Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-06-22

The McConh. City Cotton Mills wfII
commence this week eeliverinx q
large eonirsct of cotton zslosts tn Chs |
ua This IS lust uha, the writer has
been ccntendtrs Err a long time me
more gco'fs that 90 oat labeled Made
n Nisss~-irrs~ the rnor~ tosfr-x rrnrr |
other seeffcns wFli he h~nu<ht in here
for distribution The people xho raise
tols cotton speed the money received |
for II right here in Mississippi and
the people who manufacture IL receive
the money from China snd nav IL tn
their employees vho spend il IN Ms
sts>tppt So the money produced hv
a bale % cottoa n <psut here twice n
the cotton - manufactured here. II
is a sensible conctusfou that Ni<xfs
siprt should manufacture all ~ he
costcu she raises. and Il ~iil b. dcue
sooner OF later
The magnificent record OF NISsis.
sippt with reference ~ bark failures
oniy on- in fifteen yezrs-is a spsrre
of qualification tn every loysi citizen
Not a STATE in the Urtou can equal
this. state. mind you. One of the
Territories hss never had a failure
bat No state can boast ~ sS few as
ore failure in the past fifteen years
lnis spesss vciuurs fcr the stability
of our financial Institutions and the
cars exercised IN their manaxer,sus.
u might be weii. however. so not is
pend 'cc much upnn ths rex- ffta~u
years IN show up as well With the
large number ~ hanks nov being or
ka 4
pertty being experienced. II Is posst
be that the people will oxersto the
banking business, and there may BE-
some failures.
The Mobile 4 Ohio announces that
a handsome depot with abundant n
ciiities to handle the increasing bust
ness will b. bailt a, Tupelo ~ replace
the one recently destroyed by fire.
The depot will BE- used for freight ex-
eiIsiveiy. but will BE- cOmmodiuis and
up-todate in every respect Tupelo
Is one OF the States fast growing and
SUBSTANTIAL tOwrs and the Mobile &
ohic railroad appreciates its needs by
supplying them in : manner that fs
highly appreciated by the citirers-
There - no place for the kicker
and srowler in Mississippi We need
nve million boosters with a deseruni
nation to see the great State come
INTO her own We possess a great
many more enthusiasts nov than a
feS years since and the demand IL
for more Reiegste the hard times
artist and professional Erumhfsr 10
the background where hs belongs and
get the boosters IN frD1t- Then
things viii happen
Greenwood will organize '.f5 soc
Club. with the fixed sud steady uur
pose tn have that many poe9ls inside
the corporate limits when Unrls sam
again enumsrates hts chiidrea- MI
the Greenwood people 20 after that
number in their CHARACTERISTIC way
they will likely get them
Lamar county : contemplating the
expenditure OF ssa9e on a new jail
and si5.0ee on improvements os the
county roads IL is refreshing Tn nose
the division Of the So ,Aea worth of
bonds to be toated Il is more com |
mon tn spend S. eco on the roaAs a1f
$4,000 on the jail Lamar Is undo1sbs-
etly good county and needs roads
worse than iails-
Mississippi has NJ the present sixty
establishments that bottle scsta and
other Temperance drinks There Is
proposition 10 organize them into an !
association ars thereby erabss them
TO compete successfully With rh. trus.
made profucts Of the big outside
plants While Ni<sfsstppi IS eousri-
rurtonsily opposed TO trusts. II II Is
necessary 10 combine oar Iocel ants
for projection let il be done
Laurel shipped eixnr car tcs1= Of
Irish potatoes to Northern markets
.eek before last. besides several cars
oil other truck Handsome prices are
being realized and the business this
season promises to be very p-osr s.sle
splendid Organization Is maintained
by the truckers. which Is largely re
sponsthls for their sacessS
Work q constructing the coast els,.
,ric line has been commenced AZ Gulf
port the contract for the power house
having been let The sluipnent
VIII De OF the very best and OF f.5Aa
horse power II IS proposed. in con
nectiou with the ear service. "a fur
nish light and power to all who de-
sire H. This will complete \ contin-
uous string Of electric lights from
Gulfport to Biloxi and make that sec
ton still mors desirable
The building of the Nississippi Gen.
trat railroad into P7scaxoals Is again
being agi'ated. and the knowing ones
= hat h.. L
nest at last Pascagouls would hs
splendid point for docks and teru.-
mails for g north and south Isre ard
the prediction is that some system
viii realize this before long ant get
bust
The Mississippi Agricultural ard
Mechanical College has inst conplet-
ed ITS nrst quarter Of . century Of ex-
istence with appropriate ceremonies
The institution has accomplished n
great work and all Nfsslssippiars are
proud OF It's excellent record os rwen-
ty-dve years
AZ Macon an election was heis for
the purpose Of Seating s15e worth
OF municipal bonds for improvement
o. the water and light plants. Only
three votes were cast axasrs- tks
proposition This evidences a spirit
OF progress and thrift in Macon that
Is good to see
l. J. McLendon- Of GurIsv. La. ~
rerates the contention Of the writer
that Angors goats should be used to
clear the underbrush and hrizrs from
lands in Mississippi He says. The
common goat is good and profitable.
but cannot compare with the Anspra
when Il comes to clearing up land
The common goat Is also harder TO en-
close than the Angrra.- Then. too,
while the goat s cleaning your land.
ee = converting the waste material
into 1chasr ard eesh TIA. has z gocs
commercial vaius OF tts -.rses
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