Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-01-14

purchase homes in the State or MIS-.
sssippi They have heard of the
beauties Of our favored cline and dc.
sire to come down and help us as we'll
az themselves They are placed in
communication with parties in posi-
tion to sell them land and locate them
as citizens of the best State in tho
Union The pity 'tis. that more OF
them have not already become inter.
ested.
The South has again raised too much
cotton and will not receive for her
thirteen million bales anything like
what eleven million bales would have
brought. The season was very pro-
pitious one and the yield abnormally
large. 1t can't be helped now, but
please don't do it again.
If you have hickory timber, begin
to realize that it is worth money. and
a good slice at that Manufacturers
of articles made from hickory report
great scarcity Of timber. Only
three States furnish any great quanti-
ties, Mississippi is one Of these, and
the timber Is said to be dying fast in
one of them, SO If you possess any
suantty Of hickory timber, don't let
it 90 until you get a good price, and
IL might be well to mist that it be
manufactured into the finished article
right here in Mississippi
Possibilities of Agriculture and
Manufacturing in Mississippi" an ar
tlcle of 5000 words, prepared by tho
writer at the request of the Frisco
Magazine" has appeared in that pc
riodical, the Memphis Commercial AD.
peal. New Orleans Times-Democrat,
Dixie" at Atlanta. Manufacturers
Record and Southern Farm Magazine,
at Baltimore, and the Country Gentle
man. in New York. The combined
circulation Of these papers, which is
something enormous. brings to the at
tention Of millions Of people the ad'
yantages of our great State along the
lines indicated Together with the
advertising being done by the Greater
Mississippi Association. Mississippi
has been kept pretty well before the
reading population of the United
States during the past year A more
vigorous and active campaign will be
waged during this year and every op-
portunlty will be taken advantage Of
to get tfe possibilities and advantages
of the State before the populace who
have only looked upon it as one of the
many States of the Union, peopled by
savages and scourged with malaria
and other kindred poisons. Help this
work along in every way possible.
1t has been long time since the
Mississippi penitentiary has fur
nished the theme for scandal, such
as the inhuman treatment of a convict
like that reported last week. Our sys-
tenn is undoubtedly the nearest per-
feet of any in the United States. Gov
ernor Vardaman has taken a decided
stand in tie matter, employing able
counsel to prosecute the offenders to
the bitter end and, il possible, land
them in the penitentiary. Our peni-
tentiary is the model for the whole
country, and it must be kept so at all
hazards.
The writer will soon offer a series
of educational articles upon the cul.
ture AC ginseng with the view to its
adaptation in Mississsipi" "GSod all
thority will be quoted and the matter
handled from a business standpoint.
Our lands are certainly adapted to its
culture and, il taken hold of properly,
there is money in it.
The Mississippi capitol commission
has wisely decided to plant number
of pecan trees on the capitol grounds,
along with the shade and ornamental
trees necessary. An example might
be made of these trees that would be
worth many dollars to the people. Tho
experiment, or what it may be termed,
is well worth trying to say the least
OF it.
The poultry fanCiers are holding
their annual meeting at Aberdeen
this week and are undoubtedly meet
ing with splendid success from the
reports as to preparation and pros
poets Arrangements We're made to
coop 1000 birds, and it
Is likely that all space is filled, The
event is growing in Importance each
wear and the good people of Aher.
deem are to he congratulated upon the
success which has attended their ef-
forts from the beginning. Mississip'
pi can and does raise as fine fowls as
any State in the Union, and this an
nual meet win tend to raise the stand.
ard higher year by year, The bene'
fits derived cannot he properly meaT
ured in dollars and cents.
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