Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-11-03

nearly what it was this year, was
gratifying indeed and the expense In
| cident to holding the fair was more
| han met by the receipts. Between
| four and five thousand people were
present the opening day this year and
! the attendance during the entire time
was splendid AS good stock as the
South can afford was On exhibition
and III a large variety and numbers.
agricultural exhibits were magnificent
and clearly demonstrated the fact that
Pike county and South Mississippi
can't be beaten in this line, The
schools of McComb deserve especial
mention for the highly creditable dis
play made and the fancy work by the
ladies would be in line for first prizes
at any place. The floral display at
| tracted much attention and elected
words Of admiration and praise. DR..
Hart of near McComb, exhibited more
than 125 different products from his
| farm, Champion Hills,'' and was the
recipient of profuse congratulations at
! the hands of his friends and the pub
lie in general. Too much space would
be required to mention every feature
worthy, but suffice it to gay, that the
| Pike County Fair is a grand success
from every standpoint, and the gen.
tlemen in charge are deserving of es-
pecial credit and commendation. 1t
is now, and in the future, will prove
one Of the greatest factors in the de-
velopment OF that splendid section OF
the state. 1t was freely stated that
| the improvement already noted would
! handsomely repay the Gentlemen who
originated and put the enterprise on
foot, if not one dollar had been real
ized from other sources. Progressive
ness, energy and business judgment
characterize the management of the
institution. May it continue to pros
! per and accelerate the wonderful
work Of developemert now going on in
that portion Of the Greater Missis-
sppi.''
/ 1t was the writer's intention to
spend the 18th at Grenada, the OPEN
ing day of the fair at that point, but
from the fact of having been to Nc
| Comb the day previous, quarantine
| regulations prevented and there was
nothing to do but comply with the Or
der to move on" Reports from
there. however, state that the meeting
was very successful and that the
event would be a feature every year.
Columbus held last week with a fine
attendance and a satisfactory meet
ing. Starkville holds this week and
| the prospects ars said to be fatter-
ing.
In support of the writer's oft-re-
peated contention that the county is
! the greatest developer of the present
| era, the success of those noted above
Is offered. It is not what money is
taken at the gate that counts, but
In the improved condition of affairs
in general A community that main
tains a creditable fair will outdistauce
| the cne that does not and sits idly bJ
upon laurels already won. The friend
ly rivalry produced is the greatest
stimulant imaginable for the farmer
| and stock raiser to improve upon
what he has or had done during the
year past. Mississippi is fast awak-
ening to the realization of the i'm
portance and value of such enterpris
es as is evidenced by the increased
number that are springing into exist
ence. This means in the near future.
Greater Mississippi in the full
and true meaning of the word.
NO town in the state can boast OF
a more wonderful Development in the
past two years than New Albany. It
has been transformed from an ordinar-
lily good county town to thriving
), manufacturing city. The population
has increased from 1893 in 1900 to
2,70O at present. Large factories for
the manufacture of hardwoods, clay
and other materials into the finished
| article have been built. Splendid busi-
ness structures have taken the place
Of insignificant buildings and the town
has undergone one of the most re-
nlarkable transformations ever wit
| messed in the south It was the writ
er's pleasure to visit the rltiffsefous
factories recently and learn something
| of their magnitude. A sixty-ton oil
| mill was the first and has completed
! two seasons of success. An $50, 900
cotton compress with the latest ma
| chinery and immense brick sheds Is
i just beginning the second season. A
clothing factory that employs 125
hands has just completed its first sea-
] son, paid 80 per cent dividend and
increased capital stock from $4,000
to 100000. A handle factory is near
ing a year of good work and prom
ises to be good investment. An i'm
mense furniture factory with the very
latest machinery and employing 140
hands is running and turning out q
product that is pronounced by experts
to be equal to any made anywhere.
A box factory with a large capacity
i is just beginning to set the wheels
in motion. Two brick factories, one
for pressed and the other for plain
are running on full time to supply
me demand for home consumption
4 The M. j. & X. G.. railroad is build
ing large shops and relay stations
which adds great deal to the pros
perity of the town. The town has re
Gently installed one of the most com
plete systems Of water works and cleo
trio lights to be found anywhere.
$4,000 hotel and hundreds Of othel
buildings are going UP as fast as mel
and money can push them along. /
IS in good section of country ant
there is every reason why the plac'
should have 10000 inhabitants whe'
the enumeration is made by Uncl'
Sam in 1910. New Albany will occu
nv a prominent place in the Create