Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-22
VOL. XXI.

49, Whtteh - auSeuS tu1S Ncck u
Jacksonville, Fla, attending . meeting
Of the Southern States Commissicners Of
Agriculture. He has been especially as
sigped the subject Of broadening the
Markst for Cotton and Cotton Manu-
fsetured Goods" and hopes to induce
this body Of men to adopt some definite
plan and take action conserving this
matter Of % much imPortancs 10 IL
cotton plantsrs Of our State. The United
States government has at last recognized
the claims Of our people for assistance
along this line and the last Congress ap-
propriated . small sum for beginning
the work. 1t is important that our
Congressmen aud Senators be memorial
ised to keep up this effort until there
viii Be No necessity Of campaigns to re-
duce the acreage, but that every man
can plant all the cotton he desires to
and viii receive . fair price created BY
an active demand. Subsidies have been
granted for this industry and donations
for that, but until the past year not .
thing has been done for our cotton plant
er. We must all take an active interest
and push the good work along. Give
cur representatives to tindesstand 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 large attend
ancs il expected from the several hum
dred local unions in the State. This or
saaizatioa = young in the State, but 10
growing by leaps and bounds. The ex-
ceptionally practical plan Of building
cotton warehouses for the storing Of cot
ton h growing deservedly popular and
in Q abort while il seems that . large
number Of them will be built in various
PORTIONS Of the State. The work Accom-
plished % far has been highly satisfac-
tory, and the organization should have
100000 member in Mississippi alone.
A campaign will b waged BY regular
ersaaisers, with tie view of increasing
the nsmbership, 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
ego, and the maniPulators of farm prod
uets are sure to 30 up against some
thing that win give them . shock in the
mar future The union il doing . good
work, and this department has been ten
dered it to help advance the cause.
Ths 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 . traction engine to
Be used in building roads in their county.
A test Of several engines was made be-
fore . decision was arrived at and the
best one offered bought. With this en-
gine and . large road machine an enor-
mous amount Of work can be done in q
short time. Monroe county has tried
this plan Of working With an engine,
and the following il taken from one oi
the Aberdeen papsrs: "Dr. H. +.
Broyles told the writer one day this
week that with his equipment of two
road graders, traction engine and fouI
haads, be had graded twenty-five mile.
Of public road in oas week. II DR.
Broyles u given an opportunity he will
solve the road problem in this county
A rose and shrub farm is . new indus
try for Lula in Coahoma county, and
one that promises to be of considerable
proportions. 1t is owned BY Northern
corporation with sufficient capital te
develop it a. oecasion demands. Tn
land formerly belonged to Gov. Aleorr
and 10 one Of the most fertile in thu
delta section 1t il proposed to plant
1000 acres in roses and shrubs. The
product viii Be shipped to the North
and West for . market Who can SAY
that the great delta section, with its
wonderfully fertile soil, will not sons
day in the future furnish the world with
the Ansst roses and shrubs to be had
anywheref The real valus and undevel'
oped possibilities Of our State are begin
ming to attract attention, and the mar
Who gets in on the ground 6oor Is Z
lucky individual, indeed
Senatobia il beginning to realize IL
necessity Of live and progressive bust
nass league to look after the INTEREST,"
Of the town and community, and TIN
Democrat il calling upon the citizens t
est together and organise one. They
could do nothing that would be of NOR
beneht.
Harry Bailey, of West Point, finds th'
raising Of 6ne chickens . profitable busi
ness and is shipping birds to all parts o.
ths country. Last week he hlled Al
order for birds from New Mexico ant
other States recognize the value of hi
pens and give him business. We ar
Just q well situated to raise goos
chickens in Mississippi ~ anywhere un
DIR TIE sun, and it il passing strang'
that more Of our people do not realia'
this fast and take advantage of>it
Park Tyrone, of Prentiss, Je6 Davi
county, reports the following ~ the re
suit Of intelligent farming: Il hav'
just finished gathering four bales Of cot
tos averaging 4ss pounds to the BAL
from 1T acres, and lost by the storm
some 900 pogn6s of seed cotton l
that not pretty good for pinsy WOOD
lAnd!. That record = good for sn,
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