The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-22

mense lumber interests Of Mississippi
Is simply appalling in it's enormity.
That a body of capitalists will at
n with every symptom of
success, to absolutely control the out
put OF the mills of a great State like
this is startling, to say the least Of it.
The Goodyear syndicate is entering
the field to acquire. first. the big con-
Germs that are already we'll equipped
and own large bodies of timber lands;
then, proceed to gather in the small
mills at it's will. until the lumber sit
uation in the State is completely dom
mated by it. When this is accom-
plished, the syndicate can say to the
of timber what he is to receive
for it, and to the user of lumber lust
what he must pay per thousand. The
history OF Standard Oil is to be re-
peated right here in Mississippi, and
the sooner our people awake to the
Of throwing some obstacle
Ill tbs way of the gigantic trust the
sooner will they be able to combat its
influence. The writer is not
an alarmist at all, but the history of
such movements c%onvinces him hal
there is grave danger in such unholy
History has repeated it
self, and will do so again. Kansas is
fighting the oil trust because it is an
oil producing State, and Mississippi
must fight the lumber trust because it
is a lumber producing State. All
States should fight every trust be-
cause they are more or less consum-
ers Of trust made articles. The best
time to begin a fight of this kind is
when the trust is in it's infancy. We
orfifr1cf 1ou-c fho+ l-;,-
violated, but the trouble in this. as in
all similar cases, is to prove it. How
ever, the people should be awakened
to the fact hat such a move is on
foot and that they must be very care
full in selecting men to fill the impor-
tant Offices of the State, men who will
do their duty fearlessly and stand
above the suspicion of being 1ieuten-
ants OF trust organizations. In the
meantime, when you sell timber land,
be sure to get what it is worth.
Cont sell for a song, for if you hold
you Will get your price.
Some excellent advertising of the
various local communities has been
recently issued from several of the
newspaper offices Of the State. The
Record, at Newton, issued and admi-
rable piece Of work the latter part of
March, and the Greenwood ENTERPRISE
a handsome illustrated edition a few
days later. The YaZOO Sentinel is
getting up a special to show some
thing OF the rebuilt city and promises
a very fine one. Columbus was well
represented in the last issue of Mis-
sissippi Industry with nice halftones
and interesting reading matter. The
increased amount of this class of wOrl,
being done will greatly aid the State
In the work of Development. as well as
the local sections more directly inter
ested. It is only within the past few
years that such a thing has been pos
sible, and goes to prove that Missis-
sippi is undergoing a change that
means greater things for it i'll the fu.
ture.
The question uppermost in the
minds Of Mississippians at present is,
How many railroads will be built in
the State during this and next year?''
1t is almost certain that the record
for the two ears will exceed hat OF
any five years in the past. There is
no need to try to enumerate all OF
the roads now in contemplation. but
suffice it to say that every section OF
any consequence will be supplied
when they are all built. The largest
portion of territory without a road is
that in Pearl river valley, above
Jackson, and it looks as if more than
one road would tap it before long
The piney woods Of South Mississippi
will soon be is well supplied as the
delta section, which is a crazy quilt
Of lines. The NJ, J.. & K. g. and M. &
o. branches in North Mississippi are
bringing in the sections Of country W
there without such facilities in the
past, and Others are being figured on
The outlook for railroad building in
the State is especially propitious, as
we'll as a commercial, industrial and
agricultural awakening that will be
unparalleled in the South. There are
good things in the future for US, with
out a doubt.
Burnside. a regularly established
station On the line of the NJ, J.. & K
c., in Neshoba county, Is taking or
great activity, ever before the stee
laying crew gets there. Five new
business houses have gone up an6
others are in curse of construction. A
twenty-room hotel has been built, ant
other Improvements begun. 1t is a
the intersection of the NJ, J.. & X. c
and the NJ. & O.'s Shuqualak and Ed
inburg line, on which it is announced
that work will begin shortly, with
Jackson as the final termination
There are large bodies of hardwood
timber near the town and severa
manufacturing nee are looking
up titles and making arrangements tt
locate. Burnside promises to be on
of the important towns of East Mis-
sissippi, and is in a favored location.
The man who went out into the pas
ture and sat down on a stone AM
waited for the COW to back up and b.
MIXED is very much like the town O
city with admirable advantages tina
expects the world to know thes'
things without attempting to tel
about them. If you get anything i!
this day and time you must ask for II
and offer some inducements for tn
location of men and capital. To
many DlacpS with e0uafly as good AZ