The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-01-19

and Cotton Carnival. "a mum "iue
field in Mississippi was covered, I
say nothing Of the splendid dlspla.
of general Southern products. Tfs
grand prize was awarded on this feat
ure Of the exhibit and there was not
person to say that it was not merlted
Messrs. Hayes, Green and He ndesrso
were in charge and cheerfuily len
every effort to make the occa sion
success. The old library and ADJ DIN
rooms were used, and words tail !
describe the beauty and symmetry o
the display. Mr.. Green, who was tn
architect Of the decorations, is an ez
pert in that line, as the succesS OF III
efforts proved. Not n of the man.
Northern visitors failed to put III
great deal of time in these room an
many were the EXPLANATIONS of de ugh
and wonder at the resourcefull 'es
of our beloved Southland. 1t was.
revelation even to I'LL W peopi'e
and the great system responsible TO
it was overwhelmed with c%ongratula-
tons and words of appreciation.
The browning feature Of this exhibit
was a display of woods common to
Mississippi, polished to show the beau
ty of grain and arranged so as to
bewilder the spectator with its mag
nifcance and variety. There was a
piece of every merchantable wood
grown in the state, and only those well
acquainted with our timbers, appre-
ciated the large number of varieties
10 be had. Minerals were not lack
ing and it was shown that Mississippi,
while not so rich in minerals as some
Of the Southern States, was not en-
tirely without something OF fvalue'
Iron ore of rich properties was shown
,lays and kaolin that can be found IN
vast deposits, mineral waters OF
value in many ailments and a number
of other interesting features. In the
way Of fruits the display was es-
pecially comprehensive. D. Street
IF Corinth. furnisher a specimen oil
apples that could not be beaten any
where. They were not large, b5l'
for delicious favor and keeping quail
lies, could not be excelled. Mr.
Street has $50 bushels of these apples
IN his cellar at home and keeps them
for use all winter. He has a number
Of bearing trees and finds them profit
able. D. F. Downey and r. L. Wash
~ineton of Aberdeen furnished corr
that could not be excelled in the great
,orn states of the North West. The
ears were large and well formed, the
yrain long and cob small. 1t was
displayed profusely and created mucn !
favorable comment. j. ID. Allen, Oh
Winona, exhibited pears that were
not beaten. Off of 1 IA acres ne
yathered $50 bushels that brought ~
cents per bushel, netting him the hand
some sum of $3.50. He IS put
ing ont other kinds of fruit nov and
reasonably expects success to follow
he attempt. Extraordinary large
pumpkins, weighing about 70 pounds
At Boonville in Prentiss county and
Wahalak. Mr.. Chapma also exhlpl-
led some splendid oats that were hard
to beat. They were tall and pos
;essed a very heavy head. il. SUCK
lev had on exhibition sweet potatoes
which we're raised on ground from
which had been gathered a crop OF
irish potatoes. They were planted
On She 18th of July and were large
and symmetrically formed. b. +.
Holmes Of Montgomery county dis
olayed corr which had been grown on
and from which one crop of corn had
already been gathered. His corn at
tracted a great deal Of attention from
the fact of its being a second corn
crop and proved n of the most IN
teresting features of the exhibit. A
beautiful feature was a magnificent
bouquet of chrysanthemums, furnished
by Mrs. M. E. Folk, of Crystal
Springs. They were large and deli
sately tinted, being much admired and
commented upon.
Space is inadequate to fully de-
scribe the complete exhibit made by
the Southern and Mobile & Ohio
roads, suffice it to say that it was
undoubtedly the feature OF the Car
nival, and reflected great credit upon
the management of those excellent
systems. Assurance is given that
nexs fall their efforts of the past will
be eclipsed and those acquainted with
the gentlemen in charge do not at all
doubt their ability to do if it is at all
possible. The systems have greatly
enlarged their host Of admirers IN the
state Of Mississippi.
The splendid record for additional
railroad mileage made by the state
last year, 229 miles, will likely bt