The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-07-27


syrup crop of the State to the best ad-
vantage is attracting a great deal of at
tention. \ number of gentlemen with
experience have contributed articles on
the means of putting it up, and dozens
of letters have been received from those
who desire to assist in the movement to
place it on the market in a systematic
manner. Hotels and large consumers
throughout the country have expressed
desire to secure the syrup for their Gus
toners. and if it Is exactly right are will
ing to pay a handsome price for it. The
following letter from w. z. Camp. of the
Camp Agricultural Experiment Station,
Sentinel, Okla, j. fair sample Of many
that have come to hand. and show some
thing of the interest that Is being ere
ated
Il notice in one of your articles that
YOU call attention to method of put
| ting up syrup without the usual pro-
cessing. Such a syrup would find ready
sales here in Oklahoma. | viii vOlun-
teer my services in helping to place 1t
properly on the Oklahoma market. Most
of the syrup that get here Is a thick,
| black sorghum or compound containing
a very small per cent. of pure syrup 1t
more of thick sediment, composed OF
lime and dirt, in a bucket of this syrup.
| have heard much complaint against the
syrups sold here, but it doesn't seem to
do any good, "a the merchants claim
that they are unable to do better. Very
few people in oklahoma have ever seen
any pure ribbon cane syrup. ! have been
living here and in Indian Territory for
nearly eighteen years, and have never
seen any pure ribbon cane syrup but
once. and that was not pure in one sense
of the word, for it contained much dirt
and trash. IF there is a farm paper pub
ished at Jackson | would be pleased to
have a copy Of the same. i read your
article in the Carroll News, a paper pub
lished at Walden, Miss Very truly
yours
Nls7issippians, think what it would
be to live in country where they never
tasted of the splendid syrup that we
make. This IS missing one of the pleas
ures of life with vengeance. However,
Mr.. Camps letter Is highly appreciated,
especially the kind offer contained there
in.
An industry that is unique, and one
that j. proving successful in every way
has headquarters at Buckatunna, Miss,
and branches at Fruitdale and Fairhope,
Ala. 1t is the Southern Floral Nursery
Company, and is owned and operated by
a number of the best citizens in that sec
ton of the State. The concern is en-
gagged in the planting and propagation of
all kinds of Towering plants, bulbs and
shrubs. and is working up a business that
extends to a number of States besides
Mississippi and Alabama. Quantities of
these plants have always been imported
from Europe, and it is the purpose Of the
gentlemen engaged in this enterprise to
grow what we demand right here at
home. They have 50 far made a special
ty of cannas and roses, but are branch
ing out to cover the whole field in the
future. The product per acre often goes
to $1,000, and even more. Roses and
shrubbery will grow larger here in one
year than in two up North, which gives
a great advantage to the man with his
nursery down here The quality is also
far superior to the imported stock. The
success of those interested will be the
pleasure of all our people. The day IS
fast coming when our beloved State will
be one of the leaders in this line and all
industries of a kindred nature.
The little city of Eupora, up in Web
ster county. Is experiencing a splendid
period of prosperity. The Progress, pub
lished at that place, came last week with
nearly two columns of items concerning
new enterprises, business and residence
buildings, etc \ $4,000 gin company is |
one of the new enterprises, and the ma
chinery is already on the ground \
marble and stone establishment is an
other. An electric lighting plant by
W. T. Gwin & Son is on foot, also a
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faculty and improvements too numerous
to mention Four handsome new brick |
store buildings are under construction, |
and others being planned, to say moth /
inc Of the MANY residences that are GO |
ng up. This spirit of enterprise is high /
gratifying to the people of that COM |
muntv in particular and the whole State |
in general Eupora Is in good section |
of country, and the citizens are deter |
mined that it shall be the center for a |
large trade territory. Instead of losing |
trade by the building of the new road /
that runs near there, they will make |
strong effort to extend the already large /
and productive section from which to /
draw business
The Laurel Ledger notes with pride a
revival of the wool growing interests IN
Jones county, and recently published the |
following:
For the past year or so the wool in +
dustry around Laurel has revived won /
derfully. Wool is seen on the streets I
every few days now. Three fine loads /
were in town Monday, weighing about /
, 900 pounds This viii bring near /
5000. A week or so ago one wagon came I
in with about 500 pounds, which, at the I
price then prevailing, brought in the I
neichborhood of $3.50. This is only /
few examples of the many to show that /
the industry IS coming to the front again. /
That looks like business when the farm
ers at this time of the year begin to add /
from 5000 to $500 to their bank ac-
counts from the sale of wool, which costs
so little to produce"
t. J. Decell, of Brookhaven, recently +
sold pair of homerased mules for $500.
and thereby proved that good mules can
and are raised in Mississippi, and that /
they bring as good price as those from
Kentucky or anywhere else. Lincoln
county could raise 100000 worth OF
mules every year. and the cost would not /
be one fifth Of that amount, SO those in /
position to know "a. Nick Lewis, Oh
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