The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-04-20

Although Mississippi is generally
looked upon as strictly a cotton state,
it might interest the people to know
that last year the III crop amounted
to the stupendous figure of 39,709,664
bushels. That should .dispel the idea
that we raise nothing but cotton. The
corn crop for 1905 promises to reach
the fifty million mark on account of
the reduction in cotton acreage. While
less attention is paid to- wheat grow
ing in Mississippi than any other south
ern state, something e $4,000 bush
els were grown last year. No figures
10 give the amount received for truck
ing have been compiled, but it is safe
to say that even the truckers them
selves would be amazed at the enor-
nifty of this industry and the amount
of money hat it brings into the state
every year. With the cotton crop
bringing from $75,0O0,O00 Q 100000
900 and the corn crop being worth
500, O00, 600, it locks as if II state
stood pretty well up on the two prin-
cipapl crops of the south.
Some excellent advertising of the
various local communities has been re-
Gently issued from several of the
newspaper Offices Of the state. The
Record at Newton issued an admirable
piece Of work the latter part of March
and the Greenwood Enterprise a
handsomely illustrated edition a few
days later. The Yazoo Sentinel is get
ting up a special to show something
of the rebuilt city and promises a very
fine one. Columbus was we'll repre-
scented in the last issue of Mississippi
Industry with nice halfstones and
interesting reading matter. The IN
creased amount of this class of work
being done will greatly aid the state
in the work Of development as well as
the local sections more directly inter-
ested. 1t is only within the past few
years that such a thing has been pos
sible and goes to prove that Missis-
sippi is undergoing a change that
means great things for it in the fu-
,ture.
The Y. & M. V. railroad deserves
the undying gratitude of the good cit
liens of Yazoo City and the common
dation of all the people for the gener-
Gus spirit shown toward the citizens
Of Yazoo City who were burned out a
year since. The road made a special
rate OH all material hauled for re-
building the many buildings destroyed,
and a few days since the roads claim
agent came to town and paid back to
those who had %patronized the road
over $25, 900. This amount came at an
~opportune time when the citizens were
straining every nerve to rebuild their
destroyed city and will help no little.
Great credit is due the road for this
generous act, which was entirely vol
untary, no other line entering Yazoo
City.
R. Fl. Parker of neal Waynesboro,
is the right kind Of a farmer. He is
very successful and prosperous and
owns one Of the best farms in that
section. Mr.. Parker always raises all
of the meat needed on his farm and
never sells less than from 1000 to g.
900 pounds each year. He keeps bees
and gets more honey than his family
can use. Good stock only will be al
lowed to remain on his farm which
consists Of 500 acres.
Crystal Springs is agitating the
question o. building a syrup canning
factory to handle the molasses that
can be easily raised there. It will
prove a great thing for that already
excellent trucking and fruit raising
point. When a market is afforded for
the syrup there will be no need to
plant any Of the land i'll cotton.
Jackson s two million dollar manu-
featuring concern and railroad are as
sured facts. The ground for plant
and terminal facilities as well as i'm
mense bodies of timber up Pearl river
have been bought and paid for. 1t
promises to be the largest numbering
concern in the state.
Work is under way on fourteen
miles of the Mississippi Central rail
road from Brookhaven east. The road
will prove a great boon to the people
of that section of the state and will
open up a splendid trucking and fruit
growing country after the timber is
cleared away.
Hattiesburg is preparing to enlarge
the city limits to three times what it
is at present. The ely is growing fast
and more territory will eventually be
taken in from time to time as the pop
ulaion increases. The population is
something like 10000 at present.
Mississippians are Teasing on rad
ishes, lettuce, Strawberries, new pota-
toes and other table delicacies. Up
about Chicago and Milwaukee they
are now looking for enough warm