Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-12-15

pusIa county recently pooled their cot
ton at Water Valley and invited buyers
to meet them there to effect sale. Over
1000 bales were offered and the success
of the movement was everything that
could be desired. Middling cotton sold
Mt 11.20 and the lowest storm grade
brought $50, which was fully one half
or three quarters of a cent above the
ruling street prices for such cotton at
the time. The farmers had the situa.
tion well in hand and the success at
tanned further demonstrated the worth
of organization. A few bales offered
would only bring prevailing prices, but
in large lots the top of the market is
easily obtained. Estimating the increase
in price by pooling at one-half cent per
pound on the 1900 bales sold the plant
ers netted $4,000 If this is not con
vincing argument of the benefits to be
derived from organization it is nothing
just such undertakings or agreements
have made the great trusts with which
our country is overrun and it is abso.
luteIy necessary that the farmers or
ganize to counteract their influence.
The Uorvov farm, roor NfcCor,b c;tr,
is an example of what can be accom-
plished by intelligent handling of our
Mississippi lands. 1t recently produced
half a bushel of sweet potatoes that
contained only six of the tubers Mr..
Morrow. the MANAGER has alreadv
picked seventeen bales of cotton from
sixteen acres of land. and will gather
two or three bales more. On this same
land he raised enough cabbage in the
sprinp To nav for tbe entire cost of cul.
tiyation and handling for tbe voar Over
100 hogs have been sold tbis wear and
bomtiful sunplv of milk bntter and
chickens proyided, Some Of this land
produced os biob os two and a Lolf
boIos of cotton tbo foct boing vorcbo5
for by reliable men. This is aR example
of real farming and ia a testimonial
pil,o coInfv What has boon done m
the Harvey farm can bo done ON thou.
sands of others with the same intelG.
cent handling
The TlineIo Joprnol and Aberdeen
Examiner have notices last week con.
cornirg cotton wronnod in material made
from iow grodes and comment foyorablv
ON Tho feasibility of usipg storm oot.
TON and lintors for such a Eurnose. Vet
tbnre nrn tboso Who win contend that
smch a scheme ia d sonbistrv and i'm.
practicable II il a pity that the mo.
lives of such pprties cannot be made
puhlic The iute trust has run the
nrica of ordinary bocoing to where there
are a number Of f6rcs that could be
used if the people would stand behind
~ - ~ Al .4 M,
will aLyovs hn found those fo look after
the interests of bir manufacturers and
trnsts but what is greatly desired right
now il for men with backbone to assist
in checlino the schemes of these fell
lows
T,c,orJ made total proft of POI
million dollars last vcor from the cotton
manufactured. of which the raw mate
rial was bought in the South. OF this
modo n"Vi o''Iro fror, tbe cotton nroduced in the
Stoio suaGo df fo' NI;ssissinni and evnorted More
tbon % half of wbat was received by our
nIonters % for tbe entire crop. Is this
pnt prS", an onormons snm to he allowed to
ionna ,Uv ." ,,s ~ ,,,hon II could and sbould be
i'ont ie",o horo y" ~ bomoq Our cotton should
nv hoPv ,,an,,faotrrod m,' ricbt bere and this
in,monso IN ,r nroCt kent where it rightfully
haIan%s 'ailr Il ia big6 time that our people
of %S,S sncb work and interesting themselves
! in movement that would insure a
nbonco 10 orr ADVANTAGE.
Tho +,,oLors roar Holly SPRINGS are
eating alone nicely The Reporter last
S,,ool. Sl ornou,,ced tbot one man had sold
sEoo worth of strawberries from two
aoros @ou0 of lond Others have done nearly
"a well. and it seems an assured fact
w ,,''f for W. next season. The land in that
sSootion ;s warm. sandy loan and there
:, 'o,a o,,nry " reason wbv truckers should do
,,,.u ~ tboro
Wv" w
Tho lopo list of stuff that can be
grown in Mississippi is being heightened
G"y ~ ,,nty, uty' ;s raisino coffee and claims
tSlt tIat tG ,bo Kant is vigorons and healthy.
Wn.:,o WA! '"1 ~ ns yot 0nlv an experiment,
u mn nav develop that this plant can be
crown w here successfully, thereby adding
= snow o,,r money crons one that would keep
;rnwense ~ U amounts of money at home.
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,,.;. ond Odd ro,Iows' fra
It;. ny NoF0i af NGssissinni are engaged in
tLo Iondable undertaking of providing
homes % ior. tne WIN" TSo OLA Fellows are
the[ llel.OJ Ust+;osbnrc and the Masons
building at liaISitsOt rlis !; . morI, that has
az MeIluia,,i nl,antod hv ,,y these great orders,
pug" o5 ome hat will at last become mon
umentS 10 'hei' '
~ y rn;o, of onitman made at the
W. N L[iss IIanS u, of evcellent syrup
rate oil fSo s',loua " oa tbn Jononese
from whnV - - NsV ;s said TO be the most
sugar cane ~ ,bot :, % c,n be ,anted in
prouuctite o,'n1 f tbo % country. and produces
TINS secVion u .pV .,.r,n
u hnely ha'oieu .''ssF.
er.. of yo2oo CITY has
Marx Schailer vi III III. for Mis-.
touched tne nisL T hoIo oybibited at the
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