Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-10-13

and waiting Tor IL 20 appTceidte iu
value and then sell. They are payinS
little to help in tho work of deve.-
opment that makes their land worth 4
more money. The delta section is also
largely held by non-residents and
thousands Of acres are assessed at
$1.25 that ere worth from IS to $40.
The cotton and seed crop of Mis-
sissippi this year will bring the farm
ers q gross sum of something like
s100, 100000. The corn crop Is report
ed as especially good, the cane crop
is excellent and many others in pro-
portion. Cotton will bring eleven cents
or more. there is an abundance of
meat and other foodstuffs and why
should we have cause to complain,
even if the cotton crop is short. A
short crop will bring more money
than a large one. Let us all be con
tented and happy.
Meridian has invoked the aid OF the
state in assisting to oust the water
company that is preventing the build
ing municipal plant that was voted
for by the citizens by an overwehlm-
ing majority some time since. The
present plant is inefficient and the
old company will not make it better.
1t is to be hoped that the enterpris
ing citizens of that city will succeed
In removing the obstacles to building
an UP to date water system in thor
ough keeping with the Importance and
growing demand of the town. There
Is nothing SO much needed as good
water, and any place to prosper ac-
cording must have it at any. cost The
contest between Meridian and the wa
ter company will be watched with in
terest by the whole state.
The impetus given the Angora goat
industry 5y the establishment of q
number of factories in the east has
brought this business before the worl1
In stronger light than ever before
At present the. largest portion of the
mohair is raised in Missouri and
northern Arkansas. The state of Mis-
sissippi has thousands of acres of
land adapted to these goats that is
worth little for anything .elses- The
hills OF North Mississippi would make
admirable farms for their propagation
and would no doubt net the owners
handsome profit. LIE matter.is. one
well worth investigating. R. CsAJoha-
ston, Of Lawrenee, Kansas, can give
all information necessary for those
who desire to look into the business.
Laurel is making a crusade against
vagrants and has been signally sue
cessfuI in convicting them under the
rev vagrancy law. This is move
that every town In the stale might
make with profit. There is a demand
for labor, yet almost every place has
large numbers of persons who have
no visible means of support, s~t they
get along in some way. These va
grants are not all colored by any
means. There are many whites who
are just as bad, or even worse. A
cleaning out of the vagrants would
decrease crime largely as well as fur
nish labor for the many enterprises
that are running short because help
cannot be had. A rigid enforcement of
the law cannot possibly injure good
citizens and the other kind are not en-
titled to consideration. Clean out the
vagrants, and there will be no ne
cessity of increasing the police force.
Captain j. F. Merry, immigration
agent of the Illinois Central, has re-
! Gently issued in bulletin form some
splendid letters from Mississippi far
mers. and is distributing thousands or
them throughout the northwest, These
letters give the actual expeEience of
farmers who till the soil and will
prove very interesting and powerful
advertising. As has been remarked
often In this department, ''the expert
ence of one man is worth the theory
of dozen." and this is the actual
experience. Captain Merry is enthu-
siastic In behalf of Mississippi. A
portion of the fair exhibit from the
state has been purchased from the
commission and will be on exhibit at.
Jackson in Nnvnmhor Newt voar th;c
win be added to- and placed in car
which will go to all the principal
points on the company's lines in Illi-
nois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Wis
consin and other states. Captain Mer-
ry and the l. C. are all right.