Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-10-13

timore are arriving In large numbers
to help with the season now on down
on the coast. The oyster industry is
becoming one of great Importance in
Mississippi, and it is necessary to
import the labor to handle them ev-
cry year.
Winona has @ new bank just open
ed, is completing a $4,000 hotel, a
number of new residences are being
built and a concrete building block
plant is being agitated. Winona is not
asleep, even If the mosquito quaran-
tine has tied up business for few
weeks.
The report that the Eight-Wheel
Wagon company at Newton was to be
removed to Meridian is strenuously
denied by the Newton company. 1t
will remain at Newton and continue
in the future to do a splendid business
as in the past. The concern is pros
porous and not seeking a new loca-
ton.
The Aberdeen Sand Lime Brick
company has recently shipped 25
cars of its product to outside points
and has all of the orders that it can
conveniently fill. These shipments
covered points from Meridian to By
halia, and one place in Alabama.
The brick is white and excellent for
facing. sa.--- -----.-
1t is a fact to be regretted, that so
much liquidation of spot cotton took
place about October 1st. The. price
was forced below 10 cents again,
which should have never been allow
ed. The farmers must stand closer
behind the officers of the cotton asso-
citation II they would accomplish what
was intended. Otherwise it's efforts
will be without results ..ssr..as.,
Greenwood comes back at the Win
ston county man who raised $32 worth
of Irish potatoes on q quarter of an
acre Of ground and notes that z. ".
Houghston of that place raised $50
worth On the same amount of land.
kept his family and Eeighbors in po-
tatoes whole year and has enough
laid up for all winter besides. This is
some potatoes"
Jackson has organized a poultry as
sociation for the stated purpose of
encouraging the breeding of fine fowls
and stimulating the industry in a gen.
eral way. There is undoubtedly money
in the raising of chickens, eggs, etc !.
IL the people only E~ew how to get it
out OF them, and such organizations
as the one mentioned will go a long
way toward the solving of this prob.
lem.
The Wesson Enterprise is again
publishing some excellent matter de-
scriptfve of the town and surround
ing community. The last issue con-
tanned cuts of number of the en-
terprises and buildings Of the town.
Editor Robertson sends hundreds of
these papers to people in the north,
east and west. The project has prov:
en- successful so far and he promises
to continue in the good work. All
that Mississippi needs at present fs
publicity of the proper kind, and The
Enterprise is furnishing the kind that
will do good. 1t Is good thing, push
it along.
The Aberdeen clothing factory re-
ports a splendid business and will
soon put several additional travelling
men on the road and will cover sew
eral states outside of Mississippi. The
business has been a success from the
day the first machine started. It is
right and proper that Mississippi
should manufacture the pants sh<
wears, and furnish a few for other
states now and then. There are seven
factories of the kind in the state and
all are doing very satisfactory busi-
ness.
Water Valley is doing some build
ing, if but little is being said about
1t. A list published in one of the
local papers last week footed ND a
total of $127,550 worth of new build.
ings under course of construction :.
That does rot look like the mosquito
quarantine lad knocked them out TO
any appreciable extent, Water Valley
is good town and will continue to
prosper. Let. the good work CON
tinue.
The Pike county fair will be, held
at McComb City next week and a sue
cessful meeting is confidently expect
ed. Great preparations have been
made for the fair. and the good peo-
pie of that section propose to show
to the world that seige Of mosquito
quarantine cannot hinder the progress
Of their county. On the 18th. Hon.
Harvie Jordan OF the Southern Cot
ton Association will be present and
deliver an address. The racing prom
Used is good, and the event viii no
f1x<.
to attend. Pike county Is all right
for me.
Following the lead of the Jones
county super visors. Pearl siyer coun-
ty will increase the assessment Of
pine lands to $40 per acre, about Is
rer cent OF what it ID actually worth
Large bodies Of this land are he'd
BY BoprssIasnts who are sitting stl'l