The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19

In many points the Southern Rail
way excelled in an exhibit at the Corn
and Cotton Carnival. A much wider
field in Mississippi was covered, to
say nothing Of the splendid display
of general Southern products. The
grand prize was awarded on this feat
ure of the exhibit and there was not a
person to say that it was not merited
Messrs. Hayes, Green and Henderson
were in charge and cheerfully lent
every effort to make the occasion a
success. The old library and adjoin-
rooms were used, and words fail to
describe the beauty and symmetry of
the display. Mr.. Green, who was the
architect Of the decorations, is an ex-
pert in that line, as the success Of his
efforts proved. Not one of the many
Northern visitors failed to put in a
great deal Of time in these rooms and
many were the EXPLANATIONS of delight
and wonder at the resourcefulness
Of our beloved Southland. It was a
revelation even to our own people,
and the great system responsible for
it was overwhelmed with congratula-
tiens and words of appreciation.
The browning feature of this exhibit
was display Of woods common to
Mississippi, polished to show the beau
ty of grain and arranged so as to
bewilder the spectator with its mag
nifcance and variety. There was a
piece of every merchantable wood
grown in the state, and only those we'll
acquainted with our timbers, appre-
ciated the large number of varieties
TO be had. Minerals were not lack
ing and it was shown that Mississippi,
while not so rich in minerals as some
Of the Southern States, was not en-
tirely without something of fvalue.
iron ore of rich properties was shown,
Stays and kaolin that can be found in
vast deposits, mineral waters of
value in many ailments and number
IF other interesting features. In the
way Of fruits the display was es-
oecially comprehensive. D. Street,
Of Corinth. furnisher a specimen of
apples that could not be beaten any
where. They were not large, but
FOR delicious flavor and keeping quail
ties, could not be excelled. Mr..
Street has $50 bushels Of these apples
in his cellar at home and keeps them
for use all winter. He has number
Of bearing trees and finds them profit
able. D. F. Downey and R. ?. Wash
ington of Aberdeen furnished corn
that could not be excelled in the great
sorn states of the North West. The
ears were large and well formed, the
grain long and cob small. 1t was
displayed profusely and created much
favorable comment. J. H. Allen, OF
Winona, exhibited pears that were
not beaten. Off of l IA acres he
gathered $50 bushels that brought 70
cents per bushel, netting him the hand
some sum Of $3.50. He is put
ting out other kinds Of fruit now and
reasonably expects success to follow
the attempt. Extraordinary large
pumpkins, weighing about Is pounds
at Boonville in Prentiss county and
Wahalak. Mr.. Chapma also exhlbl-
ted some splendid oats that were hard
to beat. They were tall and pos
sessed very heavy head. j. I. Buck
ley had on exhibition sweet potatoes
which were raised on ground from
which had been gathered a crop of
irish potatoes. They were planted
on the 18th Of July and were large
and symmetrically formed. B. F.
Holmes of Montgomery county dis
played corn which had been grown on
land from which one crop of corn had
already been gathered. His corn at
tracted a great deal Of attention from
the fact Of its being a second corn
crop and proved one of the most in
teresSing features Of the exhibit. A
beautiful feature was a magnificent
bouquet Of chrysanthemums, furnished
by Mrs. M. E. Folk, Of Crystal
Springs. They were large and deli
cately tinted, being much admired and
commented upon.
Space is inadequate to fully de-
scribe the complete exhibit made by
the Southern and Mobile & Ohio
roads, suffice it to say that it was
undoubtedly the feature Of the Car
nival, and reflected great credit upor
the management of those excellent
systems. Assurance is given that
next fall their efforts Of the past will
be eclipsed and those acquainted with
the gentlemen in charge do not at al
doubt their ability to do if it is at al
possible. The systems have greatly