The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20
The gigantic lumber trust being or

Inc gigantic lumber trust being Or
gained at present to control the i'm
mense lumber interests, Of Mississip-
pi IS simply appalling in its enormity.
That body Of capitalists will at
tempt, and with every symptom Of
success, to absolutely control the out
put Of the mills Of great state like
this is startling to say the least Of it.
The Goodyesr syndicate is entering
the field to acquire first, the big con-
Germs that are already we'll equipped
and own large bodies Of timber lands,
then proceed to gather in the small
mills at its will until the lumber situa-
ton in the state is completely domi-
mated by it. When this is accomplish
ed, the syndicate can say to the owner
of timber what he is to receive for it
and to the user of lumber just what
he must pay per thousand. The his
tory of the Standard Oil is to be re-
peated right here in Mississippi and
the sooner our people awake to the
Importance Of throwing some obsta-
Gle in tile way of the gigantic trust;
the sooner will they be able to combat
it's baneful influence. The writer is
not an alarmist at all, but the history
Of such movements convinces him that
there is grave danger in such unholy
alliances. History has repeated itself
and will do so again. Kansas is fight
ing the oil trust because it is an oil
producing state and Mississippi must
fight the lumber trust because it is a
lumber producing state. All states
should fight every trust because they
are more or less consumers of trust
made articles. The best time to begin
a fight Of this kind is when the trust
is in its infancy. We have antitrust
laws that are being violated, but the
trouble in this as in all similar cases,
is to prove it. However, the people
should be awakened to the fact that
such a move is on foot and that they
must be very careful in selecting men
to fill the important Offices Of the state
men. who will do their duty fearlessly
and stand above the suspicion of being
lieutenants of trust organizations. In
the meantime, when you sell timbered
land, be sure to get what it is worth.
Don't sell for song, for if you hold:
you will get your price.
The question uppermost In the mind
of Mississippians at present IS: chow
many railroads will be built in the
state during this and next year," 1t
is almost certain that the record for
| the two years will exceed that of any
FIVE years in the past. There is no
need to try to enumerate all Of the
roads that are in contemplation, but
suffice it to say that every section Of
any consequence will be supplied when
they are all built. The largest portion
Of territory without a railroad is that
in Pearl river Valley above Jackson
and it looks as if more than one road
would tap it before long. The piney
woods Of south Mississippi will soon
be as we'll supplied as the delta section
which is crazy quilt Of lines. The
M. j. & X. C. and M. & O. branch in
North Mississippi are bringing in the
sections Of country up there without
such facilities in the past and others
are being figured on. The outlook for
railroad building in the state is es-
pecially propitious as we'll as com
merciau, Industrial and agricultural
awakening that will be unparalleled
in the south. There are good things
in the future for us without doubt.
BURNSIDE, a regularly established
station on the line Of the M. J. & X.
c. in Neshoba county, is taking on
great activity, even before the steel
laying crew gets there. Five new bus
mss houses have gone up and others
are in course Of construction, TWEEN
! ~ room hotel has been built, and 9TH
er improvements begun. It is at the
intersection of the Mobile line and the
NJ. & O's Shuqulak and Edinburg line,
on which it is announced that work
will begin shortly with Jackson as the
final termination. There are large bod
les OF hardwood timber near the town
and several manufacturing concerns
are looking up titles and making ar
rangements to locate. Burnside prom
ises to be one Of the important towns
Of East Mississippi and is in ia
vored section.
The Armour Packing Company will
erect depot and warehouse in Jack
son to cost $4,000 1t will be three
stories high and fled viii all modern
,onveniences for handling refrigerated
meats and products. The Armour Co.,
is approaching the Importance Of
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