Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-04-20

Nhiie less sit-nticn u paia To wh.sst
/ gr0wlrg ia Mississippi than any 0she
Scufhern Stale. soc..thin< over -5eo9
hgsheis were Erowa last year. No
hss-es - give the amount rereived
for trucking have ben conpllez. bot
{; j. safe 10 say that even the .r1rck-
ers themzsivss would b. auzrs.l at
the en1rmity % this Industry and the
amount - money IL brings into the
state every year With the cnsf7a
crop bringing from So 0aa 900 to $50
( q0q.0ea aud the corn crop being worth
So ee-' 900. II looks as Il our state
stood pretty well up 90 ths two pfln-
cipal crops - the South.
N-idels handsome new courthouse
vii ~ formally dedicated on Mar
: An elzhorats program & beinr
prepare ant some Z the tead.rg o-a-
tors - taF STATE Siil make speeches.
y Be- 4 rrhsianJiai and commo.fio..s
building sni the E4opie of that th.sv-
t-z nrrS have irst eagsc 70 b. hap
~ over iis epurIetiru and occa-
F1--y-
Wors q rnsier wav On fourteen
miles = tar Nississippf Central ralf-
rad from BToukhsvcr east. The rad
viii prove great boon to the peo5ie
~ At sectieR % the State and win
upen nd n splendid trureinx aad f-aft
Er0wlaE country after the timber Il
cleared away
Jackson's tNo million dollar NAM
facturiaz concern and raiIruad are as
slrsd facts. The ground for pssr.
lnd terminal facilities. as well n In
nense bodics ct timber ID Pearl river
have been ho1<ht and rsft for. II
promises 10 be the largest lumheriur
concern n the STATE
v ~. Parser. of near Wayneshors
IS the rtght kind ~ farmer. He IS
suecesvfui and rrasperoas and own
one uf tn bet farms in that section
NJ Parker ai'Tays raises all TIE rreaf
needed On his farm and revcr sesis
less than from LEGO 20 10aa POUNDS
each year. He keeps bess ami gets
Eiore honey than his family can Use
Good stock only will b. allowed TO re-
main on his farm. which consists OF
5o0 acres
| President Roosevelt should te~l
more kindly toward Mississippi since
the outcome OF the Memphis News
Scinftar's contest Tor the largest fam
ily OF living descendants of one per
son Mrs Mary Buck. OF near New
Albz1y. vas TIE winner Of the first
pTize. successfully showing that she
had I54 living descendants The next
prize was awarded To some one in
Tennessee. with i0f living There
were 4 number in Mississippi witr
more than this. but according 10 the
terms OF the contest caiv one prize
could go to each Of the States Of Mis-
sissippi. Tennessee and Arkansas
Mrs. Black is ss years of age and hale
ard hearty Her large family OF de
sczndarts number many of the best
people in the State. In the face OF
such convincing argument as this il
seems impossible for other sections OF
the country TO claim thar Mississippi
is an unhealthy State.
GrsenviIIe has decided to erect q
stately monument 10 the memory OF
those brave fellows who went in 81
and struggled back home in IS. after
having given to the world the great
est exhibition Of courage and fortituae
ever seen. II is well that the present
generation still continues to revere
the memory OF these brave and heroic
deeds Of their fathers ard are willing
20 spend reasonable amounts 10 let
the world know that such is the case
The example Of Greenville should be
followed BY every county toxin in the
State Of Mississippi
The Armour Packing COMPANY win
erect a depot and warehouse in Jack
son TO cost 81. .Gfla II viii b. three
stories high and fitted with all mod
ern eonverieuces for handling refrix-
Grated meats and products The Ar
Iour Company Is approaching the in
portance Of trade relations with Mis-
sfssippi and viii arrange in time to
get in on the grUund floor.
Reports from the cotton section Of
the State go 70 show that the work Of
preparing ground and planting Is two
weeks behind and that il Is believed
that this will help the campaign for
reduction very materially. Corn Is
doing finely and the truckers are IN
good condition
Mississippizns are fsasting on rad
ishes. lettuce. Strawberries new purz-
toes and other table delicacies- Up
about Chicago and Milwaukee, they
are now looking for enough warm
weather to plant the spring vegesa-
bles- WAC wouldn't want 10 live IN
Mississippi anyway.
The action Of Mississippi farmers IN
forming an association to handle the
cotton crop and care for the surplus
VIII be the entering wedge that will
put thousands of spectators cut Of
business who have a-assed immense
fortunes manipulating the price.
These fellows never saw a bale Of SPOT
cotton likely. but they have managed
10 control the price and prevent the
producer from getting what ir was
worth The movement is gaining
friends every day and. bsi1g a worthy
cause, should be encouraged and main
tanned at all hazards
Crystal Springs Is agitaring the
question CT building a syrup canning
factory to handle the moIasses that
can easily be raised there. IL will
prove great thing for that already
excellent trucking and fruit raising
point When a market is afforded for
TIE syrup there will be no need TO
plant any Of the land IN cotton
Notice has been issued by the su-
pervisors Of Jones county that $4,000
worth of bonds would he sold to build
courthouse at EilisFisie- This IL
only in keeping with the general order
a things in Mississippi at present
Courthouses to cost from $4,000 to
$4,000 are becoming the rule instead
OF an exception