The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-01-05

A gentleman who has only been in
Mississippi two years and who came
from the cold regions mentioned above
has this to say in behalf of our eli
mate: "For several weeks the north
has been the scene of snow, ice and
winter desolation. The inhabitants
of every state north of the Ohio river
have begun the four to five months
fight against inclement weather which
comes annually with the certainty OF
taxes. Here in Mississippi no snow
has fallen, no ice has formed and no
wintry winds have tormented those
whose calling necessitates exposure
to the weather. The north has al
ready had this year much more OF Sc
we're weather than the people of Jones
county will see all winter. The differ
ence in comfort between residence
in this favored section and one in the
icy north, is so great that it must be
experienced to be realized. . :" Mis-
sissippi should place in their hands
about this states Incompatible eli
mate and the opportunities offered
new comers in every line of indus
try" The advantages of Mississip-
pi should be properly exploited before
the world as the gentleman says, and
the benefits would be great.
A gentleman calls the attention OF
the writer to the fact that the life IN
surance company which he represens
is investing its capital in Mississippi
and it has since transpired that some
of the others are in possession OF Mis-
sissippi bonds. All well and good.
Let us hope that some one OF them
will see fit to build a good office struc-
ture or two in the state. They are do
ing this in the larger cities of the
north and east and we would like to
see the money we pay in invested here
closer to home, especially so when the
rate of interest is so much more here
than in the big financial centers. Al
ter an investigation of the compara-
tive amounts invested in Mississippi
by the insurance companies with two
and a half million dollars paid them
each year, something more will be said
on this subject.
Capt. J. J. White, president of the
Greater Mississippi Association and
one of the foremost citizens of the
state, has organized the J. ]. White
Lumber Co., at McComb City with
one million dollars capital. 1t will
be the largest lumber concern in the
state. Capt. White is one of Missis-
sippi's pioneer lumbermen, and no
man has done more for the industrial,
agricultural and commercial upbuild-
ING of the state than he has. The Lib
erty-White railroad in his recent work
and many other acts could be enumer-
ated to show that his heart is with
Mississippi. With the immense
amount of capital behind him he has
been able to show much in the way OF
actual accomplishments. Long may he
live and prosper.
A number of mining concerns from
the west have representatives IN Mis-
sissippi soliciting stock in their or
carnations. Would it not be better
to invest your spare money in Missls-
sippi mines, there being great num-
Der of them producing gold and sill
yer in prodigious quantities, although
possibly not in the crude shape OF
western mines. Investments here
should prove much more satisfactory
than thousands Of miles from home
and in something that you positively
know nothing about. You may gel
your moneys worth, but it is very
much like playing a hundred to one
shot at a horse race-a long chance
The jackson House at West Point
sets the pace in supplanting negro
walters with German girls brought
down from the cities up east. The in
novation is apparently working well as
the help is much more desirable and
reliable than negro walters. A mum
Der of families in West Point have
white help and are pleased with the
new regime.
Indianola is boring for artesian wa
ter and has struck fair supply at {
depth of HOO feet but will not be sat
isfed until it is secured in larger guam
titles and the work of drilling contin
ues. The citizens of that progressive
town are persistent in their efforts t.
get the best of everything that is going
and they generally get it.
The weather during Christmas wa
balmy and pleasant, quite contras
to the brand being served to ou
, friends in the north and west. Pit.
tits that large number Of them coul'
not have been with us in its enjoy
ment.
: Robt. F. Caffey, Of Winona killed
eleven months old pig that weighe'
$40 pounds. J. N. Smith Of Gloste
killed one not fourteen months oil