The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-25

energetic citizenship and always
hustle FOR everything that will make
their city bigger and better.
b board OF supervisors of Tippah
county have taken up the matter OF
better public roads, and will make an
honest effort to find a remedy for
present conditions. No country can
be prosperous in the full sense of the
word with public roads that are well
nigh impossible for five months in the
year and poor all the balance. Good
roads are an absolute necessity, and
the sooner u people realize this the
sooner will they begin to live in The
full enjoyment of what comes to a
progressive and energetic citizenship
Winona is still doing things and say.
ing but little about it. The new
sewerage system has about been COM
pleted, the courthouse will soon be
ready for occupancy, a number of bust
ness buildings and residences are IN
der construction, besides improve
ments of a general character which
are noted on every land. Winona has
not been discouraged by the disastrous
fires OF last year, but it steadily and
persistently engaged in rebuilding and
charging the town in various ways.
1t is a good citizenship that makes
these things possible.
One honest and conscientious white
man in Mississippi is just as good as
another. There are no imaginary lines
that partition the people off into
classes according to wealth or pre-
vious conditions. The nan who Ia
bors for his daily bread, pays his just
debts n is honorable in his dealings,
is just as much respected as the man
who owns a million. Let us be thank
full that it is so, and hope that there
will be no change Of present salts.
factory conditions.
Bill Nye said several years ago,
when speaking of the South: eff the
land is not worth a d, the climate is
surely cheap at $1OO per acre" Bill
was about right in his conjecture.
Why will people insist on trying to
live and keep comfortable in a climate
where zero weather is the rule, and a
dozen or so below common, when they
can come to Mississippi and enjoy
life with half the work necessary to
make a comfortable living? The best
answer to this query Is, that they
know SO little about Mississippi. When
the world is made acquainted with our
advantages there will be a wild
scramble of men and money to come
here and locate.
A specimen of lead ore that assayed
70 per cent pure has been found in
1nnoo o01,nfr ynor T oIrN1
matter of conjecture as to where 1t
came from, whether brought by In
dians in the past, Or detached from
some ledge where large quantities are
to be found. Investigation of the find
will be taken up and prosecuted. Jones
county would be very much in 1t II
lead and oil were both to be found
in her limits.
The delta farmers took advantage
of the recent pretty spell of weather
to finish gathering the cotton crop,
much of it being in the fields after
February 1. The crop last year was
a bumper one, n with the anne
acreage this year, there is hardly n
chance in a hundred that so much
would be gathered.
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should, by all means, have a business
organization to look after matters of
general importance to the municipal
ity and community. Those with &C
tive organizations are forging to the
front much faster than those that
have none and depend upon voluntary
action of individual citizens to handle
such matters. If all those who have
an interest in the welfare of the COM
munity would come into b OrganiZa-
ton and contribute a small amount
each month to its support, there would
be no burden upon any one. Organi-
cation has made other sections rich
and powerful, why not Mississippi?
There is a new system OF obtaining
turpentine from pine trees without
destroying the timber that will be of
| great value to South Mississippi tur,
| pentine orchards. The loss of valu-
has been an immense item, but this
new method will remedy the loss. 1t
is to be hoped that it will prove all
hat is claimed for it.
The county school superintendent of
Union county has arranged to have
schoolhouses throughout his county
uniformly seated with good, comfort.
able seats, which is a great improve
mem i've the old stool with three legs
in vogue several years ogo. Missis-
sippi is ahead of any State in this Sec
ticn on the subject of education, and
equal to almost any in the United
States. Our school system is excel
lent.
Great interest Is being shown in the
organization of farmers to reduce the
cotton acreage and raise the price OF
that on hand. The agitation has al
ready been the ource of good results,
notably the offer of warehousemen
and congresses to care for the sur
plus crop without cost, and the banks
to advance money on it at a low rate
of interest. With the surplus cared
for in this manner, the planter can
hold IT. 1r~1 ,,~4I kho s> I'LL