The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-20
BY H. E. BLAKESLEE, Jackson.

profit, selecting some point accessible
to the people of the State, and secur-
ing permanent fair grounds. The
writer sincerely believes that no in,
vestment of a small amount of money
would bring greater returns to the
people of the whole State.
No town in North Mississippi is
better supplied with factories thar
Corinth, and her people are not salts
fed yet. The new chair factory just
put in operation is not the least OF
her splendid list of industries. The
Corinth Engine and Boiler Works, the
new machinery manufacturing plant,
is increasing its capital stock from
$50, 900 to $100. 900. Two spoke fac
tories, two heading and stave facto-
ries, ice. compress, oil mill and nu-
merous other industries, capped by
the mammoth engine. boiler and saw
mill works of w. T. Adams, makes it
the best manufacturing town in that
section. So much public work fur
nishes a good home market for farm
and garden products and brings money
to town the year round. What Cor
NTH has done and is doing can be &C
complished by almost every town in
the State. All that is necessary is to
hustle and exercise a liberal spirit
toward those who are trying to DO
something.
A great many new brooms are
sweeping clean since the holidays.
All municipalities have new or re-
elected officers and, of course, they
must make a record of some kind.
May each and every one be a good
one.
President Robinson Of the. Mobile,
Jackson & Kansas City railroad. in
his report to the stockholders in their
regular meeting at Mobile during the
holidays. gives some interesting in
formation concerning the road. 1t
will be one of the best constructed
and equipped roads in the State, and
will open up a section of country that
offers uneXcelled openings in many
lines of business. OF curse, the first
industries to be located will work up
the available timber. but other things
will come later to make it one of the
richest sections of Mississippi.
The Yazoo City Business League
has employed Mr.. r. H. Cole as secre-
tary and will get down to business
right now. Mr.. Cole comes to them
highly recommended and will doubt
less prove a good man to look after
the interests of that splendid town.
The selection was made only after
some time spent in searching for a
suitable man, very few with the nee
essary qualifications being found.
This suggests the idea that competent
industrial men are very scarce, and
there is a demand for them that
should provide schools where the nee
essary training could he had. Where
there is one industrial man today
there will be a dozen needed in a few
years. Our country is just beginning
to realize the value of such men and
the demand will be far greater in the
next few years.
Indianola was again reminded of
the necessity of water works and a
fire department a few days since. A
conflagration destroyed a number of
good business buildings. The news
papers are making a game fight for
protection and it seems that they will
eventually win out. No town of any
consequence can afford to be without
these conveniences.
+ & y
At the beginning of the new year
the newspapers of the State took
stock, as it were, noting the improve
ments made in their communities
during the year past. These reports
were all Of a roseate hue and spoke
volumes for the progress of MISSISSIPPI
pi. 1t has no doubt been the most
prosperous ear since the civil war.
While the slump in cotton throws
something Of a damper over the in
coming year, there is very little rea-
son why it should not prove equally
as good. The trucking points will not
be depressed by low prices for cotton,
and if our people will plant this year
for everything for use at home, and
then the balance in cotton, times will
tc1bIlluC JuoI as oOOu do III tHt past
two years.
Since the advent of the NJ, J. & X.
c. railroad, Pontotoc has taken on
new life and is prospecting as never
before. Several manufacturing plants
have been built and contracted for,
and others are in sight. 1t is in a
good section of country and is des-
tined to be of the best and most
prosperous towns in North MISSISSIPPI
pi.
AS has been noted before, the de-
cline in cotton does not seem to af-
feet the flood of charters that are
pouring into the Office of the secretary
of State. Since Christmas the num-
Der seems to be largely on the in
crease and if the present clip is kept
up the year will be a record breaking
one There is no need for our people
to sit down and sulk. Keep hustling.
There is still plenty to eat and wear,
and a large number of those with cot
ton on hand are able to hold for a bet.
ter price, or sell for what they can get
now. 1t is only a lesson well taught,
that all your eggs should not be kept
in the same basket.
4 = 4
An effort is being made by the fac
ulty and students of the A. and M.
College to construct a Y. M. C. A.
building, which. with the equipment,
is to cost something like $4,000
Good progress is reported and the
scheme should be brought to a sue
cessful termination by all means.