The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-23

ganization was perfected on the 3rd
day Of last une, with the purpose
Of doing everything possible toward
advancing Mississippi along agricul-
tural, commercial and industrial lines.
The work as outlined was at once be-
gun and it is for those who read to
say whether it has in any sense fulfill
ed the obligation. Here are some OF
the things actually accomplished.
Two thousand Greater Mississippi
buttons we're brought and distributed
among citizens Of the state who at
tended the Fair last year and were not
ashamed for the world to know that
they were Mississippians.
A great many thousand bulletins
on agriculture, trucking, health, ETC.,
have been issued and distributed
broadcast throughout the country.
These bulletins have undoubtedly ac-
complished great good, many Of them
coming as revelations to the people
outside our own state as to health,
conditions and other important mai
ters.
Sixty-fve thousand acres Of land
has been sold directly through the ad-
vertising of the organization. Posi-
bly, much more, indirectly. Several
bodies Of this land is being cut up
into small tracts and colonized by
thrifty and good citizens who will
work it themselves.
Advertisements have been inserted
one time telling of the wonderful ad-
vantages of Mississippi, in papers OF
the north and west with a combined
circulation of over five million copies
Estimating that as many as five peo-
pie read each copy of paper pub
lished, twenty-five million people have
then heard Of the good things in Mis-
sissippi.
Special articles on the possibilities
of agriculture and manufacturing in
Mississippi, and other subjects Of q
pertinent nature, have been prepared
by the secretary and published in
prominent papers in Memphis, New
Orleans, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Balti
more, Duluth, New York and Boston
Descriptive articles will appear in g
number of such papers during this
year and should prove of great bene-
fit to the state at large.
Aid has been rendered a number of
publications for exploiting the advan-
tages Of Mississippi, one Of such be-
ing the Mississippi Hand book, which
is just out and equal to anything OF
She character ever published by any
stale.
Preliminary work for a campaign
of greater energy has been done and
will be put into execution during the
present year. The Association is al
ways alert TO the best interests OF
Mississippi and the cooperation OF
every citizen who has the welfare u
his country at heart is urged to aid
in the undertaking.
Several hundred the best citi-
zens of the state have invested dol
lar in membership card and thereby
helped furnish the sinews by which
the war of progress has been kept up
All are cordially invited to join in this
work and lend every aid possible.
A friend from Copiah county sends
the writer a clipping from a Philadel-
phia agricultural paper warning the
farmers to let ginseng alone. The
writer goes on to state that those who
are selling the seed and young roots at
fancy price are the only ones making
money out of it and that the farmer
should be slow in experimenting with
something unknown to the detrimcnt
OF tried money crop. While the
Pennsylvania man may be right so far
as his section Of the country is con-
cerned IS to it being an experiment,
that would hardly apply to the north
ern section Of Mississippi, for the
plant grows wild up there and has
been gathered and sold for a great
many years. Then too, it has not been
advocated that any known money
crop should be neglected in expert
menting with this new one, but that
small beds be planted to test the adap-
liability Of the soil and climatic con.
disions to its successful cultivation.
Plant just as much corn, cotton and
truck as heretofore, but give this a
trial to ascertain what could be done
with it Oh larger scale. Many peo-
pie are raising it with profit and why
not do it right here in Missssppi where
the plant grows wild and is gathered
and marketed with profit.
The recent heavy rains have proven
blessing to one particular commune
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