The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-04-15
BY HI. E. BLAKESLEE, Jackson.

Three hundred thousand dollars
worth of tall business buildings are
under contract and in the blue print
stage for Capitol street, in Jackson.
to say nothing of others that are r-o'
jected and will likely be built during
the present year. Then, there are
other business streets in Jackson that
are building, also. Since the advent
Of spring weather the activity of last
summer in the line of residences is
being resumed, and ere many weeks
more than one hundred will be going
up at the same time. The record OF
last year in factory building, one
million dollars, will be greatly ex-
ceeded this year. One factory Is al
ready settled costing more than that
amount, and equally as much more
is reasonably certain. 1t is probable
that two and a half million dollars
will be spent for manufacturing in
terests in Jackson during the present
year. This is a great showing for
Mississippi's Capital City, and it ap-
pears that after awakening from a
sleep of many years, the time lost will
be quickly regained.
McComb City has been made head
quarters for the Louisiana division OF
the Illinois Central railway, the di-
vision being divorced from the New
Orleans terminals and operated sep
arately. This change brings to Nc.
Comb the division superintendent and
his office force, the roadmaster and
force and the superintendent OF
bridges and building and his force.
The accession of these officials will be
a great boost for that enterprising
city. There is also z prospect that
the principal shops, nov located in
Chicago, will be removed to McCsmb
ere many moons and in that event no
less than 5000 inhab stnatisch . TT
less than 5000 inhabitants would be
added to the population in a few
months. 1t is to be hoped that there
is something in the rumors and that
McComb will come before Uncle Sam
in 1910 with 10000 or more loyal and
energetic citizens.
A Pike county farmer, with a little
farm of 200 acres, was induced to try
Investigation, and the following is
the result of his first years work:
sold - Canteloupes and melons.
$156.50; vegetables, $S7; Irish pota-
toes, s135; sweet potatoes, $3.50;
fruit. $3.50; five bales of cotton.
S156.75. Besides this he saved seven
hundred bushels of corn, several tons
of sorghum hay, bought fifteen steers
and u them on his pasture and
field, topped them off with corn and
hay of his own production, and sold
them at a profit of $210. Sold but
ter, eggs and chickens to the amount
of STA. The income from the farm the
first year the change was made was
S ,083.25."
Can any one do better than this in
Texas or any other country? Missis-
sippi has more advantages and greater
possibilities than any of them, and
it is the sheereSt nonsense to be leaV-
ing here for the purpose Of seeking
mythical EdOradoes exploited by in
terested corporations or individuals.
No spot on the face of Gods green
earth offers more for less labor than
the State of Mississippi.
Every Mississippian should be
proud of the attention paid veterans
of the civil war, and the comforts
afforded them at the home recently
prepared for their reception at
Beauvoir. The State spends no money
where a greater benefit is received
than for the small amount required to
maintain this institution. There In
nothing too good for those men who
bid goOd-by to home and loved ones
and cast their fortunes with the Con-
federacy, and in their declining years
to find themselves bereft of means
and relatives to are for them. The
who begrudges them the small
pittance expended Is too infinitely
small to be given any consideration at
the hands of generous and true
hearted people.
The Yazoo City papers are trying
to create interest in a n%atatorium
for that city. The proposition is one
well worthy of attention and endorse
ment. The boys can learn the pre-
sentative art of swimming in the
creeks and lakes, but to the girls,
no SuCH liberty Is given. EVERY LOWH
should undoubtedly have a place
where every pers"r could be taught
the art of swimming. The occasion
is likely to arise in the life of all when
such knowledge would be worth a
great deal, probably the preserving OF
life. Then, too, nothing would be of
more benefit and pleasure than a
place where tie people could enjoy
a nice swim and bath, properly con-
Quoted are carefully kept neat and
A strange complaint, and what
should be a gratifying n to good
citizens, comes up from Pop1arville,
down in the piney woods of Pearl
River county. The churches are too
small. The congregations are over
them and the demand is for
and more commodious build
ings. This is a great compliment to
he people of that thrifty community
md if properly advertised should
prove a drawing card for the addition
If desirable citizens. 1t is a much
more attractive feature for a town to
overflow it's churches than the jails
md gambling dives. Popiarville is
undoubtedly all right and her people
1eSnrve npratulatiOn.