The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-13
NEWS ITEMS
FROM JACKSON
CAPITAL CITY MENTION IN
BRIEF REVIEW.
CLEANED THROUGH THE WEEK
Many Prisoners Now at the Peniten-
tiary-Charters for Incorporatlons
Filed-Industrial Exposition Other
Items of Interest.

A matter that is worthy of atten-
zion and investigation at the hands
of the cotton raisers OF MISSISSIPPI
inst now, is the combating OF evil ell
feet of the boil weevil which Is sure
to be with us in a short while. Our
people are confronting condleoh
right now and not a theory. The wee
vii in its eastward migratory move
ment will reach the southwestern cor
ner of the state next year and grad
ually extend to other sections. Inc
stopping of this movement has been
given up as an impossible task ana
The energies of those to whom the
work of prevention is entrusted has
been centralized upon campaign ol
education to prepare our people 70
combat the effect as far as possible.
This is being done by systematic pre-
paration Of the soil and cultivation Oh
the crop as well as 0y the breeding
and propagation of plant that VIII
best resist the invasion of the pest
Approaching the fact that there was
"a fertile field for educational work
among the people Of our state ana
that the best time to begin such
campaigu was before the weevll reach
ed here, the writer spent several days
recently in Washington in conference
with the agricultural department and
the heads of its various branches, IN
the effort to impress upon them the
Importance of such work at this par
2icular time and enlisting the active
aid and cooperation Of those IN au-
thority in the movement. 1t Is graf
ffying to report that the greatest IN
terest was manifested by all those
seen and that without exception the
assistance asked for was readily prom
Used. Several Of the heads of bureaus
expressed themselves as anxious to
visit this section and see for them
selves the situation just as it exists
and arrangements will be made to hold
two or three central meetings where
the people can congregate and spend
IA day with these gentlemen. 1t Is
hoped that Secretary Wilson can be
induced to make at least one appoint
ment in the state, and should he do so
there is little doubt but that the larg-
est hall to be found would be packed
with those interested in our principal
crop and the threatened invasion OF
the weevil. Announcements concern
ing these times and places will be
made Just so soon as all arrangements
can be perfected, which should not
be more than two weeks at the latest.
The program Roughly outlined is to
follow up this Introductory work by
the higher officials Of the United
States Department OF Agriculture
with a more extended campaign by
competent men iii every country COM
munity and more especially in the
sections where the weevil is most like
. ly to first appear. The Department
has one man engaged in this work at
present, Mr.. W. NJ. Bamberg, who is
thoroughly competent aad efficient and
is doing great good, but the calls fol
him are so numerous that it is impossi-
bile to comply with all. 1t isseXpected
that after the visit of the distinguish.
ed gentlemen who head the branche:
of our United States Department tC
have more men assigned to this i'm
portant work. In lie meantime, anC
pending definite announcements, lie
our people begin to work up interes
an these meetings and see that full
turn out Of representative farmers i
had to each and every meeting. w
must intelligently prepare for the com
ing Of the weevil aud acquaint our
selves with the weapons best suite'
for defense. Experience has taugh
our neighbors in The infected district
much along this line, and the opportu
nifty is presented our people to prof
by what they have learned at grea
cost before the pest arrives in on
state.
Silver Creek at the junction of tn
G. & S. 1. and the Mississippi Contra
is showing a wonderful amount .
prosperity The two new roads and a
excellent farming country surround
ing it assures the building of AN i'm
portant trade and commercial center
The citizens are wide awake to tn
possibilities and are going after a.
that is coming to them.
After period on enforced inat
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