The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-25

the Legislature is undoubtedly a step
in the right direction. Mississippi may
not be rich in minerals, but it is posi-
bic that we are sleeping upon beds Of
wealth that might lie for years undis-
turbed. Let's find out something about
it at any rate. One of the State pa
pers makes the following suggestion
anent this survey and takes a roseate
view of the situation:
"The State geological survey should
begin in Itawamba and Tishimingo
counties. 1t will find enough work there
to keep it busy for a long time and
give it the needed opportunity to dem
onstrate it's usefulness. Unless all signs
fail, those counties are rich in iron,
coal, oil, valuable clays, sands and pig
ments and possibly lead, silver and cop
per-"
If only one of these valuable min
erals could be discovered up there the
work of the survey would not be with
out results. We know that Mississippi
is rich in resources, but may be still
ignorant of many of the good things in
store for us that are still beneath the
surface.
There are a few who nave expressed
an uneasiness that in the near future
the trucking and fruit business in the
State would be overdone and that living
prices could not be realized on the
,,oI,o+ Alienation -, o,11oJ 70 tho foot
that in one day recently ~ cars of ber-
rics, $4,000 crates, were shipped to
Northern markets in one day and the
price was not affected in the least. This
goes to prove that we may not for some
time yet become uneasy as to the market
for our produce. The army of con-
sumers is increasing in proportion to
the production and will continue to do
so for some time yet. There is no oc-
casion fer uneasiness on account of over
production.
1t may be news to some to know that
Mississippi leads the South in the pro-
planted. It is a fact, however, vouched
for by competent authority. Texas, the
greatest cotton producing State in the
world, requires 221-100 acres to pro-
duce a bale; Georgia 1 1926 acres and
Mississippi 1 lila acres. The staple in
this State is better han that of some
others, notably Texas, while our long
staple is equal to any raised anywhere
except the sea island. Mississippi is all
right and the sooner our people find it
out and begin to sing it, the better for
all concerned. Don't chase moonbeams
out West when there is something bet
ter for you right here at home.
A fortv-acre tract of pine land was
sold at Westville recently under the
hammer and brought the handsome
price of $795.OO or $4,000 per acre.
When it is considered that this was a
small tract, the price paid was a good
one and indicates the value of even
isolated tracts of pine lands. 1t will
not be long until this land will even
be in greater demand, and parties
holding it should not be in too much
of a hurry to turn loose. The world
needs our timber and will pay what it
is worth some day.
Charlestor4ans are happy over the
prospect for a railroad to carry off the
crop this fall. Active work has begun
on a line from Needmore and it is
promised to be in operation in time for
the fall crops. This is indeed good news
for T~allahatchie metropolis, and the
writer rejoices with the people in their
promotion to a railroad town. Charles
ton is a good town and in a rich coun-
try. and there is every reason to believe
that the company building the road will
find it a profitable investment.
A Sartartia correspondent for a va
ZOO City paper has been signing Sweet
Sixteen" to his or her articles for a
number of years, which would lead the
average reader to believe that the cor
respondent was a lady from the we'll
known reluctance of that sex to break
away from the sixteen age.
The damage to growing crops from
hail and cold reported some days since
proves to have been exaggerated, al
though replanting was necessary in some
places in the north end of the State.
The berry crop was seriously damaged
by the heavy rains and tomatoes slight
ly by frost.
Philadelphia continues to prosper. Bonds
to the amount of $4,000 for building
q school house have been issued, funds
raised for a S $4,000 church, several
splendid brick store houses are going
ND and the metropolis of Neshoba IS
doing things every day in the week
now.
Meridian capitalists and physicians
will build a medical college for the edu-
cation of our young men in medicine.
This is a correct move. Over 600 young
men leave Mississippi every year for
medical education that should be given
the privilege of getting it here at
home.
A farmer near Walnut Grove, in
Leake County, kept a strict account OF
the cost of working a piece OF ground
last year and found that for every
days work put on it he received $14.
| How hoes this look for a poor mans
country? Is there a State in the Union
that offers more for labor and brains
than Mississippi? Most assuredly not,
and there is no use for our young men
to 90 to other States seeking a place
to make their homes. Stay in Misss-
sippi and prosper with the great State.
The press brethren enjoyed a richly
deserved outing at Gulfport in their
| regular meeting last week.