Macon beacon., 1905-07-22

bOh lhlt week " was decided tnat as
both organizations we're practically
working with the same end in view,
that hey he consolidated under the
name Of the Greater Mississippi Rnsi.
ness league" and that the proposition
be confirmed at an Industrial rally to
be ned IN September. This action was
taken after n full and free discussion
Of the advigability Of such a move, and
all present were Of the opinion that ii
was the best thing TO do Temporary
officers were elected to serve until the
ratification meeting in September,
when permanent officers were to be
selected by the whole body. Mr. II i.
Mckee, OF Meridian. who was the
nestor of the Business League, was
chosen as president and II T. Blakos-
lee, Secretary of the Greater Missis'
sippi Association, secretary. Vice
presidents for the congressional dis
tricts and committees will be selected
In September also.
Now that the business and industrial
organizations of the State have been
consolidated, It Ia the duty of every
good citizen to assist in the work un.
dertaken. There Is no doubt but that
great good has been accomplished dur
Ing the past year, and renewed cffcrts
will be made for the year TO come. It
is proposed to do more in the future
than in the past and, of coarse, the
cooperation of all good citizens is es
pecially desired Write the secretary
. at Jackson for information concerning
the organization and aid the move
ment by becoming member. the
cost Is very litt.c, and good use will
be made Of the money under the di-
rection of tie officers,
Mississippi Is experiencing great
period o. prosperity, and now Is the
time to give the movement substantial
aid. No man can afford to refuse this
small request If he has the best inter-
esls of his state at heart Blanks and
printed matter will be furnished cheer
fully to those who are interested in
joining in the work, and also in getting
their friends and neghbors interested.
II Is not generally known but II is
fact, nevertheless. that while Missls-
sippi does not pay as much attention
TO the raising Of fine stock as it
should. there are several fine farms
within her borders devoted to the in.
dustry. The following, from one OF
our esteemed exchanges. will shed
some light upon the subject
"An exchange In speaking OF the
breeding OF blocdcd stock al Bungalo0,
the splendid horse farm near Gulf
port, on our south coast refers to its
enterprising proprietor, Col. p. A. Re
maud, as the pioneer in this industry.
Mississippi. from its earliest days, has
been noted as breeder OF race stock,
runners and trottors, and many OF her
equine children have won purses ana
fame in far distant States, One of the
most noted breeders of racers in the
past was an Adams county man, while
almost every county in the State has
had fine racers to its credit The larg-
est breeder of standards IN the State
is probably Col Garth, whose 5000
acres lie in the counties of Clay, Oktib-
beha and l.owndes. The State has also
several breeders of Shetland ponies
and many breeders of royalty sired
saddle and harness stock. In the civil
war the home.bred mounts of Missis-
sippians were not surpassed in beauty
mettle. movement or pedigree by those
from any other State in either army
There is whole lot of gospel truth
In the following excerpt from one OF
our valued exchanges.
"One of the greatest needs In legis
lation is n law that will cause the bur
10 r,1 oil oil in
proportion to the wealth they possess
"a law that will prevent the wealthy
evading taxation, which is done in
many instances. There are number
of WAYS for men with money TO dodge
the assessor, and there Is no way 10
touch them as the law now stands but
the poor man, who owns q little per-
sonal property and some real estate,
Is forced to give in everything he pos
sesses, and at about actual value |
There should be way to force every
person (who is too dishonest, without |
being forced to give in all his pos
sessions
II Is an unpleasant fact that the .
men in ordinary circumstances are the I
men who are furnishing the necessary |
funds to carry on the government. |
The man in atfuent circumstances, |
with real estate, stocks. bonds, mort |
cages. etc, has every means OF ovad- |
ing payment on the same, but the man |
of ordinary circumstances has to put |
in everything at something like actual |
value. II is a weak point that should |
be remedied.
Grenada is reporting large amount |
of improvements. and the city is es-
pecially prosperous. A number Of fine |
buildings are being erected, and the |
Council will soon issue $50, 600 in |
bonds for the purpose of extending |
the sewerage and water plants, Prop |
erty is advancing in value, and many |
new people are coming in to make it
their home.
The Times figures that Winona, be.
Ing on the halfway ground between
the great coal and iron fields of Ala
bama and the wondrousy rich delta
section of the country, could and |
should begin now to arrange to fur
ul0ll NutpC t'tiNbS WIN ~ uiN "iih Ngp
etables in the future. And why not?
The soil. climate and everything else
is favorable. 1t is up to the people, as
the expression goes There is a great !,
future for that section Of the country, |
but some effort on the part of the oiti-
gems will be necessary to bring about .
the realization of the same.
Reports from over the State cast
very gloomy view on the cotton stua-
tion, and the prospect for anything
like an average crop seems to have
gone glimmering. However, the indi.
cations are that the price will in
great measure make up for the short
ness of the crop, and the total amount
received for two-thirds will likely be
as much as if q full crop had been
made and gathered. Mississippi is
not by herself in the bad outlook and
the government reports show that ed.
verse conditions prevail throughout
the entire cotton producing region