Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-23

Atsentisa has be~n called 10 the fscx
that our cotton oil mills cuuld enx.s. in
the naHufaeture Of denafursi alcohol
during the summer months and thsreby
ind employment for the whole rear. The
Tree alcohol bill rc-rntIy passed by Con-
gress viii prove . great stimulus to this
industry and there IS an Opportunity for
our millmen TO get in on the ground
aosr The ol mills have the power lying
H.le mere than half the year. and shs
af.iitrn Of . snail amount Of m.chinery
would enable them TO manufarsure tins
product eeonoGirally- Irish potatoes
are exc~ilent fog use IN making this grade
Il slesbsl. and the lands Of Nis<issipui
will prvslnc~ lavishiy OF the crup. Then.
engaging in sais new 5rz1rh would nce
only give employment to the mill force
the year round, but would also furnish
a market fur a crop that grows aS well
here as at any other point in the eoun-
try. The mills could keep their furres
Of hands much BETTER organiz~i un.ler
this system Of continuous running a.
well ss produce twelve months N the
wear On an investment that ordinarily
hes iils SIX The subject 10 vorshy Of
careful conzidsration-
Il seems that Haxiehurxs . so hare
the hr<t warehouse 70 be built BY the
Farmers Cnion- A $4,000 los has b<en
purchased at that place and tho building
vii s< ready for occupancy BY next sea-
son. Two others are also contemplated
in that county and plans are being made
fsr q number throughout tho State The
seheme - . god one and backed by
hard. common sense. The farmer Is the
eaiy producer Of any commostity that
dump- the bulk of IN product upon the
l,arksf st practically one time Of the
re<- With tn and Of god warehouses,
where insurancs viii be r~inrei to the
mini mum. the farmer can store his eos-
tun and have Il insured for . very small
amount II be - bound % have money
1t can be secured from the banks upun
the varehouss r~reips, szeh b<inx excst
lent collateral BY thls means rae crop
can be fed TO the market - she coa-
sumption demands and better pricxs real
iz~i thereby
The TAX On our fzrmEs by hai roads
: more than Ill other saxes eoubsnesi
has been said many times. and Is the
go<p<l truth The greatest need Of Mis-
sis<ippi today 10 better public thorough
f4res1 That it viii eost considerable
sums Of money to provide good ro.ds is
also f.cs. but the investment would b
rhe best that could b made. The sb-
--nce Of gravel or <tsns in many 80
ticns demands that oth<r m<shois b en-
piove-i IN road building Some time NEXT
month bulletin vii b issued from
tins department. giving definite inforna-
ton eoncerning an eroaomicai plan Of
improving cur highways It Is not an
untriei experiment, but has prvven Pr,c-
teal and effective IN manv portions of
the e>unrrv. The commissions hops 10
be able 10 work up An interest In Rod
building that sli prove of ineseimahis
henese % the State and earnestly asks
FOR the eo-op<rseion Of every good citizen
In the moxemenr
There L good prospect for /, crop IN
Yszoo county, Judging from the reports
OF tvo farmers from that section A
H. Deskins, Of Zion. ssvs that ms prcs-
Peet for . large yield Of corn was never
better On some acres be estimates that
he will gather IS or 80 bushels, and on
one and sne-hAlf acres be expects % get
as mueh ss 100 bushels ~ the acre W.
:. Donalisou. of Reximsaville. . Almost
as spfimi>tic. saving that il he ioes mt
get 20 or % bushels Co the acre he VIII
be disaPpsintezi Such reports as thee
are encouraging ind~<xl With n good
corn crop. suea - . reporret from al
mosr every section Of the State. th<re
VIII be htxle attention paid the prize
Sf feesfstuffs nexr vear- IL : time that
Mississippi Vas raising h<r s~u f-e4-
sraffs. anyway, and IL now loeks ~ Il
the start had been made
rh9e has b<<n sore little interest
excited With reference to the manage
mrnt Of the Soldiers Home xr Bexuvuir,
caused hy letters written esnr~xninx con
ditions bv one Of the inmates The su-
per1nrensfene denoanres the charges -
false- but dos not give them further at
t<ntlnn, p<nsiing an inve<tigzrisn that
viii be made Al an early dav- IL i 60
be hoped that the charges emanafrsi
from q diseased mind AMI that all viii be
Cleared % the entire satisfaction Of all.
Nlssssxippian< have cause To De proud
Of the model home furnished fsr the cum
fort Of the old hsys who are without rel
aflvez. frienzis or means IN their decsia-
ing DAYS. and IL = 20 be hoped that thu
nznzg<ment viii always be af the bese-
Prosperity seems to hng~r with . great
number OF sur Mississippi towns, even
during the usually dull summer months.
West Poms insists that she u growing
same and names y list of eixhseen hand
suae briek and eonrrete buildings that
are going up right now. while others are
m the various stages OF contemplation,
Planning. etc The amount of money in
VOWED u somewhere between $4,000
and $4,000 That IS doing well and
tn prosperity of West Point s the pride
Of the St2ts
Iha writer VAS very much graEi6ed
- -@@1 kN<1At< VI >1fSA4@ SS1z4A-AaAA<1-@< @<<@<s
frum good mem in thu State indorsing the
articles IN lzss weeks department cail-
ing for . ssrirs compliance with the laws
- they are upon the statute hsok- Some
Of these letters viii be used when spacs
permit& The sentiment for <triet en-
farcement of the law Is growing dzy ~
day, and its encourzgement means much
for ths Stafs of Mississippi Our repu-
tzti0a n the past for lAw and order must
be naint.ined- and il Is the duty Of
every citizen 90 assist the officials IN
seeing that il Is done without fear on
6suR-
Exeellent work was done At the FsrA-
erS Institute st Mcneil, on The nth
The experiment. station located there
h.s been of great benefit TO the peapia
Of that sestion, and last week excursion
trains carried hundreds of people in 70
sftend the institute and see the working
Of the statioa- The result from surh -
tim ard tn intense interest shown hAA
hsn Of ezcsptinnai valne in the p.st,
snd IL viii prove equal in good this year
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