The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-11

The people of Coriah county are agi
tating the question of a county fair an,
have begun this early to get in shap
hoped that the movement will take def
mite shape and that the fair will be hell
next year. There is no investment O
money that would pay the people bst
ter. 1t may not come back right ava,
in dividends on the money invested
but from every standpoint it will prov.
of value to those interested. 1t is q
fact not disputed that the counties
where successful fairs have been held
for a number of years are the most pros
porous to be found in ur great State,
BY all means hold a Copiah county fail
next year and keep it going thereafter.
It Is time that the people of Missis-
sippi were beginning to stop and think
of where the end will be-, or what the
result of allowing laws to be infracted
without an effort to punish the offend.
ers. When a man who is inclined to
break the law is allowed to 60 free with
q slight infraction he is encouraged to
try a more serious one the next time.
Lawlessness grows upon a country in
just that manner. Our great seagon of
prosperity has brought to us numbers
of lawless characters from other sec
tions, and to prevent serious trouble in
the future, our citizens should see to it
that the officers do their whole duty
and prevent them securing too much
Roadway in their nefarious practices.
The Indianola board of trade is be-
ing called upon by the Enterprise OF
that city to get busy and devise plans
for broadening the trade territory of
that excellent little city. There are no
doubt opportunities lying around that
could be made use of by the Indianola
board of trade, and If properly taken
hold of could be made of benefit to the
community. Commercial organizations
are capable Of doing lasting good if
in the work mapped out for them.
The city of Brookhaven is arranging
to extend it's limits to take ir consider
able additional territory, which has
been made necessary by a fast increase
building and population. One-fourth
Of a mile will be added on each side
and the water and light service extend
to the new territory. BrOokhaven
S in the running with the fast growing
owns.
The business men of Mt. Olive con-
,emplate holding a fair this fall as the
preliminary to a permanent orgaaiza-
ion. While time is short for this year
start now will no doubt result in a
'etter one next year and good ones each
all. The citizens of that community
Ould not make a better investment,
nd the writer hopes to see the project
arried to a successful termination.
McComb City is still pushing the
municipal improvement plans. The
ssuance of $40, 900 in bonds for the pur-
ose of charging the water system and
'uilding a municipal lighting plant
as been decided upon. McComb is
ne of the best towns in the State and
allowing no opportunity to make it
etter get away.
Announcement is made that the W.
'. Adams Machine Co.'s plant a Cor
nth, and which was greatly damaged
y fire some time since, viii be rebuilt
n a larger and more permanent scale
han ever. 1t was feared by some that
plant would not be rebuilt at Cor.
18th, and this announcement will be q
PURGE of qualification to all Mississip- f.
ians who know something of this enor ,
lOus concern and the work it is doing. !
The Greenville Times has installed '
n excellent new printing plant ard
Crosby hit upon a novel plan to t
AXE the announcement to the friends t
his paper. The old type vas attach.
to a card and mailed to those who q
I'd been readers and patrons of the pa .
n as souvenirs. The plan was as L
as unique and is worthy OF =
mutation by other newspaper men who :
stall new outfits. !.
Recent extensions to the Laurel cot q
n mill brings its capacity up to about s.
900 bales of cotton per mum, or v
5000 yards of finished cloth per week. a
is given 500 hands. It is t,
of, if not the most successful mills g.
the State, the fuel being furnished
the great Eastman-G Gardiner plant, g
d only costs the hauling of a few Ia
ndred yards. p
Syrup made by I. G. Lea of Amite Il
unity and a gentleman at Mount e
i've, Covington county, is on exhibit q
n at this Office. 1t was put in bot ~
s and sealed while hot and is in a :.
rfect state of preservation, although :,
pped a considerable distance during
hot weather.