Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-22
BY II. Z. BLAKESLEE, Jackson.

that last year the corn crop amounted
to the stupendous figure of 39,709,G64
bushels That should dispel the idea
that We raise nothing but cotton. The
corn crop for 1905 promises to reach
the fifty million mark on account Of
| the reduction in cotton acreage.
Whiie sss attention is paid to wheat
growing in Mississippi than any other
Southern State, mething over $4,000
bushels We're grown last year. No
figures TO give the amount received
for trucking have been compiled, but
| It Is safe to say that even the truck
ers themselves would be amazed at
/ the enormity of this industry and the
amount of money it brings into the
state every year. With the cotton
crop bringing from $4,000 600 to 500
100000 and the corn crop being worth
! $50 100000, il looks as if our State
stood pretty well mp on the two pfin-
cipa crops Of the South.
Walden handsome new courthouse
| will be formally dedicated on May
/ q An elaborate program is being
prepared and some 9t the leading ora.
/ tors of tbe State win make speeches.
1t is substantial and commodous
/ building and the people of that thriv.
/ ing burg have irat cause TO be hap
/ py over its completion and occu.
pancy
/ Work Is under way on fourteen
miles Of the Mississippi Central rail.
road from BrOokhaven east The road
will prove a great boon to the people
Of that section of the State and will
open mp & splendid trucking and fruit
growing country after the timber is
cleared away.
Iackson's two million dollar manu-.
featuring concern and railroad are as.
surcd facts The ground for plant
and terminal facilities, as well as i'm
mense bodies Of timber up Pearl river.
have been bought and paid for It
promises to be the largest numbering
concern in the State.
r. II. Parker, of near WaynesborO,
is the right Kind of a farmer He is
successful and prosperous and owns
one of the best farms in that section
Mr.. Parker always raises all the meat
needed on his farm and never sells
less than from 1000 to 5000 pounds
each year. lie keeps bees and gets
more honey than his family can use.
Good stock only will be allowed to re.
main on his farm, which consists OF
500 acres.
President Roosevelt should feel
more kindly toward Mississippi since
the outcome of the Memphis News.
Scimitar's contest for tho largest fam
lily Of living descendants of one per
son. Mrs Mary Buck, of near New
Albany, was the winner of the first
prize, successfully showing that she |
had l5i living descendants, The next
prize was awarded to some one in
Tennessee. with l04 living. There |
were number in Mississippi with |
more than this, but according to the |
terms of the contest only one prize |
could go to each of the States of Mis- |
sissippi, Tennessee and Arkansas. |
Mrs. Black is 9G years of age and hale |
and hearty. Her large family of de,
scendants number many of the best |
people in the State. In the face of |
such convincing argument as this it |
seems impossible for other sections of
the country to claim that Mississippi
is an unhealthy State.
Greenville has decided to erect a
stately monument to the memory or
those brave fellows who went in 'G1 |
and struggled back home in 'G5. after
having given to the world the great
est exhibition of courage and fortitude
ever seen. 1t is well that the present
generation still continues to revere
the memory of those brave and heroic
deeds of their fathers and are willing
to spend reasonable amounts to let
the world know that such is the case.
The example Of Greenvilc should be
followed by every county town in the
State of Mississippi
The Armour Packing Company will
erect a depot and warehouse in Jack,
son TO cost $4,000, 1t will be three
stories high and fitted with all mod
ern convenionces for handling refrig-
Grated meats and products, The Ar.
mour Company Is approaching the i'm
portance of trade relations with Mis-.
7issipp and will arrange in time to
get in on the ground floor
Reports from the cotton section of
he State go to show that the work of
ground and planting is two
weeks behind and that it is believed
hat this will help the campaign for a
'eduction very materially, Corn is
loing finely and the truckers are in
good condition.
Mississippians are feasting on rad.
shes, lettuce, strawberries, new pota.
oes and other table deicacies. Up
lbout Chicago and Milwaukee they
Ire now looking for enough warm
weather to plant the spring vegeta-
1les Who wouldn't want to live in
anyway?
The action of Mississippi farmers in
orming an association to handle the
'otton crop and care for the surplus
will be the entering wedge that will
,ut thousands of spectators out of
BUSINESS who have amassed immense
ortunes manipulating the price.
These fellows never saw bale of spot
'otton, likely but they have managed
o control the price and prevent the
PRODUCER from getting what it was
worth. The movement is gaining
riends every day and, being a worthy
ause should be encouraged and main
aimed at all hazards.
Crystal Springs is agitating the
uestion of building syrup canning
actory to handle the molasses that
an easily be raised there It will
rove a great thing for that slready
xcellent trucking and fruit 'aisiug
oint. When market is Afforded for
he syrup there will he no reed to
liant any Of the land in cottoH.
Notice has been issued by the SUI
eryisors Of Jones county that $4,000
'orth Of bonds would he sold to build
courthouse at Ellisvile. This is
My in keeping with the general order
things in Mississippi at present.
ourthouses to cost from $4,000 to
$4,000 are becoming the rule instead
an exception.