Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-07-28

vantage Is attracting great deal of at.
Fspt'on. A number of gentlemen with
experience have contributed articles on
the means of putting it up, and dozens
Of letters have been received from those
VINO desire to assist in the movement to
place II on the market in a systematic
manner Hotels and large consumers
throughout the country have EXPRESSED n
desire to secure the syrup for their GUS
toners, and il it is exactly right are win.
ing to pay a handsome price for it, The
following letter from W. P, Camp, Of the
camp Agricultural Experiment Station,
sentinel, Okla, is a fair sample of many
that have come to hand, and show some
thing OF the interest that is being ere
ated;
i notice in one of your articles that
you call attention to a method of mt
ting up syrup without the usual pro
cesslng' Such u syrup would find ready
sales here in Oklahoma. | will yolun-
teer my services in helping to place it
properly on the Oklahoma market. Most
OF the syrup that we get here is thick.
black sorghum or compound, containing
very small per cent. of pure syrup. 1t
is not an unusual thing to find a pint or
more of thick sediment, composed of
lime and dirt, in bucket of this syrup.
! have heard much complaint against the
syrups sold here, but it doesn't seem to
do any good, as the merchants claim
that they are unable to do better Very
few people in Oklahoma have ever seen
any pure ribbon cane syrup have been
living here aud in Indian Territory for
nearly eighteen years, and have never
seen any pure ribbon cane syrup but
once, and that was not pure in one sense
of the word, for it contained much dirt
and trash. II there is a. farm paper pub
lished at Jackson, | would be pleased to
have copy of the same. Il read your
article in the Carroll News, a paper pub
lished at Walden, Miss Very truly
yours"
Mississippians, think what it would
be to live in a country where they never
tasted of the splendid syrup that we
make, This is missing one of the pleas
ures of life with vengeance. However,
Mr.. Camps letter is highly appreciated,
especially the kind offer contained there
in.
An industry that is unique and one
that is proving successful in every way,
has headquarters at Buckatunna, Miss,
and branches at Fruitdale and Fairhope
Ala. 1t is the Southern Floral Nursery
Company, and is owned and operated by
Il number of the best citizens in that sec
ton of the State The concern is en-
gagged in the planting and propagation of
all kinds of Towering plants, bulbs and
shrubs, and is working up business that
extends to a number of States besides
Mississippi and Alabama. Quantities of
these plants have always been imported
from Europe and it is the purpose of the
gentlemen engaged in this enterprise to
grow what we demand right here at
home. They have SO far made a special
ty of cannas and roses, but are branch
ing out to cover the whole field in the
future. The product per acre often goes
to ST 900, and even more Roses and
shrubbery will grow larger here in one
year than in two up North, which gives
a great advantage to the man with his
nursery down here The quality is also
far superior to the imported stock. The
success of those interested will be the
pleasure of all our people, The day is
fast coming when our beloved State will
he one of the leaders in this line and all
industries of kindred nature.
oAe7saf
glThe little city of Eupora, up in Web
ster county, is experiencing n splendid
period of prosperity The Progress, pub
hshed at that place came last week with
nearly, two columns of items concerning
new enterprises, business and residence
buildings, etc. \ 10000 gin company is
one of the new enterprises, and the ma
chinery is already on the ground A
marble and stone establishment is an
other. An electric lighting plant by
w. T. Gwin & Son is on foot, also a
better school than ever, with a strong
faculty and improvements too numerous
to mention. -Four handsome new brick
store buildings are under construction,
and Others being planned to say moth
ing of the many residences that are 60
ing up This spirit Of enterprises hign'
lv gratifying to the people of that COM
munity in particular and the whole State
in general, Eppora is ~ good section
II f6dnntrv. and the citizens are deter
nGalea thathtshsll be the center for
large. trade. territory, Instead ~ losing
'fIodeS by the building Of the new road
that runs near there, they will make
strong effort to extend the already large
and productive section from which 10
draw business. sFaUf ..
The Laurel Ledger notes with pride
revival of the wool growing interests IN
Jones county, and recently published the
following:
"For the past year or so the wool IN
dust,y around Laurel has revived won
derfully. Wool is seen on the streets
every few days now. Three fine loads.
we're in town Monday, weighing about
1000 pounds. This will BRING hear
5000 \ week or so ago one wagon came
in with about 500 pounds, which, at the
price then prevailing, brought III lne
of $3.50. This is only a
few examples of the many to show that
the industry is coming to the front again
THAT locks like business when the iarm,
ers ot this time of the year begin to add
from 5000 to $500 to their bank az.
counts from the sale Of wool, wicn cos''
so little to produce,
300. Dta. -
II. ]. Decell of Brookhaven, recently
sold pair of home-raised mules ior POW,
and thereby proved that good mules e"Il
and are raised in Mississippi, and thaV
they bring as good price as thoSe ;Ioim lIoh,
Kentucky or anywhere else LahYo.F IN ~
conntv could raise 100000 worth OF
mules every year, and the cost would not
be one fifth of that amount, SO those ~
nosition to, know SO, Nick Lewis n In
he Fourth, won cash prize az ,no
Boeue Cbitto celebration with anotnTr
Lincoln county mule which was on,y
th;rtcen months old and nearly large
enough, to plow, More attention snou.a tha
be giyen this promising industry by inc
people of our State. gF
okolona is, another North Nj MISSISSIPPI ss.'I u
town that Is taking active steps towiaa .;au
supplying placcs for rest ana ,,i rsGiens,ur narG
bofore land gets too high. a public paIk
L being aritated, and it seems tOAt ,Ge W
deRSieney Will be supplied ere long, M
ee'rs aens''n ~ city should be without them