Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-09-28

Hon. Walter cIars. president oe ths
Mississippi division u the southern
Cotton Association. gave out the rol-
invtng adsirrss sou,e drvx since. 10
3 well worthy cf a careful per'tsal
To the Farmers cf is<issfppt.
At a recent necttr- in Ashevfifs.
y g TIE Everutive Ceuu1ittse cf ths
S0a1hsrn COTTON Association saw
proper - IN TIE minimum price of
cutton ne N cents. basis urhidIInx up-
laasiE ar the hcme market Doubt
iess many Of you may be Inclined 10
think the price is tcD kfxh. ant that
We VII unc b. able TO maintain Il.
] want - rem nj Won that at IN. Nv
oriears convention mmrh oupsssifislu
vas arpHsesi BY the proposition 10 tx
tEe pr,rp ~ COTTON az ten cpnrs The
euftln buytn< world risIicul-.i the
, itsa-
did everything IN ny pnxer On
nv return horse after this convention
- prevent the saie % rusran. ant
heExet amt plead with men nos To-
ser their rurrou ar 81 ant : cents
have met m1ny men who solsi their
best <-afies n these PRICES. who Iater
IN sod ne towesr grades fnr ret=
cents The cotton buyer certainly
VII not pay ~ cents e1r crtton when
he car ger e. for r0ts cents. II YOU
seil COTTON for 10 or I0t- cents. vou
certainly carr1t raise the price To N
cents. 50 yru soc tbs matter Is er-
tIrely IN y-ur htnsiz Your Exer-f-
tive Committee axss this prize after
mature tslther1finn- They we're vel
ADVISED - 70 the crnsfifian q the
crop. surplus ant dry S'csts market
7 eunsisier their arrinn conservative
a1t believe tlat IN n very shcr. while
rrr VII rVaiize this prfsre. and 7 urge
TeI rot - sslI. provided q enurse.
Fuu e1u finance vunr haiflrgs. n yuu
are forced tD sell. sci as EttIs .s
possible. vtusF also asgvf~s ant
fr=a 7nu % dsvoos vgnEr entire tim.
ami arrention f1r the next thirty savs
as ieast 10 rhss gafherinr u the erup.
aat whae yuu hrtf hsiti m ne seed.
a. rhe loss Is less
I have thfs uiorul-w -pcrfzrsF the
foloWizx teiegrarf f-u-n the president
- ths south CarolsnI divisiuu En-
courage yogr peupis ~ holt. Easter,
tFIN ~NHNNEF TIaAn FNUtHtTria
-Yeur committee were q ths opfr-
IN rhat WITH normal conditions 81
million bales wuul8 hss the maxirau
erDp- u euurse. 70 Srms sxreur this
IS Slesx Vprs- bEr We shs eus1eavor
% keep vuu nosts-i ABOUT the cnrtli-
tiuus ID All parts cf the country The
sears FafaE 70 sh~ rrrxe reeefBts
F'1r the past eight wsess psrkin- las
ee~n very general "A parts q Tsx1s
art the Eastern hsfr n many PLACES.
I an fnssrure,f shst ths pirkfu- VIII
~ hafsae't nv Oetnher 70 This eot-
too has. been gfnned ard sold n from
+ 70 s-S 70 I9f= esuts. having been s1l5
Il ueesssarif~ fogbaEz that n shauit
aurear AZ the psrts In MANY sec-
tiuns the cotton h1s eqcne,I pre1ra-
tHreIy and everything points 10 the
shortest erun VI have raised for
wears Do noe sell vorr Cutfru tnr
less than m cents znd do roc sell all
for that price Feed the market slow
Iv-
Rfp'sv has an organization of Young
boys that is unique indeed II IS
composed Of some thirty boys who
have signed a pledge rot tn drink.
smoke. swear. etc. Johnnie Rains
<ou Of the Sentinel foreman. Is pres
bfeur and looks after the enforcement
Of the rules. \ charitable lady is
building the club handxcms home.
and II viii be ulasie a perm1nsEr insti-
tHtior This Is step in the right
direction. and all such movements
shoult be property encouraged by ali
who desire to see the boys and young
men grow into useful and iaw-abfding
/ citizens. The writer wishes for the
[ club success and a long and useful
I life
/ Que Of our bright Mississippi pa
GERS says a great deal in the follow
ING paragraph
Lucky is the fsruer who raises
his oxn supplies at home and does
NOT have to pay out his cnttun money
EDr meat. eoru mofasses etc He Is
I safe. no matter Row the price Of cot
ton huctuste=, and whatever mercy
7 his cotton brings IS his 90 use Is be
/ plcases.-
The hrrstIfng citizens Of Gulfport
are not at all discouraged By the ap-
pearanee Of a few cases Of the pre-
vafifrg fever and are bHsiry engaged
/ in building splendid $50 aaa efsv
/ hal as well as a reN electric line and
I many other handsome buildings. Cuff
port is destined To be a great city.
and the people Of the whole State
glory in the enterprise displayed by
her enthusiastic citizens
| Yszpo City IL boring additional
wells to Supplement- the waiter sup
/ ply An increase in the demand for
water in thar progressive burg Is re-
/ ~ponsible. The wells ncw in use are
artesian and Of the best
VT. Adams. Of Corfath- is seeking
to locate fifty families Of Germans in
that community They were offered
/ by the Industrial aeuartment cf the
I Southern Railway The German i'm
migrants make desirable Labor for
this section. and II Nr- Adams is suc-
eessfuI in Locating this colouy- IL viii
[ probably be the means Of bringing
more to shis section The question
Of desirable immigration IS one that
should prove OF interest to every efr-
I ixRu Undesirable ores should not be
allowed. as they would no doubt prove
Of less account than the regr0 labor
now to be had Germans and Swedes
have proven tie best so far
The steamer Export and barges
VIII ply the Peart this winter from
Jackson as far IN as Carthags and
Edinkr-< This is the frss attempt
IN several Years to make use OF the
river fer transportation. but there
seems 70 be every reason why tha
project can and viii be made a sue
cess II will prove a paving invest
4 nzenf for Jackssn as vel as a grsat
convenience for The people and towns
en- route Tae jackson Board Ct
Trade ts responsible for the uove
msnE and viii help TO push is along