The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-13

The rich delta of Mississippi is the
result of tribute levied from the states
of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illi-
nois, Nebraska, Missouri, Ohio and
others that are tributary to the great
Father Of Waters" For thousands
of years the soil from those states has
been washing down and being deposit
ed in the delta. Today the delta riv-
ais them all in magnificent richness
and wonderful productiveness. The
Yazoo- Mississippi delta section, six
ty miles wide by nearly two hundred
long, is lower than the river proper,
and the soil from these states has
been deposited during every overflow
until it is many feet in thickness all
over the low ground. A splendid
system Of levees has fought back the
waters and this country is now the
richest in the world, not being equal
ed by the famous valley of the Nile.
Within very few years every acre Of
it will be made 70 produce Of the
world s needs. Then it will be worth
500 per acre or more. There is no
better investment than delta lands.
Enforce the law. Nothing will be
a greater help toward making our
state prosperous and happy. There
is plenty Of law on the statute books
if it was only strictly enforced. Some
very undesirable advertising has been
given the state recently on account
of the reinforcement of the laws.
Our people are naturally law abiding
and peaceable, but at times and in
some sections where officers do not
do their duty, there is trouble that
could have been prevented by better
enforcement of the statutes. It is the
duty of every man to aid in keeping
down lawlessness and all are CORES
pondingly benefited by a strict en-
forcement of law. Mississippi is no
worse than many other states and far
ahead of some, but these words OF
warning are thrown out to keep the
people s minds on the fact that the
law must and will be strictly enforced.
The McComb Fair will be held next
week and great preparations have
been made for the event and it will no
doubt be highly successful. Good
purses and premiums have been hung
up for contestants and the plney
woods of that section will make a
good showing in competition with any
section of the state The promoters
are business men and will leave no
stone unturned to make the fair what
it should be. The Grenada Fair was
held last week and was the best in
the long history of the organization.
Starkville and Columbus have pre-
pared for better times this year than
ever and take it all in all, the fairs of
Mississippi are generally successful
and great helps in the continued
of the country.
Fall River manufacturers Of cotton
goods insist that they cannot make
money under present conditions be-
cause southern manufacturers under
sell them. That is the finest argument
in the world in favor Of these same
Fall River manufacturers moving
their mills to the south where the
crude material is raised and the manu-
featured article used This is one OF
the most sensible conclusions arrived
at lately by the Eastern manufacture
ers. 1t means the beginning of the
end of having our cotton shipped to
New England and then shipping the
cloth back here for consumption.
Raise the cotton. Manufacture the
goods and wear them here.
Lands in Illinois that are worth
$3.50 per acre bring only 81 or So
rent. Lands in Mississippi that are
WOIIu ptU per dCIc U1AuS Po VI w
rent. What more argument is neces-
sary to show the Illinois man that he
had better sell his land up there at
once and come where the investment
will bring so much larger returns.
There is no such investment anywhere
as Mississippi lands at the present low
prices. They will be worth double
in less than four years if present in
dications count.
The good citizens of 'Yalobusha
county in the vicinity Of Water Valley
are very much alive to the Importance
of Investigation Of crops and have
entered largely into the trucking bus
mess with splendid success so far.
They desire good citizens from what
ever part Of the country they may
hail and will make splendid exhibit
at the Corn and Cotton Carnival OF
what they have to offer such citizens.
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