The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-03-25

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ciples and managed by men of integ-
rity, should prove a benefactor to the
State. At present, we are paying to
the North and East over two and a
quarter million dollars annually in life
insurance premiums-more money
than all taxes of every description
collected in the State. But very little
of this money is invested in the State,
but is used at a low rate of interest
to build up the section of country that
is in direct competition with us IN
many things. The gigantic sums now
accumulated by the life Insurance
companies have actually become a
menace to the safety OF the country
being used in numerous ways to con-
troll the markets, government n
everything else that comes along.
Mississippi already has three flourish
ing fire insurance companies, and there
will be more in a few years. The ex-
perience of Arkansas at present, where
the fire insurance companies or the
East are ~boycotting the State because
DAVIS have been made to protect he
people instead of allowing them to
continue making laws governing the
same, could not be experienced here
If there were sufficient companies do
ing business to handle the risks.
Mississippi had some such experience
not many years since, and the home
companies are largely the outcome OF
that fight. The rates of interest are
higher here than in the North and
East, and for that eason life and fire
insurance companies could, and would,
pay larger profits to the policyholders
and stockholders, where economically
managed, than in the sections men
toned. 1t will be a bright day, in
deed, for Mississippi when the surplus
money of our State can be used In
such concerns, and u people be
given the opportunity Of breaking
from the exacting ties of those power
full and relentless corporations. Every
Mississippian is vitality interested In
these matters, and the sincere hope is
expressed that the next fey years Will
show a wonderful development along
these lines.
It became necessary for Gov. Var
daman to issue an appeal to all Of
ficers last week to strictly enforce the
vagrancy law. 1t is a sad fact that
while farms and factories are calling
loudly for the necessary labor for
their operation, hundreds of people or
both colors are lying idle around the
town and cities, making a subsistence
by various means not in accordance
with the law and good citizenship. A
large per cent of the crime committed
is by this class of people, and 1T is the
duty of every officer, and citizen, too
to see that the laws are rigidly en-
forced. Had the crusade against va.
grants been kept up in the Capital
City as it was just after the enact
ment of the law, there is hardly a
doubt but that the horrible crime
some weeks since would not have oc'
CURED. The protection of our families
homes and property demand that law
and order shall reign, and the com
munity that becomes lax only IN
yites just such occurrences.
The problem Of a market for the i'm
mense quantities of truck being raised
in Mississippi at present. and a large
annual increase, presents itself to the
farmer who has not investigated con
ditions as they exist. There is a feal
that it will be ~oyerdone and the
market Quilted. There is no immedi
ate danger of such a condition. Years
ago all the produce used in New Yorl
and other large cities was raised II
the suburbs, it being necessarily late
in coming on the market, or raised a
great under glass. At present
the Deople OF Chicago are feaSting OF
the crops of Mississippi while tn
trucker in that section is planting hi:
seed. There is no possibility OF tn'
business being overdone while thu
Northern country is gaining IN popula
ton and the cities dependent on u
for vegetables. If one-half the lant
fin Mississippi was raising vegetables
there would be a ready market for tn
early stuff. and with proper handling
a demand for that which comes Oh
later. Don't get uneasy about yer
doing the thing for a number OF year
yet.
That there is a demand for reliable
labor in Mississippi greater than eve
known before, was proven by tn
great number of letters received b,
the writer after the dailies stated sey
eraI days ago that he had arrange
for any quantity of Italians to worl
IN the neldS anu ldCtOIlSS. lHS Il
port, as published, was slightly wrong
arrangements having been made witt
a reliable Italian immigration agenc,
to furnish labor, but the numerous re
plies prove that there is a large dc
mand for a good and reliable class Q
labor. A letter has been receive
from the Royal Danish consul at Ney
Orleans along the same lines as tn
one reported as having been write.
to the Louisiana Bureau of Agr1cu
tire. While the class Of immigrant
considered by the consul are by ia
the best that car be had here, q
stated before, the drawback to secul
ing them lies in the fact that we hav
no bureau to handle such matters, an
an individual or corporation canno
get proper representation, having {
wait until other States have had thel
pick. 1t is to be hoped that the legii
Iature will remedy this defect at 1t
next sitting.
Yazoo City has organized a compan
for the construction and operation {
- conpnt bliIding block factory, an