Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-08-31

evidenced hy tha foTIovsnx. which ID
psared as IA EDITORIAL N the 81. Louis
Repabiic recently:
The Republic las eaFi., attention.
eo the progress of Industrial enter
prise AMI general agriculture in the
Central southern States. Although
the special products have increased
year AFTER year. and the region cunrin-
aes 70 retain its original distinctions.
Investment ant eudesvor have ~
panied ant brought other resources
into pru-rfnencv The stsristirs, which
have been given 80 sis=s thc ssaes,--
tanre % manufacturing and mining
N Central southern development ar,
conclusive ss TO the range ant char
AFTER of material progress and PROS
pectS.
Wis ssiPpts advaneemsut rs an
example ot commercial possibtiirb-s.
mississippi with IFS .2t aaa farms i
an agricultural State. but II has A
vsalth ef timber. a large quantity Of
useful minerals and very promising
manufacturing resources
-OEly steao.aaa in capital wax in
vested in manufacture in 1870. TWEEN
aNAA- 49, IN Ate-I ALE
had increased To sf5.0aa gda. and IN
1900 to s5s.490. .aae. While ar this time
II IS estimated to be st5. .0oa 800 The
gross value Of manufactured products
was $40 9oa.eao in 1869, as compared
with slseeo.aa ten years previous v.
and this years forecast estimar@s Il
at S50eoo.eao. Since 1889 rh. capt
tai invested in manufacturing has in
creased from St5.esa.oea to something
IKE st5.91a.0ea; about SCI. 1.9.o.nsa In
fifteen years The value OF u,anufle-
tiTred Lroducts denooss corresponding
augmentation The gross valIIe OF
Nississfppfs farm products passed
the sfG9.aa0 9e0 mark in Issa- In
lss9 the gruss value was only So
eo'i.aaa- In 1850 It was s3,i 0aa .0aa
greater Cotton. sugar cane AMI fruit
are the principal sources Of revenue.
but general farming Is pursued sue
csssfally and with more energy The
standing timber IN the state Il ap-
pr1ximafed ar -. gsls aaa eaa n Il
niostlv pine. which reueEs itself with
ease. hrtr there are extensive forests
% the finest hartiwuasls
Mississippi contains 81. a,ll farms.
The average sire of the farm Is S.S
acres Of these 80 4aa farms. there
ar a. SEQ having an area of twenty
sereS ur more. sfi a~.t having an sFsr
ot from twelve to fffrx 1rres. - aaa
having an area ~ frum Hftv To one
1unsf-sd acres. - .aa0 having an ARIA
of from tesi ta t15 aeres. ts.a''i hav-
ing an area of - to 54a acres. There
are Ts1 no farms havin. an srsa os
tea dcrss ~ lesS Owners Operate
- eaa II the farms IN the Staas. while
In.Aeo are operated ey cash tenants
and 81 et''l by snare tenants.
NsSsissippis development IN man
uf1ctRre ant general agriculture *
proof OF active achievement The
States Improvement ts substantial
That prosperity which IL acreis-afiug
progress IN the ether Central South
eru States and Territories Is increas-
ing the population. au-menfirg the
capital ami multiplying the wealth Of
Mississippi During the next few
wears. Is Indications positively dis
close. Mississippi Is sure to surpass
irS forus- record IN development
What the Republic says Of Nissis-
sippi * true. as every man knows
who Is al all acquainted with ecndi-
ttEI~- E-ANA n IAaaA~ %tAA -AE1A
possibilities before us ard al thar Is
necessary is TO hustle and get all that
5 coming % n. Nlse tfis vour
Natehword ter a year At least, and
then stop % note he progress made.
TIE rev scheol book law Is Eos
working as smOothly rs II Was sx-
psctssf The trouble Is With the sub
Repositories. The State esposit0r
gets twenty per cent On the bookz
AMI allows the srb-Ispssiuors ten per
sent. the sub 70 pay freigatS and 9th
er expenses Quite a number of
COUNTESS are without Repositories On
shls account. Eeod business men r.
f1siug 70 accept such terms. The en-
" thing % do Is for the State depos-
Itorx to pur IN supply OF its own To
furnish the books. 4 number of the
papers insist that it Is the greatest
trust sTsr forced ca the State AMI are
demanding that the law be renssliisd
in this particular as vel as in a few
osssrs where it Is unsatisfactory
The writer has inquiry for large
lots Of rsre AMI hardwood timber
lands. Parties having sEich lands for
sale might write and give description
II same VIII pIsee them IN eonlmn-
rication with the parties desiring to
purchase Mississippi lardS are con-
ing into greater demand each day ami
the time Of sl-ea per acre Ianst in the
state is fast passing
TAX for Greater Mississippi and
forget about the few case5 oe sever
down on the coast Son- where.
There's nothing To IT,
The Southern Farm and Heme il a
new publication recently launched az
Jackson and the pruprietors viii push
rs circulation with the people OF the
State TIE PAPER will par especial
attention % matters OF industrial i'm
portauce under the head CT Fer
Greater Mississippi and will add
from time To time farm departments
as occasion demands Mr. Ino. r
MeKav. the Leading tortieulturiSt ef
ne 2ltl<s r1il = 1E@8A 1AAe1- i1tA
other men CT experience viii eourrfh-
use 20 others Later ON. II will be a
publication fer the farm and home
IN truth
West Peirt reports n horse with al
most human intelligence. almost more
intelligence than some human beings
ms hcrxe viii turn the hysiranr and
assists upon drinking ruthinS but
water
Rroosslven Is experiencing a sub
st-rtiaI building activity dErirg these
xrri-zens euaransirs tines Two
lz-za krrE Buildings AMI several -er-
-zrtiIe establishments are gong I'D.
besides . handsome e-cs. CT resi-
sseees- Ereo&hzyeH . acting prog
eriy-