Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-10-12

At the Mississippi Industrial Exps~i- |
tlon m November. arrtugemnnts ars |
being prrfecteti to show the famuts
s-nstru picking machine AZ work This |
ma-hins was shown last fall ar gns
point IN the state and one in Alabama.
L has been greatly improved and this
taii vii 49, A. near a perfect cutfun picix- |
er - Il = Thought possible t0 produce. /
a large steam pl0wing mashine will |
also BE- IN aDerafion ar the fair Il |
VII be propelled BY an engine and will |
go the work of a dozen hor-e piow's. |
Many other cuucerns ar. arranging hpr |
for spare and the exposition prnsni-..s
20 be worth coming many miles 10 -cs..
II l. IN institution thas will do ths.
whole state incalculahle gu.d and IL.
perpetuitv should BE- assured BIS a liberal
attendance
Neridian has invoked the aisi uf the
STATE IN assisting 70 0u~r the water
eninpany that = preventing the huila- |
ing Of municipal plant that WIS voted
for by the citizens by an ovsrx as.iming
majority -ume time >incr The prs.-ssnt
plant l. Inefficient ami the als COMPANY
viii nut make il better n l. 10 ". |
hoped that III. enterprising cirizen- 10
that city VIII siicvfsesi IN removing tho
onsttciss to Duiltiing an up-tsp-,iat.s
vtter y -t.,m IN thorough ke~ping with
rhe Importance ami growing demand II
he tnwn- There = nothing a. tnu,.h |
sss.sis.si A. guusi water. and any nlAs-e ttp
prosper as,rurtiiu-ig must have II at
any cu>s- Th.. contest betxe-n Me-
MILAN and the waf.sr cumpany will rs
watched with interest BY the whals
state
The Pike Countv Fair will b. held nc
VI grnb city next week and a .usr-es=-
tH meeting = confidently expected.
CT sar preparations have been masis. TOR
tha tslir ami the -uud peupl.. 0f that
,sss.i iou propose tO show "a the world
shat a >is'ps Of mn~euito quarantine
cannot hinder the progress of their
cuunr'. On the III Hun. Harvis Ior-
dan of he southern COtfon As-aeiatiou
viii b. present and deliver an address,.
The IN ing prumise,i l. .,uo,f and the
event will M doubt be we'll worth ~
ing many miles to attend. Pike county
Is all right for SUR.
Iaeksou has Organized a poulrrv ls-n-
citation fnr the stated purpose Of en-
cuuragfng the bree,fing of fine faw IL
and stimulating the industry in a gem
eraI way There i undoubtedly money
in the raising of chickens. esgs. ctr. II
the people only knew how to ret il out
of them. and such organizations A. th.
one mentioned will 20 a long way hD-
ward the sowing Of this prohlsm-
The cotton ansi seed crop of Missis-
sinpt this year viii bring th,. farmers
gruSs sum of something like slUu, ,gaa.-
att. The eUrn erup i reported A. ssps-
eiIlly EOod. the cane erup - excellent.
aRd many others in pruportiou- Cot
ton viii bring eleven cents or mere:
there Is an abundance of ms1t and other
foosissHffs. amt why should we have
canse uo COMPLAIN. even IL the euttou
crop i >hort- \ short crop viii bring
more money than large one. Let Is
al b. eontenteti ami happy.
Following the lead Of the Jones' cum
~ supervisors. Pearl River county will
inerras.s the assessment of pin,. lands
"a s9sl per acre. about - per cent Of
what it i actually worth. Ear-t. bssfis.s
of this land u held by non-resi,ien1s
who are sitting still and Whiting for il
to appreciate in value and then sell
They are paying little to help in the
work of Development that makes their
land worth more money. The delta see-
tion is also largely heid BY non-resi-
dents and thousands of acres are ~
ssss-ssd 1t - that are worth frum -
10 s-tl
Water Valley i doing some building
and but little being said about it, A
list published in one of the local papers
last week footed up tottI of sIs-.553
worth Of new buildings under course Of
construction. That does NOT look like
the mosguito quarantine had knocked
them out 10 any appreciable extent
Water Valley II a good town and will
continue 10 prosper. Let the good worx
continue.
II i a fact To be Regretted that 20
much liquidation of spot cotton took
place about Oct l. The price was
forced below 10 cents again. which
should never have been allowed. The
farmers must stand closer behind the
II
would accomplish what was Intended.
Otherwise is efforts viii be without
results.
The Jones' County Fair WIS held last
week and proved = success frum every
standpoint. although the attendance.
from q distance was necessarily limited
by the mosquit0 quarantine so general
in y
fair will be held again next year.
Bohemian oyster openers from BaIti-
more are arriving in large numbers to
help with the season now On down ON
the coast The oyster industry Is be-
coming one of great Importance in
Mississippi and il Is necessary I'd import
the labor To handle them every year.
Q
Attorneys for the Yazoo and Missis-
sippi Valley Railroad Company have
filed with the Secretary OF State .
statement showing the route OF the pro-
posed ..Silver Greek extension - - TAR
as the same has been located. They
say: Beginning at a point ON the Ya-
ZOO aud Mississippi Valley, at or near
the town Of Silver Greek. Yazoo coun-
direction following the general course
Of Silver Creek and Crossing Big
Sunfiower river At Holly Bluff. about
rhree-fourths of a mile west Of Camp
beilsville.- al in Yazoo county. and
viii hit the main line -'aE Valley Park,
or some other station In that terrirory-r
The State Railruad Commission has
adopted the tollowing ORDER
In the Matter of Floating Cotton
Complaint having been made of dis
ordinations In the matter of floating
euttGa-' l. > ordered that all the rail-
ruasis in Mississippi be notified I'd ap-
pear on Nov Z. lgu5, and show cause
why foated cotton should not be con-
eenfrafed for compression at the cnm-
press nearest the point of origin, or at
such cumpresses rs the shipper may
direct