The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-08-05

CldrkSdalc continues 10 improve lts
water and light plant to meet the
demands of a fast increasing popuia-
ton. It was at one time general for
municipalities when installing such
plants to build for the present and
with little consideration of what
would be demanded in the future.
This was no doubt the case at Clarks-
dale, the people not expecting such
a decided increase in population and
consequent demand upon the facili-
ties. At present. towns constructing
plants are more generally building
with a view to a decided increase and
will experience less trouble with
building up plants that have become
too small. Mississippi is wonderfully
prosperous and the rapid increase OF
population which has been shown by
her towns and cities is now being con-
| sidered in arranging for utilities of a
public nature.
Corinth has a citizen who is deserv-
ing of praise. His name is Moore,
and several years since he went to
South Africa and became very
wealthy by the mining process. Mr..
Moore did not move away from the
city of his nativity, but still lives in
Corinth and is doing a number Of
nice things for the people with the
money made in other lands. He has
built and furnished a beautiful mu'
scum hat would do credit to any
place, has built a large park and beau.
tilted 1t with lakes, trees, drives, etc.,
and has also placed in it a number OF
rare and valuable animals. He is
now adding one of the finest collec.
tions of birds in the world and will
continue until Corinth can boast OF
the finest park and zoo in the whole
South If not in the United States.
Hazlehurst people are preparing to
build a large lake of % or 80 acres
adjacent to that town, stock it with
fish, provide boats and other means OF
pleasure and maintain 1t as a public
park. The movement is a highly
commendable n and deserves the
approval of all the citizens. No town
or city car have too many places OF
rest and recreation if they are of the
proper kind and conducted along NOR
al lines. 1t is wei to look after such
matters before property gets so high
that the price would tend to make the
area smaller than it should be. Plenty
of breathing places. we'll kept, should
prove a strong attraction for good
people who are seeking places in
which to make homes.
A correspondent in one of the Holly
Springs papers gives several excel
lent reasons why a street railway
system should be built in that town,
and reasons that should appeal to the
citizens who desire to see their town
take it's proper place in the progress
sive column. The writer is we'll &C
Quainted with Holly Springs and the
good people up there and believes
that this correspondents views are
worthy of consideration at least. 1t
is to be hoped that they will be acted
upon.
Forty thousand acres of pine land
In Marion county recently sold at $25
per acre, and the price paid was not
considered abnormally high. 1t was
not many years since that this same
land could have been purchased at
1925 per acre. 1t is generally con-
coded that while the price of the tim.
Der may have reached high water
mark, the land is still very low in
price to what it will be in the future.
MathistOn reports as new enter
prises a $40, 900 bank. four brick and
one frame store building. the organ
ization of a land and improvement
company, a saw mill hat will work
twenty hands, nine new residences
and several tenement houses. That
is doing fairy well and the end is not
vet. The little city is enjoying q
splendid growth. which the energy OF
it's people deserve commentator for.
Aberdeen has a factory that pre-
pares a special food for chickens. and
1t is reported as being a great sue
cess. Only a few days since a ton of
feed was shipped to Birmingham, and
it is going out in all directions daily.
This is so much better than being
compelled to send to Maine or other
Northern States for such supplies.
Mississippi should manufacture nine
ty per cent CT everything used here.
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Ccrinth will build seven miles of
sewer. the contract having been
awarded a few days since. Electric
light and water works were installed
some years since and have proven
successful from every standpoint.
The Mississippi town of 500 people
without these conveaiences is fast be-
coming an exception instead Of a
rue. Our people arc fast awakening
to the convenience al well as neces-
sitv for such improvements.
Mississippi is far in tho lead of 9TH
er Southern States in the organization
Of the Southern Cotton Association.
The percentage of membership to pop
ulation is greater, the collections are
larger and the association is in bet
ter condition in every way.
C. s. Smith, OF near Corinth, Is a
successful raiser of timothy hay and
recently brought some to town that
measured 91s inches for heads and
4 feet 8 inches OF stalk. Mr.. Smith
has just harvested his crop. which
produced an average of two tons to
the acre. He is a successful farmer
who came from the North. and de-