Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-05-28

the Union tobacco, and that 1t Is a
,sC ing crop. There is large belt Of
sandy country with clay subsoil ex.
tending through the State from north
to south which is peculiarly adapted
to the culture Of tobacco. All that Is
needed to make ours one of the lead
ing tobacco producing States. is for
some man with the experience neces
sary to handle 1t ntelligently, to make
a start and the others would fall into
line. III dozen or more neighbors
would plant small field of it they
could afford to employ an expert to
manage the crop for a year or so
until the art could be learned This
would ba conolurity of interests,
and would be in line with the tend
ency these days-organizing large
companies for the handling Of certain
of the same,
The question of better roads still
| continues to be pertinent subject
in most sections of the State. Every
man will admit that better roads are
needed. but, strange to say. few are
ready to offer suggestions of a feast
Bile plan to make them so without pro
hibitory cost Unfortunately, the
state Is almost without stone for
building roads, as has our sister State
of Alabama, and substance for sur
facing is expensive and hard to find
There Is one thing. however, that
could be done to an advantage-the
roads could he worked during the dry
summer months and gotten in ftlr
condition before the time for market
ing the crops. At marketing time
the farmer is too busy to work the
road, and then no needs a good one
more than any other time Of the year.
The writer has remarked on several
occasions that man who had an idea
and stuck to it was considered by the
world at large crank. Also that
the great accomplishments of the past
have principally come from these so
called cranks, Or hobby riders. Our
good friend. Walker Wood. OF the
Senatcbia Democrat, is riding a
hobby looking to the consolidation of
the rural schools. and a number Of
thinking people in his section Of the
State seem to be coming around to
his way of thinking. His scheme
may be a good one or not, but the
publicity being given It Will, no doubt
bring out the points and educate the
people along that line. May success
crown this young mans efforts.
ii.""'ao So = '"tc -n;cEal
practlce IN the southern emu vi VIC
state ana mas from year W year "a
tehueu lts ,ihes " ,ne no' .n"aru ,ho
Last week water valiey shippeu ~
nrSt soiid car OIL strawpeI ties ~ -
history. lhey were OF splehulu sly e
ana delcious naVor' conihanuIps tle
highest price on the Nor.ne[h illa,he;'
Others VIII go lh'o lhe ,r"onins Jus
ness as soon as possipie' Desns w
couragea py the Success vi '',eil
neighbors. from the coast 10 ,he
Tennessee line MISSISSIPPI oHers the
any state IN the UNION Productive
soil. mid climate cheap lahus' ho'p.-
table people anu everything 'hdt Soes
TO make HE worth lVils can pc io'hu
here'
Houston reports great liuus'Iiai
progress these uays' ohe raliroau Is
there and the seconn VIII help 70
capital OF $9oooo nave Deeh organ
ized, staVe factory nahl,e iac'oiy,
with a Soo,ooo pay roll TWO pllvh
factories, 'umper yaru' woou,Woin' .',,H
ing plant 'u''iooi ""u p9 80
machine SHOP szo'ooo ihercah'l'e
company muisoi s'nne.s anu
numerous o'ner sila,er -, 1N.o, san,u,anr - '1un.
me charter OF an OIL ",lI, , ne, r,a ,'t'.1 ,ins,
factory, ice piaht anu ei1''' q oornrai nS
mouern prluN ous'noo, no"'e' ~
uhuer CONSTRUCTION, anu "i'o ~ -,
Dcr OF soo' ltS,ucnveo' nnu ,is "'a W
TINS calie a'oo' pe."uso h ~ ",,,un" ,nn.n VI
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0epol's ,lon' osol ~ 80. ''
..op ,.,,,,,,oI on,,,n, ~ dr,, woothar for
tbo fine of wear has advanced farm.
ing operations and crops are in good
condition. If good crop is harvest.
ed and anything ike the prices OF
last year realized for II, Just Watch
Mississippi grow IN earnest
Capt, j. r. Merry, lmmlsratlon agent
Of the Illinois Central halfway Is ar
ranging to brlhg down larse co'ony