The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-02
! GREATER MISSISSIPPI.
BY II. e. BLAKESLEE.


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There is no place for the loafer and
idler in Mississippi. Work can be cas-
lily found and at good prices.
Menderhall Is not at all discOurag-
ed by the removal Of the Simpson
county court house back to Westville
and Is just completing $4,000 school
building for the accommodation Of the
children of the town.
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The hustling city of Newton shows
phenomenal increase in taxable
property, being fifty per cent over that
of the last assessment. 1t Is one OF
the fastest growing places in the state
work that has been steadily going on
for some years.
The Brandon Printing company OF
Nashville has sent the dummy cop
les Of the new code to state officials
and members OF both houses of the
legislature. Should any member of the
legislature fail to receive copy
promptly, they are requested to notify
the company and a copy will be sent
them at once.
The work of construction on Halle
bursts pretty park lake is being push
ed and ere long the citizens of that
place will be in possession of unique
and attractive place where a few
hours can be spent pleasantly. Tupelo
has lake of 33 acres and Crystal
Springs large one also. Both are
really parks and afford fine fishing as
well. Other towns might follow the
example set with profit.
Great interest is being manifested
throughout the state in the subject of
rural high schools. The announcement
comes from Monroe county that at
four places the interest shown assures
the location Of such schools. Wren,
Stonewall, Hatley and Hamilton are
the locations mentioned. The people
Of Mississippi are justly interested in
the great subject of education, the
foundation for future greatness.
There is a growing demand for men
with backbone and integrity to fill all
stations in life. A revolution will
come when grafters and gallery
charmers will be kicked into the brush
and honest, courag eous men given
their places. The people will not al
ways stand for imp6sitions and hallu-
cinations. Mississippi is freer from this
scourge than any state in the Union
and Is so recognized.
A correspondent in the Maben Adj
vance says that "the richest man in
Maben thinks himself no better than
the poorest" This is true of all Mis-
sisssippi A poor man, be he honest
and upright, is not considered any
less than the man worth a million.
Let us strive to keep it thus. Aristoc-
racy is a thing Of .he past, and we
must guard against the assumed SUI
periority of the man who gets to-
gether large sum of money, often
by methods that are highly question
able. Every good citizen is just as
much to be respected as another.
The Mississippi AID West Alabama
fair is being held at Columbus this
week. This is one of the oldest in
stitutions of the kind In the state, and
has been worth great deal to that
section OF country. 1t is well man.
aged, and never falls to attract large
crowds Of people from distance as
well as from the immediate vicinity.
Columbus and the adjacent territory
has shown wonderful advancement in
the past few years and to this fair can
be attributed large portion OF the
credit. May 1t continue to prosper and
benefit the section it represents.
|. E. Bass of Lumbertos has several
thousand grated pecan trees that are
growing and doing finely. The old pro-
cess required fifteen years before the
tree began bearing, but by the graft
Ing process the tree is made to bear
in three or four years. Mississippi is
one OF the five states in the Union
that is absolutely free from graft
ing" among officials, but there is an
other kind of grating going on that
means steady stream of dollars in
the near future. Let's encourage the
latter brand Of grating and keep a
sharp eye out for t~e first kind men
toned. There is something rich for
us in the future if we do this.