The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-08


The beginning Of active operations
on the Panama Canal has already been
worth something to Mississippi. Con-
tracts Tor large quantities Of lumber
will soon be let and the saw minis Of
the state are getting in line to land
some Of them. The long leaf pine Of
our state is the most durable and desir
Gable for the purpose intended, and
will very likely be used largely in that
work. The building Of this canal will
be worth millions Of dollars to the
state during construction and q per-
manent benefit after completion. The
whole gulf coast will be made to Bios
som like rose, new industries will
spring up, our ports will be crowded
with business, the waste lands will be
utilized and made to produce Of the
worlds needs, our forests made to
bring the highest prices in the way Of
products and in hundreds Of other
ways will we be benefited. There is
a bright future for Mississippi and
all Of the Gulf states.
The good done by the local news
papers is hardly ever given proper
credit by unthinking people. A news
paper sums it up this way: "Ths
newspaper helps to build up and edu-
cate the people. It formulates and
crystallizes public sentiment, upholds
the right, suppresses the work, en-
courages enterprises, advocates econ
omy, pleads for justice and stands for
the public veal. It is certainly the
best medium through which to adver-
tise our resources, to build up trade,
quicken thrift, multiply prosperity
and encourage the establishment Of
factories in our midst. No success
full business man can afford to ignore
the newspaper. 1t marches hand in
hand with prosperity, side by side
with enterprise, and is today the
greatest advocate the world has ever
seen for the betterment and enlight-
eminent of the human race"
The plucky citizens of Woodville,
are determined to have competition
in the way of railroad rates and the
charter of an electric line to run from
Gloster to Fort Adams on the river
via Woodville has been granted.
Eastern capital has taken the matter
up and it now looks like the road
would be built and in operation at an
early day. This is an evidence Of
what can be done if the effort is made.
Had the people of Woodville sat down
and waited for some one to come
along and build this road without
encouragement, it would have never
been built. Instead Of doing this
they went to work and had The survey
made, got out charter and now have
the men with money to build the road
interested. That is the kind Of cit
izenship that will make a "Great-
er Mississippi"
Hazlehurst is discussing the sub
iect of business organization of
some kind to promote the industrial
and commercial prosperity of that
thriving place. The people are now
figuring on the right line. Organize
and get to work. Employ a ccmpe-
tent secretary and have him look after
the interests of the town and sur
rounding country What is every
bodies business is nobody's business,
so get man whose business it will be
to attend to these vital matters. Ev-
cry community in the state should
have just such an organization as pro-
posed by Hazlehurst and great many
Of them do have them and are doing
finely.
Newton again comes to the front
with truck growers association and
a considerable acreage Of vegetables
will be planted next season. A can
ming factory for the purpose of util-
izing the inferior product and late
crops will be built. A. j. Brown is
president Of the organization and I.
M. Seaman secretary. A large num-
Der Of the best farmers Of the vicin-
lity are interested in the project and
every effort will be made to assure its
success. The lands around Newton
are we'll suited for the object in view
and the success Of the movement is
assured.
West Point is building cold stor-
age plant and the people around there
expect the enterprise to be of much
benefit to the town and surrounding
country and they are undoubtedly
right. Every live town should have