Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-15
. MISSISSIPPI MATTERS


Nfl' lhllf Sso'V ptOtS' pItS'Hts dii
addresses were delivered by Presi |
dent Walter Clark, Railroad Commits
sioner r. /. Bradley, Hon Pat Henry, |
Hon. Adolph Rose and Hon. NJ. r. |
Jones.
At Tylertown. in Pike county ad
dresses were delivered by Hon. E. f. |
Noel, DR. r. A. Rowan and Hon H. F. |
Simrall. There were fully $500 peo
pie in attendance
The rally at williamsburg Coving
ton county, was largely attended, and
the principal speaker was Hon. NJ. A.
Fisher, secretary Of the association.
Numerous letters and kilograms
have been received at headquarters
congratulatng the association over
the fact that cotton has passed the
l0.cent mark
At Meadville was held cotton raj
~ which was addressed by President
Water Clark. At this meeting a per
manent organization was formed
Secretary Fisher received letter
from his county, Claiborne, to the ef-
feet that the first bale OF cotton ginned
in tiat county this year will be sent
sssippi Industrial Exposition on No
vember 8 so 1S. The bale Is TO he
sold at the end Of the exposition, and
the proceeds turned over to the Mis-
sis5ppi Cotton Association. On Mon
day. August 7, at Williamsburg. there
will be a JOINT meeting of the Cotton
Association of the county and the
GoJd Roads Association.
In regard to crop conditions in the
leila, with which he Is thoroughly IA
miiar, Hon Chas. Scott says The
outlook is the worst have ever known
in that section Of the State, and |
have been planting in the delta for
many years The present prospects
are that we will not raise more than
| 30 per cent. of an average crop, and
under the most favorable weather
conditions from now on we could not
| possibly raise more than two.thirds of
an average yield of cotton. If rains
continue, and at present they show no
signs of cessation, there Is no telling
what we will raise. The corn crop IL
| a total failure, so far as first paintings
are concerned. We may make some
thing on the late paintings. The con
| ditions ! speak Of generally prevail in
| the delta, and are not confined to any
| particular section
Unfavorable weather and unpromls-
| ing crop conditions continue In Quit
man county, There Is much land left
| uncultiyated on accoun, of the contn.
ued bad weather for farming opera.
tions, combined with scarcity of farm
labor. and the crops which are being
cultivated are very backward much
in the grass, and with no prospect OF
an early betterment of condition. The
rains continue almost incessantly. and
| the farmers and planters are wear
| ing long cOuntenances and experienC.
ing feeling akin to dependency.
The Baptlsts of Mississippi expect
| to get some OF that sl0.000.000 donated
by John y. Rockefeller toward the
cause of education. They hope that
/ the amount to be given oy the Gener-
al Education Board for Mississippi
| College may be increased The Gen
eral Educational Board some time ago
promised to give this institution S25,-
600 on condition that $500 be raised
by the friends of the college. 1t Is
probable that other educational instl-
tutons in the State will get slice Of
this money.
| hA Iitfit tc
pine lands in South Mississippi Pine
lands are bringing tiptop prices now
and are in great demand. Not only
are capitalists of Mississippi after
| them, but moneyed men from a dis
| lance are recognizing their value.
| Lands that few years ago could have
| been purchased for something like
S. an acre are now bringing three and
four times this much for the timber
alone.
AdiutantGeneral Fridge has been
notified by the War Department that
| II has placed to the credit of Pay
master Weaver of the Mississippi Ma
iional Guard the sum of S19,SSS3o
the portion Of the appropriation due
Mississippi This money viii be used
IN holding the encampmcnt OF the
national guard this year.
The negroes Of Mississippi are go
ing to make an exhibit at the James
town, Va, Exposition R. Fl, Black
burn and r. T. Gill, two prominent
negro citizens of Richmond, Va, have
| OF ha
State arousing interest among the ne
groes in an exhibit. and It is stated
that Mississippi negroes will send
splendid exhibit.
Farmers institutes will be held In
Lowndes county at Mount Vernon
July II and at Caledonia July Is.
President ], c. Hardy and several
members Of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College faculty will be pres
cnt and deliver addresses during the
gatherings. These institutes have
been held throughout this section for
several years past
On the first of August the Southern
Railway will commence a survey OF
railroad from Cralss TO faZoo Clty,
II has been reported for some time
that the Southern Is to build into
Jackson. and it may build into Jack
son from this direction.
Warden Henry, who spent several
DAYS in the Delta inspecting the crops
on the prison farms, says that the
rain has been constant for the last
two weeks, and that unless 1t stops the
crop will be verv much cut on He
saws that the situation is more crit
ieal than he expected to find it.
The governor has approved the
charter Of the Capital City Bank and
Trust Company of Jackson. with
capital of 100000 A. II Longno
and others are the incorporators. II
Is expected that the bank will open
for business within the next two or
three weeks.
The Cotton Growers' picnic at Cren-
shaw was a grand success. four coun-
ties being well represented by an en-
thusastic crowd of people. Col Dick