The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-07


orally get it.
Robt. F. CAREY, of Winona, killed
eleven-moHths-old pig that weighed
$40 pounds. ~. N. Smith, of Gloster.
killed one not fourteen months old
that weighed 600 pounds. Hogs are
good property and they can be raised
in mississippi as well as anywhere
under the sun.
A gentleman calls the attention or
the writer TO the fact that the life in
surance company which he represents
Is investing its capital in Mississippi,
and it has since TRANSFERRED that some
of the others are in possession OF
Mississippi bonds. All well and
good. Let us hope that some one of
them will see fit to build a good office
structure or two in the State. They
are doing this in the larger cities of
the North and East and we would like
to see the money we pay in invested
here closer to home, especially so
when the rate of interest Is 80 much
more here than in the big financial
eenters. After an investigation of the
comparative amounts invested in Mis-
sisssippi by the insurance companies
with the two and a half million dol
lars paid them each year, something
more will be said on this subject.
The jackson House, at West Point,
sets the pace In supplanting negro
walters with German girls brought
down from the cities up East. The
innovation is apparently working
well. as the help is much more de-
and reliable than negro wait
ers. A number Of families in West
Point have white help and are pleased
the new regime.
The address of Capt, w. Fl. Hardy,
Of Hattiesburg, at the Corn and Cot
ton Carnival, on South Mississippi"
was hugely enjoyed by his hearers,
and it was unanimously voted one Of
The best expositions OF the wonderful
resources. and great future of that
section eyer heard. The G. &
S. |. railroad could not get better mat
ter to advertise the country contig-
lous to its route, and it would I'M
doubtedly be a good idea to have 1t
in pamphlet form for general
distribution.
The weather during Christmas was
oalmy and pleasant, quite a contrast
10 the brand being served to our
in the North and West. Pity
It's that large numbers of them could
1ot have been with us in it's enjoy
nent.
Ripley is contemplating the build
ng Of a canning factory. The coun-
adjacent to that town would make
/ fine trucking community and with
he railroad facilities which it will
have there seems to be every rea-
ION why such an enterprise would be
/ success. Ship truck North while
he market is good and have the can
ling factory to work the surplus and
AXE care Of the crop in the event the
market went to pieces. We expect to
Zee quite a number OF canneries To- |
,atd in the State this year.
Armour & Company, the Chicago
packers, will locate a big branch house
1t Greenwood as soon as the two
story building for their use can be
constructed. 1t will be made the dis
.ributing point for a large territory
II rich country and will be worth a
great deal to Greenwood.
A gentleman who has been In Mis-
only two years, and who
anne from the cold regions mentioned
lboye, has this to say in behalf of our
For several weeks the North has
,een the scene of snow. ice and win
desolation. The inhabitants Of
very State north of the Ohio river
begun the four to five months
light against inelement weather,
which comes annually with the GER
ainty of taxes. Here in Mississippi
10 snow has fallen, no ice has formed
nd no wintry winds have tormented
hose whose calling neeessitates ex-
'osrre to the weather. The North has
.lready had this year much more OF
evere weather than the people of
ones county will see all winter. The
Inference in comfort between a resi-
in this favored section and one
n the ley North is SO great that It
must be experienced to be realized,
Mississippi should place in
heir hands the truth about this
Incompatible climate and the
opportunities offered newcomers In
very, line Of industry"
The advantages OF Mississippi
hould be properly exploited before
he world, as the gentleman says, and
he benefits would be great.
Magnolia Is awakening to the i'm
'ortance Of municipal improvements,
nd is at present engaged in building
complete system Of water works.
he city IS already supplied with cleo
lights, and soon will be clamor-
ng for sewerage and other improve
nents.
A number Of mining concerns from
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