Oxford eagle., 1905-03-02

strgction % . Second pier 20 r1-e.. Z
the other side Of the basin. thereby
doubling the preseus eapsrtty fuF
handling freight About half a mii
lion dollars wiii be ekprnf~i In the~s
improvements Others of eqosi lm
portance wtii be made from tine 60
time until this porT vili b. equal ta
II not better than any In souf hsrs
waters.
Culfport vss srss opened 10 con
merce 10 January. iea.. the export -
lumber for that year being Is.sss .sSz
feet. board measure The usxf year
showed most remarkable iacfase
the amount being iasstssss last
year. isat. came up eth the splendid
record ~ .ts.2i1S.s fe~s loaded into
BOTTOMS Tor enporf Besides the es-
port lumber trade. thers has sprans
up a thriving business 10 naval stores
that Is Increasing rapidly snd prom
isez not . b. one uf the least - 6suif
ports items 81 commerce Durine ts<
last xln moaths ~ 1904 ias inz harreis
- pifeh and zs5lsso salions q tarprns
tine ~ere seat abroad mammoth
naval stores cuncera has hsen organ
iRed and II ts cunHisniiF expected thsf
an irrrease - srverai kundrel re-
cent wlli he expcriesc~d during The
present year The pert IS not wisbo1t
a satilf-ct1rf ii~s q importr also. drr.
ing the latter part - the year s.-cei
INK s.iea tons ~ irua Pyrft-s sra 90
tons ~ acid phosphate The ncw wear
has opened up under bright prospects.
Iaraary sho~tnK the ciearznce 81 /,
net tonnage - -.ts1. earryir< Is..
a73 go feet. board measurs Indica-
tons are that the present year VII en-
ceed last year BY a larger ~sr cent
than 1904 did isa1. A phenomenal
increase In business making dock
roum insufrcienf. recessitztes ire
building % the sscona pier. WheT
if.s - completed vessels siil be cn.-
bird 10 cone Ia and d-scharre 4 their
loads and take on an outgoing car-1
Without having 10 ~aH IN the chsnnei
Tor their turn. az = Frequently the
case az present
The eity q Cuifpo-s is erpersencin<
a rroWih IN proportion TO thtt q the
rort- A reccut census gives Il pop
riatlon q -ra souls Inside Tbs. cor.
por1fe hmlts. \ iArge SUBURBAN ppr~
uiafiu1 resides outside snd the exfres
are placed IN the neighborhood Of
.saa a. the grand total Stately
blocks u substantial brick and stone
buildings are Eoing up. replacing the
Fionecr shaeks that have s~rxet their
faYs u usefulness magnificent ho-
tel With several hundred rooms aaards
comfortable quarters for the szveIing
bghlie sn-a shs-kElar~sis u Northsru
HtsifBrx whn sPend the winters .aloy-
ins a mild And saiubrious climate.
The cunimofinus pavilion az the end
q the pier. connected With the xhors
ty brad board walks and an electric
~
Place for spending a fex hours each
cav A Chafauqaa will be held there
during the first days of July and large
numbers Of people viii take advantage
Of the opportunity 10 rlsft the coast i.
and hear the celebrities engaged for
the occasion. A number Of large
manufacturing plants are already in
operation and a number being built at
present A liberal policy toward en-
terprtses OF every nature Is pursued
and every encouragement given them.
The mercantile establishments will
compare favorabiy with those Of much
larger cities great many subStan-
tial homes have been built aud the cit.
izenship Is of the best
The building OF the great Panama
canal Sili turn the attention Of the
world 10 our gulf coast. and IL is con
hdently expected that tao or more
great cities of maritime trade will be
built on Mississippi soil Guifport is
destined 10 be one u these. and with
the start Il already has. wili not be
slow In asserting itself. Great 10
Guifport ami greater stiii the magnin
cent future that Is before H.
wayuesboro groxers are experience
# los
IS The dealers cali for more like the
last sent and the demand Is excellent.
A great many more trees are being
planted from year TO year and
waynesboro promises TO 90 up head
in the peach business Trucking Is
also becoming an important Industry
and the growers are obtaining results
that are very satisfactory
Marx Schaefer 0f Yaxoo City. ls an
educated farmer and works upon the
plan "0f something 10 sell every day
In the year" While he makes cotton
his principal money crop. Il l. in real.
ity a money crop from the fact that
almost everything needed to run fhs
farm Is raised thereon. few days
since be brought 20 Yazoo City 80
bushels Of yellow yam potatoes and
carried home With him - good dol
lars. His land will raise from zoo to
$50 bushels Of potatoes to the acre
and he finds the crop a very profitable
one. Mr. Schaefer Is diversifying
along the right lines and his success
IS the pride of his neighbors.
A great many people from the North
are nov in the State seeking homes
and investments. They come on low
rates offered by the roads and are al.
lowed a stay Of something like twenty
or thirty days II they are good citi-
zens We need them and every man
should extend them q hearty welcome.
Calhoun county citizen brought
to Water Valley a few days since thir.
teen hundred dozen eggs gathered up
In his community Of the Free State
Then. too. when you think Of the mis-
cradle weather and the trying circum-
stances under which the Calhoun hen.
labored to produce this prodiguuz
quantity Of fruit II Is now proven
that the hen is mightier than the
sword. In Calhoun county at least
Newton sets the pace on payment
OF taxes In that enterprising little
city only one piece OF real estate vaa
delinquent and the tax collectos
thought IL too small to advertise. and :.
II Is supposed that he paid il himself
Mississippi dirt Is too valuable now ta
let IL sell for taxes. as has frequently
been the case in the past. II win still
be more thought OF in the future.
Aberdeen Is very much pleased With
its municipal light plant The state
ment is made that the amount hereto
! fore paid a private concern to light
: the streets Is set aside and viii IN
four or ave years nay Tor the neu