Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-10-20

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The following interesting items are
from an Aberdeen paper and make
splendid showing for the week:
The clothing factory completed an
other year of successful business
and directors for the ensuing year
were elected.
Mrs. Mary Wamble brought in
stalk OF okra seventeen feet tall.
B. F. Bloom brought In a stalk
of cotton planted after May 10th that
was over six feet high and heavily
fruited from top to bottom.
on of 35 acres in mellilosis James
A. Evans cut 140 tons OF hay, or an
average of four tons to the acre.
o. F. Anderson & Son pastured 100
head Of cattle on 100 acres of pasture
and they are in prime condition.
John R. Young shipped ton of
chicken feed, manufactured in Aber-
deem, to birmingham, Ala, parties.
o. d. Anderson had exported $50
pounds of honey to date.
Captain j. W. Howard has 300
head of cattle fattening and many
of them are lordly beeves. He recent
ly sold 100 head at good price.
This information is valuable to our
home people as well as to the pros
pective settler 1t gives the expert
ence of men who are doing things,
and that is worth NOR than any
amount of theories. The writer hopes
to see the newspapers devote more
space to chronicling the result of eff
forts along lines aside from the beaten
paths.
The editor of this department has
received so many letters recently con-
cerning the proposed Mississippi Life
Association that it is an impossibility
10 answer all of them and give the
information asked for. A gratifying in
terest is being shown all over the
state. Numbers of letters expressing 4
desire to take stock have been re-
ceiyed and applications for insurance
are coming in punches of ten 10
fifty.
The writer has no fixed plan to pro
pose for organizing the company, more
than that It shall be upon lines recog-
nized as Just and equitable. A number
Of the most prominent and reliable
insurance men in we state are en-
listed in the work and will evolve
the plan. All that We desire is to
organize a company owned and man
aged by Mississppians, which win
be under the direct supervision of
the state insurance department, pay
ing no enormous salaries and return
ing to policy holders every cent that
the premiums paid earn. That's all
Almost all of the present state Of
ficials favor the movement and have
signed applications for policies. Gov
ernor vardaman has signed an appli-
cation and In refusing to longer pay
On a policy in one of the old com
panies, gave expression to the follow
ing:
Il think also that the state should
take a hand in helping the organiza-
ton of such companies referring to
home concerns. Life insurance is
solely for the protection of widows
and orphans and a state could not do
better than assist In the organization
and supervision of companies for per
fecting this protection, cheapening the
rate Of. insurance and enabling those
who would be otherwise destitute, to
educate their children to the highest
types of manhood and womanhood
| II think that every southern man
ought to cease patronizing these mon
ster insurance trusts that are fatten-
ing every day off the millions drained
out of the south, and are using the
very money we contribute in strength
ening the clutch which they hold on
! the republican party and in maintain
ing the commercial supremacy of the
east, which is pauperizing the laborin G
classes of the country. This money
that we southern men ray in life in
surance premiums, finds its way into
republican campaign purses, and finds
its way into the gigantic swindles,
concocted in Wall street for manipu
lating the markets of the world and
enriching the operators at the expense
Of the laboring men, Every man who
holds policy of insurance in these
concerns, is practically contributing
money to a fund which is used largely
for pauperizing the south.'
This statement from the governor
covers the situation pretty fully. Con
tinued investigation Is unearthing
fraud and misapprupriation Of funds
every day. The Mutual is now on
the gridiron and is showing up equal
" as bad a. the Equitable and the
New York Life One family or graft
ers have received more than 5000, GOO
from the concern on premiums and re-
newals. A number Of state insurance
commissioners are arranging to begin
a campaign In the interest Of the pol
Icy holders in their respective states
1t is predicted that the agitation al
present being waged viii be the en-
throw the whole fabric of Insurance.
and flnances Whether this prediction
comes true or not II Is to the in