Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18
, MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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Walter Clark, president of the Mis-
sissippi division OF the Southern Cot
ton Association, gives out the following
circular letter:
ITO the People of Mississippi:
IL feel quite sure that all fair minded
men will agree with me that the South
ern Cotton Association has accomplish
ed some good. That much more good
can be accomplished by better organi-
zation feel assured. | feel tabsolute-
| ly necessary that we 20 to work and
bring about more complete organiza-
tion, and ! ask the people of every
county in Mississippi to send their
county president and secretary, or at
least two representatives, to meet with
the executive committee at Jackson on
| Nov y and a. The meeting will be
called to order promptly at 10 o'clock,
am, on Nov. %, in the house of repre-
| sentatives. | should also like TO have
| any others who feel interested enough
| in this great work to attend and give
us the benefit Of their counsel. My
| idea in calling this meeting is to con-
slider carefully this organization from
every standpoint, and to devise ways
and means for better organization and
| more definite purposes. II will be
| necessary that each county pay the ex-
penses of its own representatives A
few dollars expended and few days
loss OF time should not prevent your
| attending | consider this meeting OF
vital importance to you. Your pres
encc will be worth great dcaltO all OF
us, and | want you to come, not with
the idea Of frolic, but with the idea Of
two days hard work.
Less than thirteen months ago tho
village of Sturgis, in Oktibbeha county,
between Starkville and Ackerman, was
wiped out by fire, nothing being left to
mark the spot except the smoldering
ashes and one lonely store. In less
time than two hours $4,000 worth OF
property was consumed, with only
81 800 insurance to cover the loss This
calamity would have dishcartened peo-
pie Of less energy and determination,
but not so with the merchants of Stur-
gis. Today where the old, dlapidated
buildings stood, twenty new brick and
modern wooden buildings stand, well
appointed for their business, with invit-
ing plate glass fronts. Before the fire
the weary pedestrians had to wade the
mud in winter and the dust and sand in
summer, but not SO now. They have
graded The streets, put in good side
walks and have made the little place
look like city.
DR.. G. c. Fucker, of Bluff, is the
owner OF some very interesting relics
dug from the grave Of an Indian in the
Talahatchie hills. The grave was ac-
cidentally discovered as the result Of
hogs roofing up the ground and bring
ing to the top some old spoons. Fur
thcr digging brought to light the skcl-
eton and some more spoons, a bowl,
bottle and brass kettle. The bones
were so old as to be easily crushed in
the hand. The bowl is in almost per-
feet condition, which Is an unusual
thing for bowls of this kind and age.
The coloring is very strange, but beau
tiful. The bottle is made of dark-col-
ored glass, and is almost unbreakable
on account Of thickness.
An Eastern cotton factory has ex-
pressed desire to get to jackson, and
the city is going to he asked to take
sufficient amount Of stock to bring it.
The factory is hrce-hundrcd-dola
concern, and the owners are anxious To
get their plant down in the vicinity OF
the cotton patchcs-as II great many
have already done, and as many more
are going to have to do in the course Of
time, The city Of jackson has great
many factories Of one kind and another,
but no cotton mill, and that is what is
believed TO he necessary to put the old
town on the real high road TO pros
perity.
Senator McLaurn of Sharkey and
Senator Dulancy of lssaquena declare
the cotton crop in the delta is only 60
per cent of what It was last year, and
on many fine farms the crop amounts TO
nothing. These gentlemen are two OF
the largest planters in the delta.
The board of supervisors Of Coahoma
county have let the contract for the
construction of a steel bridge over Sun
flower river between Clarksdae and
Friars Point. This is the second steel
bridge for which contract has been let
within the past few months.
The police of Jackson have been CIV
ing the blind tigers genuine shaking
up recently, and several of them, white
and black, men and women, have been
fined as much as $50 and the costs. 1t
seems to be impossible to break up the
tiger dens, their profits being so large,
but life is being made Il burden to some
of them, and they declare they are done
with the business. Some few of the
older and stronger ones have been
pulled" and fined so many times that
they have grown used to the feeling
and hare ened to the crime, so that an
arraignment before the courts has no
terrors for them.
The following subscriptions to the sill
yer service fund being raised by the
governor were sent in last week: Presi-
dent Spencer Second Vice-President
Finley and Vice-Prcsident Russell of
the Mobile and Ohio and of the South
ern Railways, 800 EACH the Missis-
sippi Rome Insurance Company OF
Vicksburg, 800; the Meridian Fertil-
izer Company of Meridian, S25; Mrs.
Ed Kahn of Meridian, $5,
Gen. Robert Lowry, commanding the
Mississippi division United Confeder-
ate Veterans, has issued an order to
hold the annual State Reunion in Jack
son on Nov. % and %, and assures all
who may attend cordial welcome and
hospitablc treatment.
Work is now in progress on the new
Mobile and Ohio bridge over the Tom
bicbee at Columbus. The immense
amount Of business that the Mobile
and Ohio is forced to handle over the
their Montgomery division, all of which
passes through Columbus, has rendered
Il new bridge imperative, and the OH
rials Of the road decided upon the cree
tion of new bridge instead OF making
rcpairs on the structure now in use.
The governor has issued Il proclama-
ton urging district attorneys and other
officers of the State to vigorously en-
force the laws which are being violated
by the whisky men 10y shipping G. o.
d packages into the State.
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