Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-01-21

held In Mississippi was covered, to
say nothing OF the splendid display OF
general Southern products. Inc grand
prize was awarded on thls feature OF
the exhibit and there was not a person
10 say that 1t was not merlted'
Messrs Hayes, Green and Henderson
were in charge and cheerfnlly lent ev'
cry eH0rt TO make the occasion sue
cess. lhe old library ana ADJOINING
rooms were used, ana words rail TO de-
scribe the beauty ana symmetry OF the
display Mr.. Green, VINO was the ar
chitect oil the decorations ana arrange
mehts, Is an expert IN that ilhe, as the
success OF MS efOrtS proved Not one
ol tne many Northern VlsltorS laiIeu
10 put III great deal oil tlme III tnese
rooms, ana many were the eNclama'
tiohs ol ueiisht anu "ohuer AT the re-
sourceiuihess OF our DeioFed south
iehu' IL was Il reVeiatioh even 10 our
own people, ana ihe great system re-
sponslDle TOT II was overwhelmed with
CONCENTRATIONS ana words Oh appre'
elatlOn'
Inc crowhlhg feature OF TINS exhio'
" was display OF WOODS common 10
mississippi pollshed 10 snow the Dean'
~ OF grain and arranged so as TO be-
Wlluer the spectator Win lts maghlh'
cehce ana variety. mere was piece
OF every mercnahtaDle WOOD grown IN
the state, and only those well ac-
quainted with our timDers appreciated
the large number OF varieties TO De
mad. Minerals were not lacking ana
1t was shown that Mississippi, whlle
not so rlch In minerals as some OF the
southern states, was not entlrely
without something OF value Iron ore
or rich proportions was shown, clays |
ana kaolln that can be found IN vast
deposits, mineral waters OF value IN
many ailments, and number OF other
Interesting features. In the way OF
fruits the display was especially com
prehenslye, ID. Street OF Corlnth, |
furnished specimen OF apples that
could not be beaten anywhere Ihey |
were not large, Dut Tor deiiclous ma
Vor and keeping qualities, could not
De excelled. MI street mas zo0 Dush-
els OF these apples IN his cellar at
home and Keeps them FOR use all win
ter lie has a number OF bearing
trees and hnds them profitable. d. f.
Dowhey ana H. r. washington OF AID
erdeen' iurnlshed corn that couid not
be excelled In the great corn states OF
'he Northwest me ears were large
ana well lormeu' the gram long ana
COD small IL was dispiayed proiusely
anu created much laVoraoie comment.
j. H. alleh, OIL Wihoha, eShlolteu
pears that were NOT oeateh' oh OF
que anu ohe'quhrter "cies ne sathereu
EoV pusheIs that Drought 20 cents per
pushei' hettlhs MN 'he handsome
sum OF slS',9o. lie Is putting out
other KINDS OF lruit now ana reasoha-
niy expects success 10 ioiiow the at
tempt EN'raorolhatiiy large pump
k'hs' "elghihg apout 20 pouhds eaci',
wore iurhisned Dy ~ r. Ihapmah, OF
CisrKe county, ana parties al BOON
VIE III freh'iss county, ana Waha,
iak Mr chapman also eAhlDlteu
splehdia oats mat were nara 10 peat
ihey were 'all anu possesseu very
heavy mead ., l. Buckley nad on
exhibltlon sweet potatoes winch were
raiseu GU ground from which hau
teeh gatnered crop OF lrlsh pota-
toes. They were planted on the 18TH
OF July anS were large and symmet.
rlcally formed b. r. Holmes OF
Montgomery county, displayed corn
"nlch one crop oi corn hau aireauy
peeh gathered. his corn attracted
great ueal Oh atlehtloh, from lhe laet
oi lts pelhg secohu crop, ana proved
one Oh 'he most interesting FEATURES Oh
the eAhinl'' a peautliul feature was
a magnificent noquet OF cut chrysan'
themums 1urhished by MIS- NJ H.
FOLK OF Crystai springs Ihey were
large ana dellcatelJ tinted, Delng
much admlred ana commented upon
space Is inadequate TO fully de-
scribe the complete exhlDlt made by
the southern ana mobile ONO
roads Suflce 1t TO say that 1t was
undoubtedly the feature OF the Carnl'
val ana rehected great credit upon the
OF those excellent sys'
tens Assurance is given that next
fall their EFFORTS OF the past VIII be
and those acquainted with
the gentlemen in charge do not at all
doubt their ability 10 do so il 1t Is at
all possible. The systems have great
ly enlarged their host Of admirers in
the State of Mississippi.
A distinguished statesman has said
that "the greatness Of nation does
net depend alone upon the wealth
from dollars and cents
standpoint. but also upon the quality
Of its citizenship" Mississippi is
blessed with that quality
of citizenship that means wealth in
untold volumes. but at the same time
there are those who do not recognize
ence of the law For the benefit of all
good citizens more than for the pun.
Ishment of the few who are not in
that class, the law should be strictly
enforced without fear or favor In
periods of great prosperitv the people
ara more ant to become negligent
along this line and mass without no.
lice jnfractions that otherwise would
be taken hold Of on1 handled as thew
should be- Officers and citizens alike.
look well to the enforcement of all
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