The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-06

The first cost of making home in
Mississippi is not only less than in
the north, but it costs less to support
the home and the family here than it
does in country where winter is the
rule and summer the only interlude.
The three largest items of expense
for every family are buildings, cloth
ing and food. The small necessary
expense for building has been men
toned, and does not need to be repeat
ed here. Individual articles Of cloth
ing cost about the same here as in
the north, but the total amount of
clothing needed here is the less ex-
pensive articles. The furs, heavy wool
ems and other expensive items of win
ter clothing are not needed here, and
clothing of the cheaper cotton fabrics
is all that is wanted during the great
er part of the year. Underclothing of
wool is frequently worn, but the hea-
Wy wraps and double suits worn in the
north are wholly unnecessary. Fuel
costs but little, and little is needed.
Carpets are much less essential to
comforts than in the north and are
much less used. The immigrant should
bring with him wh.tever winter
clothing he may have, for our win
ter climate is more damp than that of
the north, and during the first winter
here the cold is felt almost as much
here as there, but we venture to say
that the heavy winter clothing which
may be bought and used for one or
two winters will seldom be replaced.
The same may be said in. regard to
food, meat, flour, tea, coffee and SUI
gar cost the same here as they do in
the north, but with our milder ci-
mate we need less of these, and use
larger proportion of vegetables and
fruits, which are grown at home, and
SO cost no cash outlay. From the ex-
perience Of many who have lived in
both places, we are confident that the
expenses here, for the items mention
ed, are not more than two-thirds what
they are in Kansas or Nebraska. With
such small living expenses, with our
light taxes and cheap labor, this is
one Of the best places in the world
for man Of energy, pluck and limit
ed means to make for himself com
Portable home.
Speaking of berr..,, culture, man
who knows, has this to say of condi-
lions around Wase, Valley: "No
mercantile business aud no manufac-
turing enterprise bring as rich in
comes from the investment as that
If strawberry culture. Cotton, wheat,
stock and corn raising have all been
left far in the back ground by the in
vestors in strawberry and raspberry
culture, their profits in many eases,
showing astounding figures. One far
mer and his family of six cleared
10000 in three years from farm
that cost only 500. Another farm
sr and two sons planted sixteen acres
to Strawberries and in four years
paid off a debt Of $4,000 that had
accumulated against their estate. A
50 acre farm owned by a syndicate
has netted $4,000 in three years. A
sarmer who had lost his home place,
valued at $4,000, by debt, rented 20
acres, planted 10 acres in strawber-
ries mad in three years had bank
account of $4,000 These are only
few of hundreds Of such cases, affida-
Wits to which can be furnished by
bank cashiers, bank presidents and
others who know whereof they speak.
From this it will be seen what
success has attended the effort to
raise berries in the Northern end of
the State. Trucking and fruit grow
ing is largely on the increase in Mis-
;issippi and the writer believes that
srs many years the amount received
from these products will equal that
received for the cotton crop. Land
that will make only a quarter Of
bale Of cotton to the acre win easily
net the owner 800 in truck and fruit
if properly managed.
The town Of Philadelphia in Nesho-
ba county is taking on new life since
the near advent of the railroad and is
preparing to do something. A live
business league has been formed for
the purpose of helping in the towns
development and work has begun in
earnest. 1t is situated in fine Sec
ton Of the country and has a great
deal Of virgin forest that will be util-
lied. New buildings are going up and
many other improvements are noted
There will be a great change noted
soon in the country traversed by the
M. J. & K. C. 1t is well adapted to
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