The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-07

PiVsresslVe unions and all organizations OF
anke nature, are requested TO furnish the
writer with notice OF matter that. would be
OF interest to readers OF this department.
newspapers are also requested to send
marked copies containing mention of new
enterprises, good yields OF crop, extra stock
&C., or to PLACE the writer on the mailing
uSt SO that such matters can be properly
nandied. Would highly appreciate any OF
the State tepaperS that might be sent regularly.
All press people are cordially requested to
mako this Office headquarters while in jack
son. Always have a comfortable chair. ex-
changes, stationery and hearty greeting
Tor the fraternity.
The following beautiful eulogy of
mississippi and Mississippians is
from the Okolona Messenger and as
The editor is from Kansas he is sup
posed to speak from the book. 1t is
worthy OF careful perusal: "Missis-
slppi is great commonwealth of hap
py homes. The people are doing well,
consequently are contented and hap
Ply. The soil is fertile, the climate mild
and healthful, the winters are short,
The summers pleasant and with mar
ket on every side all kinds of business
IS profitable; hence the people of the
State are satisfied and propose to live
and die in Mississippi They are
proud of the state and cherish its
grand memories with grateful devo-
ton. They love it's laws, revere its in
stitutions and are loyal to it's govern
nent. No state in the Union pos
sesses so many advantages and they
appreciate the fact. They are charm
ed by the grandeur and picturesque
beauty of its scenery, and never tire
Of the splendid panorama Of widen
ing views that stretch into the dim
distance until the earth and sky meet
and hold each other in fond embrace
To this land is invited the immigrant
from the ice-bound fastness North,
the flooded fields Of the Middle States
and the Misunderstanding swamps of
the Eastern South. Come back to our
patronizing sunshine, turn our gener-
Gus soil and grow rich from its bount-
jful yield. Come and build you a
home for old age, where your declin-
ing years will pass as pleasant
lream and your prosperity will rise
up and call you blessed"
For number of years the people
IF Grenada have successfully con-
Quoted county fair each fall For
the past few years two fairs have
been held each season, the second one
oy the colored people in which they
alone contested for prizes. The at
sendance has been exceptionally good
and the list of entries all that could
be asked for. Preparations for this
years event are under way and a bet
Ter fair than ever before is anticipat-
ed. What the people of Grenada are
doing could be done by mine out of
every ten county towns in the State.
All that is necessary is to get the pro-
ect in the hands of business people
who have some idea as to how such
institutions should be handled. Moth
ing could be done that would stimu-
late the people to greater effort than
good fair and live stock association.
T. E. Waldrup of Laurel, represen-
tative of the Southern Truck Grow
ars League, makes a report of the
business done in the Laurel territory
for May as follows: Gross sales &c.
025.75, net returns, $3,S6S.0S. Besides
this, six cars sold were not reported
and about $500 worth of express ship
ments. When it is considered that
this amount of business was done the
second year for trucking in that dis
trict, it is a very good report to all
concerned. More people are engaging
in the business yearly and it would
not at all be surprising if the volume
was more than doubled next season.
1t is stated that the truck growers
around Laurel averaged 500 net
profit to the acre. Now does this
compare with the corn and cotton
you have been raising on those poor,
sandy hills?
The cost of membership in "The
Greater Mississippi Association" is
fixed as follows: For towns of less
than 1000 people where local organi-
cations join in body, two cents per
member per month; from 1000 to
5000, three cents per month; over 3d.
600, five cents per month. Individual
membership, 81 per year; firms or cor
porations, $5 per year. All payable to
the Treasurer at Jackson. Good work
is being done by the organization and
it will be kept up until the state comes
into her own. Much matter, descrip-
tive Of the states resources is being
prepared and distributed. Local or
carnations and prominent men from
all parts of the state are becoming in
terested and Lending their support to