The leader., 1905-04-29
BY H. E. BLAKEsLEE. Jackson.


quarter million dollars yearly to con.
Germs in the North and East without a
word in the management OF said con-,
Germs or knowledge of their manage
ment, seems to have been prophetic.
Since that time one of the largest in
surance companies doing business in
this country has been torn by dissen.
sions among the managers. revealing
the reckless expenditure of money be-
longing to policy holders. and the SUBJ
sequent demands for receivers from
more than one State in the Union.
Let patrons of such concerns investi-
gate as far as possible and the der
mand for such concern at home will
grow stronger day by day.
The little town Of Guide, in Leflore
county, has offered the Delta Southern
railroad free right of way and $4,000
bonus to build from that point south
Instead of Itta Bena, and it is under
stood that the offer will be accepted.
Guide is owned by gentleman from
Kimmiris, Tenn, and is a rapidly
growing and enterprising little town.
Greenwood is not satisfied with
what she has and positively refuses
to sit down and be quiet. Although
pretty well supplied with hotels at
present, a large stock company is be-
ing organized to build larger and
better hotel. And. this is only one of
the progressive movements On foot in
that hustling Delta municipality
Sevral business gentlemen of Holly
Springs have organized a company to
build and operate a large brick fac
tory. The clays in that section of the
State are especially fine for such pur-
poses, one of the largest pottery
plants in the South being located
there.
The National Live Stock Reporter,
of st. Louis, has the following to say
concerning a recent shipment of Mis-
sissippi cattle;
IS. w. Curruthers, well known
farmer and feeder of Clay county,
Miss, had in two loads of good grade
dehorned Durham steers today, 25
head averaging 1866 pounds, and top
ping the Southern cattle market at $6
per cwt., being purchased by Nelson,
Morris & Co. They were Mississippi
bred, raised and fed three year ODDS,
and had been run on grass until a lit
tie less than six months ago, when
they were placed on a ration of cotton
seed meal and hulls and corn meal,
and their condition today showed that
Mr.. Carruthers got good returns for
his feed and labor.
y. w. Walker. Of the same place.
a'so had load of graded red polled
steers on the market, % head ayerag-
ing LOIS pounds. and selling to the
st. Louis Dressed Beef Co, at $3.50
per cwt. They had been fed about
three and one-half months, and were
fed the same as the Carruthers cat
tie"
The above is conclusive evidence
that no State furnishes greater adj
vantages than Mississippi for raising
cattle. The sale of beeves for three
years Of age averaging fourteen hum
dred pounds at six cents per pound
gross gives a fine profit to the farmer.
$84 per head is fine price-for three
year old steers and no State offers the
same advantages to raise them as
cheaply as Mississippi. We can have
grasses throughout the entire year if
the effort is made, and when the fat
tening season arrives, our cotton seed
hulls and meal makes the best and
cheapest ration More attention
should be given this branch of stock
raising and the success recorded by
Mr.. Carruthers will go farther to call
attention to it than anything else that
could be done.
Gulfport will construct a complete
sewerage system, the plans being
adopted several days since. Bids for
construction will be opened in short
time and the work gotten under way.
While Gulfport did not find sewerage
system a necessity for health, the con-
ditions there being very favorable al
ready. the city is determined to have
all up-to-date conveniences, hence the
decision to build sewerage
The suspense attendant upon the
announcing Of commission to select
school books for the State for the
next five years has been relieved.
Eight good men have been appointed
and the gigantic task before them be-
gun. Let every man in the State aid
to get through with this piece Of bust.
ness without the scandals which so
frequently ensue. tt is a sacred duty
they have to perform Money will
flow as free as water and every sub
terfuge taken advantage of Hold up
the hands of the commission and help
them perform the important duty de
yolving upon them, 1t is a pity that
has not a book establish:
ment of her own, 50 that the million
or more dollars that will be expended
In the next FIVE years could be kept at
home. Then, too. the subject matter
and historical chronicling of events
would be much more satisfactory AT
present, We are compelled to accept
the version given events by our breth
rem Of ii North who can't see things
just as we do. Our children should
be taught to reverence the position
and actions of their fathers in the
times Of trouble past, and not be told
that they We're traitors or rebels
against the authority Of just gov
Lafayette county proposes a good
work in the leveeing of Yocona river
bottom, and also in constructing IA
good road across this as well as sew
eraI other streams There is no in
vestment that win pay larger divi.
dends than those used in the construc-
ton Of better roads. Bad roads b.
no roads at all is the greatest draw-
back that Mississippi has at present.
People coming here seeking locations
are frequently scared away By the
lack Of such necessities, going where
more is offered in the way Of modern
conveniences and improvements We
need better roads and the county that
leads r. their construction W. lead
ii everything else.