The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-06
Advices from Washington state thai


100000 will be recommended bv the
government engineers for improve
ments on Pascagoula river for next
year. This is independent of the work
being done in deepening the pass at
Horn island and is significant of great
things for Pascagoula harbor. The
original project of expanding five
million dollars on this naturally pro-
tected port to make it one of the best
IN the world, will be carried out in
the next few years. Mississippi is
secure in the possession of two OF
more Important ports for securing
large share Of the business that will
come this way upon the completion
OF the Panama canal.
The several flower show given BY
/ communities in the state during tn,
past three weeks were all reported
as splendid successes. The display
were good and the attendance all thai
could have been desired. Mississippi
Is well adapted to the culture of flow
ers and number of our enterprisins
people are finding the industry 8
pratitable one. There is a movemend
now on foot at Jackson to organic,
company with capital of $25, OOe
to grow flowers for the trade. Such
concern has every promise of success
the Importation Of flowers being large
slvty pounds, or a bushel. This il
money IN the business for people will
| experience.
Amory has organized a $4,000 com
pany for the purpose of building I.
complete canning plant to care fol
the fruit and vegetables raised in that
section with so Little effort. The his.
tory Of canning factories in Mississip.
pl has not been very satisfactory ont
but there may have been some over
sight IN the management Of some thai
will be overcome by our friends al
Amory. Let us hope for its complet.
success.
The concerted movement recentl,
organized to promote county fairs ha.
an excellent field for promotion aheat
OF 1T. Fairs are educators second onl,
to our public schools and should by al
means be encouraged. The legisla
ture should take cognizance Of Thu
fact and give aid to all such move
meants 1t would prove wise invest
ment.
j. e. johnson some days sins
brought the Leader at Brookhavel
eighteen sweet potatoes that weighed
sixty pounds, or a bushell. This wa,
a healthy bushel of tubers and it i
now up to the Ripley Sentinel, Gun
town Hot Times or Baldwin HON,
journal to see that they can do will
this record of "some taters' from
South Mississippi.
"A northern manufacturer OF pape.
wrltes the department for informa
ton concerning peat boys in Miss;s
slppl. If you know of such pleas,
send the information to Jackson wher,
1t wall be used to the best advantag,
OF the state. The writer knows Of GA.
such bog and supposes that there ar.
others In the state.
Z. A. Bailey, Of Wesson, recently
killed hog that dressed $50 pound.
and did not cost him more than So. OF
Tor maintenance and fattening. Thi.
! is another evidence that Mississippi
offers advantages unexcelled lii thu
raising Of hogs for home consumptio,
and export as well.
Ia twenty-six ounce lemon is OF
exhibit IN store at Biloxi. At th.
Fair last year Mrs. c.. C. Smith
Insamore had one on exhibition tina
weighed nineteen ounces but thi
coast monster Of the lemon family /
in a class to itself so far. Let othe
districts be heard from.
The plan of pooling cotton by CON
munities Of farmers and all sellin,
togather is no doubt a good one. Thu
larger the offering, the greater tn
number of buyers attracted and tn
better the price realized Would Xix.
very much to have the result
these pools for publication.
And now Grcenville is talking
fair next year. With the splendie
section of rich country surrounding
that city a fair that could not BE-
beaten should be promoted. With tn
proper encouragement from our leg
islature, Mississippi should have |.
number Of excellent fairs every year