be held In December,
throughout the entire North, West
and East endeavoring to bring de-
sirabe citizens down to help our peo
pie in the great work OF development
so well begun. Mississippi is promi.
nently before the eyes of the world
just now.
West Point is considering the propo.
sition to build n creamery where The
Cairymen can sell cream and milk
for making cheese. This project was
tried at Myrtle, in Union county
Bethany, in Lee county and BALDWIN,
in Prentiss county, few years since
with poor results. However, there
may have been no real cause for The
failure, more than the unpreparedness
and inexperience of the people Of those
sections for the support Of such in
Gustres. Mr.. Moles, vlcepresident Of
tie famous Elgin Butter Association.
of Illinois, was in Mississippi recent.
ly and stated to the writer that he |
could see no reason why this coun'
try should not prove as good for the |
production OF butter and milk as the |
Elgin district. The people must be
to comply with conditions |
necessary for the success of such a |
but, as It has been done in |
other sections. there seems to be no |
good reason why it should not be done |
here.
His ncighbors dubbed him a crank |
when ID. Il. Cantrell, of Monroe coun. |
ty, set out several hundred fruit trees |
some wears ago. His orchard Is now |
bearing and is bringing big cash re.
turns for the time and money eX.
Tended. His apples are declared |
splendid and are of the Johnson Red,
Zen Davis, Mckay Red, Arkansas
Blacks and Russets. This is given as an
example OF what the prairie region
will do In the way of fruit raising
Mississippi has the greatest diversity
Of soils of any State in the union, and
offers unexcelled advantages to farm
trs, stock raisers and truckers. The
only thing lacking is letting the out.
side world know what We have For
tbs purpose was the Cotton and Corn
Carnival proposed and organized. We
want the people Of other States to
visit us and see what We have right
here on the ground. That meeting
should be worth many thousands Of
dollars to the State and every section
should be represented.
The hustling little city of Belzoni
IN the Ya2oo, recently connected with
he outside world with one railroad
and fine prospects of another, is build
ng fifteen brick stores at present, and
others will go up as soon as material
,an be obtained. Wonderful progress
IS reported along all lines and 1t bids
lair to be one of the best towns in
he great delta in very short space
of time.
The governments big fish hatchery
1t Tupelo is in operation after more
han two years spent in construction.
Millions of suckers are being born up
here every day, and the work of dis
to lakes. ponds, streams, etc,
S well under way. This Is the only
,atchery run by the government in
his section, and its location at Tupelo
s the elimination of the efforts Of
John Allen
The cotton crop is opening fast and
abor necessary to pick 1t Is hard to
.upply. Mexicans and Italians are be
ng tried in tho delta with more or less
success, 1t is nearly always the case
hat It Is difficult to get labor for har
,esting the cotton crop, and the man
, no will invent successful cotton
ticker is richer than Pierpont Nor.
an, or any other trust magnate,
The people of Yazoo county are
cry much in favor of better roads.
At an election held in the county
ew days since the vote stood $40 for
o 457 against working them by con.
ract. Nearly two to one Had there
,een a full vote the majority for i'm
would undoubtedly have
,een larger. Keep up the good roads
gitation.
A Mississippi man claims to have
,iscovered n plan by which cotton seed
vi can be substituted for linseed oil
n the manufacture and mixture Of
iaints. Cotton seed oil has been used
or number of years for adulteratins
,aints but did hot possess the required
ody for making durable paint. If
he gentleman in question has dis
overed process whereby this qual.
ty can be obtained, he has found
worth having and will
rove himself a benefactor to the cot
on producer as well as the consumer
# paints.
The various colleges and educa
ional institutions throughout the
state are opening their regular ses
ions and, without exception, report
n increased attendance. In many
asses the attendance is only governed
" the capacity to care for students
'his shows that the State is very
much alive to the necessity Of educa
ion, which is evidenced by the fact
hat more money is spent here foi
considering the assessed
.glue Of property than in any State IL
he Union, but one.