Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-01-28

passing, and the man who will not
see it stands in his own light.
Harry l.. Lyons, founder and until
last week editor and owner of the
Laurel Ledger. has sold that excellent
paper and will devote his time ex-
clusiyely to. the work OF compiling
Industrial editions of papers In hust
ling towns that desire such work
done. The first work Of Mr.. Lyons In
Mississippi was for the writer, Tor
whom he compiled and issued the IL
Illustrated edition Of the Tupelo Indus
trial Review. The phenomenal sue
cess of this work firmly established
him with the newspaper fraternity OF
Mississippi and the several beautiful
and valuable editions issued since
have placed him far ahead OF any
man who has ever done this special
work in the State. His style Is
unique and convincing, setting forth
in an unusually strong light the ad'
vantages of the city or community un-
der consideration. 1t Is to be hoped
that the present year will see much
of this highly commendable work
done in the great old State. The
newspapers are more wide-awake tnan
ever before, and thoroughly realize
the importance of pushing their home
towns and the great benefit to be dc'
rived. Push Mississippi
The farmers who raised a great
deal Of six cent cotton in the central
portion of the State are not meeting
and resoluting much, but have already
set their pegs to plant a little more
truck and little less cotton this year
than last. This is about the only
sensible way to go at the business OF
reducing the acreage. The price Will
reduce it all right, and who knows
but what all experience like that
through which we are passing is not
good thing? 1t is undoubtedly
forcing a diverslfication of interests,
and that has long been acknowledged
as absolutely necessary in the South.
Raise the neccssaries of life as far
as practicable at home and make the
surplus crop cotton. With cotton at
u to Is cents per pound, of course
everybody will raise all the cotton
that they can, for there is big money
in it, but such prices are abnormal
and will not hold good. Eight cents
is a fair price for cotton, and as q
surplus crop the South would grow
rich raising it at that price.
Natchez will celebrate Mardi Gras
on a much larger scale this year than
ever before. The success attending
their efforts in the past is sufficient
guarantee that the event this year viii
be well worth going many miles tc
attend Then, too, it is a Mississippi
institution and deserves the undivided
support Of Mississippi people. At tht
season when this event comes off the
people are anxious to get off some
where for a few days recreation, ant
with the splendid list of amusements
offered at Natchez, there Is no reason
why the attendance should not be al
that could be desired. Patronizt
Mississippi institutions.
Poplarville comes to the front agail
by voting overwhelmingly to install
a municipal waterworks system, Worl
will begin so soon as the plans cal
be made and the contract let. Poplar
vile is exactly right in deciding t
have these necessities supplied by thu
municipality, The cost to users will
be much less under municipal owner
ship, and If there should be any profit
which 1t is never figured 10 have NOR
than enough to pay interest an,
bonds. it will revert to the taxpayer
and tighten that burden in the end
Good for Poplarville.
Recently large number of death
have been recorded in the Stat
caused from cheap brands of whisli
shipped in from the countless jul
houses on the outside. The most ser
Gus phase of the situation, however
Is what man Is calculated to do VIII
will drink such abominable stuff jus
before it kills him. An investigation
Of the murders and crimes of less dc
gree committed in the State durin
the year just past, will show tha
cheap whisky was the cause of a
alarming proportion Of them. If it j
absolutely necessary that we hav
whisky, let's make some kind of a
effort to get a brand with the figh
all taken out before 1t Is allowed t
come into the State This Is ve1
atious question that continual agit;
tion and experiment will properly Sc
tie in time.
Hazlehurst is attracting much a
tention from large truck handlers i
the North and East who desire to bu
their crop this spring. A large nun
ber of representatives of big house
have already been on the ground tr.
ing to contract or make arrangement
to get the stuff. Truck is as easil
handled as cotton, and If it is grow
in any quantity by community thei
will always be buyers on the groun
to offer the highest market price
cash before 1t is loaded.
Orders have been given from Was
ington that the hustling little city
West Point is to have free mail d
livery after the LIST of May. This
quite a feather in the CAP of tn;
place and again stamps them as hus
lers West Point is growing phenor
enallv fast all the time,
pros,dort T. II Iewis of rho pasc