The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-01-12
A Letter From DR.. noyIe.

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Jackson, Miss, JAM, 7th 1906.
DEAR JOURNAL
| It has been almost two years
since my last letter was written
you from Jackson and am glad
that l am justified in saying that
there never has been a more
prosperous era in this country.
On every hand we beheld eviden-
ces of prosperity, Improvement.
and progress have been the or
der of the day. All along the
line from Tupelo to Jackson there
are at every depot, hundreds and
thousands of bales of cotton
covering acres of land. Cotton
may be all picked out of the field
but it is still in the hands of the
farmer, and this fact is a refuta-
ton Of the often repeated say
ing that farmers can't agree.
can't organize, for to them and
their agreement alone are we
indebted for the good prices
obtained for our cotton crop this
year. They have got the bears
down and / believe they will
hold them down.
On Tuesday at IL o'clock at
the sound of the gavel the bi-en-
nial session of the Legislature
was opened and it was grand
reunion of the members; nearly
all were on hand, and such a
hand shaking and congratulations
| never saw before. All seemed
happy ard ready for business
again. Time certainly has dealt
gently with them. But, alas,
when the roll was called we
found some ten vacant chairs,
half of whom had crossed over
the river and gone to that bourne
whence NO traveller returns.
| Our hearts are made sad at this
dispensation, but we can only
drop a tear of sympathy and say
Peace to their Ashes" ;"
| We, at this time, have only be-
gun the work of the session and
cannot with any degree of accu-
racy tell what will be the most
prominent question before us.
The new Code will be the main
thing to be considered, but the
Governor has opened up for all
legislation except local and pri-
vate bills. AS a general thing
think the Code will be satisfac-
tory to the majority; some are in
favor Of passing it over to the
next legislature, some for indef-
inately postponing it, but these
have but fewfollowers, so you may
set it. down that we will have a
new Code. am glad to say l
see a stronger determination to-
ward retrenchlnent in our ex-
penses than usual, hut the nee
essary expenses for the next two
years will be large and if we can
keep from increasing them it
will be all we can do. Already
we have voted two and one-fourth
million for schools, and $3.50, 900
| for soldiers pensions. This with
LEGISLATION and contingent, will
amount to about three millions
for the two years. But, we have
some members here who will vote
for anything wanted. All the
colleges are here asking for in
creased appropriations and for
support and additional buildings.
A charity Hospital at Jackson to
cost $3.50, 900, an agricultural de-
partment, immigration and sew
eral others, but l hardly think
we can give any of these things
now. 1t will take bond issue
Of at least a million or a million
and half dollars to meet our
necessary expenses for the next
two years.
| AS to the length of this ses-
sion no one can yet tell, it is al
together to how we get along
with the Code, but the time will
be two and a half to three months
at least.
/ Now my friends the Journal
has kindly invited me to write
weekly letter and | want each
one of you to consider it a per-
sonal letter to yourself. The
newspapers here would give but
| little news of our proceedings,
but | will try and keep you post
ed once a week as best / can and
| extend an invitation to you one
and all, if you need my services
in anyway don't fail to call on
me, for | lam ready at all times to
do all | can for you, lam here to
serve you all to the very best of
my ability, so command me when
you will. / am glad to tell you
that wife is with me, I brought
} her for her health and / hope
she is better by the change. She
joins me in love to you all, so for
the present, good night.
j. M. HOYLE.
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