Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-09-07

Tn. Mississippi Division 20 the South
eru Cotton Association has asked for a
contribution of J cents per b.sl.. on all
cotton ginned in the state Ia assist in
defraying EXPENSES ~ the organization.
The guod work bring accomplished iti--
tiiie> every man who raises cotton in
paving the small amount asked for.
Louisville coutinus> 10 improve. and
promis.-Ato b. .-th.- city on tn. NJ o..
aud h G. While th. title wiil no
doubt ~ a hotly contested ous. Louis
vile viii b. good city anyway. Il i
IN fne country. and with th.. prescrt
signs viii continue 10 grow and pr,>g-r
The I.aur,.t TrsIek.r->' A.-u.-isttaa
will meet the first Saturday in S..ptcm-
her Tor the purpose Of el.,-fiug oifisers
and mapping cut campaign fpr the
owning wear. The gentlemen who
compose this bsiy are not a. all di--
eouraged by the h-ad trucking year lust
pss-t. but vii get IN -hape to do better
during the year to cOme.
Tn. farmers of Jou.-> rouuty. near
Laurel. viii plant a stipulated acreage
Il wheat neat spring enough Ia Ear-
rant the building - a mill to grind IL
ar.ii a., securing ~ machinery 10 do ths.
thre>hing. The experience 81 thes..
men will b. watched with interest by
the whol. state.
Greenvills show. up with III. splsn-
did record Of s.Di .s-o worth % bufi,i-
ing> going up at the pr,--snt iin1... an.l
that. ton. in the fase ~ the mosquito
quarantine that ha- parstl yz,.,i tn. b1.i-
ne>- OF the state. Th. improvements.
are all of substantial rarurs. many
large brick structures t-eing snu-
Hierafed- Greenviile ! grewin- fat.
The mu-4uito quarantine haS nut af-
fes-ts-,i the building operatians IN JACK
IN Work sue> right on A. If nothing
nat happen.-i- Now than two ulilliou
dollars worth % Improvement. ar. an
der way az the present. and more h.siug
gotten on to.t- Nore than half a mil
lion duliars worth - buildings ara uu-
der construction on Capitol -tn-et b.
tween the depot AMI the old Capifoi- g.
say nothing - o5h-- parts or IN. city
To In. iou.s lit 20 valuahl.. min-ral
Nat~r> that ahoand in the state has
hseu added a very Vaiuahl.. well az fsr-
halis- The uulv trs,ubl.. with orr va
ter i thar rh.y are nat pruperiy ~
plotted ant their mineral qualities NJ
serti-.-d 10 the worid
Thsr.s are opportunities for every
man n Mississippi Win VII wurk AMI
tatse advauta-rs - what : h.rs .s,r him.
ilT,9u--- Wili ef sspur~. INIT nashinE. for
they sion't want - ind H.
Amoug the several NV rounfi.-- p-,s
ro-ssi : ous te - carved fron Wilzin-
-uu- Aruif- ant Franklin fs.oster L
The puoPcs.,t COUNTY site
Sgnfaxer county masis. a highly AT
i>is.tory Increase in her psF~anal a.
--.>-1l.nf rolls. ami when tn. Indianlac
rpil i adsisd rhi- amount sill h. iu-
creased >omething Iiks. sluo.Wa Land
Ia that section are rapidly increasing in
vaiue. AMI when the as-sssnirut i made.
next year the increase promises to be
NOR, wonderful still.
Nr,- you taxing advantage Of every
opportunity u >psak . good word for
Mississippi: II not. you should t.. and
Il opportunities do not present them
selves with sufficient freqEenc,, make
th-m-
Through the efforts Of e. T. Heard.
of Brroksvilie. tina. enterpri>ing pi acs.
viii have uniform Concrete sidewalks.
The investment will prove : good one
Money properly spent on sidewalks.
streets and good ruads i always mDney
well spent
Mis- Blanche McNanus. a native Of
Wu.pivilis. has achieved fame A. an
artist She Wa first broGghf into
prumin.nrsa oy ths splendid ds.roratiuu
of the Illinois building AT the ~. Louis
Fair. Sh. stusli.d In New York and
nsw maks- her home in LONDON. whsre
>he : winning fresh laarels Nissi,-
-ippians are the cram of the earth
wherever found
SIX new c,lmpresses have t-een built
IN the state during the present year
and VIII h. in operation oy the tina..
esstt0u bs.-ins moving
Ron't forget that Mississippi i the
yreasest STATE in tn. Union
PhilaGslphia xiH give a big barbecue
and picnic when the last spike i driven
in tn. ". j. and 4 q. railrtad in eels--
bration of the event Prominent
SPEAKERS viii b. on hana and the cc,.a-
sion mad. a gala event
Bonneville has recorded progrss-i-s
aetian in issuing si0.s0 in bonds for
the purpose of graveiing the streets.
The idea Is undoubtedly one that should
have the inGor>@menr Of all good citi-
zeus. Socommaniry can expend money
Ia better advantage than on the streets
aud roads. Mississippi i further be
hind in this than anything else.