Oxford eagle., 1906-09-13


A matter that ID worthy Of attention
and investieation at the hands Of the
cotton raissn Of Mississippi just nov,
is the combating q evil efecs Of the
boil veevil which 10 sure 10 b With NJ
in . short while Our people are con-
frousing . condition right nov and mot
. theory. The wsevil in il eastward
migratory movement VII reach the
soushvessern corner Of the sesss nsx1
year and gradually sxssnd 70 osher 80
sicns- The stopping of this movement
hes been given up - an impuszibie Ask
and the energies u those to whom the
work of prevention b entru-ssd has
bsea centralized upon . campaign Of
etucssipn % preparc our people 10 CON-
bat the eject - far - possible. This
Is being done By systematic preparation
Of the soil and cultivation Of the crop
- well - By tie breeding and propa-
Cation a . plant that will best resist
the invasion u the pest. Appreciating
the fAes that there Was fertile field for
educasiouAl work among the people Of
our State, and that the best time to be-
gin such . campaign vas before the
veevil reached here, the writer spent
several days recently in Washington in
conference with the agricultural de-
parsmens and the heads Of its vsriou5
branches, in the effort to impress upon
them the importance Of such work at
this particular time and enlisting the
active aid and cooperation Of those in
authority in the movement. 1t is graf
flying to report that the greatest inter
est was manifested by all those seen
and that without exception the assist
ance asked 1pr vas readily promised.
Several Of the heads Of bureaus ex-
pressed themselves - anxious to visit
this section and see for themselves the
situation juss ~ IL exists, and arrange
ment will be made to hold two or three
central meetings where the people can
cUngregate and spend a day with these
gentlemen Il Is hoped that Secretary
Wilson can be induced to make Al least
one appointment In the State, and
should he do 30 there Is little doubt but
that the largest hall to be found would
be packed with those interested In our
principal crop and the threatened in
vasion Of the weevil Announcements
concerning these times and places viii
be made just % soon as all arrange
ments can be perfected, which should
not be more than two weeks At the
latest.
The program roughly outlined is to
follow up this Introductory work by the
higher officials Of the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture with q more
extended campaign by competent men
u every community, and more espe-
cially in the sections where the veevil
is most likely 70 first appear. The de-
partment has one man engaged in this
work 1t present. Mr.. ". VI. Bamberg,
who 10 thoroughly competent and Ell
cient, and Is doing great good, but the
calls for him are 50 numerous that il is
impossible to comply With all 1t is ex-
pected that after the visit Of the distin-
guished gentlemen Who head the
branches Of our United States depart
ment TO have more men assigned to
this important work.
In the meanfima and pending def
mite announcements, let our people be-
gin to work up interest in these meet
ings and see that full turn out OF rep
resentative farmers Is bad to each and
every meeting. We must intelligently
prepare for the coming Of the weevil
and soquaint ourselves With the weap-
oos bess suited for defense. Expert
ence has taught our neighbors in the
infected districts much along this line,
and the opportunity Is presented our
people to prudt by what they have
learned 1t great cost before the pest
arrives in our State.
Not daunted by the loss of an inn
mense oyster Territory to Louisiana by
= recent decision Of the United States
supreme court, the State will develop
the beds which are undisputedly ours
and are Of the best in the world In
Pascagoula bay 1000 barrels of shells
have already been planted this season
and the work Of putting down an addi-
tional 10 900 was commenced a few days
since BY psoperiy fostering the in
dustry the business will nos seriously
suaer from the courts decision
J. n Lindsey, president Of the South
ern Truckgrovers' League at Laurel,
recently shipped . watermelon to friends
In the North that weighed u pounds.
The crop has been exceptionally good
ii THAI section, and it is likely that
melsns were produced that would have
crowded the 1O0Lpound mark pretty
close Mississippi is truly > watermelon
State
HAxlehurst will have several trade
days some time during this month. ar
raneements for which are fast being
perfected The good people Of that en-
terprising place appreciate the fact
that In this day and time they must hus-
sle for AL they get, and are, Of course,
hussling.
Ths Itsa Bena Commercial Club is
getting busy for the interests Of that
lovn, - recorded BY the Progress. 1t
y . yonderfully rich section and the
srade osater for good territory.
Anoeher large woodworking plant,
which II = sid employs something like
40 men, Is knocking ct the doors of
Charieason for admittsnce- The new
railroad being built TO that place has
certainly given . great impetus to
trade and general activity. An i'm
mense woodworking plant Is already
under construction, and should this
second une cpune In we NAV look for the