The commonwealth., 1905-11-03

/ Is built.
Mr.. Flowers states that the terrttn,v
IN controversy is yaaiously estimatas
at being worth from s5.0sl 900 TO s90.
eoO,OOu, and no matter which side tn
the controversy wins. il will have sa
cured great legal victory. When tha
matter of approprialing money for tha
employment OF attorneys TO reprasent
the State Of Mississippi was Up before
the Legislature nearly two years ago. a
firm Of gulf coast oyster dealers da.
claned that they would give 81, o0o. 600
Tor the property, no matter who he'd The
right 10 sell it Ii is estimated that ii
would rent for two or three hundred
thousand dollars.
During the past week the State treas
ury received the last sJ1,0lO Of the
s3o0, 600 that Gov. Fardanan borrowed
some months ago from the Mississippi
Bank and Trust Company Of Jackson.
The treasury had gotten down to very
low ebb once more, because of the pay
ment of the pension fund amounting
to the sum of s2Jo, 900, and the fact that
very little money has come In of late in
the way Of taxes or from the sale Of
cotton. The strong box was not any
thing as near rock bottom as ii was
year ago, when there was only about
six bits left after days business. The
balance last week was some s., 600 or
81 600 only, so than il became necessary
10 replenish.
If all Of the farmers Of the State Of
Mississippi raised cotton of the same
staple as that produced by T. ". Bris-
ter, prominent farmer OF the Red
mondyille neighborhood. in Yazoo
county, there would be no necessity
for prongnciamenfos By the Cotton As
sociation as to prices that are TO be ac-
eepied. Last week MIR Brister sold liG
bales of the heecy staple, every bale
weighing over 800 pounds, in Yazoo
City, for Il cents, and twas not the first
sale he had made al that price this sea-
son. Yazoo City is naturally toasting
of being the best cotton market in the
State.
Superintendent Sims OF the Missis-
sippi Institution for the Blind, makes
public his report for the biennial period,
stating he had Is pupils last year, i6
this, and that there has been NO fatal
illness during his seven years eonnec-
tion. Financially the institution is In
good condition. the legislative appro-
priation being ample. The exPendi.
lures last year we're sI3, ,0oo; this year,
sll, zoo. The trustees compliment DR..
Sims management in the highest terms.
The Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Com
pany, of Minneapolis. MINI. has pur-
chased the entire holdings of the Ban
ner Lumber Company, in which the
Messrs. hampton of Magnolia are per.
haps the largest owners. The proper
ty of the company consists in the main
Of a large saw mill at Kentwood, the
KeutBood and Eastern Railroad, with
all its equipment, and various large
tracts Of timber lands IN adjacent terri
tory, both in Louisiana and Mississippi
The fact that the Cotton Plant gin has
ginned only one-thir,i as many bales OF
cotton this year as up TO the same time
last year, illustrates the shortness OF
the crop In that section. And recent
frosts and heavy rains proved very
damaging 10 the crop still in the fields.
The Sariis and Delta Railroad Com
pany sent its annual report to the Rail-
road Commission. but reports no ex-
penses 50 far as can be discovered. and
the chances are that the report will BE-
returned 10 the company for revision.
Ii shows gross earnings Of 5.t55. l.
Bonner Richardson, representing
Humphrey L. Co, bought SO bales OF
cotton from J. N. Kirk. Of Gunnlson,
last week. paving l6i cents pound for
same. This is probably the highest
price paid for cotton in Mississippi this
year. Ii was extra fine staple, pulling
II inches.
Trains Nos. Il and - on the Southern
railway which were taken from service
on account Of the quarantine, were re-
sumed last week. Train No. Al west
bound from New York arrives III Mem
phis at 8 o'clock every morning. The
train eas;hound for New York leaves
Memphis every night at O'Clock.
Th@ State of Mississippi has again
shown Its confidence in home industries
by placing the insurance on iIs big gins
on the Sunflower farm with the three
home companies-the Mississippi Home
OF Vicksburg, the Merchants Union OF
Meridian and the Mississippi Fire OF
Jackson.
Macon's tax levy for the coming year
has been fixed at eighteen mills on the
dollar. being an increase over other
years on account. OF Improvements IN
the city.
Gov. Vardaman went 10 Clarksdale
last week where he sold 3l5 bales. OF
the States cotton. The entire lot
brought IL. cents per pound.
The. annual statement OF the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad has been
received at the Office Of the Railroad
commission. 1t shows thai for the
year ending on the 30th Of June the
total receipts OF file rssd in The state
Of Mississippi wele sl,079. .f5s.57, and
that the total expenditures. ssot count
ing taxes, amounting ID sol, ,9Al.ss,
Tere S57I,753.S .S6. TAls Is ca 9hzt i
'nwn a. the New Orleasls Mobile Or
vision.
The Liberty White Railrosd Company
advised the Railroad Commission Lass
week that it hsd received It's isotifca'
ton of the reduced rate on old seheoA