The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-20

at some tins in the sweet by and by
it may be resumed. The Venture was
an industrial publication and was do
ing a splendid work for the historic
town it called home. The bright say
ings of Editor Woods will be missed
by the press of the State. and all join
in the hope that at an early date the
Venture will venture forth again un-
der brighter skies. The worth of
such a paper to a community is very
great, and Woodville should see that
the proper encouragement for its con-
tinuance is forthcoming.
At a depth of 305 feet a considera.
BILE quantity of oil has been found in
the we'll being drilled near Laurel.
Arrangements are being made to bale
the we'll and ascertain if the oil is to
be had in paying quantities. Who
knows but that in a short time we
may see a repetition of the scenes
around Beaumont right here in Mis-.
SiSSippl?
Two newspapers in the State were
destroyed by fire during the holidays,
The Pensee. at Indianola. and the
Courier, at Coffeeville. Both were in.
sured for a part of their value. While
the sympathy of the press goes out to
its unfortunate brethren, they will
likely come again with a new dress,
brighter than ever.
II {"
1t is refreshing to note that no Mis-
s~isSlpplanS have as vet gone crazy
enough to make. a bluff at burning
cotton to get rid of the surplus. In.
stead of burning it. present to the
mills and have it made into cloth,
which can easily be stored and held
until the price comes back to some.
thing like normal. The mills must
be paid for working it. you may say
Well have it worked On the shares, Oh
any old way. rather than make a spec
tacle of yourself in the burning bluff.
A sensible suggestion is the follow
ing: LAS long as Mississippi farm
ers raise their home supplies they will
prosper with cotton at a low price.
But if they fail to do this, even high
priced cotton will not save them from
poverty"
The splendid record for additional
railroad mileage made by the State
last year. 229 miles, will likely be
doubled during the present one, from
indications now on the surface. Great
activity is being shown by several of
the big systems to get into our pro
ductive territory. A dozen surveying
parties are now at work in different
parts Of the State. and something sub.
stantial will come of it.
The Aberdeen Clothing Company
has been in operation just a year, de-
clared a handsome dividend, and is in.
creasing the capital stock from $50
600 to SIS, 200. While the plant only
manufactures pants, the sales were up
to capacity from the beginning, and
the increase in capital will enable the
factory to turn out twice the amount
of goods during the present year. Ev.
cry clothing factory in the State is
doing nicely.
One of the most carefully edited pa
pers of the State reports the killing
of a fourteen-months-old steer by a
butcher hat weighed 1.400 pounds.
The weight applies to the steer.
The progress of Jackson is of in
terest to the whole people. being their
capital city. Hon. VIM. Hemingway.
mayor of Jackson at that time, had the
following to say at the opening of the
Corn and Cotton Carnival on Deem
Der ~: You are the first visitors to
Greater Jackson. Our population has
just been increased several thousand
by the extension of the corporate linn
its, and from the fourth place among
the cities of Mississippi we are now
first or second. Twenty-eight passen-
ger trains put 500 passengers through
our union depot every t%wenty-four
hours. The drummers from our job
bling houses reach out through the
country in seven directions and rep
resent a business of over $1,000, 900
per annum. Thirty-seven manufac-
turing plants have hundreds of en-
ployes, with a pay roll of over
81, 900 900. In 1902 the bank deposits
were 81, 600; now they are owe
$2,250.00. Four years ago there were
only two buildings as high as three
stories. and now few are constructed
under four stories. The annual out
put from our four cotton seed oil
mills is over 81, 600, 900. Our building
growth and the establishment of new
enterprises is largely the work of
home capital