The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-06-17

The McCOmb City Cotton Mills VIII
commence this week delivering a
large contract of cotton goods to Chi
ma. This is just what the writer has
been contending for a long time. The
more goods that go out labeled, made
in Mississippi" the more dollars from
other sections will be brought in here
for distribution. The people who raise
this cotton spend the money received
for it right here in Mississippi aad
the people who manufacture it receive
the money from China and pay it to
their employees who spend it in Mis-.
sissippi. So the money produced by
a bale Of cotton is spent here twice if
the cotton is manufactured here. 1t
is a sensible conclusion that Missis-
Sippi should manufacture al of the
cotton she raises, and it will be done
OOner or later
The magnificent record cf Missia
Sippi with reference to bank failures
only n in fifteen years-is a source
Of qualification to every loyal citizen.
Not a State in the Union can equal
this; "a State" mind you. One of the
Territories has had a failure,
but no State can boast of as few as
n failure in the past fifteen years.
This speaks volumes for the stability
of our financial institutions and the
care exercised in their management
It might be well, however, to not de
pend too much upon the next fifteen
years to show up as well. With the
large number Of banks now being or
ganized. and the great period Of pros
perity being experienced. it is posi-
BILE that the people will Overdo the
banking business, and there may be
some failures.
The Mobile & Ohio announces that
a handsome depot with abundant IA
~cilities to handle the increasing bust
ness will be built at Tupelo to replace
the one recently destroyed by fire.
The depot will be used for freight ex-
clUsively, but will be commodious and
up-to-date in every respect. Tupelo
is One of the States fast growing and
substantial towns and the Mobile &
Ohio railroad appreciates its needs by
supplying them in a manner that is
highly appreciated by the citizens.
There is no place for the kicker
and grOwler in Mississippi. We need
five million boosters with a determi-
nation to see the great State come
into her own. We possess a great
many more enthusiasts now han q
few years since and the demand is
for more. Relegate the hard times
artist and professional grumbler to
the background where he belongs and
get the boosters in front. Then
things" will happen.
Greenwood will organize a "15, 900
Club" with the fixed and steady pur-
pose to have that many people inside
the corporate limits when Uncle Sam
again enumerates his children. If
the Greenwood people go after that
number in their characteristic way
they will likely get them.
Lamar county is contemplating the
expenditure OF $4,000 on a new jail
and $4,000 on improvements of the
county roads. 1t is refreshing t. note
the division of the $780, 900 worth of
bonds to be 1oated. 1t is more com
nor to spend 5000 on the roads and
$4,000 on the jail. Lamar is undoubt-
eddy a good county and needs roads
worse than jails.
Mississippi has at the present sixty
establishments that bottle soda and
other temperance drinks. There is a
proposition to organize them into an
association and thereby enable them
to compete successfully with the trust
made products of the big outside
plants. While Mississippi is cOnsti-
tutiOnally opposed to trusts, il it is
necessary to combine our local plants
for protection, let it be done.
Laurel shipped eight car loads Of
irish potatoes to Northern markets
week before last, besides several cars
oil other truck. Handsome prices are
being realized and the business this
season promises to be very profitable.
A splendid organization is maintained
by the truckers, which is largely re
spOnsibla for their success.
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Work Of constructing the coast cleo
trio line has been commenced at Gulf
port, the contract for the power house
having been let. The equipment
Will DS OIL Iue very pest anu OF l,oUU
horse power. 1t is proposed, in con
nection with the car service, to far
nish light and power to all who de-
sire it. This will complete q coptin-
uous string Of electric lights from
Gulfport to Biloxi and make that sec
ton still more desirable.
The building of the Mississippi Cen
trail railroad into Pascagoula is again
being agitated, and the knowing ones
insist that the movement is on in ear
nest at last. Pascagoula would be a
splendid point for docks and termi-
nails for a north and south line, and
the prediction is that some system
will realize this before long and get
bus;.
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The Mississippi Agricultural and
Mechanical College has just complet-
ed its first quarter of a century of ex-
istence with appropriate ceremonies.
The institution has accomplished a
great work and all Mississippians are
proud of it's excellent record of TWEEN
ty-ive years.