Macon beacon., 1905-09-09

Mention has been made frequently in
this department of the fact that there
was money in feeding cattle for the
Northern markets, even il the cattle
were bought in Texas, shipped here to
latten and then forwarded to Chicago
to be slaughtered. w. B. Dodson, OF
Baton Rouge, La, in a recent letter to
Capt. Merry, of the Illinois Central
railroad, produces evidence 10 back
up this assertion. \ ear of steers
bought in Illinois were shipped 10 l}a-
ton Rouge, fed and fattened and then
shipped 10 Chicago, where they topped
the market for that week. At no place
in the world can bcef cattle be fattened
cheaper and more satisfactorily than in
the South, where we have such an
abundance Of cottonseed meal and hulls,
II fat-producing feed that can be cqualed
nowhere. Grenada. West Point, Tupe-
10 and other places have tried the cX-
pertinent with success. Considerable
capital is required to handle a good
sized bunch. but the banks have been
prompt TO aid the movement hereto
fore.
The increase being shown in the per-
sOnal assessment rolls of the State i,
very gratifying. The increases shown
range from 81. 2J0,0OO down. MiSsis-
sippi is prosperous despite the little
decentralization of business experienced
during the past two months. Experts
have predicted that this was the last
visitation of the mosquito fever that We
would have 10 combat, and let us hope
h.,
nifty in the State should commence in
May Of next year and get into a perfect
condition as 10 cleanliness, kill the mos
qutocs, and forget that there ever On
listed such a thing as yellow fever
While this fever Is claimed not to be Il
filth disease, yet a cleaning up will be
worth a great deal as preventative of
other diseases if this diagnosis Us to
yellow fever Is right Get clean and
keep
Louis Grllu, OF Aberdeen, has re-
Gently shipped a trio Of fancy chickens
to Ymir. British Columbia. receiving
$50 for them. That is the way to do
business. Not only make other States
pay Mississippi tribute but invade the
possessions of Great Britain as well. It
will be only a few days now until the
whole world will begin TO deliver us
instalments on that S75,0O0,000 or $780,
100000 for our cotton crop. We have
Just closed the season when the States
up North sent us large sums for our
truck. Twelve months in the year we
relieve parts of the whole world of cash
for our lumber and naval stores. Keep
up the good work and extend the terri
tory covered from year to year.
One thousand people died in New Or
leans last year from consumption and
over ten thousand in New York last
winter from la grippe. Still there was
no panic, decentralization OF business or
shotgun quarantine. 1t is high time
that stop was put to the panic that
follows the announcement Of Il ease of
fever in the South. The ghost of 1878
should be relegated to the closet and
kept there. Absolute cleanliness, which
means the destruction of the mosquito,
is the plan on which to wage the cam
paign.
'Ht NphbNih- llpliitlN III hiS'uNNluS
the mosquito theory of spreading yell
low fever, remarked that it might be
unwlse to commence a campaign against
Madam Stegomyia in the early spring
of next year, for it might be possible
that the experts would be chasing bull
frogs by then. Another man suggests
that bedbugs might also carry the in
fection. At any rate absolute cleanli-
ness is not II bad thing.
All honor is due the railroads of Mis-
sis,ippi for the excellent aid rendered
in the mosquito fever quarantine and
the attendant troubles of transportation.
Also for the assistance given the ofli-
clalS in enforcing quarantine regua-
,ionS. The roads can he depended upon
at all times to render valuable assist
ance when it is to the best interest of
the country. While we fall out with
them occasionally ON account OF rates,
tariffs. etc, still we appreciate what
they do for us in the time of trouble.
West Point is making an effort to re-
vive the Board of Trade, which organi-
2ation accomplished 50 much good for
that cnterprising prairie city last year.
The mistakes that caused it to cease
existence will be much easier to shun
in the future. No live town or city
should be without u wide-awake busi-
ness organization of some kind.
= IS
The police commissioners of New
York city recently paid the young men
from the South splendid tribute for
their activity, honesty and integrity.
That is Just us it should be- The true
worth of our people is fast gaining
recognition all over the country.
.
Hattiesburg, through its Board of
Trade, is advertising for 10000 men TO
come and aid in the work of making it
still larger and better, Hattiesburg Is
progressive, and the result is readily
seen in the wonderful progress shown in
the past few years.
When the land assessment is made
next year, South Mississippi will show
wonderful increase in taxable values
from two causes. One is the wonderful
Improvement that has been made since
the last assessment was made, and the
other is that holders of large bodies of
land will be required TO pay on some
thing like the real worth of their hold
ings Thousands of acres of land in
that section are assessed at 81 25 per
acre. when it is really worth from Slj
to $25, This is nothing but what is
right and no man should complain at
being required to furnish some OF the
money TO help in the work of appre
ciating the value of his holdings.
Grange Herrington, of $3.50, from
May 10, 1904, to August /, 1905, took
from six acres OF land $6S1S3 worth of
produce. Mr.. Harrington was editor
and publisher of the Piney Woods
Farmer, which is now defunct. He
cites the facts given to show that he is
fairly successful farmer if he did run
an agricultural paper, which cannot be
said of many who sit in the 'steenth
story Of building and hand out advice
by the cord to farmers in general. Mr..
Harrington will hereafter edit a page
in the Laurel Ledger, devoted exclu-
siyely to agriculture.