Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-06-15

Tae McComh CITY Cotton Mills will
commence this week delivering a
large contract OF cotton goods 10 Chi
ua- This Is lust what the writer has
been contending for long time. The
more gOods tsat 60 out labeled. Made I
In Mississippi" the more dollars from
other scctipns will he bruu,ht in here
Tor distribafisH me pAnrle who raise
this cotton spend .he money received
for il right here in Mississippi and
the people Who manufaciure II receive
the money from China and pay Il 10
their employees who spend Il In Mis-.
sissippi. So the money Produced hy
a bale ot cotton y spent here twice 70
the cotton ts manufactured here n
IS sensible conclusion that Missis
sippi should manufacture all of the
cotton she raises and u viii b. done
sooner or later
The magnificent record ~ Missis.
sipps with reference to hank failures
only ono in fifteen years a source
of eradication 70 every loyal citizen
Not State In the Union can equal
this. "A state. mind you. One of the
Territories has never hal a failure
one failure in the past fifteen wears
This speaks volumes fof the stability
of our financial in titutions and the
care exercised IN their management
u might be- we'll. however to not de
pend too much upon the next iifteen
years TO show up as well With IN.
large number - banks now being or
gantzed. and the great period OF prus.
pertty being experienced. IL Is posi-.
bic that the people will overdo the
banking business, and there may be
some failures.
The Mobile & OHIO announces that
handsome depot with abundant n
eilities To handle the increasing bust
ness will be built a. Tupeio o. replace
the one recently destroyed by fre
The depot will b. used for freight cx !
clusively. bur will be commOdious and 1
up-tp-date in every respect Tupelo
Is one OF the States fast growing and
! substantial towns and The Mobile 4
Ohio railroad appreciates its needs by
supp wing them in manner that IL
highly Appreciated by the citizens
There Is no place for the kicker
and srowler in Mississippi We need
I i've million boosters vita a determi
nation 10 see the great State come
into her own. We possess great
many more enthusiasts nov than a
, Few years since and the demand i
I for more. Re,egafs the hard times
artist and professional grunbier to /
the background where he belongs and Il
get the boosters in front Then
things Will happen
Greenwood will organic a ia 90.
tiub." with the fixed and steady pur
Dos.. to have that many Doepie inside
the corporate limits when Uncle sam
. again enumerates his children I'll
tine Greenwood people go after thar
number in their Characteristic Wag
they will likely ger them
Lamar county Is contemplating the Il
expenditure of s. 900 ON a new niI |
and $4,000 on Improvements Of the
county roads II Is refreshing To note
ihe division OF the $50 .ea0 worth ~
bonds To be ioated II is more com
mon 10 spend s. .0ao on the roads ana |
$4,000 ON the Jail Lamar j. undoubt.
edly 4 good county and needs roads
worse than jails.
Mississippi has at the present sixty /
establishments that bottle soda and |
other temperance drinks There IS a 1
proposition TO organize them into an |
association and thereby enable them /
t. compete successfully with the trust |
made products OF the biz outside |
plants. While Mississippi l. eonsgi- |
tutionslly opposed 10 trusts. ii IL i |
necessary TO combine our local plants |
for protection. let il be done
Laurel shipped eight ear loads Of |
Irish potatoes TO Northern markets |
week before last. besides several ears
OF otler truck Handsome prices are
being realized and the business this |
season promises 10 be very profitable
A splendid organization Is maintained |
by the truckers. which Is largely re-
. sponsihls foe their success.
Work OF constructing the coast eiec-
tric line has been commenced AZ Gulf |
port. the contract for the power house
having been let The squIpment
will be OF the very best and OF 500 |
horse power. II is proposed. in con. |
nection with the car service. to ffr |
nish light and power to all who de- |
sire IL. This will complete contin- |
uous string OF electric lights from
Gulfport to Biloxi and make that sec. |
ton still more desirable
The building OF the Mississippi Cen
tral railroad into Pascagoule Is again |
being asitated. and the knowing ones |
insist that the movement is On in ear
nest at last. Pascsgouia would be a |
splendid point for docks and termi- |
mails for north and south line. and |
the prediction Is that some system
VIII realize this before long and get |
hust.
The Mississippi Agricultural and |
Mechanical College has just complet- |
ed its hrst quarter of a century Of ex- |
istence with appropriate ceremonies.
The institution has accomplished A |
great work and all Mississfppians are |
proud OF its excellent record of TWEEN |
ty-ive years.
Al Macon an election was held for |
the purpose OF floating $4,000 worth |
OF municipal bonds for improvement |
OF the water and light plants. Only |
tnree votes were cast against the |
proposition. This evidences a spirit |
OF progress and thrift in Macon that
Is good to see
L. J. AcLendon, OF Guriey. La. re. |
iterates the contention OF the writer |
that Angora goats should be used to |
clear TIE underbrush and briars from
lands IN Mississippi He says: The |
common goat is good and profitable. |
but cannot compare with the. Angora
when 1t comes to clearing up land. |
The eonimon goat is also harder to en-
close than the Angora-r Taen. too.
while the goat is cleaning your land.
ne is converting the waste material |
into mohatr and flesh that has a good |
commercial value on the market
: The Angora is all right.