Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-06-29


-. The number % r1aI-s On
the farms - Mississippi waS reqor-es1
A. s,lioSs tor the decades named
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80 lss-sa-
iae-laa5
$50 t------------------ -tt-A@
The increased demand in ten wears
ssp--~~-iinz f-s.i. it HiIl h-e ohservssf.
Amounted 10 J--5s+. 4-si re demand
has enn-uncysiy inrr~a=si win every
ss1.cce-siIng E.ar A. her greater aErs-l1l-
rur1i ventures have @xreusie-i. sxee~r{-
i1E the annual prusi1cr q sl1rv cuu1-
rie-. whtle other rrunfirzs have been
steady sellers % surplus rhsuEh mary
farmers hare hc1zht frUn impurt. n
Scr-- IN ur~ferensse 10 hunting them NJ
a. inEtfvidEEzLs. &C farms cf b-eestsrss
Assa t1r-z-hEnx wrEl-S ro
wurr % the Panama e1rAl. We hav-. -
.auns .h,sy c1n ~ purchased n every
cnCury IN n. state Il ne hists kre htxh
enough % terups oEn=rs AMI prusfucs-s.
bur the home market = AZ present.
satisfactory. ant L l. easier 10 sell
$50 Or sF-5 mule AZ hone than An IN
f@riur animal II = notable that MANY
mules <ere purrh4-esi by the govern
ren. N our state durin- the Spanish
American war. ami our dealer. are
eager for such contracts A. those frDn
ether states. and vii SEEK for SyIs-h IN
divbfusl animals n NAV be called f.Sr.
wherever they think r+l-y can be fcyEni- :
The statistics As given by MAJOR Jonas
are Gnubly interesting ami arr worth a
careful p.sr-sal BY all his statements
also A. to what Mississippi Is acsurally
doing in the way Of mule raising. are
interesting and 10 doubt true. which
state Of Affairs : very gratifying indeed.
bur the fact still sSzrss u in the tAce
that not enough attention i being paid
this important branch OF business
Mississippi has hundreds Of thousands
of acres Of land that Is especially adapted
TO the raising of stock of every de>-
cripsi0n and more especially mules
The industry i a profitable one AMI
has been proven - but the tact remains
thar Mississippi does not raise enough
mules for home consumption 2n1 that
every rear car after car ar brought
in 20 supply the demand When TIRE
State xent in the market this year
Missouri was drawn UPON foe the supply
and crs Jackson firm had brought in
thirty cars during the present year 20
Ssy rofhinz Of other places We could
ard should raise AL the mules nested
a, hone as well zs q surplus 70 build
the Psnana canal and other uses-
The industry l. une thar should appeal
TO every good farmer or stocx raiser IN
the state.
As has been remarked before in this
departnent. Mississippi needs thous-
ands ot families Of good people THAI
VIII cune here and make from twenty
70 sixty sc-es Of land furnish aSlibersl
ss1ssenanee for that family There are
hundreds Of thousands Of acres Of land
living idle that could Be made To do
this with LITTLE enarr and common
sense property expended The Ter
mans and S-candinayizns who come here
do ir,ss this and make spiendid citlzens-
They are the right kind OF immigration
that : 80 often spoken Of They make
good citizens, work hard and are not
viciou. and mean The State Is 1t
diszdyantaze IN securing Immigrstioa
of this kind from the faet there - M
Department Of immigration and we are
cocnpeIIes; 10 take uhat Is left OF inrai-
grants after other states have had their
pick OF the lOr- The legislature AZ is
next session will have the opportunity
Of reredying this evil by creating such q
place. Il would be made n VARIABLE
department for the State and the cost
would be very small indeed
The record made By Mississippi along
banking lines has not been beaten BY
any State of the Union Of anything
ike comparative size Il goes 10 show
,ha. our people viii invest their money
where there i an opportunity TO MAKE
n fair dividend and the banks are more
than doing this When manufacturing
enterprises show up as well. and they
viii when properly managed the pso-
pie of Mississippi will De Just As anx-
ious to invest their money therein
There Is q considerable larsiry OF
money TO invest where something Is
offered that will be reasonably sure
Of dividends
CoahouA eounry's slOo. 90 spprupria-
tinn for the purpose Of furnishing the
county with good roads Is attracting
great deal of attention throughout the
STATE The writer venturesshe pr-zdic-
riou that within ten wears over hah the
counties of Mississippi will hare spent
thar amount Of money On their roads
and found the investment q good one
Nothing would 20 further to make the
country better and more prosperous
The saving 10 stock. vehicies and hzr-
ress. TO SAY nothing Of the satisfaction
70 those wh0 use the roads, wouid be
srrple return for the outlay Of money
required 20 put them in good coldiri0n-