Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-06-03

Following close upon the announce
ment that Jackson would have by ear
ly fall two new department stores, six
and seven stories in height respec-
| lively, comes the news from West
Point that firm in that city has !
purchased ground and will IN short
time begin the building of a store that
will be six stories high and cover ap-
proximately three acres Of ground.
II constructed on the enormous plan
named above the West Point store
will be the largest in the State At
present Meridian has the largest dry
goods establishment, with new build
ing just being completed in Tupelo a
close second After all these new
stores are finished we suggest com
mittee on arbitration to go around
and measure up to see Just which one
has the greatest area Of floor space.
In the meantime II is likely that some
enlerprlsing place is maturing plans
TO eclipse them all
1t is a pity that there are not more
boards OF supervisors in Mississippi
like that one in Coahoma. The mem.
hers OF tho board seem to appreciate
the fact that the people want some
thing for their money, and they are
giving it TO them They have already
spent $25 900 on the public roads,
$4,000 in each beat, and the expert
ment has proven so satisfactory that
they will soon prepare TO float mil
lion dollar bond issue to make first
class roads all over the county, When
this is done everybody will want to
live in Sweet Coahoma."
The Mobile Jackson & Kansas City
railroad announces that il will have
trains running through from Mobile to
Middleton, Tenn. in forty days more.
This line traverses the State from
end to end and opens up fine sec
tion of country that has heretofore
been without a road
The Mississippi Oyster Commissio
find that the experimental reefs plan
ed a year ago are proving a great sue.
cess, from one TO eight young oyster
being found attached to every old
shell, Eight other reefs will be pant
ed during the coming summer be
tween Bay st. Louis and Biloxi Th
oyster industry will, by this means,
be perpctuated.
Hucklcberries are becoming con
siderable crop in Pike county and that
section OF the State. w. b. Ferguson
was in Magnolia few days since Of
fering twenty gallons for sale. This
is q native crop in the State that is
not appreciated as it should be.
Tho Jones County Fair Association
has fixed September 10 to 81. inclu
Sive for the date of the fair this fall
Preparations have been and are being
made to give all those who attend
full value for their money and greater
success than usual is anticipated.
There should be no factions in
business community. All parties in
tercstcd should work together in per.
feet harmony and help in the consum
nation OF general cause. Too many
natterng prospects have been spoiled
by petty factional differences.
Tippah county farmers and citizens
are beginning the agitation for n
county fair and hope to have TIE com
pany organized and the fair on foot
This fail. Nothing would stimulate
the county more and it is to be hoped
that the project will he carried to
successful termination.
The Guntown Hot Times received
an egg that was ~ inches in circum
ference, AZ inches long and weighed
Z ounces. 1t was hens egg and
outside of its enormous size, was not
unlike thousands of other hen eggs
Bro, Brown ought to be able to make
a comfortable fortune from t1e brand
of chicken that laid this egg.
Gulfport Is probably the only city Of
six or seven thousand people in the
South that is entirely without a Gem
etery, Such is the case, however and
the pcop'o of Gullport have to carry
their dead to other places for burial
Another railroad for the State has
been chartered by the lumber synd
cate that is endeavoring to consol.
date the big mills of South Mississip.
pi The road is chartered to run from
New Orleans to Memphis via Jack.
son. A portion of the road out of
New Orleans is already running and
sixty miles more just contracted
The balance to connect Jackson with
that already arranged for will be con
tracted at an early day, There is lit
tie doubt that the road will be com
pleted from New orleans to Memphis
at an carly day and trains running.
The oyster canneries Of Mississippi
have closed after most successful
season This is an important indus.
try in the State and one that is gain
ing in Importance yearly Should the
state win the suit with Louisiana for
the disputed fields. it would prove
great stimulus and be worth many
thousands of dollars to the oyester
section.
The little city of Belzoni Is not
satisfied with the railroad facilities
now on hand and will make strong
pull to securely land the Southern
also. The people are working hard
and will likely succeed,
The especially unfavorabe 'weath.
er of tho past month has greatly re.
dueed the acreage of cotton, even be.
yond the expectation of he most en-.
thusiastic reductionist The acreage
will be fully 25 per cent less than
that Of Last year and should bring
handsome price, Texas and other cot.
ton producing States being in tho
same condition
Mr., Morgan Bass. Of Hazlehurst,
has been sgnally successful in the
trucking business so far this season.
His pea crop is off and the ground
planted in a second crop. Beans are
being shipped and the tomato crop
coming along finely. The pea vines
were gathered for hay and are said
to equal timothy or any other kind of
hay. Mr. Morgan's success in the
trucking business will he a stimulus
TO others for next season Haz'ehurst
is becoming a trucking community
and VIII soon begin to cast eyes al
Cryutal Springs and other large ship
pilS points for first pllce.