The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-11-10
By II. E. BLAKESLEE. Jackson.

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well pleased with the result of their re-
cent carnival that active steps are be-
ing taken to organize a permanent fair
association and make the event an an
nual one. The immensely fertile delta
section is capable of making an exposi-
ton of products that could not be ex-
celled by any section of the world, and
Yazoo City is in the heart of this dis
trict. Brookhaven is also arranging for
a permanent fair, stimulated by the sue
cess of the carnival week held this fall.
lIazlehurst has already d, cided on a fair
next year. Mount Olive had a three
days meeting and display and will en-
deavor to make it larger next season.
New Albany is making preliminary in
vestigations with the view of holding a
fair, and the whole State is waking up
to the great benefits to be thus derived.
Mississippi has long been behind in this
good work, but promises great strides
forward in the immediate fututc. In our
sister State of Louisiana the legislature
makes III appropriation of ten thousand
dollars per annum for the benefit of the
State fair and five thousand for The en-
enlargement of parish fairs, fifteen of
which are made annual events. The
investment has been found a good one
and there is now no opposition to the
measure, but besides the agricultural
people appreciate the good being done
and are strongest in the demand that
be continued. The Mississippi Legisla-
ture could very we'll afford to encour-
age these splendid educational institu-
tiOns.
The writer recently spent three days
in Wilkinson and .Amite counties in the
interest of organizations for handling
cane syrup. The good people of those
counties have shown that they desired to
try the business and some of them have
been canning on a small scale for some
time. Two organizations were perfected
the Amitc County Association e%lecting az
officers c. l.. Dewey, president; I. n.
Cox, vice president, and w. B. MERCER,
secretary. The Wilkinson County Asso-
citation starts off with w. S. Gallman
president and j.. 4. Redhead secretary. In
both are a number of especially intelli-
gent and progressive farmers, who will
no doubt keep the organizations intact
and see that interest does not lag. Be
tween six and ten thousand gallons OF
syrup will be canned this season and
the probabilities are that much more will
be made next year. This IS n step IN
the right direction toward placing the
syrup on the market and establishing a
sale for it. When its excellence is gen.
orally known there is every reason to
believe that all that can be made will be
bought by people who appreciate
a good article and are willing to pay
it.
1t was the writer's pleasure to visit
the homes and farms of w. B. MERCER
and c.. /. Dewey while on a recent trip
to Amite county. Both of these gentle
men have splendid places, with all con-
yeniences and improvements. Each has
his waterworks plant with water in the
home and outside for stock. 1t is need
less to say that they arc contented and
firmly fixed in the belief that Missis-
sippi is the greatest State in the Union.
Mr.. MERCER is a AIissisippian and a grad
uate of the A. & NJ, while Mr.. Dewey
is an Iowan who sought n milder eli
mate and settled in Amite county. Such
men are to be desired in every cOmmu-
nity and the effect of their progressive
ness is like the measles-catchlng. 9th
nrs see what they are doing and follow.
The entire community is helped by their
example and the good they will do Will
live for years after they have passed
away.
Co. -z...oc -, 4ha Sfofa n n aynpnH-
ING large amounts of money for better
roads, and the general verdict IS that
t is well spent. Reports coming to this
office now from boards of supervisors
rive the gratifying information that more
is being shown in the road
question than many imagine. A large
of counties are working by con-
-ract. and some of them have spent as
much as 5000 per mile on exceptionally
BAD stretches of road for its improve
sent. grading and graveling. Some of
he counties own woodworking machln-
nv that is very valuable, one reporting
IS much as $4,000 invested. Others are
still using the: old system of Overseers
ten DAYS, but are unanimous In the
comment that before their roads are I'M
some change must be made. 1t
5 the greatest need of Mississippi today.
It is often remarked that our Missis-
,ippi people are good average citizens. 1t
s well that this assertion is true. The
.verage man is the fellow. upon whom
his world depends for success. We arc
veil fixed in the way OF good average
people that go to make up more than An
lverage. State, with opportunities. :unex-
.elledoe $+.'. > ~ Il
Intelligent handling OF the farm is
ust:as NECESSARY to success as the ,nlan!-
,gement of any other business. rFins
cunt in farming, as in other avocations
If life. Mississippi is developing'h+ re,
narkable number of the most intelligent
nd progressive farmers and the example
,einr set by them will bear fruit thai.
of great value in the FUTURE Il
Yazoo City continues to hold her plaes
S a market. for long staple cotton. The
Ierald reports sales as follows: VIM.
toilette sold a bale that brought '$93.SI
nd the seed $500, making Il toal OF
;1O2.47. Frank Brown sold a bale that
weighed cor pounds fcr, 171A cents, net
inc. S1O6.22 for the bale. Owen Brown
old a bale that weighed 700 pounds at