The Tupelo journal., 1906-12-07

course In the matter. Union labor can
force the manufacturer of fertilizers to
employ only their labor in the plant, but
when the consumer, the cotton planter,
wants a little concession to benefit him
self In furnishing a market for what he
raises with the fertilizer bought there is
is a cry of forcing them to do something
they do not want to. The trusts and
combines have defenders everywhere that
are always anxious to take up the cudgel
in their defense, many of them coming
from sources that should have supplied
defenders for the agricultural people. AS
the writer STATED in his address before
that body, every interest has been fos-
tered by special legislation, donations or
concessions except the farmers, and it is
now high time that they were being
recognized by a government that has its
very foundation and sinews of perpetual
ton upon the results of their labor.
The best proposition being advanced
in the interest of Mississippi farmers is
to establish standard warehouses at cen
trail points for the storing of cotton un-
til a price justifying the sale is offered.
Several have already been built and 9TH
ers are projected. This is a highly prac-
teal and sensible solution of the per-
picking question of marketing the cot
ton crop. With only one such warehouse
in each county with a capacity of 1000
bales, $1,000 bales could be held until
the manufacturers demanded it and
were willing to pay a fair price for the
staple. The first cost of a standard
warehouse is considerable, but after once
hop.r- Hao,, h,,.l< fbo oynovco IS ,,o.p
tenance is small. The house should
be of brick, according to underwriters
rules. Sprinkling devices where there
are water systems greatly lessen the
danger from fire and materially lessen
the cost of insurance. The cost of in
surance and storage in such a warehouse
should not exceed twenty cents per bale
per month. With cotton stored and in
sured in such a place the owner needing
money could secure loans from the banks
upon the warehouse receipts if he was in
need of it. Cotton is better subject to
manipulation at the hands of specula-
tors than any crop grown, from the fact
of it's being gathered and all dumped
upon the market in a short time. When
our people prepare themselves to market
it in an intelligent manner they will
be free from improper influences that
have controlled the price in the past.
The start made is a good one and should
be pushed to perfection.
Amory has organized a $4,000 com
pany for the purpose of building a conr-
plete canning plant to care for the fruit
and vegetables raised in that section with
so little effort. The history of canning
factories in Mississippi has not been a
very satisfactory one, but there may
have been some oversight in the man
agement of same that will be overcome
by our friends at Amory. Let us hope
for its complete success.
And now Greenville is talking of a fair
for next year. With the splendid Sec
ton of rich country surrounding that
city a fair that could not be beaten
should be promoted. With the proper
encouragement from Jul Legislature.
Mississippi should have a number of ex-
cellent fairs every year.
r. A. Bailey of Wesson recently killed
a hog that dressed $50 pounds and did
not cost him more than $3.50 for mainte-
nance and fattening. This is another
evidence that Mississippi offers advan-
tages unexcelled in the raising of hogs
for home consumption and export as
well.
j. C. johnson some days since brought
the Leader at Brookhaven eighteen sweet
potatoes that weighed sixty pounds, or a
bushel. This was a healthy bushel of
tubers, and it is now up to the Ripley
Sentinel, Gunnison Hot Times or Bald
wyn Home Journal to see what they can
do with this record of "some taters"
from South Mississippi.
The concerted movement recently in
augurated to promote county fairs has
an excellent field for promotion ahead o
it. Fairs are educators second only to
our public schools, and should by all
means be encouraged. The Legislature
should take cognizance of this fact and
give aid to all such movements. 1t
would prove a wise investment.
A Northern manufacturer of paper
writes the department for information
concerning peat Dogs in Mississippi. Ii
you know of such please send the in
formation to jackson, where it will be
used to the best advantage of the State.
The writer knows of one such bog and
supposes that there are Others in the
State.
The several flower shows given by
communities in the State during the
past three weeks were all reported as
splendid successes. The displays were
good and the attendance all that could
have been desired. Mississippi is well
adapted to the culture of flowers, and a
number of our enterprising people are
finding the industry a profitable one
There is a movement on foot now at
jackson to organize a company with a
capital of $4,000 to grow flowers for
the trade. Such a concern has every
promise of success, the importation of
flowers being large at all times of the
year. There is money in the business
for people with experience.
Advices from Washington state that
100000 will be recommended by the
government engineers for improvements
on Pascagoula river for next year. This
is independent of the work being done
in deepening the pass at Horn Island and
is significant of great things for Pasca-
goula harbor. The original project of
expanding five million dollars on this
naturally protected port to make it one
of the best in the world, will be carried