The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-08

The Wonderful richness of the va
zoo-Mississippi> Delta is we'll known
and men with money from every Sec
ton of the Union are trying to get a
slice OF it. OF course it is prosperous
and will in the future be much more
80. AS to the future, writer who
knows, has this to say: "In spite of
politics and politicians, the south, and
especially this section, is in the midst
of an era of prosperity and the pros
poets for the future are even brighter
The South has fully recovered from
the i'll effects of the sectional war. and
her wonderful resources are being
opened up and utilized as never be-
fore. Capitalists from abroad are be-
ginning to realize that Mississippi is
the most glorious state in the Union,
and conservative investments are be-
ing made which cannot help but work
for great future prosperity. There
are no false booms being made which
burst like a bubble and leave a coun-
try In worse condition as has been
the case in the Northwest, where
schemers succeed in over-estimating
to the extent tLat capital is invested
in worthless lands which can never
be made to produce anything Of mar
ket value. A visitor to this partic-
ular part Of the state is easily con-
vinced that there is great wealth in
the rich Yazoo Delta. Loads Of the
baled cotton continue to pour into the
markets each day, each of them the
equivalent Of several hundred dollars.
Surely this section plays an import
ant part in the affairs Of the world,
for it helps to clothe large portion
of the people. The Delta Of the va
zoo and Mississippi rivers is, and will
be, one the richest sections of the
state, of the South and of the United
States.".
Why it that more people in Missis-
sippi do not raise chickens and eggs I
The demand for both is far ahead Of
the supply. Eggs are bringing in the
cities and larger towns 80 and 35 cents
per dozen and hens are worth some
thing like a dollar each. There are
thousand Of acres of land in the state
suitable for this purpose that can be
had for only'a few dollars per acre,
and it is fit for little else, and the
man who would give the business his
time and attention would no doubt
reap big crop Of dollars. Begin to
calculate what can be made on a very
few acres in this way and talk about
it to your friends We will soon be
in sore need of these great necessi-
ties Of life and must we get them
out side the state? There is money in
chickens for the man who knows how
to raise them.
Jackson is to have a pearl button
factory. The company has been Or
ganized and will commence business
in short time. The buttons will be
made from mussell shells that are
found in great quantities In Pearl
river. This is not the first factory Of
this kind for the state, there being
one at Aberdeen that has been in op-
Grafton nearly year and is doing a
fine business. This factory will not af-
ford labor for considerable number
Of people, but will furnish a market
for the shells that have heretofore
commanded nothing. Just such fac
sories as these are worth great deal
to the community in which located and
there should be more Of them through
out the state.
Among the small stea1h laundries
throughout the state and the success
attending their operation, the one at
Winona is brought forward as an ex-
ample Of what can be done if the eff
fort is made. This laundry has been
running for some years and with the
very best success. Announcement has
been made that it will be enlarged
right away to accommodate the bust
ness which is still increasing. A town
of 1000 people or over, should be
able to support laundry and thereby
largely solve the problem Of getting
family washing as we'll as finished
work done.
Here is receipt for getting rid of
stumps given by the Scientific Amer
lean that may be Of value: Gin the
autumn bore hole one or two inches
in diameter, according to the girth
Of the stump, vertically in the center