Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-10-20
GREATER MISSISSIPPI.
BY ii. e. BLAKESLEE

the wonderful resources of the state. |
Jackson has landed several new
factories during the mosquito quar-
altine period. A coffin and casket fac
tory and clothing manufacturing con-
Germ are among the number. The
Capital City is hustling.
Many towns in Mississippi are agi-
tating the question of planting shade
trees that the coming generation could
enjoy the cooling shade afforded by
their branches. 1t is a commendable
work indeed.
Newton is TO have at an early
date large city hall or auditorium.
The contract has been let and the
building will be completed in the next
few months. Newton is all right with
big R.
Memphis proposes a tri-state fair
to be held each year in that city.
While the project might be a very
good one if properly carried out, it
will be well to go slow and investi-
gate fully before going heartily into
the scheme. Memphis is a centrally
located point for such an exhibition,
and the proposition might be made
success.
After SO many years Mississippi has
a first class battleship to bear her
mama The vessel was recently
launched at Philadelphia, Senator
Money representing the governor, who
could not be present on account of
press Of other duties. The state should
do the proper and usual thing ~
presenting the ship with silver serv-
ice that will be a credit to the COM
monwealth it represents.
A warning is issued against wide
ly advertised plant called Lantanna.
The dealers advertise it as plant
with beautiful foliage and flowers. It
is said to he one of the worst land
destroying and pernicious plants in ex-
istence. 1t spreads with alarming ra
pidlty and in Hawaii its home, there
are thousands of acres of rich land
which it became necessary to aban.
don On account of Lantana. Better be
careful in bringing such plant into
the country.
The Journal at McComb City IS
sued a handsome fair number last
week calling attention to the event
being held there this week. 1t gave
great deal~ef pertinent information
concerning the fair and was largely
distributed throughout Pike and the
adjoining counties. The good people
cf Pike and McComb deserve especial
credit for pushing their fair to a sue
cessful termination despite the him
dering influences that have been
abroad this fall. Just Such nerve
as displayed by them will make Ms.
sissippi the greatest state in the
union. R ~
-sa
Tippah and Benton counties, two of
the poor hill counties $50 called have
recently decided to spend $4,000 each
on their school houses. They may be
termed poor counties at present,
but with such progressive movements
as this being recorded in their favor,
il will not be long until they viii be
rich in something that fire cannot
destroy and moths and rust corrupt.
Union county, adjoining those men
toned, is also doing a great deal OF
Improvement on the school houses
and Superintendent W. T. Smith is
laboring hard to make his the model
Tor the model for the whole state
for the whole state. There is a great
future in store for these communities.
The survey for branch of the ILL
nos Central to run from Corinth to
Jasper. Ala, has been about complet-
ed, ard the people along the proposed
route are hopeful that work will be
commenced shortly. The line will
tap section of country in Mississippi
that has been without rail transpor-
tation. Itawamba county is one of the
two counties in the state at present
without railroad and this line will
take it out of that column. Leake,
the other, is prom:~ed a road which
is to run up Pearl river from Jack
son and will be built early next year
So it looks as if there would be no
county without road in less than
eighteen months.
Here is an interesting item anent
farm of diversi.-Sd crops clipped
from one of the Yazoo City papers,
and an article that should prove OF
interest to readers in Mississippi, as
well as IN, the north
From this meadow this year three
cuttings Of hay have been made, yield
ing from the 65 acres 100 tons. The
hay is bermuda grass and red clover
there being two cuttings of the ber-
muda and one of the clover. The
clover and bermuda grass are cut on
the same land, the former reseeding
itself each fall. All of the moving
and haling is done by machinery, and
Mr.. Settler says that he finds ready
say for the hay around sartartia at
s14 per ton. This gives $1,400 for the
crop of this year on the IS acres and
in addition. fall and winter passurage
for all stock and cattle on the farm.
Mr. Settler says that the cattle viii
not injure the meadow IL not allowed
On it when the ground is wet and
soft from continued rains = :. { : -
Hay raising ID but one Of the In
dustries OF this farm, corn, cotton and