Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-04-07

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have to stay in it, There are lots of
kinds Of conyeyances-trains, wagons,
buggies, bicycles, slides and your own
trotters. You don't have to stay in it
thank goodness that you don't-and
your town is just full of people that
would be powerful glad to get rid of
you. For poiteness' sake some of your
neighbors might tell you that they would
rather you wouldn't 90, but they don't
mean it, So whenever you talk against
your town you may Just put it down
that everybody would be glad for you
to get out, and you can't blame them.
You are nothing above the calamity
hOwler. Speak well of your town and
speak well of your people-address your
remarks to the good side of all ques-
tions"
This piece of gospel truth can be ap-
piled as well to communities, counties
and States. The man who can see moth
ing good in Mississippi should read this
and take heed There are less of such
than formerly, and the number is grow.
ing beautifully smaller year by year.
One more week and the present ses-
sion of the legislative bodies will have
passed into history, The session has
been a long, tedious and strenuous one.
The code work has demanded a large
portion of the time, but other matters
Of great Importance have been handled.
Whether all legislation passed is for the
best or not, cannot be determined with
out the trial Of time. There has been
complaint from a number of sources that
matters nave not been handled as eXpe-
tiously as they might have been, but |
such matters do not always look the
same to the man on the ground and the
one that is not. The writer had hoped
to see some legislation along special
lines that has not been done, but it will |
come later MS our people awaken to the
necessity of such, healthy sentiment |
being developed in its favor A gen
eral resume of the work done will be
given in this department when the ses-
sion is over.
During the past ten years the export |
Of cotton seed oil to Italy has Increased |
from $2S8,0O0 to S1,690,O00, while at |
the same time our imports from Italy Of
olive oil have increased from $4t3,00O to |
| 81 l,2S3,000. Some one has suggested |
that we do not get back all of the cot |
ton seed oil we send them as olive oil, |
and wonders what becomes of the bal |
ance. 1t makes but little difference |
what becomes of the balance, but it |
would he so much better if we would |
convert this oil into the pure (?) olive |
here at home and not only gain the cor
responding increase in price, but save the
, freight to and from Italy. Why doesn't |
some of our ingenious Yankee friends
get onto this as well as other schemes
to bring money to Uncle Sans domain? |
To think that the South furnishes more |
than a million dollars worth of olive
oil every year and doesn't know it!
| Wonders will never cease.
Mississippi will have two important
deep water Eorts. The recent visit OF |
the Rivers and Harbors Committee from
the National Legislature assures govern. |
mental aid for Gulfport as well as ad
ditonal help for the port of Pascagoula
| This will he hiuhlV UrDtifyinu tO tLOsa |
who appreciate the aid this viii be to
the development of that great section Of
the State lying south of the A. & V. rail
road in particular, and the whole state |
in general. We confidently expect to
see remarkable period of activity |
throughout the entire State during the |
next few years
News comes from the Southern end
of the State that vegetables are becom |
ing scarce and that the crop there will
likely not be too large for home con
sumption. Inns Is ulnlorIu,ale Ior Ille
believe that the people down there have
not properly taken advantage of the op'
portunities given them. That section
own tables, but car after car for those
| farther north. The early season gives
them an opportunity to secure prices
that are of the tanclcst KIND, and here
advantage of them, but reports at pres
cnt give the impression that they will
have but little to ship this year
| There are hundreds OF opportunities |
for investment of Mississippi money |
necessity of catching at every bait of
fered by smooth artists of stock in some
concern that you know nothing about.
If they offer such fabulous dividends, |
vhv don't the people nearer to them |
| - ~, o1lon onror4ur;tios = Eiobt |
shv of fake concerns that nine times out
Of fen are not worth the piece of paper |
on which the stock is printed. Use
vour money to develop Mississippi re-
sources.
| ~. .z.., .Ia,i,;, 49,, ;lr,,J ,r,
being built in jackson and Il new power
station to cost S150,000,
The man who is looking for something
to do will always find it in Mississippi. |
There is a demand here for labor of all
kinds.
Tell some friend OF what Mississippi