The Tupelo journal., 1905-11-03
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
Thinks Mississippi will Win.

Thinks Mississippi Will Win.
J. N. Flowers, assistant attorney-gen-
| eral of the State of Mississippi, has re-
been as a representative of the State OF
Mississippi in the boundary case be-
tween this State and Louisiana. Mr..
Flowers is very much encouraged to
believe that Mississippi is going to win
the suit, but says it all depends on the
way the Supreme Court looks at the old
records. If that tribunal is convinced
that what Louisiana is claiming was
never part of the mainland allotted to
Louisiana, the case is won for Missis-
sippi, and vice versa. His argument is
that Louisiana as originally marked out
contained only one island on this side OF
the Mississippi river, and that is the
island on which the city of New Orleans
is built.
Mr.. Flowers states that the territory
in controversy is vaaiously estimated
at being worth from S. 5000, 900 to $780,
000, 900, and no matter which side to
the controversy wins. it will have Sc
cured a great legal victory. When the
matter of appropriating money for the
employment of attorneys to represent
the State of Mississippi was up before
the legislature nearly two years ago., a
firm of gulf coast oyster dealers de-
clared that they would give So, ZOO, 600
for the property, no matter who had the
right to sell it. 1t is estimated that it
would rem for two or three hundred
thousand dollars.
During the past week the State treas
ury received the last $4,000 OF the
$500. 900 that Gov. Vardaman 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 $3.50 900, 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 it was a
| veal ago, when there was only about
six bits left after a days business. The
| balance last week was some S., 200 or
81, 900 only, so that it became necessary
to replenish.
If all of the farmers of the State OF
Mississippi raised cotton OF the same
| staple as that produced by E. W. Bris-
ter, a prominent farmer OF the Red
mondville neighborhood, in 4azoo
county, there would be no necessity
| for pronunciamentos by the Cotton AS
ISOLATION as to prices that are to be ac-
| cepted. Last week Mr. Brister sold Tic
bales of the heecy staple, every bale
| weighing over 500 pounds, in Yazoo
City, for II cents. and it was not the first
sale he had made at that price this sea-
| son. Yazoo City is naturally boastlng
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 45 pupils last year, 46
this, and that there has been no fatal
illness during his seven years connec-
ton. Financially the institution is in
good condition, the legislative appro-
priation being ample. The expendl-
lures last year were S13 5000; this year,
S1I 900. The trustees compliment DR..
Sims management in the highest terms.
The Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Com
| pany. of Minneapolis, Mimi, has pur-
chased the entire holdings of the Ban
Ter 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
Kentwood and Eastern Railroad, with
all its equipment, n 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-third 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 to the crop still in the fields.
The Sardis and Delta Railroad Com
| pany sent its annual report to the Kali
| road Commission, but reports no ex-
| penses so far as can be discovered, and
the chances are that the report will be
| returned to the company for revision.
| 1t shows gross earnings of S5,655.12.
Bonner Richardson, representing
Humphrey & Co, bought 80 bales OF
| cotton from ]. NJ. Kirk. of Gunnison,
last week. paving 164 cents a pound for
| same. This is probably the highest
| price paid for cotton in Mississippi this
wear. 1t was extra fine staple, pulling
II inches.
Trains Nos. Al and AZ 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 in Mem
| phis al 6 o'clock every morning. The
| train eastbound for New York leaves
| Memphis every night at 8 O'Clock.
The State of Mississippi has again
| shown it's confidence in home industries
| by placing the insurance on its big gins
| on the Sunfiower farm with the three
home companies-thc Mississippi Home
| of Vicksburg, the Merchants Union o
| 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
wears on account of improvements in
the city.
Gov. Vardamau went to Clarksdale
last week where he sold 315 bales o.
| the States cotton. The entire lot
brought liz cents per pound.
The annual statement of the Louis
| vile and Nashville Railroad has beer