The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-15

the preparation, quarantine restrictions
interfering until the middle of October,
the exhibits were from a much larger
territory than last year and represented
a greater range of interests. Agrlcul-
tural and horticultural productions OF
course were in the ascendancy, but the
field of Mississippi possibilities was
pretty we'll covered and the visitors
given an idea of what the State can do.
The old capitol building was devoted
to exhibits of this character and every
room was filled to overlooking. Alarge
tent accommodated the chickens ducks,
turkeys, geese, ETC., more than four
hundred birds being on exhibition INT
from the best pens in the State. An
other tent accommodated the dogs,
which were on hand in large numbers
and attracted more than ordinary at
tention. An immense tent was required
to shelter the porkers hat were placed
for show and sale. A long row OF stalls
were filled with the finest stock that
the State possessed and just as good as
could be produced anywhere. A row OF
booths 400 feet long we're occupied by
commercial exhibits of firms from Jack
son, Hattiesburg, New Orleans, st.
Louis and elsewhere. The grounds
were ull6u Will uldCillluCly CAiiDIoos
concessions and everything that goes
to make up a successful State fair. A
large carnival company with twenty
attractions furnished amusement, which
together with the two bands and couple
of steam caliopes made times lively
every minute. The race track was
placed in excellent condition and a grand
stand with a seating capacity of 1000
1on,1a a,naotaA tnnothap with SiytV stalls
for the racers. This part of the ex-
position was a losing card, although
splendid racing for handsome purses
were provided. The receipts did not
pay the purses. let alone the several
thousand dollars expended in building
the track and stand. More than &c.
900 people passed through the gates at
the exposition grounds and several
thousand attended the races who did
not enter the main grounds. While
there may have been some little de-
that was lacking in an instance or
two, the fair was a grand success from
every standpoint, and those attending
expressed themselves as delighted. 1t
was d revelation to thousands from our
own State who did not realize the Won
derful resources possessed, and will be
worth hundreds of thousands of dollars
alone right here at home, to say moth
ing of the train loads of Northern vlsl-
tors who viewed the splendid display.
While the receipts did not quite come
up to the expenditures, the stockhold-
ers will begin at nee the work for a
larger and better fair for next year, In
case the State does not take up the pro-
ject and push it along as some OF those
in authority express themselves as
~favoring. There is no doubt OF the
great value of such an institution to
the State in general, and it will be made
a permanent exposition.
The fifth annual exhibit by the Mis-
sippi Poultry and Pet Stock Associa-
ton will be held at Aberdeen from the
26th to the Both of this month. This
organization is in excellent condition
and growing every year. The exhibits
are excellent, more than a thousand
birds being expected at the coming
meeting. About fifty of the best breed
ers of the State are interested and will
redouble their efforts t. bring in all
who are in the poultry business.
Begin right now to prepare for the
oUdGC L oil utAU NCdl. OOH U OO Slo
grined by the fact that other sections
out a showing. The cost is very slight
and the benefits great. Try it one time
and you will never miss again.
One of the Yazeo City papers thinks
probably the writer is not posted as to
the fact of Yazoo having a splendid
w ,,y, mill Tho 4 rnstinp VyaS hrnllUbt
out by a recent notice in this depart
ment of a large sale of long staple cot
ton at Yazoo City and the remark that
Yazoo should have a mill to manufac-
ture this excellent staple into articles
ready for use. Yazoo has a large mill
that spins yarn and sells to other con-
Germs to be manufactured into the
finished article. These articles go as
high as 5000 per pound as demonstrated
by the Cotton Associations exhibit at
the State Fair. The writer appreciates
the fact that Yazoo is in the finest long
staple section of the South and would
like to see a mill built there that would
make this lace and other high priced
goods, increasing the price received by
our home people from possibly % cents
a pound to 500 and 5000 per pound.
One thousand bales of Monroe county
cotton ~consecutively listed by Mr.. S. A.
Dalton a few weeks since proved that
only 80 weighed under 500 pounds. There
were 213 bales weighing over 900
pounds and less than 100, and six bales
weighing over 100 pounds. That is a
pretty good average for the prairie sec
ton and one that goeS to show that Mis-
sissippi will raise more 5OO-pound bales
than we are credited with.
West Point is again agitating the
question of locating a fertilizer factory
in that progressive little city. 1t is to
be hoped that the good business men
will not allow the proposition to go by.
They have the crude material and a
splendid market for the product. Every
section of the State should manufacture
at least, as much fertilizer as is used.
Newton is building a 100000 hotel
along with the many other improve
ments under way. 1t is n of the most
prosperous and fast growing towns in
the State, and will be heard from often
in the future.
A recent report of the Agricultural
department credits u great State
with an average yield of hay of M and
three-fourths tons per acre while the
average for the United States is only
one and one-half. The Aberdeen Ex-
aminer, published in the having section
of the State, contends that the estimate
=. o~4o1u 700 low. b,1t after oil IL ic