The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-05-13


says:
while all of the Southern States
have made long strides in industrial
and commercial fields during the past
few years, few of them have made az
much progress comparatively as has
Mississippi. The good people OF that
resourceful State have awakened to
their possibilities, and they are more
busily engaged in the development Of
their State than ever before. Facts
collected by the Baltimore Manufac-
turers' Record of late indicate pros
perity in Mississippi that speaks we'll
for the enterprise of its citizens and
for the confidence they feel in the fut-
ure development of one of the rich
est States in natural resources in the
South.
During the month of March char
tiers for new corporations, with a cap-
italization Of $2,179,000. of which
$450,000 represents banking institu-
tions, were granted, and during 1905
the increase of capitalization will
amount to perhaps $25.000,000. From
February 8, 1904, to March Is. 1905,
the number of State banks in Missis-
sippi increased from 1T to 221, their
aggregate capital now amounting to
IS, 007,S37; surplus, $1,543,35S; undi-
vided profits, $1,543,334, and individ-
ual deposits, $29,948, 900. Already Their
are eight canning factories between
Jackson and Gulfport, and several 9th
ers are being built. In fact, Missis-
sippi is making wonderful progress
all along the line, and especially in
industrial operations.
But that is not all No State in
the South has made more Roadway in
two of the essentials of prosperity
during the past few years than has
Mississippi. y These two institutions
are education and respect for the law.
The latter is fairly dependent upon
the result of the former. Mississip-
pts public educational system has
been wonderfully improved during the
past few years, and the effects are
already widely noted, not only in Mis-
sissippi, but by outsiders as well. The
people of Mississippi have gone in for
improved educational advantages.
They realize their value from bust
ness standpoint, as well as in the de-
velopment of a higher standard of cit
izenship.
During the last year or two a much
healthier public sentiment has been
developed in Mississippi toward the
| laws, and the citizens are widely in
sisting upon more rigid enforcement
of the same. Much of this is the nat
ural outcome of a better public edu-
cational system. These two powerful
| influences in the development of high
er ideals and better conditions have
done great deal for Mississippi dur
| to do a great deal more for the vel
fare of that State and it's people in the
future.
]. H Hunter, a banker and stock
man, of Springfield, H., in an ad-
dress before a convention of Northern
immigrants in Texas, said:
I'VE have surplus Of population in
| Illinois. Some 40 or so per cent of
our lands have gone into the hands of
renters Because of the high price of
| land, our poor young men have no
hope of acquiring $50 acres. Many
| have moved into our towns and be-
come clerks, etc. They have aban-
doned hope of acquiring land. What
should have been done? They should
have been sent down to Louisiana
| Texas and Mississippi and shown your
wonderful resources. Indiana, Illinois
and Iowa all have a large class of
men of this character, who should be
| led here ,"
Here is presented striking view of
state of things which ought to re-
dound, not only to the benefit of the
men of the overcrowded Northern
States, but also to the development
| of our own State. We want white
population of the right sort, and there
can be nothing better than these
young men from the Northern States.
Here they can buy land of the best
| quality at low rates, and here all of
| the natural advantages and conditions
are in their favor. The Northern
farmers who have come here are do.
inglwell, and We need more of them.
Arrangements have been perfected
whereby the matter written descrip
tive of Mississippi during the past
year and-published in these columns,
| will be issued in pamphlet form for
general distribution. One hundred
thousand will DO printed and circulate
| ed by the railroads and real estate
| people. Almost every subject of in
terest to outsiders seeking locations
has been handled in a more or less
comprehensive manner. and the pub
| LEGATION should prove valuable in the
way OF letting the wonderful advan-
tages and resources of Mississippi be
known to the outside world The pub
| LEGATION will be made under the man
| agement of the Greater Mississippi
Association, and is worthy of approval
by all who desire to see the State CON
tinue prosperous, They will be fur
nished for $150 per 100, and numbers
of interested parties could well af-
ford to distribute a few hundred
where they will be likely to do the
greatest amount Of good.
Congressman HUMPHREYS has made
a personal investigation Of Coldwater
river to satisfy himself as to the feas-
Utility Of navigation with improve
ments. He states that it is certainly
navigable with some work in the way
Of improvements The Federal gov
ernment will be asked to make
a small appropriation to aid in the
| work of Improvement, and Coldwater
will likely vet prove blessing to
| those who own property In it's rich
| bottom section The rivers OF Missis-
| sippi are neglected too much by our
| representatives in congress. and too
little attention paid to the possibility
of making them carriers of commerce.
| Water is the most economical means
| Of TRANSPORTATION known and there are
a number of streams in Mississippi
| that could be made OF service with
the proper attention. Pearl river could
be made navigabIe for small vessels
as far up as Edinburg with small
amount Of work, and there are dozens
Of other places where Uncle Sam
could place a few dollars to an advan.
tage. Wake up on this subject and
see that your congressman present
your claims for recognition In the app
| preparations made with such regular
ity.