The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-09-22

! trucking associations during the pas
two months, the last one being at Cor
NTH. This organization starts off will
: a goodly number of farmers banded to
gether for the trucking business, no
l TO supercede their general farming
operations, but as a side line, with thu
intention of increasing as success war
rants. This effort is being properly
made. 1t is not best for a community
to quit planting corn and cotton ant
take up vegetable raising altogether
but to orange for a large number O.
people to plant a small acreage each
and then a failure would not mean sc
much. 1t is not to be judged that q
failure is more likely to occur than not,
but there are failures in all lines, the
trucking as we'll. Then the advice to
60 into it moderately is we'll taken.
Corinth is very well situated for a
trucking community with a city of sew.
eral thousand to use the surplus or take
care of n drop in prices, and with the
aid of the small individual %canneries
there is every reason to believe that
success will be the reward of these
pioneers in the trucking industry of
Alcorn county.
The Southern Sentinel, at Ripley,
Hon. A. G. Anderson editor, publishes
a splendid editorial on the rural free
delivery routes as educators. An e
tract from another paper Incorporated
in the editorial reads as follows: 1.-The
rural free delivery of mails, as we now
have it, carrying its appropriation OF
twenty odd million dollars, is of more
direct benefit to the common people OF
this country than any similar sum spent
by the government. The rural free de-
livery system is now universally admit
ted TO be the greatest civiliZer of the
age, and ~ distinguished writer in a
magazine article rect ntly referred to it
as being the most beneficial piece of
Legislation which congress has adopted
since the war"
The directory man is making some
wonderful figures in the way of increase
in population for Mississippi towns
since the census was taken. Hatties-
burg is the latest to issue a directory,
and the population, including suburbs,
as shown in the publication, is $4,000.
According to the directories issued
during the past year Jackson is in the
lead with something like 10000, Vicks-
burg shows q 1000, Meridian about the
same, Natchez over $4,000 and Yazoo
City II, 500. While these figures are
not to be relied upon to any great ex-
tent, they are sufficiently accurate to
show that all Mississippi towns, and
more especially the ones mentioned,
are experiencing a healthy growth, and
that with a continuance of the present
period of prosperity, when the enumer-
alton is again made we will lead the
whole United States in increase of pop
ulation and wealth. This is exceed
ingly gratifying indeed.
McComb City celebrated Labor Day
Ill hpOlIS obNlS "lUI q Odl bCCuC duu
speech-making together with a varied
of amusements and contests.
The Journal issued a s%plendidly illus
trated and fOrcibly written special for
the occasion. McComb is a pushing
town and deserves the success hat Is
to her.
Be sure to get the schedule or the
'Diversified Farming Special Kat will
Memphis on October 3 for a trip
over the line of L. G. and Y. & M. V.
roads in Mississippi. The best of
speakers have been secured Tor this
rip and there will be something of in
crest to the farmers all along the
'oute. 1t is especially desired that
here be a good urn out at every sta
ion touched.
Capt. Alfred Bosarge of Biloxi sue
,eeded in landing a monster tarpon in
Back Bay recently that tipped the beam
1t 40 pounds. This is the first big
of the season, and while not quite
o large as the fish landed by Mr.. Bour-
lon, which weighed some fifteen pounds
more, is a good one, requiring some I
hing over an hour of hard work to
and.
Work on the new building for the
Exposition to be held at jackson from 6
november 5 to 10, inclusive, is pro- l
ressing rapidly and will be completed /
ample time. Arrangements are be- t
lg made for the largest number of peo- S
lie that ever visited the Capital City, b
nd the Exposition will far surpass that v
{ former years. q
The e~nterprising city of Greenwood
Celebrates the completion of Lefore's
new courthouse today with a b
ig barbecue, public speaking, and a A
ay of general festivities. Greenwood \
o~ntinues to prosper and is fast taking a
lace in the front rank of growing Mis- b
towns.
Remember that Mississippi offers
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