Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
OK KOLONA
Many Natural Advantages Ships
Annually 10000 Balee of Cotton
and 900 Car Loads of Hay.-Im-
portant Railroad Relay Division.


NFHIS beautiful, enterprising and prosper
GUS City, located in the midst of the
most fertile lands of the State and at an
"A elevation higher than any other point on
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, between Cairo,
H.. and Mobile, Ala, possesses in pre-emi-
nent degree advantages that few towns in
Mississippi have. It is one of the healthest
cities in the South, having never had an
epidemic of any kind, and it's elevation gives it
immunity from malarial troubles of every de-
soription. The water supply is an abundant
one, which is obtained from wells 500 feet
deep, and is conveyed through cast iron pipes
to every portion OF the City. The water is as
clear as a crystal, delightfully."- cool, and the
analysis shows that it is free from all organic
matter and not only the purest and best for
drinking, but also splendid for using in boilers
and engines The climate is simply superb
The winters are short and mild while the
summers are pleasant; scarcely day passes
that is not refreshed by the gentle and invig-
Grating breeze which sweeps ever the prairies
laden with the aroma of the thousands of wild
flowers which bedecks and give an air of en-
chantment to the landscapes in every direc-
tion
Commercially no town in the State has a
higher rating than Okolona. She enjoys a lu-
crative trade from several adjoining counties,
and receives nearly every year from the wagon
trade alone eighteen to twenty thousand bales
of cotton. This is also an extensive shipping
point for cattle, poultry and eggs. which 90
out in carload lots to New Orleans ST. Louis
Chicago and New York. Okolona has the
reputation of shipping more hay than any
other town in the South, and has building
erected for the reception Of hay alone, which
in magnitude exceeds anything Of the kind in
the State The hay lands produce from two
and one-half to four tons per acre, and Of a
most excellent quality, which finds 3 ready
market at all seasons Of the year.
When you come to the question Of schools
and churches, Okolona takes an advanced
position. She has a beautiful school building
which cost SOS, ,0OO well equipped with fine
library and all the modern appliances, and is
under the management of the best and most
efficient teachers to be obtained. The churches
are good substantial buildings, representing
the Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian and
Catholic denominations.
The City owns and boasts Of having one of
the best and most thoroughly equipped water
and electric light plants in the State.
A branch of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
is now being built from Okolona in g westerly
direction, which directly connects us with the
finest hard wood timbered lands in the State
making this pre-eminently one Of the best To-
cations for manufacturing industries Of every
kind, and especially desirable location for
factories that win turn cut spokes. handles,
furniture, coffins, vehicles of all kinds and
wooden novelties Of every description, as wen
as cotton factories and cotton seed oil mills.
The citizens Of OkOlona are offering special
inducements to have manufacturing industries
Of every kind located here. The City Council
offers to give water and electric lights free
for five years, and make the taxes just as
small as possible IN fact to agree on such
price as viii be sure to meet with the ap-
proval Of the manufacturer while the citizens
under the organization of the Commercial
Club propose to give location free to al
manufacturers, so long as the lot is used for
the purpose for which It Is was donated
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad is now put
ting in the largest yard Of any railroad il the
State, and it is believed from the magnitude
Of the work now under headway that they
will soon have their machine shops located
here The relay station and round-house is
already here, So the machine shops are natur-
ally to be expected The various industries
already in existence at this place are rapidly
making money, SO if you are looking for first
class location to erect manufacturing estab-
lishment of any kind come to Okoloua, Miss.
and see the splendid natural advantages you
will have and meet the social, genial people
who cordially invite you to become g citizen
of their City and, at the same time, win CO
operate with you IN building up successfully
whatever business you may engage in.
Very respectfully
w. +. BODENHAMER, Mayor
e. S. ELLIOTT. Jr., President City Council.
II. L. MORRISON, Pres Commercial Club.
Approved By City Council as a body.
For special or further information address
Secretary Commercial Club, okolonas Miss