The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-05

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Of our grand old State along all legit-
innate lines. That's all.
The matter of an electric line to
connect the cities of our gulf coast
will not down. Some move is made
toward the realization of that fond
dream by the people down there every
| few weeks. For more than thirty miles
along the water front there is prac-
tically an uninterrupted town and the
scheme appears to be feasible. 1t
would prove a convenient means of
communication between the citizens
and would no doubt be profitable in
vestment to any company that would
put it into execution.
Mr.. e. c. Jones, of Kinds county,
has developed a corn that will, on
good land, without fertilizers, produce
from 100 to 1876 bushels to the acre.
1t will grow from three to nine ears
to the stalk and the ears are large
with a small cob. This is wonder
full yield and is attracting much at
tention from farmers. A display of
this wonderful corn has been prepared
and will be shown with the MissiSsip-
pi exhibit at the fair in st. Louis. 1t
is asserted that no State can rival this
exhibit.
The most prominent exhibit in the
agricultural building at the st. Louis
fair will have the name mississippi"
across it in several prominent places.
Reference is made to the colossal fig
ure of King Cotton" which will be
placed in the center of the building
and under the main dome. All aisles
converge at this point and the figure
will be plainly visible from any part
of the building. 1t will be thirty feet
in height, will represent king upon
the throne with a scepter in his hand
covered by canopy. All will be COW
cred with batting of cotton of snowy
Wilderness. 1t will be the central fig
ure of the whole building and great
credit to the State.
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That the Importance of Meridian as
a railroad and business center is ap-
preciated by the railroads running in
there, will be noted in the beginning of
work on splendid new union de-
pot to cost not less than $4,000. II
Will UC anu up~lo-uuIC III CfOkJ
respect. The depot building at Jack
son has served out it's term of useful
ness, and plans are now being made
for new and much larger one. The
railroad commission and railroad au-
| thorities will decide on plans soon
and the work will be done during the
summer. There is demand for bet
/ ter facilities all over the State, which
proves that every section is prosper
GUS and shows corresponding in
crease of business.
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There are thousands of acres of poor
hill land through the central portion
of Mississippi that seems to be espec-
! tally adapted to the raising of these
animals. This land is worth but little
for anything else and now stands as
a burden to the owners. II the angora
industry could be introduced here and
made a success, this same land would
be worth many dollars where it is now
worth practically nothing. The expe-
rience of other sections could be taken
advantage of by our people and they
be made to benefit thereby. All that
| is needed to bring us to a realization
of the profits to be derived from such
a course, is for some one acquainted
with handling the animals to make a
start and show what can be done and
then there will be plenty to follow.
A special report recently given out
by the government concerning EN-
ployes and Wages" shows the South
up to decided advantage in the op-
Grafton of cotton mills Labor is
cheaper down here and the price re-
ceived here goes farther in the way
of living expenses than in the New
England States. The average of weav-
ers up there is $500 per week, while
the average in this section is only
$3.50 per week, yet the man here who
receives $3.50 per week can buy more
of the necessities of life with his pay
| than can the New England weaver
with his $500. This is only one of
the many advantages possessed by the
South in the manufacture of cotton.
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A charter issued last week to the
Batesville Manufacturing Company
looks like an effort would be made to
navigate the Tallahatchie river as far
up as Batesville at least. Years ago
| the stream was open to small boats
much further up than this, and there
seems to be good grounds for befieV-
ing that it can again be made nav
igable portion of the year at least
for small river craft.
The newest enterprise in, Mississip-
pi, although not as yet one of the
chartered institutions of the State,
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abroad, is frog farm. Not frog
pond, remind you, but farm that
will raise for market the succulent and
ever evasive bull frog which is con-
sidered such delicacy by many with
| epicurean tastes. This farm is said
| to be located, or will be located, over
near Clarkesdale, in the delta section
of the State. While the originator
of this report may have meant it in
a spirit of levity, why could not such
thing be done. The hind, legs of a
bull frog have always been considered
very valuable and have been hunted
| by those versed in the ways of the
| frog for profit While the writer has
no information at hand as to the
proper attention demanded by frog
| lets, and as to the amount necessary
to the installation of farm, it
is certain that they would command a
| good price, and it seems that some
man with an experimental turn of
mind might tari this joke to profit.
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Take advantage of what we already
have in the way of resources and be
continually on the lookout for new
ones. Too few people realize what we
have and what is being done to devel-
OPP what We have. Keep pushing, and
the result will be satisfactory.
The Mobile & Ohio is surveying q
branch line from Shuqualak to Edin-
burg on the Pearl river. The proposed
| line is about sixty miles long and
will tap country that has been with
out railroad facilities. Some good tim
Der and farming land will be put In
touch with the outside world and de-
veloped.
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