Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-02-25

side. 90 pounds. A. l.. Holland, OF the
same place, killed one that weighed
sos pounds. and Joe Clegg one that
weighed as much" This is a pretty
good record for large hogs, and II
there are other communities in the
State that can beat it. would like to
hear from them Mathiston is becom-
ing a wideawake and business place
and the hog record just given stamps
the farmers in that neighborhood as
built Of the right material to make
Greater Mississippi" When they
can raise such slugs of pork as that,
what do they care for the meat trust
and Lawson's 'Frenzied Finance?"
The recent heavy rains have proven
n blessing to one particular commu-
nifty OF interests in the State. The
timber men are taking advantage of
the rise in streams to run out large
quantities of logs that have been tied
up during several months Of drouth.
Millions of feet are now on the way to
the mills. This means of transporta-
tion is the cheapest in the world, and
it is strange that more of our mill
men do not take advantage OF 1t.
Many of the smaller streams are not
used at all for the purpose, but If they
were in Yankeedom they would be
made to do their share of this work OF
Transporting timber.
The Northern homeseekers who hap.
pened TO be in the State during the
past two weeks undoubtedly felt very
much at home, with the reigning bliz-
yards and storms Of sleet, snow, ice
and other Disagree BILE features. The
pretty part is, such spells last only q
few days.
Stand by your home people. Re-
sist the Turing advertisements Of the
big department stores of the North
and first ascertain what your home
merchant will do before sending the
money away from home. In nearly
every instance you will find that the
home man will do as well or better
ny AuN llib NV clhNl iNli'N' h'h'
you stand some show of handling the
money again, which you do not if it
is sent TO Chicago or Philadelphia
Here Is a sensible suggestion from
one Of the State papers that is well
worth perusing: "At this season Of
the year there is always an influx of
agents and pedders selling everything
from gold ring to a sewing machine,
and many are the suckers that are
caught by this class of travelling IA
kris. When you want to buy any
thing of this kind, go to your home
merchant first and see If you cannot
obtain what is wanted or have him
order It for you He has a business
reputation to sustain and could not
afford to give you worthless trash, as
the travelling fakirs do. These fell
lows will never be in the country
again, and Just so the article they
sell lasts until they get out of the
community they are satisfied. 1t pays
to trade with the home man every
time
A new census Of Gulfport, just com
pleted gives the city proper popu-
laton of 5,200 people. The suburbs
are supposed to contain about 1000
more This is remarkable growth
for that enterprismg place and its
friends hope to see it continue in
good luck and prosperity.
The writer has a friend who several
years since invested several thousand
dollars in Texas lands in preference
to those of his home State. In con-
yersation not long ago this gentleman
stated that had he invested this
money in any part of Mississippi the
increase in value would have doubled
that of the Texas lands, and in many
portions of Mississippi more than
doubled This is fact that cannot
be denied No State in the Union can
point to greater strides than ours, all
things being taken into consideration,
People make no mistake in buying our
lands. In every section, while a
healthy increase has been shown,
there is still more to come. There Is
possibly not an acre of land in the
State that in five years will not be
worth double what it is at present,
and in the greatest number of cases
more than double.
Write that friend in the distant
State how well everything in Missis-
sippi is getting along, How much
corn, cotton and truck is being made
to the acre, How nicely we are fixed
for churches, schools and good society.
In fact, all the good things that you
can think Of In this way you could
help in the great work Of developing
our great State.
Recent dispatches to the daily pa
pers go to prove that several of the
Southern States are receiving much
attention at the hands of investors
from the North. This is especially
true of Alabama, that has the aid of
well-conducted immigration depart
ment, but Mississippi is not without
the scope Of this movement All tho
railroads Of the State maintain indus
trial and immigration departments
and are doing a splendid work in
placing our advantages before the peo-
pie Of the colder States up North. A
great deal of land is being sold to
thrifty families that are seeking
milder climate and away from the
crowded conditions of many of the
Eastern States. There is ample room
here for several times the population
we now have, and good people are
wanted to help bring our State into
its own.
Pearl river after a long season Of
low water, is full to the banks and a
number of small steamers are plying
its bosom with the commodities need
ed by the people, carrying their pro-
duets to market in return Several
thousand dollars was appropriated by
congress to improve the stream be-
tween Jackson and Edinburg.
A satisfactory state Of affairs exists
in the State with regard to holding
the surplus crop of cotton until bet
ter price can be had. 1t has been
only a short tine that our farmers
were able to hold one-third Of their
crop for any length Of time, it being
necessary to sell Immediately upon
gathering to pay off obligations in
CURED during the year 1t is differ
emf now the DeOpla being in a CON