The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-02-10
BY H. E. BLAKESLEE, Jackson.

thlS--a good IlvlnS ana COmlOTtdDle
homes in the South In exchange for a
small amount of labor.
j. W. Langley, of Jackson, gave an
exemplification of intensive farming
and the splendid results at the carni-
val In a very small space he ex-
hibited variety of articles from his
farm that made most creditable
showing. There were new-crOp Irish
potatoes that were hard to beat on
any part of the ground. Turnips Of
immense size and uniformity of shape.
Rutabagas, new-crop cabbages, sweet
potatoes ard other vegetables. His
corn was large and perfectly formed.
Pop corn of several different varieties,
and sugar corn for table use were
specialties. Mr.. Langley is success
full farmer, and his exhibit marked
him as such.
Mendenhall in Simpson county, and
Crenshaw, in Pamela county, have been
raised by proclamation of the governor
from villages to towns. They have 500
and 400 inhabitants, respectively. 1t
is an off week when one or more vii
lagos are not raised to towns, and with
frequency the proclamation is invoked
to make towns cities. The country is
being populated in proportion to sus-
tain the growing towns.
Another milestone has been passed
in the rebuilding of YazOo City. The
new passenger station has been com
pleted and brought into use. While it
is not just what the citizens of Yazoo
would have rather had, it is convenient
and roomy enough for present uses.
The trouble is, that the city does not
propose to stand still, and in short
time the present building will be far
inadequate for the purpose intended
After a year or so a larger one will
be demanded
1t seems that along with the pros
porous times which have come to our
State, and from all indications they
have come to stay, there has also come
an army of grafters, humbugs and con-
fidence men. The operations of this
gentry is not all confined to the cities
and towns Numbers of them are
working among the farmers who are
well fixed financially. 1t might be well
have in the past, bite at nothing until
it's merit and good faith has been
proven. Jones county has experienced
g. loss from the work of man who
pretended to represent one of the big
department mail order houses of the
North. Goods were offered at ri
diculously low price, and a portion of
the money collected in advance. The
goods never came, and the man has
gone. Chimerical gold, silver, oil,
townsite and other bonds are being
offered, and there are suckers to take
them in, and, in turn, are taken in.
1t is still the best plan to buy your
goods from Mississippi merchants and
invest your surplus cash in Mississippi
investments Fight shy of the man
who offers so much for so little money
for ninety times out of hundred all
you get is dearly bought experience.
The Pascagoula Street Railway and
Power Company is building a summer
car for use between the city and the
beach that will be fifty feet long, with
two fifty-horse power motors, and will
have a capacity of 100 passengers and
a speed of thirty miles per hour. The
travel this summer is expected to eX-
coed that of last year by large per
cent, and arrangements for handling
it are being made in advance.
No man in Mississippi is of too
little importance to lend his mite to
the great work of development already
inaugurated. There is something for
every one to do, be their station in life
ever so humble. The thing to do, is
to start right now and use all the en-
. ergies with which you are endowed in
that direction.
The business men Of Poplarville
have commenced agitating the ques-
ton of building a bridge across Pearl
river for the purpose of opening up
larger trade territory for the town.
They have gone at it in systematic
manner, and propose to keep kicking
until something is developed. A Louis
ana parish adjacent to Pearl river
county is said to be interested and
willing to bear portion OF the eX-
pense. 1t would undoubtedly prove
of great benefit to Poplarville and the
county, also.
T. E. Waldrup. secretary of the
Southern Truck Growers League. is
busily engaged in organizing trucking
associations throughout Southeast
Mississippi A number have been
gotten on foot, and special interest will
be shown the industry during the COM
ing year Handlers will be placed at
several of the important cities of the
North, and every precaution taken to
get the best prices for the product.
This is the largest trucking organiza-
ton in the State, and the plan decided
upon for handling the business insures
its success. No commission men are
considered at ALL With its own agents
in the market, the stuff is sold at pre-
vailing prices, cutting out middle men
and speculation. This is the proper
manner in which to make truck grow
ing a success.
The M. j. & X. C. railroad has been
made standard guage as far north as
Cotton Plant The gauge from New
Albany to Pontotoc was broadened
some time last year. In short while
the Doodle Bug will be only mem
DRY in Mississippi Hundreds who
travelled the road and knew its owners,
officers and operators in the past. will
evince a feeling of regret that the
onward march of progress has neces-
STATED the elimination of this little
piece of road and pushed into the
background the affable. and accom-
modating men who controlled its des-
TIMES in the past. Such, however, is
the price we must pay for the greater
advantages of an advance along all