The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-27

life better worth living. May the
movement started gather strength UNI
til every county will have q system
of roads to be proud Of.
The Mississippi Lumber Company
an immense lumber mill which has
been shut down for some time on ac
count of the slump in lumber prices
has begun operations again, and sew
eral hundred people are given en-
poyment. This is the largest enter
prise in Quitman, and means great
deal to that enterprising burg.
Hog raising beats cotton all hollow
A gentleman in Quitman has an old
SOW that netted him $50 last year, and
she has brought up another litter OF
pigs that will bring as much this year
There is no reason why Mississippi
should contribute a cent to the Golfers
of the Armours, Cudahays, Swifts OF
any of their kind. We have the great
est country in the world for raising
hogs, and it is passing strange that
more attention is not paid to the
profits to be realized thereon.
YaZoo City will install an up-to-date
fire alarm system at an early day tC
make fire protection more complete
The sad experience of that good city
emphasizes the need of a perfect sys
ten of protection
Mayor Vardaman, of Greenwood
proposes that the city borrow money
and build a uniform system of side
walks throughout the city, the adjoin
ing property owners to repay the
amount thus spent in small annual
installments. The scheme is a good
one and altogether feasible. Such a
course was pursued at Aberdeen some
years since and that city can boast
of the best sidewalks in the State
By this means Greenwood can secure
a uniform system of walks, and the
property owners will hardly realize
that they have paid for them wheG
the time is ended.
Announcement is made again that
the electric road from Gulfport tC
Biloxi will be built. The survey fol
this much of the line has been com
pleted and work is promised to begin
shortly.
Grenada is contemplating she build
ing of concrete sidewalks to take the
place of cinder walks which are now
in use. The change would no doubt
prove an acceptable one; also econom
ical in the end
Madison county farmers have not
only enough meat to do them, but
have shipped two cars already to the
New Orleans market. This is tho
right kind of farming Raise meat
and bread at home and pay no more
royalties to the Northern packers. II
has been demonstrated time and again
that it can be raised here successfully
and there is every reason that oul
people should pay more attention tC
the business.
Columbus is still hopeful of having
a street railway in operation by the
25th OF December the time specified
in the contract. The promoters wer5
there few days since and promised
that it should be completed and IN
operation by that time
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Newton reports a wonderful growth
both in population and business. II
is more than twice as large as when
the census was taken four years since
and is still growing. The business
of which postal receipts is a fair
guide. has more than doubled. The
town starts the new year with a push
and vim that will mean a great deal
in the way of prosperity.
AS a result of the governors ad
vocacy of diversified farming, the
State will raise more corn, hay, peas,
meat, etc, in the future. An effort
will also be made to raise mules
necessary for the various farms.
Twenty brood mares will be purchased
in a few days for that purpose. This
is the right move for the State, with
out doubt. Let the example be set
for our people, and every encourage
ment given them to depend less upon
cotton as the only crop. The general
adoption of this plan would make the
State many times richer in short
time. The board of control has set
the pace; let others follow as much
as possible.