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


Democrat-Star gives publicity to the
following with reference to accommoda-
tions for the thousands Of Northern Wis
ltors who would come down to spend
the winter on our shores:
The time has arrived when the port
OF Pascagoula should provide ample &C.
commodations for the host of people
who desire to spend some time on
our beautiful seashore. Perhaps we
cannot rise to eminence in agricultural
pursuits or manufacturing, but we
could accommodate summer and winter
visitors who would gladly spend por-
ton OF the time and money in the spe.
clalties we have to offer, such as semi.
tropical climate, ea-bathing, maritime
sports of various kinds, together with
all the comfortable up-tO-date appoint
ments, including electric cars, railroad
service, theatrical entertainments, and
in fact everything except sufficient
iirst-class hotel accommodations"
With the proper accommodations as
recorded in the above our sea coast
would be the most popular winter re-
sort in the South, and fairly popular
as a summer resort, But the comforts
are necessary before we can invite peo-
pie to come down and bide a while
with us.
Mrs. Lucy V. Rowe, historian of the
Mississippi division of the U. D. c., is
collecting all possible data and stats,
tics relating to Confederate Decoration
or memorial day, to be reported to the
general convention United Daughters
the COnfederacy to be held in Gulf
port in November next. She will be
glad to receive from any one authentic
answers to the following questions:
!. When did Mississippi, or any per.
son in the State, begin to regularly
observe decoration or memorial day?
2, What days are so observed?
3, How many decorate on June 3?
4. How many ho,d only memorial
services on June 3?
.. How many observe April 26?
6. How many observe other days and
what are those days?
Mississippi claims to be the first to
inaugurate this beautiful custom April
26, 1865, and we want the facts estab-
lshed by history and made known. Ad.
dress Mrs. Lucy V, Rowe, Iuka, Miss
The business men Of Kosciusko have
awakened and organized a business
league for the purpose Of securing for
that progressive community all that is
coming TO 1t. Warren Potts was elect
ed president; G. Lowenberg, vice-presi-
dent, and E. Y. Kelly, secretary and
treasurer. 1t is stated that the best
men of the town are interested vitally
in the success Of the organization and
will give it their loyal support. Kos
ciusko is in rich section of country
and enjoys probably the best country
trade of any city in the State, Its loca-
tion makes it distributing point for a
large part Of several counties besides
Attala. Success to the Kosciusko Bus.
mess League. May it live long and ac-
complish good.
To give some idea Of the enormous
amount of vegetables being shipped
from Crystal Springs, the figures taken
from the Meteor in its issue of June %,
show that up to that date 636 cars had
been sent North. The number of crates
of tomatoes shipped to that date was
345,7 1877. This is a remarkable show
ing indeed, and when it is considered
that after this crop is taken from the
land it is then planted in corn and cot
ton and yields as much or more to the
acre than any other section of the State,
the prosperity of that section cannot
be misunderstood. This state of affairs
has not been brought about in day,
though. 1t has been more than 25
years since the first crate of vegetables
was shipped away and the industry has
been gradually growing year 10y year.
Houston wants furniture factory, q
chair factory and ap oil mill. The two
first would undoubtedly be paying in
stitutions, the latter might be d little
uncertain. Tim Der manufacturing
plants of all kinds ought to do well up
in that section blessed as it is with such
fine quantities of hardwoods. Houston
is at work along right lines and will
succeed.
Itta Bena is nothing If not enterpris-
ing. Not satisfied with the many i'm
provements already under way there,
an agitation has been started for the
building of water and light plant.
And then, with the energy and hustle
generally evidenced in that section, you
can never tell ust how soon work VIII
begin on the plants.
The bill pending before congress
granting right of way for an electric
road through Shiloh Park has passed
the lower body and if it becomes a law
the electric line from Corinth to Pitts
burg Landing on the Tennessee river
will be Immediately built. This project
has been on foot for some years and
would be worth great deal to that Sec
tion of the country. tits believed that
with this line built and in operation
Cornth would get a material reduction
in freight rates and that the whole
country adjacent to the route would DO
equally benefited.
DIR. J. c. Gathlngs of near Aberdeen
has been marketing fine baled alfalfa
from his crop every day for some time
on the streets of Aberdeen. The Ex-
ominer notes that on last Saturday he
brought in five mammoth wagon loads
which readily sold at handsome price
Alfalfa is in the near future to take
hiph rank among our market staples
The beauty of 1t is, that it furnishes a
fine money crop during the four months
,,rocodino the cotton harvest. 1t Is be-