Macon beacon., 1905-12-23
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS


pride in what is going on in business
and industrial way. For the two years
ending the first OF last October the totH
amount of the capital stock of the cbhr-
ters recorded by the secretary was 49,
10000. OF this los banks showcapi.
tai of $5,722, 900; 120 mercantile con
Germs, 1888, 800; 60 lumber ranufact.
uring plants, $6,742,O5O; 1Toil mills,
$l,79o,000! 55 miscellaneous factories,
So, ,192, 800; 6s schools apd educational
establishments, on whTh there is IL
nominal fee. The fees collected on these
charters amount t1 perhaps $4,000
more than ever before for two.y year
period, and the <ecretary is confident
that the showing is a good one for the
State.
The narrative report of the Board Of
Control Ts been sent to the printer. II
shows Niat for the two years ending last
OctoTr the gross receipts of the State
on account of the pcnitentiary were
$%6, ,402.21, and the expenses for the
Mmc period 1891 ,s3O.45, which leaves a
net balance of $1S4,57176, to which also
is added the increase in value of the
state farm property, carrying same to
sl25 900.
The report goes into details as to the
care and management of the convicts.
All of the whito conyicts are kept on the
Rankin farm, seyenty-6ve of them, ex-
cept two or three cripples at Oakley,
and tkirty.two at the Sunllower sawmili.
There are twenty-four women at Oak
ley, one of whom is white, and they are
employed in making clothing for tho
other convicts. There are also sixty
two incurablcs at Oakley, seventy eight
conyicts on the Sandy Bayou place,
ninety-onc on Belmont and the balance
at Sunllower.
The board declares in this report
that the convicts all have wholesome
food, such as bacon, vegetables, corn
and flour bread, coffee, sugar, rice, etc.
Artesian wells have been bored on
all the State farms and they have the
best of water, comfortable quarters,
spring beds, cotton mattresses and
woolen clothing for winter.
There is n physician on all the places
and the best of care is taken of the
sick.
Superintendent Bobyns, of the State
Deaf and Dumb Institution, will report
to the Legislature that his new building
is full to overiowing and demand that
$4,000 be appropriated for additions.
He states that when the institution
opened on the 18th of December 112 white
children applied for admission and were
taken. However, he has applications
from fifty more and cannot accommo
date them. He believes there are 100
more deaf children in the State who
would attend if room was provided.
Travelling Sergeant Dodds, who has
lust returned from q visit TO Franklin
county, the midst OF the alleged white
capped element in Mississippi declares
the people there are the best and most
nospitabe he has ever met, and that
they are determined to settle all their
old troubles and get down to business
and real living once more.
The Confederate Veterans OF jackson
are considerably stirred up and inter
csted over the proposition to move the
Confederate monument from the Con
federatc Park in the old capitol yard to
the lawn of the new capitol, and the
chances are that should the Legisla-
ture take the matter up there is going
to be u lively fight. The Confederate
Veteran camp at Yazoo has passed res
olutions, declaring that the monument
should be moved to the new capitol, and
that is what has caused the interest.
The Legislature is going to have
new county proposition at the coming
session, just as is Vlerally the case at
every session. The advocates of George
county, county that it is proposed to
make out of portions of Amite, Frank
lin and Wilkinson, are getting busy, 1t
is proposed to take 210 square miles out
of Amite, 1873 from Wilkinson and "a
from Franklin, which will form county
of 437 square miles and with popula'
ton of about $4,000 and an assessed
valuation of $3,OoO,oOo.
Hon. Clarence Grcavcs, member of the
Legislature from Madison county, de-
clares that he is going to run the blind
tigers out of Mississippi after this year
or put saloons in every county, by max
ing the unlawful sale of whisky II peni-
tentiary oirense. Another law he has
in course of preparation is one to force
all foreign corporations doing business in
Mississippi to pay taxes on their busi-
ness and on the money they have invest
cd in their business in this State. Mr..
Grcavcs states that he is tired OF seeing
the little farmer pay all the taxes.
A party of hunters from jackson, who
spent few days n Funnagusha creek,
twenty-five miles north of Jackson, re-
port that they killed seventy-fve squir-
rels, caught an abundance of fish and one
of the biggest 'possums that they ever
saw. The Jackson men saw plenty OF
turkeys and other large game, but
acked the prowess necessary to bag
any of it.
The Theo. Spight Chapter, U. D. c.,
of Ripley, held bazar, the proceeds to
be applied to the fund for the Confede-
rate monument to be erected in honor
of Tippah's Confederate dead a great
deal of interest was manifested by the
ladies, and the affair was most enjoy
able and successful one. More than
500 was realized for the fund.
DR.. +. L. Fulgham, physician at the
Baptist Orphanage in jackson, has noti-
fed the Governor of the collection OF $40
from officers and employees of the orphan
age to be used in the purchase of silver
service for the battleship Mississippi.
The children of the school, the Highland
school, which is located at the orphan
age, gave literally of their niikels.
G. 7. w. Howerton, of Harrison
county, spent the day at the capital.
He is now engaged in planting the larg-
est orchard in the State of Mississippi,
and is convinced that as fruit and
vegetable growing State, Mi'9issippi has
no equal anywhere.
Uncle Tom Arlington, as he is famil-
iarly called, is nearly 100 years old and
lives at the foot of one of the Hatchie
hills east of Cotton Plant. lie is most
unique character and is hale and hearty.