Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-09
By n. E. BLAKEsLEE. jackson.

Fa~a<ous
thts-a good Iivins and comfortable
homes in the South in exchange for
small amount Of labor
]. W. Langley. of Jackson. gave an
exemplihcstion os intensive farminx
and the splendid results at the carui-
val In very small space be ex-
htbited a variety of articles from his
showing. There were newcru1 Irish
potatoes that we're hard TO beat on
any part OF the ground Turuips Of
immense size and uniformity of shape
Ru.shagss. new-crUp csbbages. sweet
potatoes ard other vegetables. His
corn was large and perfectly formed
Pop corn OF several different varieties.
and sugar corn for table use were
specialties. Mr.. Langley is a success
full farmer. and his exhibit marked
him as such
Mendenhall. in Simpson county. and
Crenshaw. in Panoia county. have been
raised by proclamation Of the governor
from villages to towns. They have 500
and 900 inhabitants. respectively II
is an OF week when one or more vii
lageS are no, raised to towns. aud with
frequency the proclamation is invoked
to make towns cities The country IS
being populated in proportion TO sus-
tain the growing towns.
Another milestone has been passed
in the rebuilding Of Yaxoo City. The
new passenger station has been com
pleted and brought into use. While il
is not Just what the citizens OF Yazoo
would have rather had. II is convenient
and rOomy enough for present uses.
The trouble Is. that the city does not
propose 70 stand still. and in a short
time the present building will be far
inadequate for the purpose intended
After a year or 50 n larger one will
be demanded
Il seems that along with the pros
porous times which have come 10 our
State. and from all Indications they
have come to stay. there has also come
an army Of xrafters. humba.s and con
ddence men The operations Of this
gentry Is not all confined to the cities
and towns Numbers Of them are
working among the farmers who are
well fixed financially II might be well
for our people u continue as they
have in the past. bite at nothing until
its merit and good faith has been
proven Jones county has experienced
n loss from the work OF a man who
pretended to represent o1e Of the big
department mail order houses Of th.
North Goods were offered at a RI
diculously low price. and a portion Of
the money collected in advance The
goods never came. and the man has
gone Chimerical gold. silver. oil.
tOwnsite and other bonds are being
offered. and there are suckers to take
them in. and. in turn. are taken in
u IS still the best plan to buy your
goods from Mississippi merchants and
invest your surplus cash in Mississippi
investments Fight shy Of the man
who offers so much for so little money.
for ninety times cut of a hundred all
You get is dearly bought experience.
The PascagOula Street Railway and
Power Company IS building a summer
car for use between the city and the
beach that will be fifty feet long. with
two fifty-horse power motors. and will
have a capacity Of 100 passengers and
speed of thirty miles per hour. The
travel this summer Is expected to ex-
ceed that Of last -ear by large per
cent. and arrangements for handling
il are being made in advance
No man In Mississippi Is Of too
little importance to lend his mite to
the great work OF development already
inaugurated- There Is something for
every one to do. be their station in life
ever so humble The thing to do. is
to start right nOw and use all the en-
ergies with which you are endowed in
that direction
The business men OF Poplarville
have commenced agitafing the ques-
tion OF building a bridge across Pearl
river for the purpose OF opening up a
larger trade territory for the town
They have gone At il in q systematic
manner. and propose to keep kicking
until something IS developed A Louis
ana parish adjacent to Pearl river
county Is said To be interested and
willing to bear a portion OF the ex-
pense- Ii would undoubtedly prove
Of great benefit TO Poplzrville and the
county. also
T. z WaIdrup. secretary Of the
Southern Truck Growers League. is
busiiy engaged in organizing trucking
associations throughout Southeast
Mississippi. A number have been
gotten on foot. and special interest will
be shown the industry during the COM
ing year. Handlers viii be placed AZ
several OF the important cities Of the
North. and every Precaution taken 10
get the best prices for the product
This Is the largest trucking organiza-
tion-in the State. and the plan decided
upon for handling the business insurss
its success No commission men are
At all With its own agents
In the market. the stun Is sold at pre-
vailing prices. cutting out middle men
and speculation This Is the proper
manner in which to make truck grow
ing a success
nc " . x n - f8ktkU61 mas OSt1
made standard guage as far north as
Cotton Plant The gauge from New
Albany to Pontotoc was bruadened
some time last year In a short while
the Doodle Bug" will be only q mem
ory in Mississippi Hundreds who
Travelled the read and knew its owners.
officers and operators in the past. will
evince . feeling Of regret that the
onward march of progress has neces-
STATED the elimination Of this little
piece Of road and pushed into the
the affable and accom-
men who controlled its des-
TIMES In the past Such. however. is
the price we must pay for the greater
OF an advance along all
lines Vale Doodle Bug."
The value Of water power Is increas-
ing as the supply Of coal and other
fuel Is diminishing Although IL seem
that they attract little interest, there