The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06

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 From Memphis to Birmingham.
 Two weeks ago the writer had the pleasure of making a trip over the Frisco from Memphis to Birmingham. The ob- ject of this trip was to note the general conditions and improvements that have recently been made. Our readers know that l have always had faith in this sec tion, and here repeat what 1 have so often stated, that the possibilities of this sec ton, from an agricultural point of View, are many On this trip l was delighted to notice the improved conditions or both the country and the towns Farms are being better cared for, better cultl- yated and more grass is being grown, | which means better stock and more fer tile farms. There is a greater diversity of crops, more and better orchards and | gardens
 I will briefly notice a few of the lead ing towns along this line, commencing with Holly Springs, a town with past history. The traveller, passing through this city, gets, from the train restricted view of the town and the country, so goes on with but 8 poor opinion of the place. | This city is improving fast, having | number of paying industries. There are many fine farms that help support this l thriving town and these farms produce a general line of crops. grain, cotton, l fruit and vegetables. There are also some fine stock farms in this section and many cattle and hogs are fed and ship l ped from this point. The state has es- tablished one of its experimental stations | here, which will through it's practical eX- periments and teaching, disseminate q great amount of useful. practical informa- tion. The work of building up and im- ] proving the land for this experiment sta tion is progressing finely Holly Springs ] has number of good business men who | are looking after the interests of the | city. This Is a Junction point with the i Illinois Central and Frisco railroads. This | gives the city close connection with our great markets, Birmingham, Memphis,
 New Albany.
 The next town of importance on the line is New Albany. which has been growing l by leaps for the last year. There is l good agricultural country surrounding this town. This is another junction town, 1 the new line being the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City, which crosses the Frisco here. A number of new industries have sprung Up here recently. A large com press. ice plant, electric light plant. over all factory and handle factory are all | 1 peach orchards have been planted in the vicinity of this thriving town.
 Leaving this town and going on east, We come to Tupelo. This city Is also a junction town; the Mobile and Ohio and the Frisco cross here. Tupelo is situated in very rich agricultural country Cot ton is the chief crop grown although | considerable grain, corn especially, is pro- duced. Some live stock, grasses, fruits l and vegetables are grown. There are number of profitable industries here. The largest cotton storage house in the state is here and also a large compress. There are several large wholesale houses. elec- tric light plant, ice plant. steam laund- ] dry, a large cotton mill and several large wooden ware factories. The city has re- gently erected a fine, new court house. This town is building up rapidly and is on a safe foundation.
 Next we come to the thriving little vil- lage of Nettleton, which is building and improving very fast. Among the new buildings I noticed a new hotel and sev- eral new stores.
 Amory Is Prosperous.
 Passing this, We come next to Amory. one of the most prosperous towns on the line, and surrounded by a fine farming and truck growing country. From here the Frisco has line to Aberdeen. The Frisco shops are located here which helps the town very much. Amory has had for some time a steady improvement, many fine residences having been built. The main sources, yet, are agrlcul- ture and the railroad. A large fruit in- dustry Is being built up here and this will soon be great shipping point for fruits, melons and all vegetables. The dairy business, too, is beginning to re- ceive attention. This is great country for conducting a successful dairy.
 Leaving Amory we are soon out of Mississippi and in Alabama The first town of importance Is Sulligent. I was surprised to see the progress that has been made here. Sulligent has put on "city airs" and has been ineorpora ted The city limits are broad enough to build up second Birmingham We hope that 1t may become such. The town has, in- deed. improved much. There is a fine country back of Sulligent and here the fruit and vegetable industry should re- ceive more attention, as 1t could be made profitable shipping point for this line of crops.
 Next we come to the enterprising town of Guin, situated. also. in fine agricul- tural district. Guin is also improving. building new houses and opening up new industries There are some very progress | sive farmers in this section who are gfy- ing stock growing a great deal of atten- tion.
 Leaving Guin and passing on up through the hills where mining Is the chief in- dustry. we noticed several new mines that have but recently been opened. The minerals of this section furnish a very heavy tonnage for the railroad There Is also in the section some good timber and quite lot of lumber is cut and ship ped. Besides the mining this hll coun- try, much of it. is suitable for grass and stock, as well as for line of fruits.
 Jasper Good Town.
 There is another town here on this line that We must speak of. This is Jasper, which is another junction town. This section is becoming famous for the growing of fine wheat. grass and stock. Also good variety of fruit, apples and peaches are grown. The town Is im- proving, having recently erected a good fiouring mill. There are several large mercantile firms here who do a large bus mess. Jasper needs and should have a large canning plant, as this is an ideal location for such an industry The dairy business, too, should receive better at tention.
 So in going over the line, we note with much pleasure the general Improvements that are being made in both town and country. This is especially true since we have tried to contribute something Tn helping to build up this section While. as stated before much progress has been made. yet there is still room for more prosperity. This section is pre-eminently a grass, grain and stock country There | ,1l