The leader., 1905-07-22

MISSISSIPPI MATTERS


The governments crop bulletin for
mississippi for the past week is as
follows: Cotton is generally In bad
conditions The cloudy and sh0wery
weather has greatly hindered cultiva-
ton. Many lowland fields are over
run with grass and weeds or drowned
out. Where properly cultivated. col.
ton Is growing too much to weed and
fruiting poorly, but the larger portion
of the crop Is small and greatly lii
need of dry weather and cultivation.
In some sections cotton is turning yel-
low as a result of excessive rains.
There Is considerable complaint Of
scarcity Of labor, especially III the del.
70. Some Improvement IN cotton is
reported from a few southern cotfn-
ties, but It has become evident that
more fields will have to be abandoned.
AS rule corn has continued to inn
prove, and young corn Is quite prom
Using over considerable portion Of
the State. but much In need OF cuIti-
walton. Some young corn on lowiands
has been drowned out. Old corn Is
maturing south. but will give only a
fair yield. Peas, potatoes, meadows
and pastures are doing well. Sugar.
cane Is making good growth Melons
are plentiful south, but generally poor
north
Henry McManus, Hiram AIdridge
Hiram Kent, Emmett McManus, viii
Kent, A. Adams. HI. Hunt, j Aldridge,
VIII and Jack Norris and viii Har-
yard, all citizens of Franklin county,
were before United States Commits
sioner Meseley at jackson last week
on indictments brought at the last
term of the Federal Court charging
whitecapping They were placed under
bond Of $1,000 each, each going on the
bond of the other. as all Of them were
able to qualify for this amount, after
which they were released and returned
home. At the last term of the court
about 300 persons were indicted for
whitecapping, all of them being resi-
dents of Franklin county. All but six
ty of them have been arrested and
have given bond for their appearance
at the next term Of the United States
Court to be held in November.
The Supreme Court. in the case Of
the Alabama 8 Vicksburg Railroad
VS.. Grigsby Thomas, held that the third.
mortgage bonds of the old Vicksburg
& Meridian Railway, amounting to
s1,900,000, were not valid Those
bonds were issued in 1880, and were a
third mortgage on the property Of the
road. In 1889 the road defaulted on
the payment of its interest on the sec
ond mortgage bonds, and the bond
holders went into the Federal Court,
and sale of the road was ordered,
this taking place in 1889 Under this
sale enough was realized to pay the
first and second mortgage bonds. but
the third mortgage bonds were never
paid. At this sale all Of the property
of the road passed into the hands Of
parties who own the Alabama e
Vicksburg road, which was organized
as the successor of the Vicksburg &
Meridian road.
Experienced oil men are preparing
to bore for oil near Wesson. Promi
nent Wesson parties who have had
some experience in other oil fields are
convinced that there is oil near that
place. It is stated that some years
hSO bAhS5 0A4SnA0CARRA 1AAAAAO duE III Oil
artesian well getting down 1900 feet,
when they struck rock and had to
abandon the well. 1t is said the rock
they struck was oil-bearing rock, and
If they had persevered that they would
have brought in an oil well. The deal
to interest experienced parties in the
proposition has been on for some time,
and has now been closed up. The pip
ing has been ordered, and as soon as
It Is on the ground the work of dig
ging the well will begin.
The Alabama & Vicksburg road has
served notice on the Railroad Commis.
sion Of an appeal to the United States
Supreme Court in the celebrated
Vicksburg Ieridian grain rate case re-
Gently decided by the State Supreme
Court, wherein the railroad was or
dered to establish a fiat rate of 31s
cents per 100 on grain and grain prod
ucts from yicksburg to Meridian. The
appeal, of course, delays the enforce
ment of the Supreme Court mandate
requiring the railroad company to pro
mulgate the rate. and also has an i'm
portant bearing on the effort to secure
similar rates from Greenville to towns
in the Aberdeen group.
The Southern Express Company and
the American Express Company have
been cited to appear at the regular
August meeting of the State Railroad
Commission and show cause why the
assessment Of their propestY should
not be revised The commission has
collected evidence through municipal
tax assessors indicating that these
two companies have not made satisfac-
tory returns Of their property for as
sessment.
The personal assessment roll Of
Union county shows the handsome
increase of $2S1, ,405 over that of last
year, the total valuation of personal
property IN the county being $963. .695.
This county has shown remarkable
increase in tax values, and since 1898
the assessed value of personal prop
erty in that county has almost doubled.
a farmers institute is to be held at
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