The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-16
BY H. E. BLAKEsLEE, Jackson

tories, two heading and stave facto-
ries, ice, compress, oil mill and nu-
| merous other industries, capped by
the mammoth engine, boiler and saw
mill works of w. T. Adams, makes it
the best manufacturing town in that
section. So much public work fur
| nishes a good home market for farm
| and garden products and brings money
| to town the year round. What Cor
inth has done and is doing can be ac-
complished by almost every town in
the State All that Is necessary is to
hustle and exercise a liberal spirit
toward those who are trying to do
something
A great many new brooms are
sweeping clean since the holidays
All municipalities have new or re-
elected officers and, of course, they
must make a record of some kind.
May each and every one be a good
one.
President Robinson of the Mobile,
Jackson & Kansas City railroad in
his report to the stockholders in their
holidays, gives some interesting in
formation concerning the road. 1t
will be one of the best constructed
and equipped roads in the State, and
will open up a section of country that
offers uneXcelled openings in many
lines of business. OF course, the first
industries to be located will work up
the available timber, but other things
will come later to make it one of the
richest sections of Mississippi
The YaZoo City Business League
has employed Mr.. r. H. Cole as secre-
tary and will get down to business
right now. Mr.. Cole comes to them
| highly recommended and will doubt
less prove good man to look after
the interests of that splendid town.
! The selection was made only after
some time spent in searching for
suitable man, very few with the nee
essary qualifications being found
This suggests the idea that competent
| industrial men are very scarce, and
there is demand for them that
should provide schools where the nee
essary training could be had. Where
| there is one industrial man today
there will be dozen needed in a few
years. Our country is just beginning
! to realize the value of such men and
the demand will be far greater in the
next few years.
Indianola was again reminded of
the necessity of water works and a
| fire department a few days since. A
30 In, Of
good business buildings. The news
| papers are making a game fight for
protection and it seems that they will
eventually win out. No town of any
| consequence can afford to be without
these conveniences.
At the beginning of the new year
the newspapers of the State took
stock, as it were, noting the improve
ments made in their communities
during the year past. These reports
were all of roseate hue and spoke
volumes for the progress of Mississip-
pi. 1t has no doubt been the most
prosperous year since the civil war;
While the slump in cotton throws
something of damper over the in
coming year, there is very little rea-
son why it should not prove equally
as good. The trucking points will not
be depressed by low prices for cotton,
and if our people will plant this year
for everything for use at home, and
then the balance in cotton, times will
continue just as good as in the past
two years.
Since the advent of the NJ, J. & K.
c. railroad, Pontotoc has taken on
| new life and is prospecting as never
before. Several manufacturing plants
have been built and contracted for,
and others are in sight. 1t is in a
good section of country and is des-
| tined to be one of the best and most
prosperous towns in North Mississip-
| pi.
AS has been noted before the de-
cline in cotton does not seem to af-
! feet the flood of charters that are
pouring into the office of the secretary
of State. Since Christmas the num-
Der seems to be largely on the in
| crease, and if the present clip is kept
up the year will be a record breaking
one. There is no need for our people
to sit down and sulk. Keep hustling.
There is still plenty to eat and wear,
| and large number of those with cot
ton on hand are able to hold for bet
ter price, or sell for what they can get
| now. 1t is only lesson we'll taught,
that all your eggs should not be kept
in the same basket
An effort is being made by the fac
ulty and students of the A. and M
College to construct Y. M. C. A.
building, which, with the equipment,
is to cost something like $4,000
Good progress is reported and the
scheme should be brought to sue
cessful termination by all means.
Winston county few days since let
the contract for building a turnpike
across broad swamp, at an expense
of $4,000. The board announces that
| this is only beginning of what they
expect to do for the. roads during the
| next few years. They are to be con-
graduated upon the progressive spirit
evidenced, and we expect to hear of
many good things for Winston in the
| future. There is no better investment
than that of good roads. Mississippi
is sadly behind along this line.
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The Independent Venture, a bright
and thoroughly unique venture in
journalism, at Woodyille, has suspend
ed publication for time, and the
editor, Will H. Woods, announces that
at some time in the sweet by and by
it may be resumed The Venture was
an Industrial publication and was do
ing a splendid work for the historic
town it called home. The bright say
ings of Editor Woods will be missed
by the. press of the State, and all join
| in the hope that at an early date the
Venture will venture forth again un-
! der brighter Skies The worth of
such paper to community is very
great, and Woodville should see that
the proper encouragement for its con-
tinuance is forthcoming.