Oxford eagle., 1906-09-13

Mississippi has demonstrated time
and again that il Is the best State in
the Union for general diversification Of
crops and that cotton Is not the only
one that can be grown with profit. The
Hot Times, at Guntown, last week re-
corded the fact that J. S. Flanagan had
brought TO that ONCE four ears Of corn
that weighed six pounds, the largest
Weighing one end shree9uarser pounds
and measuring elsveBsud ooe-ouzrser
inches in length Mr.. Bibb Of Sun
flower county brought to the Enter
prise ofiice at Indianola an ear that
weighed, alter being stripped OF shuck
and silks, one and oue-hslf pounds. Il
Was thoroughly mafured and did not
show faulty grain This is a good
showing for the corn crop OF our State.
and IL Is to be hoped that some Of this
corn will be sent to the exposition to let
the thousands from other States who
will visit us during that time see what
We can do in the way Of corn
The King Cotton Plow Co. has been
organized at Clarksdale with q capital
OF $4,000 for the purpose Of manufac-
turing plows and general farm imple-
ments. And why no,g We produce
the greater portion Of the raw material
necessary and have the marke, for the
finished article: then why not make
them here and keep the money at
homey There Is every reason why this
enterprise should be = great success.
The county candidates, probably en-
couraged by the advent Of 80 many
State candidates entering the field g
early, are beginning to announce in
considerable numbers. Some Of the pa
pers have more announcements now
than they did in March four years ago.
With general prosperity it seems that
the desire to run for oflice increases in
stead Of diminishing. It is one of our
great privileges, though, and no man
viii dare try eurtail it,
.
John Schmidt Of Egypt. Monroe eoun-
~, writes interestingly to the Gazette
concerning his experience in the prai-
ries Of that section He came here .
year ago and brought with him forty
Ab~rteeu-Angus heifers and 80 bead Of
good sheep. He is delighted with the
ri
Der Of his old neighbors 20 come down
and enjoy the many advantages and
pleasures Of living in Mississippi
Aparty Of wealthy Chicago people
are investigating the feasibility Of
planting a large pecan orchard at some
point in the State. preferring this TO
others IL they locate several thousand
acres will be planted and crops grown
between the trees or other fruit planted
alternately until the pecans begin to
bear. There are . number of especially
large orchards in the State now and
more are being planted from year to
year.
West Point viii Join the procession
by erecting a handsome monument to
the memory Of her Confederate dead,
the design having been selected and
memorial to the memory Of our heroes
who passed away in that memorable
struggle. and it is the hope Of the writer
to live to see every courtyard in the
State so marked.
Silver Greek. at the junction Of the
Gulf and Ship Island and the Missis-
sippi Central, is showing . wonderful
amount Of prosperity. The two new
roads and an excellent farming coun-
try surrounding it assures the building
Of an importan; trade and commercial
center. The citizens are vide awake
to the possibilities and are going after
al that is coming to them
Several OF the State papers have
commented on the article in this de-
parsmens some weeks since in which il
4 u
was urged that ouly the very ablest.
safest and best men in every way be
elected to the legislature and as super
visors next year. These are most i'm
portant departments of government
and demand the best OF material in
their makeup. Look to it that the best
material available Is selected to ill
these places
Preparations for the Mississippi In
dustrial Exposition to be held in Jack
son from Nov to 10. inclusive, are
well under way, and everything will be
in readiness when the gates are thrown
open The fair promises to be larger
and better than ever before. 1t is ex-
pecsed that so.o00 or 1900 visitors
viii t< present this year.
The Lambert Mirror continues tc
publish . list Of what the town has,
with . supplemental list Of what is
needed. This IS good plan The man
seeking a location can, by glancing At
the local paper. tell just what IS al
ready there and what is needed.
Hattiesbarg is to have another dig
fouadry and machine plant in which
100000 will be invested Both home
and ioreign capital is interested in the
enterprise, which will be one OF the
l~rx..st in the State
It Is now less than one month unit:
the Diversified Farming Special will
run over the lines Of the Illinois Cen
trail and the Y. and NJ V. railroads
On the ID of October this train viii
leave Memphis for the trip over the en-
tire lines OF beth systems in Missis-
sippi- It is offering to the people ad-
jsceut to the roads = valuable school.
and without t,o~t. Ie il to be hoped