Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-06-15


Yazoo and Mississippi Valley rail-
roads this fall, leaving Memphis for
commencing the trip on Oct. End
This train will be fitted with two OF
more regular passenger coaches with
raised platforms at the end for the
speakers; Pullman sleepers for the
gentlemen who will compose the party
and dining car for their use. All
stations on both systems will be Wis
tied and the time required will be
something more than two weeks. The
train is furnished absolutely free by
the great Illinois Central system, and
is in keeping with their extremely
liberal policy toward the sections
traversed by their roads. Mr.. j. G.
Claire, Industrial Commissioner and
Capt. J. F. Merry immigration Agent
will be in charge of the train. Speak
ers upon all pertinent topic connected
with thefarm will be furnish by the A.
& M. College, U. S. Department of
Agriculture, Mississippi Department
of Agriculture and Commerce, Missis-
sippi Division of the Southern Asso-
cation and others. 1t will be the
purpose Of the promoters to only
secure such men as are competent to
give practical and eomprensiye talk,
easily understood and readily applica-
BILE to the everyday business Of farm
ing. No theorists or impracticable
men will be in the party and the
people can feel that they are listening
to gentlemen worthy and competent
to tell' them something of valut. This
train will run upon we'll advertised
schedule and will make stops at all
stations where there are enough people
congregated to justify talks. If only
a few respond to the invitation, they
will be carried to the next station and
then furnished transportation to come
back home. Subjects to be handled
by the verious speakers will be prom
inently placarded on the car, and
should a man desire to hear something
on fertilizers, he will go into the car
marked fertilizers Should he desire
to learn something on subsoiling, the
sign will be prominently displayed
letting him know where to go. At
somestation where the crowd would be
too large for comfort in the cars, open
air meeting on the platforms or
under the trees will be held, and in a
numbers of the places public
building will be used. 1t is expected
and hoped that Sec Wilson of the o..
S. Department Of Agriculture will be
on the trip for part of the time and
that he will speak at a numbef of the
more important points. So soon as
department. The movement develops
it will be made known through this
repartmtnt. The movement is un-
doubtedly a good one and deserves
the interest of the agricultural slasses.
It can be made the source of great
good and with the cooperation of
the farmers it will be. Watch this de
partment for futher announcement.
Within the past ten days the writer
has travelled oover large portion Of
the State north Of the A. & V. rail-
road and was very much gratifed to
find the crops up there in splendid
condition. Both cotton and corn were
clean and healthy, cotton rather small
for the time of year, but growing
nicely. Rain has fallen almost over
the entire district, and while it was
somewhat heavy in spots, generally
proved to excellent season. The oat
crop was being harvested and yield
ng about as usual. Other crops were
n condition equally as favorable.
Prospects are flattering, and with an
,rdinanry June, the yield promises to
De above the average. A fair price
,or cotton this fall will insure the
period Of prosperity being experien-
ed by the State for another year.
\ greater diversification Of interests
will require less to be brought from
The outside and leave greater por-
ton Of the money at home. Mississippi
is doing splendidly and our people
have a great geal to be thankful for.
No state in the Union offers more
Cor the expenditure Of moderate
amount of energy and fair manage
ment. Impress this fact upon the
young men and induce them to stay
With US.
The Railroad Commission has order
the erection of new depots at Blue
Mountain, Ripley, Falkner, Brown
field, Tipplersville, Walnut and Cot
ton Plant on the upper division of the
VI. J. & K. C. railroad. This on the
DID part of thest Doodle Bug" where
the depots have become too old and
otherwise inadequate to the demand.
The Newton compress handled last
season 57,76O bales of cotton against
$4,000 for the season before. This
goes to show that Newton is increasing
her trade territory and that the section
of country around that enterprising
city is increasing the production OF
cotton. Both are good and Newton is
to be congratulated upon the excellent
showing made.
New Railroad.
The governor issued his proclama
ton authorizing the Incorporation Of
the Meridian and Tombigbee Railroad
company, which proposes to run
line eastwardly from Meridian to {
point on the Tombigbee river in Choc