The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-23

of the Southern States Commissioners OF
Agriculture. He has been especially as
signed the subject of Broadening the
| Market for Cotton and Cotton Manu-
featured Goods" and hopes to induce
| this body of men to adopt some definite
plan and take action concerning this
matter of so much Importance to the
cotton planters of u State. The United
States government has at last recognized
| the claims of our people for assistance
along this line and the last Congress APP
propriated a small sum for beginning
the work. 1t is important that our
Congressman and Senators be memorial
lied to keep up this effort until there
will be no necessity of campaigns to re-
duce the acreage, but that every man
can plant all the cotton he desires to
and will receive a fair price created by
an active demand. Subsidies have been
granted for this industry and donations
for that, but until the past year not a
thing has been done for our cotton plant
er. We must all take an active interest
and push the good work along. Give
our representatives to understand that
they must do something to help the cot
ton planter if they expected to be re-
elected, and the effect will be pleasant
indeed. Nothing can be accomplished
without effort and we must make the
effort.
The Farmers Union of Mississippi
| will hold its regular annual meeting in
| Jackson next month, and a large attend
ance is expected from the several hun-
dred local unions in the State. This or
| ganization is young in the State, but Is
growing by leaps and bounds. The ex-
ceptionally practical plan of building
cotton warehouses for the storing OF cot
ton is growing deservedly popular and
in a short while it seems that a large
number of them will be built in various
portions of the State. The work accom-
plished so far has been highly satisfac-
tory, and the organization should have
10O, 900 members in Mississippi alone.
| A campaign will be waged by regular
organizers, with the view of increasing
the membership, and good results are
sure to follow. The old cry of interest
ed parties that the farmers will not
| stick together has been exploded long
ago, and the manipulators of farm prod
- ~-a e,,rn 70 on I'm q n11nGf GOn1P-
thing that will give them a shock in the
near future. The union is doing a good
work, and this department has been ten
dered it to help advance the cause.
The interest being displayed by our
people for better public roads is graft
flying to those interested and promises
better things for the future. The Kinds
county supervisors, at their meeting this
month, purchased a traction engine to
be used in building roads in their county.
A test of several engines was made be-
fore a decision was arrived at and the
best one offered bought. With this en-
CINE and a large road machine an enor-
nous amount of work can be done In a
short time. Monroe county has tried
this plan of working with an engine,
and the following is taken from one OF
the Aberdeen papers: Or. IL. +.
Broyles told the writer one day this
week that with his equipment of two
road graders, traction engine and four
hands, he had graded twenty-five miles
of public road in one week. If DIR.
Broyles is given an opportunity he will
solve the road problem in this county"
A rose and shrub farm is a new indus
try for Lula in Coahoma county, and
one that promises to be of considerable
proportions. 1t is owned by a Northern
corporation with sufficient capital to
develop it as occasion demands. The
land formerly belonged to Gov. Acorn
and is one of the most fertile In the
delta section. 1t is proposed to plant
1000 acres in roses and shrubs. The
product will be shipped to the North
and West for a market. Who can say
that the great delta section, with its
wonderfully fertile soil, will not some
day in the future furnish the world with
the finest roses and shrubs to be had
anywhere? The real value and undevel-
oped possibilities of our State are begin
ming to attract attention, and the mar
who gets in on the ground floor is a
lucky individual, indeed.
Senatobia is beginning to realize the
necessity of a live and progressive bust
ness league to look after the interests
of the town and community, and the
Democrat is calling upon the citizens to
get together and organize one. They
could do nothing that would be of more
benefit.
Harry Bailey, of West Point, finds the
raising of fine chickens a profitable bust
ness and is shipping birds to all parts Of
the country. Last week he filled an
order for birds from New Mexico ant
other States recognize the value OF his
pens and give him business. We are
lust as we'll situated to raise good
chickens in Mississippi as anywhere un'
der the sun, and it is passing strange
| that more of u people do not realize
this fact and take advantage of it.
Park Tyrone, of Prentiss, JEFF Davis
county, reports the following as the re.
suit of intelligent farming: 4 have