The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-29

III LIE SaIiy ldll Vi IoSo Lie WiitSi
who was then publishing a newspaper
Mt New Albany, wrote number of ed
itorials charging the life insurance
companies of New York with misap
propriating the money paid them by
policy holders. and especially in using
enormous sums to corrupt the coun
try in the interest of the Republican
candidate for president. Only last
week was the absolute evidence OF
the truth of the assertion brought out
by the examination now in progress
They not only contributed large sums
that year, but also in 1900 and 1904
This was money sent them by Missis
sippi policy holders for protection and
it was used to corrupt national poll
Tics. It also transpires that one com
pany used during one session of the
New York legislature 100000 to cor
rupt that body and secure legislation
favorable to the numerous schemes OF
the big inanciers who control the
concerns. The beginning of this in
vestigation has just begun. What the
future will develop can only be con.
jectured. Hon. Hugh N. Street, OF
Meridian, in a circular a few days
since, urging the people of Mississip-
pi to stand by the home insurance
companies, says that the president OF
one Of the New York life insurance
companies receives more salary from
the insurance company alone than the
governor and seven other State Off
Gals in Mississippi. three members
of the Supreme Court, eleven circuit
judges and eight chancellors; still it
is doubted whether this same presi-
dent is an ADLER man than any of the
officials mentioned. The question OF
insurance is attracting more attention
every day and the people of Missis-
sippi are showing that they are inter
ested to a large degree. We have
paid tribute to the money kings of
the East long enough, and if the leg
islature will only give us legislation
that is at all favorable. there will be
no trouble in organizing a safe, sound
and equitable life insurance company
in the State. Think about this propo-
sition, of the millions sent North ev-
cry year, the good they could be made
to do by being kept at home, the de-
velopment that must be brought
about in the newt few years and talk
it to your neighbor until he is inter
ested and talking also.
1t is cleaned from the newspapers
of the State that farmers are backing
up the demand of the Southern Cot
ton Association for a minimum price
of eleven cents for their product in
a strong manner. Almost every pa
per received at this office last week
noted that cotton had been hauled
back home to remain until the fixed
price was received. 1t looks as if the
farmer at last had an organization to
meet the organizations that have
been preying on him for the last hun
bred years. After several attempts
to perfect an agreement to protect
their interests, always meeting with
failure, it looks as if something tan
gible had been accomplished at last.
With the crop in sight, eleven cents
will be a reasonable price, and it is
to be hoped that members of the AS
sociation will stand firm in their de-
termination to hold for that amount.
Greenwood has capped the climax
of its progressiveness by letting the
contract for over five miles Of new
concrete sidewalks. Already nearly
that much walk has been laid. and
when the new contract is completed,
Greenwood will claim more uniform
walks than any city in the State. 1t
is an evidence of progress that is al
most without an equal, and other
towns and cities would do well to
visit Greenwood and Learn from May
or Vardaman how it was accom-
plished.
AS a result of the good work done
by Hon B. G. HUMPHREYS, of the Third
Congressional District. work was re-
Gently commenced on the cleaning of
Coldwater river from Marks to the
mouth. After the river is cleaned, a
line of small steamers will ply its
course and will TO doubt do fair
business and at the same time fur
nish transportation facilities to a
large section of country that hereto
fore has been without.
Lexington has a pumpkin on exhibit
ton that is two feet and nine inches
long, four feet in circumference and
weighs seventy pounds. II should be
placed on exhibition at the exposition
in November to show our Northern
visitors what can be done in Missis-
sippi The largest here last year was
about this size and was sent in from
Sharkey county Why not get Holmes
into the running this year?
Now that Woodville has secured an
up-to-date water and light plant. fire
company to make use of the water in
fighting fire is being organized. Such
an organization will be worth a great
deal to the town, possibly thousands
of dollars in single day.
The trade day and business cele-
bration planned for Yazoo City by
the Business League has been post
poned on account of the mosquito
quarantine. The proposed celebra-
ton was along the right lines, and 1t
is to be hoped that the project will
be taken up after the guarantees
are called off and carried to a sue
cessful termination.
Business is opening up lively after
several weeks of depression on ac-
count of guarantees, and the pros
poets for the fall are especially prom
Using. Push everything harder than
ever.
Work will soon begin on a hand
some new postoffice building for
Greenwood. The fast increasing bus
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