Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-10-14
VOLUME LV.
BY II. L. BLAKESLEE, Jackson.

Laurel Is making a crusade against
vagrants and has been signally sue
cessful in conyictog them under the
new yagrancy law. This Is move
that every town in the state might
make with profit. There is a demand
fer labor, yet almost every place has
large numbers of persons who have no
visible means of support, yet they get
aloug in some way. These vagrants
are not all colorcd by any means.
There are many whites who are just as
bad, or even worse. A cleaning out of
the vagrants would decrease crime
largely as well as furnish labor for the
many enterprises that are running
short because help cannot be had a
rigid enforcement of the law cannot
possibly iniurc good citizens and the
other kind are not entitled to considera-
tion. Clean out the vagrants and there
will be no necessity Of increasing the
police force.
Capt. J. +, Merry, immigration agent
OF the Illinois Central, has recently
issued in bulletin form some splendid
letters from Mississippi farmers and is
distributing thousands of them through
ont the Northwest. These letters give
the actual experience of farmers who
till the soil and will prove very inter-
eSting and powerful advertising. AS
has been remarked often in this depart
ment, "the experience of one man is
worth the theory of a dozen and this
Is the actual experience. Capt Merry
is enthusiastic in behalf of Mississippi.
a portion Of the fair exhibit from the
State has been purchased from the
commission and will be on exhibit at
jackson in November. Next year this
will be added to and placed in a car
which will go to all the principal points
on the company's lines in Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin and other
States Capt, Merry and the |. G.
are all right.
The impetus given the Angora goat
industry by the establishment of a
number of factories in the East has
brought this business before the world
in stronger light than ever before.
AT present the largest portion of the
mohair is raised in Missouri and North
ern Arkansas. The State of Missis-
sippi has thousands of acres of land
adapted to these goats that is worth lit
tie for anything else. The hills of
North Mississippi would make admir-
able farms for their propagation and
would no doubt net the owners hand
some profit. The matter is one well
worth investigating. r. G. Johnston
of Lawrence, kas,, can give all informa-
tion necessary for those who desire to
look into the business.
From some quarters there comes q
demand for the establishment of de-
partment of state to be known as an
Agricultural Commissioner. Some
States have departments of this char
uctcr in connection with the industrial
and immigration commissioner, but all
such matters are handled in Mississippi
by the A. 81 NJ. College and its splen-
did corps of officials. Those who want
the place established say that at least
100000 should be appropriated each
year for It's maintenance. 1t will be II
difficult matter to get such a measure
through when Sl50,000 per year is be-
ing spent upon an agricultural college
and the distribution of literature on
farming, dairying, horticulture, etc.
The Wesson Enterprise is again pub
fishing some excellent matter descrip-
tive Of the town and surrounding com
munity The last issue contained cuts
of a number of enterprises and buildings
of the town, Editor Robertson sends
hundreds Of these papers to people in
the North, East and West. The pro-
ject has proven successful so far and he
promises to continue in the good work
All that Mississippi needs at present is
publicity of the proSer kind, and the
Enterprise is furnishing the kind that
will do good. 1t is a good thing; push
1t along.
The Aberdeen Clothing Factory re-
ports n splendid business and will soon
put several additional travelling men
ON the road and will cover several
States outside of Mississippi. The busi-
ness has been success from the day
the first machine started. 1t Is right
and proper that Mississippi should
manufacture the pants she wears, and
furnish few for other States now and
then, There are seven factories of the
kind in the State and are doing very
satisfactory business.
The Aberdeen Sand-Lime Brick Co.
has recently shipped % cars of its pro
duct to outside points and has all of the
orders that it can conveniently fill
These shipments covered points from
Meridian to Byhalia, and one place in
Alabama. The brick is white and ex-
cellent for facing.
A Hazlehurst firm shipped fine fox
hound to New York recently and were
paid the handsome price Of 800 for the
animal, There must be money in dogs.
DIR. NJ. Z, Rogers, of New Albany, sold
half interest in hunting dog for
$1,000, and other fanciers in the State
have done nearly as well, There are
possibilities in the business.
Greenwood comes back at the Win
ston county man who raised S32 worth
of Irish potatoes on quarter of an
acre of ground, and notes that h. V.
Houghston of that place raised $50
worth on the same amount of land kept
his family and neighbors in potatoes u
whole year, and has enough laid up for
all winter besides. This is some pota-
toes"
In consequence of an order issued by
the State Board of Health, all of the
boarding schools have postponed their
openings until after the l7th. This will
make them very late in closing next
spring,
Winona has u new bank just opened
is completing $20, 900 hotel, num-
Der of new residences are being built
and concrete building block plant is
being agitated Winona is not asleep,
even if the mosquito quarantine has
tied up business for few weeks
The report that the Eight-Wheel
Wagon Company, at Newton, was to be
removed to Meridian is strcnuously
denied by the Newton Company. 1t
will remain %, Newton and continue in
the future to 10 splendid business as
in the past. ine concern is prosperous
and not scckinr q new location.