Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-08-05

municipalities when Installing such
plants TO build for the present and
with little consideration of what
would be demanded in the future.
This was no doubt the case at Clarks-
dale, tho people not expecting such
a decided increase in population and
consequent demand upon the facili-
ties. At present, towns constructing
plants are more generally building
with n view to decided increase and
vii, experience less 'rouble with
building up plants That have become
too small. Mississippi is wonderfully
prosperous and the rapid increase OF
population which has been shown by
her towns and cities Is now being con
sidered in arranging for utilities of a
public nature
Corinth has citizen who Is deserv.
ing of praise. His name Is Moore.
and several years since he went to
South Africa and became very
wealthy by the mining process. Mr..
Moore did not move away from the
city Of his nativity, but still lives in
Corinth and is doing number OF
nice things for the people with the
money made in other lands. He has
built and furnished beautiful mu-
scum that would do credit to any
place, has built large park and beau
tifed It with lakes. trees drives, ETC.
and has also placed in 1t number OF
aI iC
now adding one Of the finest collec-
tions Of birds in the world and will
continue until Corinth can boast of
the finest park and 700 in the whole
South il not in the United States.
Hazlehurst people are preparing to
build n large lake Of % or 80 acres
adjacent TO that town. stock 1t with
fish. provide boats and other means Of
pleasure and maintain 1t as a public
park. The movement is a highly
commendable one and deserves the
approval of all the citizens. No town
or city can have too many places OF
rest and recreation if they are Of the
proper kind and conducted along NOR
al lines. 1t is wei to look after such
matters before property gets so high
that the price would tend to make the
area smaller than II should be. Plenty
Of breathing places, well kept, should
prove a Sstrong attraction for good
people who arc seeking places In
which to make homes.
A correspondent In one Of the Holly
Springs papers gives several excel
lent reasons why street railway
system should be built in that town,
and reasons that should appeal to the
citizens who desire to see their town
take its proper place in the progress
sive column. The writer Is well ac-
Guainted with Holly Springs and the
good people up there and believes
that this correspondents views are
worthy of consideration at least. II
is to be hoped that they will be acted
upon.
Forty thousand acres Of pine land
in Marion county recently sold at SIS
per acre, and the price paid was not
considered abnormally high. It was
not many years since that this same
land could have been purchased at
SIPS per acre 1t is generally con.
ceded that while the price Of the tim.
ber may have reached high water
mark, the land is still very low in
price to what it will be in the future.
Mathiston reports as new enter
prises a $4,000 bank. four brick and
one frame store building, the organ.
ization of land and Improvement
company. a saw mill that will work
twenty hands, nine new residences
and several tenement houses. That
is doing fairy well and the end is not
yet. The little city is enjoying q
splendid growth, which the energy OF
It's people deserve commendation for.
Aberdeen has factory that pre-
pares a special food for chickens. and
ii Is reported as being a great sue
cess. Only few days since ton of
feed was shipped to BIRMINGHAM. and
II is going out in all directions daily.
This is so much better than being
compelled to send to Maine or other
Northern States for such supplies.
Mississippi should manufacture nine
ty per cent Of everything used here.
Corinth will build seven miles OF
sewer, the contract having been
n we oI fn ri
light and water works were installed
some years since and have proven
successful from every standpoint.
The Mississippi town of 500 people
without these conveniences is fast be.
coming an exception instead Of a
rule. Our people are fast awakening
to the convenience as well as neces.
sity for such improvements,
Mississippi is far in the lead of 9th
or Southern States in the organization
Of the Southern Cotton Association.
The percentage of membership to pop.
ulation is greater, the collections are
larger and the association is In bet.
ter condition in every way,
c. s. Smith. of near Corinth. IL a
successful raiser of timothy hay and
recently brought some to town that
measured ga incaes for heads and
4 feet inches of stalk. Mr. Smith
has just harvested his top. which
produced an average Of Two tons to
the acre. He Is successful farmer
who came from the North. and de.
lights in letting his old friends back
up there know of the greatness Of
Mississippi. If We had enough men
like Mr. Smith it would not be hong
until the greatness of Mississippi
would be sung from one end of the
continent to the other.
West Point is organizing a whole.
sale crockery and glass business.
The business is said to be a very
profitable one ard the Prairie City
will no doubt get the enterprise on a
successful footing.
The relay station and round house
for the NJ. J. & X. c. railroad at Lou.
isyille is being constructed, a large
force Of hands being employed. With.
in motnh the road will be omen
from Mobile to Middleton and through
trains running Louisville is growing
very fast ana will soon be aspiring to
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