Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-12-07


The present rate i s. cents ami the
rates from oth~r points in the South TO
other competitive markets have been Cur
rr-Pcniingiy r~iacci. m excellent H.
iu.,ratson of the way in which the
>oatberu Rad. have hcokeSi after the in
terr-ts Of the southern manufacturer.
Of r'stfen g'rsis !. afforded BY a compar-
ron of the rates from Atlanta to Boston
wuh the rates from Boston 10 Atlanta
Ih~ rate an csttsn piece goeIs from At
ianta ." Boston. rail and water. j. IS
crnt- hundred Po1nis. and all RAIL. -
cents. The rste from Boston To Allan
ta- rad asAt wst>r. is a cents. and all
rail - ern,s. s II 70 thi. adjustment OF
rates that enshl-- Soytherz ua.nfsctar.
sr% N ~il'sheiT god. in New England.
. W bat Is. trs< of the cotton nanafs-hrinx
shrtFS Of the Soush J. slso true ~ the
nusnv ses~r Industries that have h~en -
raptdiy developing in that section Of the
country. and much the same story might
- told 81 the growth 81 ,h~ ircn and
-tcri h-s-ln@--. the dsselspTusn; % The
iurnh~r business. ef the furniture man
ufsefsFinx industry. of coai mining. Of
I quaTry5Sx. and Of many other Of the
more OF les. impurtant industries of
Z th~ South. zach one Of which has ben
. dsr-nsient upon the wise Sni far ~e~iu-
management Of the railways for it. sax
cess.
The railways Of the South have M.
hs~n content 10 simply foster the growth
Of existing enterprise IN thrir territory .
They are constantly striving o. multiply
the nuuIh~r OF e-tahlIshmeufs en-aeei IN
existing industries and t. inir~iuc- en-
tIr~ly new oue-- For this purpo-e esrh
os n. principal Taiiway system. of that
ssc,ton maintains a department. dsxots-,
exclusively 10 the work ~ developing ard
increasing the prosperity OF tho territory
along it. ine>. Il i the business 81
th--e department.. TO bring to th~ at
tention Of men in ali parts II shs Uuitel
States the agricultural ani industrial al
vantage of the >oath. II. for insisnrr.
caPitsiis; - a group Of capitalists eoa-
templates the e-t4biishment of a new
oo;tcn mill or a new iron AMI s;eei in
aussry. the a-~af- 81 n. >oatheru rail
roads are az hand with full rnfarmation
a. to the adyau;see~ q difersn, point :
along their hr--. II farmer IN the
North " West. attracted BY thu greater
Pruft< IN ~ r~aiiFrd from agricultural
pursuits in th- South. wants 20 move "a
that -eetioa. he will fnd each of the
great railway systems ready ~ give
him infoTmsttsn a. ta nuu.~Fous tract.
OF lsni that arr on the market in MANY
snleiy separated irraiiti@s u usar
IN thu South has a farm. a fastarv ar
any oth~r Kind Of property for sale. ~
Sill fri IN the nearest raiiroai an a.-~nt
that viii undertake 70 hrir- him . r-sr-
eila-er-
>ou,e 81 th- amount 1t uerk that !.
thu coa-tantiF b-ins dsne for th.. de-
veioPua~Rf of th~ >oufh By the Lani ami
Industrial DEPARTMENT of the rziluays
can - obtained frura fe~ 6srre- reia,.
ing to only tao of the great railway sy<-
teHns OF the south. In his resrsnt annual
rep-art 70 the staekhaitefs Of the S.a,s,b
srn railway Pressden. Sp~rr~r sasd
-Along the lines Of the Southern RaiixAs
Company during the wear ensl-a Iua@ %
1905. there were eo@piesel and pu: II,
aF~raiios - textile mills. - furniture
f4ctarie-. = iFen insia.fri@S & taun-fis<
= stan- quaTri~s ss.i cnai miae-. Il
eotton ~e~d oil plants. fertilizer wurk
anI usor~ thaz 800 smaller insIu-sri@s
ovsr 20 previously existing Plsuts wers
enlarged dHElHg th- year and - nsw in.
dustTis- Were uu3~f con-;rurtiou AZ the
eio-s ot th~ year. Imruizrasica to AMI
the Investment u foreign capital in ths
territory served hy th- >osthern RsH
way Cempany'- Hnss during the year ~
e-ssiIn- auy pEessou- yeaF IN the hi.-
tory of the eorp&av- The testimony
Of Mr. Robert Gat~s. of the In.iuSsrial
immigration Department. of the Lsasii-.
vile 4 Nashville railroad. before IT,
Senate Committee zst xprlnz. Ssasr.-l
that during the year 1905. fhrags-h fhs
efosfs Il the Industrial asenfs 81 TIA;
rad. there were iasafs.l aloax IT. linz !
total of 19s Industries. With eapi.afi a.
gTvesting si5.ssf.spa In the ans veal
there asr~ teat-d sISng tho lin~~ 81
shI- rad i.i50 famiii~s Of f.IIa psr-oas
Ihe~e families had purchased ss.sei
acres OF hrd-
0ne OF the results of tise ~res,rrs -
meat ef agricultural izssfnisratlea iuts
the >outh~rn State = the srasiuai sIix =
ing up OF thu farming ian.ls in,o sazsii4,
h~hiiH-s. resulting in ussFe Intens@ ana
more Prcftstl- farming. r.. report.
Of th. Hii~i >tates c~nsas e,snsrul the
statement and sksW that ths nunlhsF a
e "
ing nere rapidly than in osher rarts o.
the esantFy. Dsiring the p~Fiod epv~res
BY the last reusnS the unnshsr % farm.
IN the >tAt~< south 81 the Ohio auI Ps
touac AMI eat of the Mi-sisssppi IN
creased - per e~nf-- A. ~,-smparei viii
e5.s pr cent for th- country az hrs,
and the farm eFa increased il pr ernt.
compared with io~- Of 81 pr cent ii
the coJntry al large >inee f9Oa thi
movement Of immigration onto the farm
of the >os;h has been iargsr than eve
before. and the next esnstis will show a,
enormous inrrease IN the number q
. farmers in that section IL i the belle
Of students Of the movement Of Fapuia
! tion in the United States that the South
with it, inexhsustihle ani varied re
~oHree>. i destined to become. within
comparatively short time. one of tn
most den>ely populated and mo-
wealthy sections Of the eouut<y Suh
stantial progress in this direction has al
ready been made and the railway sys
! tens Of the >cuth have been the mo-
! important agencies in bringing IL about
The practical question for every maj
interested in the continuance of this De
. velopment to consider Il whether II /
; TO ths advantage OF himself and of hi
: lceslitv. sni TO have the railways ham
: pered in the work that thew are doing :
! well BY having control over transports
tion charges put into the hands Of p
. iiticsi commission that would have n
special interest in the development o
the South, AMI that might be inirlenes,
either consciously or uncon-riou<lv. Z
; make adjustment Of rates that wosIl
favor other sections a. against III
Southern States
; MIS>I>>IPPIAN.
The Presbyterian Syncd Of Nf~siS-irF
. rnet at MERRIAM last week with good AZ
tendance of representatives. both eierSes
, and hy. The opening sermon VI
preached by Rev. Mr.. Svdenstricser. O
. I CarSrsh Rau r-r <afteursI ~f~ar vrfss-