The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-03-25

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their city bigger and better.
The board OF supervisors OF Tippah
county have taken up the matter Oh
better public roads, and will make an
honest effort to find a remedy for
present conditions. No country can
be prosperous in the full sense OF the
word with public roads that are well
nigh impassible for five months In the
year and poor all the balance. Good
roads are an absolute necessity, ana
the sooner u people realize this the
sooner will they begin to live In the
full enjoyment of what to a
progressive and energetic citizenship
Winona is still doing things and say,
ing but little about 1t. The new
sewerage system has about been com
pleted, the courthouse will soon be
ready for occupancy, a number of busi-
ness buildings and residences are I'M
der construction, besides improve
ments of a general character which
are noted on every hand. Winona has
not been discouraged by the disastrous
fires of last year, but 1t steadily and
persistently engaged in rebuilding and
enlarging the town in various ways.
1t is a good citizenship that makes
these things possible.
One honest and conscientious white
man in Mississippi is just as good as
another. There are no imaginary lines
that partition the people off into
classes according to wealth or pre-
vious conditions. The man who la
bors for his daily bread, pays his just
debts and is honorable in his dealings,
is just as much respected as the man
who owns a million. Let us be thank
full that it is so, and hope that there
will be no change of present salts
factory conditions.
Bill Nye said several yearsvEgo.
when speaking of the South: II the
land is not worth a d. the climate Is
surely cheap at 500 per acre" Bill
was about right in his conjecture.
Why will people insist IN trying to
live and keep comfortable in a climate
where zero weather is the rule, and a
dozen or so below common, when they
can come to Mississippi and enjoy
life with half the work necessary to
make a comfortable living? The best
answer to this query is, that they
know so little about Mississippi. When
the world is made acquainted with our
advantages there will be a wild
scramble of men and money to come
here and locate.
A specimen of lead ore that assayed
20 per cent pure has been found II
Jones county near Laurel. 1t Is q
matter of conjecture as to where IL
came from, whether brought by In
dams in the past, or detached from
some ledge where large quantities are
to be found. Investigation of the find
will be taken up and prosecuted. Jones
county would be very much In 1t IL
lead and oil were both TO be found
in her limits.
The delta farmers took advantage
of the recent pretty spell of weather
to finish gathering the cotton crop,
much of it being in the fields after
February 1. The crop last year was
a bumper one, and with the same
acreage this year, there Is hardly one
chance in a hundred that so much
would be gathered.
Every town or city In Mississippi
should, by all means, have a business
organization to look after matters OF
general importance to the munlclpal'
ity and community. Those with &C
tive organizations are forging TO the
front much faster than those that
have none and depend upon
action Of individual citizens to handle
such matters. If all those who have
an interest in the welfare or the com
munity would come into the organ1za-
ton and contribute a small amount
each month to its support, there woulo
be no burden upon any one. Organ
cation has made other sections rich
and powerful, why not Mississippi!
There is a new system of obtaining
turpentine from pine trees without
destroying the timber that will be OF
great value to South Mississippi tur
+, pentine orchards. The loss of valu
l able timber from turpentine boxing
has been an immense item, u his
new method will remedy the loss. Il
5 is to be hoped that it will prove al
, that Is claimed for it.
The county school superintendent o.
; Union county has arranged to have
| schoolhouses throughout his county
uniformly seated with good, comfort
able seats, which is a great improve
, ment over the old stool with three leg:
in vogue several years ogo. Missis
sippi is ahead of any State in this sec
: ton on the subject of education, AM
; equal to almost any in the United
7 States. Our school system is excel
' lent.
> Great interest is being shown in TIL
organization of farmers to reduce tn
cotton acreage and raise the price o
that on hand. The agitation has a
u ready been the source of good results
e notably the offer of warehousemel
! and congresses to care for the SUI
I plus crop without cost, and the bank
7 to advance money IN it at a low rat
/ of interest. With the surplus care'
. for in this manner, the planter cal
! hold his crop until the price vii
! justify a sale.