The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-02

q healthy growth that is beginning
to assume proportions akin to q boom.
Three large companies are being or
ganized at Brushy at present and 9th.
ers in formation. The Climax Tur-
rentine company is the most import
ant The Brushy Commercial compa-
ny and the jackson County bank are
also healthy institutions and will be
doing business in q very short time.
May Brushy realize In conformity with
The dreams of its most enthusiastic
citizens.
A Laurel newspaper has inaugural
ed a unique and commendable scheme
to promote interest in intensive farm
ing and getting good results for the
money and labor expended. The publ
cation will give handsome prizes for
the best Of everything offered. A kind
Of continual fair will be run so to
speak It Is noted that a stalk Of su
mas Deen received, sweet potato
eighteen inches long, stalk OF cane
weighing IL pounds and other PROD
ucts well worth, looking at. The idea
is undoubtedly good one. The home
seeker can step into the Office and
get fair idea of what the soil will
produce without being compelled to
take the word of the real estate man
or make extended visits Of inspection.
The writer hopes to see the Laurel
example copied extensively through
out the state
One year ago this week, the writer
inserted the following in the Greater
Mississippi" department:
"Mississippfans should ever bear in
mind that true greatness lies In the
enforcement of law and abiding by the
rules and regulations Of those in pow
er. In this period of prosperity, there
is ever evident an inclination to for
get this fact in the made race tor
commercial and industrial excellence.
See that the laws are strictly enfOrc-
ed and thereby preserve the safety OF
property and the sanctity Of the
home"
The statement is Just as true now
as it was a year since. A strict OBJ
servance of existing laws will
strengthen the greatness of our coun-
try and preserve it's institutions.
Frost has appeared in the greater
portion of Mississippi and the mos
ito guarantees are being raised.
Only a small portion Of the state be-
came affected, due to the excellent
work of the health authorities, but ev-
cry section was more or less hindered
by the guarantees. The death rate
In the state has been smaller than
If it had been any other disease, and
after all there is not so much to be
dreaded from the fever itself, not near
ly so much as from the tie up of busi-
ness However, we are promised that
this will be the last time that we shall
be blighted by yellow jack, that I'm
Gle Sam will see that it is kept away
from our shores and that means that
we will not have to fight with quaran-
tines again in the future. Let us
sincerely hope that this promise will
be made good, and, at the same time,
begin more active campaign to keep
things moving lively and overcome
the influence OF the trouble just pass
ed. This is the greatest country in
the world, and it depends upon the
action Of our home people as to
whether we will develop az we should.
A great deal is being said about the
failure OF Mississippi to talke hold Of
the cotton manufacturing business.
Many reasons are advanced to show
why our state Is SO slow to build and
operate mills. There is one excellent
reason that seems to be sufficient
in itself, and that is, there are so
many other lines OF manufacturing
that pay much larger profits. The
profits on cotton manufacturing are
necessarily small and with the coarser
grade OF goods manufactured in Mis-
sissippi, 1t Is dincult matter to pay
a dividend ON the stock at all. There
will likely be change in this condi-
ton ere long. It is a sensible suppo-
sition that the mills will eventually
come to the south where the cotton
is raised and the manufactured arti-
Gle used. When this is done the
finer grades will be woven and the
profits made correspondingly larger.
The south should manufacture the cot
ton It raises, burt to do this success
fully, Il will be necessary to manufac-
ture everything made from the staple.
This day will come in the near fu-
ture.
OFFICE Is NOT VACATED.