The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-16
ARRANGEMENTS have been perfected

-'iiooiooiDPi oihS
leaving Memphis for commencing the
trip on October 2. This train will be
fitted with two or more regular passen-
ger coaches, with raised platforms at the
end for the speakers; Pullman sleepers
for the gentlemen who will compose the
party and a dining car for their use.
All stations on both systems Will be
visited and the time required will be
something more than two weeks. The
train is furnished absolutely free by the
great Illinois Central system, and Is In
keeping with their extremely liberal pol
icy toward the sections traversed by
their roads. Mr.. j. c.. Claire, industrial
commissioner, and Capt. j.. +. Merry,
immigration agent, will be in charge of
the train. Speakers upon all pertinent
topics connected with the farm will be
furnished by the A. & NJ. College, United
States Department of Agriculture, Mis-
sissippi division of the Southern Cotton
Association and others. 1t will be the
purpose of the promoters to secure only
such men as are competent to give prac-
teal and comprehensive talks, easily
understood and readily applicable to the
everyday business of farming. No theo-
rists or impracticable men will be in the
party, and the people can feel that they
are listening to gentlemen worthy and
competent to tell them something of
value. This train will run upon a well
advertised schedule, and will make stops
at all stations where there are enough
people cOngregated to justify talks. Ii
only a few respond to the invitation
they will be carried to the next station
and then furnished transportation to
come back home. Subjects to be handled
by the various speakers will be promi-
nently placarded on the car, and should
a man desire to hear something on fer
tilizers he will go into the car marked
fertilizers" Should he desire to learn
something on subsoiling, the sign will
be prominently displayed, letting him
know where to go. At some stations
where the crowd would be too large for
comfort in the cars, open air meetings
on the platforms or under the trees will
be held, and in a number of places pub
lie buildings will be used. 1t is expected
and hoped that Secretary Wilson of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture will be on the trip for a part of
the time, and hat he will speak at a
number of the more important points.
Sc soon as the details of the movement
develop it will be made known through
this department. The movement is UNI
doubtedly a good one and deserves the
interest of the agricultural classes. 1t
can be made the source of great good,
and with the cooperation of the farm
ers it will be. Watch this department
for further announcements.
The matter of increasing the land
assessments in South Mississippi is at
tracing considerable attention. I'm
mense quantities of this land is held by
foreign investors, who are paying taxes
it at less than one-fourth of what
it is actually worth. and the citizens
who are paying on theirs at something
near its value and furnishing the sinews
appreciation in value for all of it
are getting tired of bearing the whole
burden. The new assessment will be far
above that of four years ago, likely
more than twice as much. Such action
on the part of u assessors would like
lv compel the holders to develop their
or sell to some one who would.
The outcome of the agitation will be
watched with interest.
UTeenNll lie HAS recently tdhtH d uC-
step forward. and one that will
prove an investment without compare.
Twenty miles of granolithic pavement
has Just been completed, and it can be
truthfully said that Greenville is the
best paved city of it's size in the State.
This pavement was secured at remark
ably low prices, being contracted for IN
such large quantities, and at the same
time it possesses that advantage of per-
feet uniformity, which could not be
secured by individual contract by each !
owner. Good streets and good
roads are the greatest boons to a COM
munitv, and those with the best of
these can be safely counted as the most
Better roads should be the
slogan of all enthusiastic citizens of our 4.
State, and the campaign kept alive
Until they are secured.
A party of surveyors and prospectors
nave Just been over the proposed route
the Canton, Aberdeen & Nashville
.ailroad from Aberdeen to some point in /
Alabama, and profess to find great in
lucements for the building of the road.
The section of country to be opened up
IS rich in timber and mineral wealth and 3,
$ a fairly good farming country. 1t
5 to be hoped that the project will be
to completion this time.
Writers with experience have given
attention to the grassing of
with geese in the Gazette at
Starkville and the Southern Planter at
Richmond. These gentlemen claim that
! flock of geese will hoe almost as much
or keep the grass down, as one
'ourth the number of hoe hands. 1t is
likely hat a number will be induced
~ the publicity given the scheme to
i've it a trial, and in this event the
esult would make good reading for this
department..
Assessor j. C. FAINT of Tippah county
makes a remarkable report to this de-
,artment of a section of his county, re-
emily encountered in making his as
Within a radius of three
niles he found four pairs of twins, one
eleven years of age weighing 1875
,ounds and another twelve years of
.ge weighing 225 pounds. How is this
or a healthy and productive section of
he State? If it can be beaten, or even