Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-06-17
BY II. Il. BLAKESLEE. Jackson.


VIII NOT be disputed by any man al
NIL acquainted with the facts in the |
case. One of the greatest factors In |
the building up of the State has been !
the Texas Railroad Commission IL |
has for years been the purpose of this |
body TO place its people on an equal |
footing with the large distributing |
points on the outside. 1t gave them |
rates from distributing points In that
State that prevented the large cities |
from shipping goods into the State at /,
rates for a thousand miles less than |
the home man could ship one hundred |
mi'es. The consequence was, that !
the cracker trust was compelled to 4
erect a factory in the state 10 handle |
the business and Texas got the benefit /
of The money spent in manufacturing |
The great packers were forced to |
build immense packing plants in the |
State and the money paid employees |
was saved to the home people. Other /
instances too numerous TO mention |
could be cited. The Mississippi Rail |
road Commission is now engaged in /
the same undertaking and is desery-
Wltnoul an exception. me Mlsslsslp !
pl manufacturers are Delng projected |
as tar MS Is IN the power OF the com
MISSION ana great good is DelnB ac-
compllshed. No stone VIII be left I'M |
turned 10 give 10 the people or Mlssls'
slppl every privilege accorded them |
by the law, and the gentlemen VINO |
compose lhe commission are doing |
tnelr duty as they see II. The long |
drawn out meeting hcld in Jackson |
last week was a.ong these lines, the |
Supreme Court by its decision clearly |
dehnlng us right TO insist upon the !
rates asked for at that meeting. When !
our home manufacturers arc protect !
ed in the territory that is rightiully |
theirs, then Will a great impetus be |
given manufacturing in the state and !
tho dream or Greater Mississippi
come true. We should and Will man |
uiacturo the crude material we raise |
ana the goods we consume. Support |
tho railroad commission in The great
work II has undertaken and tho re-
suit VIII be worth thousands of dollars
to The state annually in great many
more ways than one.
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The writer is firm believer in
patronizing home people and repro
duces the following from an exchange.
wherein some pertinent questions are
asked: "On what page (of the mail !
order catalogue) will be found their
offer TO pay cash or to exchange goods |
for wheat, oats, corn, cotton, eggs, |
chickens, etc? How much do they |
pay Tor cattlo and sheep lob. your
depot How much tax do they pay
to support your schools and educate
your children? How much do they
pa for improving roads and bridges
AMI for support of your county and
State? On what page do they offer to
contribute money to support the
church? And what line of credit will !
they extend you when your crops are |
poot and your money gone when |
through illness or misfortune you are
not able to send cash with order for
vow groceries? How much do they
offer to contribute to your entertain
ment next Fourth Of July and other /
gaia occasions? In short, will they |
do anything TO provide a market for !
what you have to sell and thereby
keep up the value of your real estate? !
WIFI t1eN do awning Tnr gprial
church, school or government support |
or do they take your dollars out of
tho community with no return except
the shoddy goods you buy"
In speaking OF the increased at
tractiveness of the farm an exchange
notes the advent of the te,ephope
rural mail box and good vehicles for
use. The one thing lacking in Mssis
sippi is good roads While soma of
tho counties are making an effort TO
better conditions along this line the
larger number arc resting easv and
taking things as they come. II is i'm
perative to tho progress and urosncr |
ity of any agricultural community TO
have good thoroughfares for use of
that our Mississfppi people wero
awakening TO the truth of this asser |
ton. The best investment that any
county can make is in tao wav Of GOOD
roads The communities thai have |
tried the experiment can testify and |
their testimony should hear with n
great weight 10 those copsidering tbe |
The greatest demand for mon in
NJ ssssippl is for those who can take /
forty or sixty acres nf land and mako
It produce for himself and family n
comfortable sustcnancc. and NJ tho
same time help to swell the volume
OF business. Thcre Is anna land IN
tho people we now have. 10 saw noth.
ing OF the large increase that would
come to the towns and cities While
In's s'ate Oh aliairs IS coming about |
"T"i nn.S 'neIe n, 'S dn opportunity 10
work. IN eiylnr o,r eS adSon,,mo, So"u suu' ,
Icitv Of tho world l,nnn, ~ ~
have and ,bo socnri,n oF aoain,h, % wv
immi,ration Vim bo aas, "0''' "0'e
4 Crvst,l snriros cohh,,o .
uade tbo rooord tbis ,oo.a 49,, s.V"sI
irg ia crotes Of oshhaaa =, ,, sa'nel,
arro of ground THO cohIoon niG"' p". uhe
abnnt st 5o ner orate TUS, nr,r u,ousn,
corc'usiors as ~ w,,t aoiI 3ou, uMn