Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-06-02

men,. had been made since the ceusu,
OF 1900, but the general estimate alK
antcipations Of the most sangune wer,
not up to the report recently issued by
the census bureau at Washington, whicl
gave the increase to 1904, u period 0.
four years. This report showed thai
the capital invested was at that time
1904, Sj0,25O,000, or an increase of III
per cent. The value Of products in
creased to $54,45OOOO, or an inceas,
of 10 per cent With the promes.
since 1904 which has been even greater
it is likely that by the end OF 1906
Mississippi manufacturing industries viii
represent an investment Of fully 500,
OOO,OOO These figures should be espe
fially gratifying to good citizens ir
general. The progress being made by
our State along all lines is phenomena
and no state in the South has in the
past few years made more progress in
dustrially than ours. Let us hope that
il will continue thus.
Article I, section 9 of the act creating
Department OF Agriculture and Com
oI shoI ENCOURAGE tho nronor doyoIa,
mcnt Of agriculture, horticulture and
kindred industries" 1t will be the Iur.
pose Of the writer to comply with this
w f,r ~ nnssible TLo co,aroration ~
,,a', ;,torostoJ i, tLaso INK, :. i,''Ya a,,.,,
o.t,. soIicitcd Tho Wor, can ho aroot
u, t,ciIitotod Inv snch na,onorot;aae H III.
;ntero.ts oro thGro and mo afyort Win L.,
.narol IN oil +bo oaricrItnrai na,,In
r5orJ u,;rr in tLn olJ Ln,,,o aa,,,t,, p,1,,,
n North Nississinni in ,orsor,I H.
Cav .na, oftor ma aIna;nt,a,,t ,r". Nv
,,.',naoJ saiJ. "lfli raaaIl +ba J'''. o''
,,L,n ,or ,roro o,n,in,, nm !, +Lo L;iI,
" ponton Conn+,. Lr0ol. ~, -.n,,,. in,,I
y, ., ,nrin,, INK ,,aI.a u, ,.I;,' i,,,''
nnI m Jri,ino ,Lo,n ~ n,arlot ,,iT 't'I ~,
cbialnns egos and dry LiJos In,,,ino , no
,a,r.oIf tLnro an,in 1rd LoIn + !, !,
g., ,.,,,,,. -. ~. y. W..
h,J,, Al Goln ha| u.;u ,,i+, T,o oo
nnar,t t;,n af tho rnon,o "''' WV
I''''''' '"' l''sP','
Inc campaign ol I9ol IS beng scented
pl announcements ana thr PuDnc'tloH
oI Platforms Nhhe the voters are as
!et paying it'le atI'ntIoh TO the can
uId0''' OF lhelr platforms, Wlthlh d
snort l'mr ihe interest VIII be9lh TO IN
crease ana IN le" months 9hSnmeht-
VIII uo Ii'ue ny some VIII" nave espe-
gaI IaNoll'es III lhe running, NO suS-
E'siloU Is maze as 10 VINO ot the many
me" already announced anolId receive
the support OF the voters, but attention
various places VINO are known to be up
IIE0' honest ana ahoNe any susp plcloh
Whatever our proud state stands as
one oI ohly h'e Ill lhe Whole mteu
states that IS above the suspicion OF
g'"l'' ana the uuty OF every voter Is
10 Pe,P'tuate ihaJ very mueh TO De
desired distinction Honest men VINO
can not De tempted TO 90 what Is not
II2hl lor money or Posillor5 are lhe
ones deserving OF the support OF all
good men,
ne impression That farmers won
uain r"i" 'oEosaei III "n o'H"l''I''io', 'tli ~.
considcr,LIo oltort +, tbo St,to of
Mississippi at present there are three
strong ORGANIZATIONS of agricultural peo.
pIc-the Mississippi division OF the
southern Cotton Association, the Farm
crs Union and branch of the National
Ginners' Association All of these are
active, growing STRONGER day by day
and Differed 6y men who are alive to
the prcnt work TO be performed Or.
ganization of moneyed influences. manu-
featuring interests and tbe hundred and
one other combinations. are making it
more necessary every doy that the az
tcrests combine for their own protcc-
ton. Great and lasting good can be
accomplished by such course, and 1t
is ioe interest OF the whole class tha'
"'''''
Tbs eynorionco of norsons GROWING nj.
f1lfa. meIioins .Iobnson and otber boy
crops is desired hv tbis donartmrnt.
pIoaso sond in ny nnn,hor of ncros
crown last ynar tbo yiold soil host
adaptrd ,riicul,r Mon. of nrnnorino
soil an1 anv othor informotion thaf
would likely ho Of interest If sur.
fcicnt replies are received n bulletin on