The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-09-09
BY II. e. BLAKESLEE, Jackson.

this department of the fact that there
was money in feeding cattle for the
Northern markets, wen If the cattle
were bought in Texas, shipped mere to
fatten and then forwarded to Chicago
to be slaughtered. w. 3. Dodson, of
Baton Rouge, La, in a recent letter to
Capt. Merry, of the Illinois Central
railroad, produces evidence to back
up this assertion. A car Of steers
bought in Illinois we're shipped to b.
ton Rouge, fed and fattened and then
shipped to Chicago, where they topped
the market for that week. At no place
in the world can beef cattle be fattened
cheaper and more satisfactorily than in
the South. where we have such an
abundance of c%Ottonseed meal and hullS.
a fat-produC ~ feed that can be equalcd
nowhere. Grenada, West Point, Tupe-
10 and other places have tried the ex-
pertinent with success Considerable
capital is required to handle a good
sized bunch, but the banks have been
prompt Il aid the movement hereto
fore.
The increase being shown in the per-
sonal assessment rolls of the State is
very gratifying. The increases shown
range from Sl.250, 900 down. MiSsis-
sippi is prosperous despite the little
decentralization of business experienced
during the past two months. Experts
have predicted that this was the last
visitation of the mosquito fever that we
would have to combat, and let us hope
that they are correct. Every commu-
ritv in the State should commence in
Nav of next year and get into a perfect
condition as to cleanliness, kill the mos
uuitoes, and forget that there eve eX-
listed such a thing as yellow fever.
While this fever is claimed not to be a
filth disease, yet u cleaning up will be
worth a great deal as a preventative OF
other diseases if this diagnosis as to
yellow fever is right. Get clean and
keepclean.
Louis Griffin, of Aberdeen, has re-
Gently shipped a trio of fancy chickens
to Ymir, British Columbia, receiving
$40 for them. That is the way to do
business. Not only make other States
pay Mississippi tribute but invade the
possessions of Great Britain as well. 1t
will be only q few days now until the
whole world will begin to deliver US
installmcnts on that $75, 900 900 or $780,
000, 900 for our cotton crop. We have
lust closed the season when the States
up North sent us large sums for our
truck. Twelve months in the year we
relieve parts of the whole world Of cash
for our lumber and naval stores. Keep
up the good work and extend the terri
tory covered from year to year.
One thousand people died in New Or
leans last year from consumption and
over ten thousand in New York last
winter from la grippe. Still there was
no panic. decentralization of business or
shotgun quarantine. 1t is high time
that a stop was put to the panic that
follows the announcement of a case OF
fever in the South. The ghost of 1878
should be relegated K the closet and
kept there. Absolute cleanliness, which
means the destruction of the mosquito,
is the plan on which to wage the cam
paign.
One doubling Thomas in discussing
the mosquito theory Of spreading yell
low fever. remarked that it might be
unwise to commence a campaign against
Madam StemOmyia in the early spring
of next year, for it might be possible
that the experts would be chasing bull
frogs by then. Another man suggests
that bedbugs might also carry the in
lection. At any rate absolute cleanll'
ness is not Il bad thing.
All honor is due the railroads OF Mis-
sissippi for the excellent aid rendered
in the mosquito fever quarantine and
the attendant troubles of transportation.
Also for the assistance given the Off
cials in enforcing quarantine regula'
tions. The roads can be depended upon
at all times to render valuable assist
ance when it is to the best interest OF
the country. While we fall out with
them occasionally on account OF rates
tariffs, ETC., still we appreciate what
they do for US in the time of trouble.
West Point is makingsan effort to re-
viye the Board of Trade, which organl
cation accomplished so much good fol
that enterprising prairie city last year
The mistakes that caused it to cease
existence will be much easier to shur
in the future. No live town or city
should be without a w~ide-awake bust
ness organization OF some kind.
The police commissioners OF New
York city recently paid the young me-
from the South a splendid tribute TO-
their activity, honesty and integrity
That is just as it should be. The tru'
worth of our people is fast gaining
recognition all over the country.
Hattiesburg, through its Board O
, Trace. is advertising for 10000 men K
|, come and aid in the work of making |
still larger and better. Hattiesburg
progressive, and the result is readil..
seen in the wonderful progress shown
the past few years.
J When the land assessment is mad
next year, South Mississippi will shov
! a wonderful increase in taxable value
; from two causes. One is the wonderful
; improvement that has been made sine
the last assessment was made. and IN
other is that holders of lal ge bodies 0
: land will be required to pay on some
thing like the real worth Of their hold
mos. Thousands of ceres of Ian l