Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06
Greater Mississippi
r. u. 4. BLAKEsLEE.

workers at Jacksonville. Fla. recently
taward cunrrrtesf actinn for broadening
ths cnet1n market both af home and
lhruad, amt in Discussing the proposition
- cnver our euttou with gDods n.ade
rom low grades ami making sacks for
tsrtilizers and similar uses from .t1rm
ortan, q distinguished gentleman IN the
party took i.sue and pronounced the
prupasitiuu a sophistry- HE further
stated thnt 10 was wrong to try 10 forre
manufacturers OF fertilizers 10 use roo,ls
uais from cutfan ii thsy di,i not want
%, stc- This Is Just a. it ha. been for
ysar& When an effort 10 hsing maxie Ia
io something fur thu farming cla~.es
ehrrs m always some sne 90 ahiert aad
cfaim that the plan is not reasonable
'r lisS Co the manufacturer. They for.
sst thhr the same manufacturers iu last
"a they please, foruinu On the farmer
what they chosse, and he has no rn-
iotirse IN the matter Uninn lnl,ur can
tnrrs the manufacturer of fertilixerS 10
smpioy only their labor in the plant. but
when the consumer, the euttan pIanfsr
wants a little concession "a h~usns HIM
self IN furnishing a mariet tor what he
raises with the FERTILIZER bought there /.
~ cry OF forcing them t1 tn .sussth ming
they do nor want ta. The tTsi-s4 and
Combines have ia fsnders svarvss hsr- that
are always anxious IN take an he siisl.s-i
IN their defense. many af them ersuinu
from sources that should have supuii.,l
frfenders for the agricultural p.uple. IA
the writer ststt Z IN his ni,lrs.s. b.fsr.
tnaf body, every interest has been fsz-
teret by spectral Legislation. ,innariuns or
eoncessiuns except the farmers. and IL In
unw high tims that they were heiuu
reruunizeri by a government that has it,
very fuurssation and sincws af perpetua-
ton upon the results Of their labor.
Ihe best proposition bsing advanced
IN the interest OF Minslssippi farmers il
co establish standard Warehouses; at cen
tral points for the storing of cotton un-
tii a pricr lustifyiug the sale IL offered.
Several have already been built and 9TH
ers are prulected. This is a highly prac-
tical anu sensible solution OF the per
picking question: OF marketing the cot
ton crop. With only one surh warehouse
IN each county with a capacity OF I.Ouu
bnles. 1000 bales euuld be heidi until
tho manufacturers demanded ir Iud
were willing to pay a faIr price fsr the
staple The first cost of "A standard
warehouse is considerable, but after once
having been built the expense of main
tenance N small The house should
be OF brick, aeeurtiing To underwriters
rules. sprinsling devices where there
are water systems greatly lessen the
danger from tre amt materially lessen
the cost Of insurance. The cost of in
sirancs and storage m such a warehouse
should nor exceed twenty cents per bale
per month. With cutt0u stored and in
suret IN such a place the owner needing
money cuuld secure lnans from the haEil<s
upon the warehouse receipts if he was in
need OF IT. Cotton n better subject tu
manipulation at the hands Of specirin
tors than any crop grown, from the fact
OF its being gathered and all dumped
upon the market IN a short time. When
our people prepare themselves to market
it In an Intelligent manner they will
be free from improper influences that
have controlled the price in the past.
The start made IN a good one and should
be pushed To perfection.
Amory has Organized a 100000 conn
pany for the purpose OF building a com
plete canning pinnt to care for the fruit
and vegetables raised in that section with
so little effort. The history OF canning
factories IN Mississippi has not been
very satisfactory one, but there may
have been some oversight IN the man-
agement OF same that viii be overcome
by our friends at Amory. Let us hope
/ for its compiete success.
And now Greenville is talking of Il fair
for next year With the splenlid sec
tiou OF rich country surrounding that
city a fair that could not be heaten
should be promoted With the proper
encouragement from our Legislature,
Mississippi should have a number of ex-
ceIlent fairs every year-
T.. A. Bailey of Wesson recently killed
a hog that dressed $50 pounds and did
not cost HIM more than $3.50 fnr mainte-
nance and fattening This ~ another
evidence that AIississippi offers advan
tages unexeelled in the raising of hogs
for home consumption and export az
we'll
i j. &. Johnson some days since brought
the Leader at Brookhaven eighteen sweet
potatoes that weighed sixty pounds, or a
bushel. This was a healthy bushel of
tIIbers, and it Is now up To the Ripley
Sentinel. GtInnison Hot Times or Bahi-
wyn Home journal to see what they can
do with this record of some taters
from South Mississippi.
4 The concerted movement RECENTLY in
auglrlted To promote county fairs has
an excellent field for promotion ahead o
i it, Fairs are educators second only to
our public schools. and should by all
means be encouraged. The Legislators
saould take cognizanee of this fact and
give aid to all such movements. II
would prove wise investment.
" A Northern manufacturer at paper
writes the department for information
concerning peat boys IN Mississippi II
YOU know of such please send the in
formation To Jackson, where it will be
used TO the best advantage of the state
u The writer knows OF one such bog and
supposes that there are others in the
STATE
The several flower shows gwen BY
communities in the State during the
past three weeks we're all repsrasi as
splendid Successes. The displays we're
good and the atrendaner all thar could
have been desired Mississippi is well
Idapred ro the culture OF flowers. and 4
number OF our enrerprising people ara
fnfing the insiIstry a profitable one.
There 10 a movement On foot now az
Jackson ro organize a company with a
capital OF S., 600 to grow flowers tor
the trade. such a concern has every
promise OF success, the importation Of
flowers being large at all times of the
year. There Is money in the business
for people with experience
Advices from Washington state that
x2n0,000 will be recommended by the
government engineers for improvements
on Pascagoula river for next year. This
Ia i7Idepeutferr Of the worI heinu doue