The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21

large cross-arm plant and a lumber
mill with 10000 feet per day capacity.
These two enterprises will e a
great deal to that town and the sur
rounding country. 1t is located in the
heart of the yellow pine belt and Is
surrounded by fine lands for trucking
when denuded Of timber. 1t prom
ises to show a healthy growth during
the present year.
Hattiesburg is preparing to enlarge
the city limits to three times what it
is at present. The city is growing
fast and more territory will eventually
population increases. The population
is something like 10000 at present.
y = 4
The Mississippi p~enitentiary board
Of control will plant a considerable
acreage of alfalfa this year for hay.
Alfalfa is comparatively a new crop
for the State, but since the capture of
the gold medal at the fair last year in
terest in it is increasing. The State
is setting a good example in making a
practical demonstration of it for the
benefit of the farmers. Alfalfa vas
raised last year in considerable guam
titles at the Alcorn College and more
will be planted this year. 1t is appar-
emily well suited to this climate and
the experiments with it have proven
successful in every instance.
The Y. & M. V. railroad deserves
the undying gratitude of the good citi-
zens of Yazoo City and the common
dalton of all the people for the gener-
Gus spirit shown toward the citizens
of Yazoo who were burned out a year
since. The road made a special rate
on all material hauled for rebuilding
the many buildings destroyed, and a
few days since the roads claim agent
came to town and paid back to those
who had patronized the road over
$25, 1000. This amount came at an OPP
perfume time when the citizens were
straining every nerve to rebuild their
destroyed city and will help no little.
Great credit is due the road for this
generous act. which was entirely vol
untary, no other line entering Yazoo
City.
The Methodists of Hattiesburg will
spend $4,000 in a new church building
which will be the best in South Mis-
sissippi. Hattiesburg is engaged in
building a number of splendid
churches, court house and other pub
lie places of meetings and will be well
supplied in that line.
Lefore county supervisors are inter-
ested in a better condition of the pub
lie roads and have created the office
of road commissioner for the purpose
of bringing about this much to be de-
sired state of affairs. 1t will be the
duty of this commissioner to make a
careful inspection of the roads each
month and report their condition to
the Board of Supervisors at each
meeting. BY this plan the contract
ors will have some one to see that
their work is done according to con-
tract. 1t is to be hoped that Lefore
will find the scheme a good one, and
that other counties will follow the ex-
ample.
The last census only gave Missis-
sippi three cities with over 10000 in
habitants, but the next is reasonably
sure to show up nine with that num-
Der, and probably ten. Two or three
Of these will likely go over the $4,000
mark. With a proportionate increase
for the next five, as in the past five
years, the State should show up two
and a quarter million people. 1t looks
very much that way now.
West Point has succeeded at last in
getting her sewerage plant completed
and the streets in condition again.
1t will prove a great blessing to the
town in every way.
Insurance Companies Losing Money.
According to the testimony of spe-
cial agents of large fire insurance con
Germs who have visited Jackson dur
ing the past few days, nearly every
fire company operating in the State
has lost money on Mississippi business
during the first three months of the
present year. The heavy ratio of loss
es is due to the large number of fires
in small towns that have occurred
since the first of January. 1t is stat
cd that the Home of New York. has