The Tupelo journal., 1905-02-03

tention paid to the industry ana the
increase from year to year Is very
satisfactory.
The Greenwood Enterprise is en-
gagged in getting out special edition
which will illustrate the many splen-
did sights of that city and also give
a written description of its many ad-
vantages Harry Lyons, one of the
best descriptive writer's in the State,
will do the work. 1t will no doubt
prove good investment for that
thriving delta city.
The Southern is very active in the
extension of its lines in the rich delta
country and it is likely that the. Y. &
M V. will yet have strong competi-
tion in that section Then, too ru-
NOR has it, that the new road to come
down via Indianola, Jackson and to
the gulf is a Frisco project, and If
that is true, there will be another
big system bidding for the patronage
of the delta. From all indications,
the section mentioned will be well
supplied with rail lines in short
time.
The announcement that the Bust
ness League of Crystal Springs had
succeeded in organizing fair asso-
citation and that the first annual fair
would be held this fall, comes as
good piece of news. If there is one
section of the State that could get up
better fair than another, that sec
tion is Crystal Springs. The home
of the trucking and fruit growing, a
successful Chautauqua Association
and the pleasant surroundings makes
it an admirable place for successful
fair. 1t is to be hoped that the good
people down there will keep hard be-
hind the project and push it to sue.
cessful termination.
Several of the merchants of West
Point are arranging to build solid
block of business houses for rent.
There is demand for business
houses and this scheme has been hit
upon to help in relieving the situa-
ton. Such may be done by other
towns with good results. which in all
likelihood will follow the experiment
in West Point. A scarcity Of houses
too often holds back the growth of
town, a large per cent of the popula-
ton of any place being renters.
Without exception. there is a cry for
more houses in Mississippi towns.
If a severe winter precedes good
farming year. as many of the older
people contend. this year should be an
exceptionally good one. There have
been two extremely cold spells in the
past two weeks, cold enough to salts
fly the most critical.
From present indications the prop
osition to assess land values will have
little or no opposition from the press
of the State. Every comment so far
has been favorable.
Mathiston sees in the future a fac
tory for the manufacture of soda pop
and kindred drinks The town is
stirring things since the advent of
another railroad and promises to be
mark on the State map.
The cane syrup factory recently To-
Gated at Hattiesburg is proving one
of the best investments ever made in
the State. Large quantities of syrup
have been bought and the warehouse
at Hattiesburg is full to overlooking
with barrels of syrup awaiting the
canning operation. Two shifts are
being worked at the factory to keep
ahead of the supply and still it comes.
Ten cars of the canned product was
recently sold to st. Louis parties, and
a contract is pending whereby all that
can be turned out will be handled by
Memphis parties. There is no doubt
as to there being market for many
times the output of this one factory.
Good syrup for summer use is hard
to obtain but this solves the problem.
1t furnishes a market for all that the
farmer can raise and gives the can
ner nice margin for his work.
There should be dozen of these fac
tories in Mississippi running on full
time
M. T. Young, of Canton, announces
| that he made two bales of FlOdora
cotton on one acre of ground. The
line brought twelve cents per pound.
The acre of lint and seed brought,
gross, $3.50. Then there are few
people who will insist upon leaving
| Mississippi in the wild chase for some
promised Eldorado in the West and
other sections There is no country
- With, wi
| old Mississippi There is plenty here
| for all, if we will only go after it in
| the proper way.
Its Practical Value.
Representative Hemenway, Of Iowa,
| tells of notable lecture delivered in
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