The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-04-05


chump, if you don't like the town in
which you live, you don't have to stay
in it. There are lots Of kinds of con-
veyances wagons, trains, buggies, BIZ
cycles, slides and your own trotters.
You don't have to stay in it-thank
goodness, that you don't-and your
town is just full of people that would
be powerful glad to get rid of you.
For politeness' sake some Of your
neighbors might tell you that they
would rather you wouldn't go, but
they don It mean it. So whenever You
talk against your town, you may just
put it down that everybody would be
glad for you to get out, and you cant
blame them. You are nothing above
the calamity bowler. Speak well Of
your town and speak we'll of your
people, address your remarks to the
good side of all questions. This piece
of gospel truth can be applied as well
to communities, counties and states.
The man who can see nothing good IN
Mississippi should read this and take
heed. There are less Of such than for
merly and the number is growing beau
tifully smaller year by year.
One more week and the present
session Of the legislative bodies will
have passed into history. The session
has been long, tedious and strenuous
one. The code work has demanded a
large portion of the time, but other
matters Of great Importance have been
handled. Whether all legislation pass
ed is for the best or not, cannot be
determined without the trial Of time.
There has been complaint from num-
Der Of sources that matters have not
been handled as expeditiously as they
might have been, hut such matters
do not always look the same to the
man on the ground and the one that is
not. The writer had hoped to see
some legislation along special lines
has not been done, but it will come
later as our people awaken to the ne
cessity Of such, healthy sentiment
IS being developed in its favor. "A gen.
eral resume Of the work done will be
given in this department when thu
session is over.
During the past ten years the ex-
port of cotton seed oil to Italy has in.
creased from $2SS,OOO to $1,699,0O0
while at the same time our imports
from Italy Of olive oil have increased
from $413, 900 to 81, 238,000. Some ons
has suggested that we do not get back
all Of the cotton seed oil we send then
as olive oil and wonders what becomes
of the balance. It makes but little
difference what becomes of the bal.
ance, but it would be much better il
we would convert this oil into the pure
ca olive here at home and not only
gain the corresponding increase in
price, but save the freight to and from
Italy. Why don't some OF our inge.
NOUS Yankee friends, get onto this as
we'll as other schemes to bring money
to Uncle Sam s DOMAINE To think that
the South furnishes more than a mil.
lion dollars worth Of olive oil every
year and don't know it. Wonders
will never cease.
The Farmers Cooperative Union
are along the right track as expressed
in the following resolution recently
adopted: Resolved, that we, the
Farmers Educational and CoJOperaa
tive Union Of America, raise our own
cattle, mules, hogs, sheep, poultry
corn potatoes, rye, oats hay, fruits
vegetables, etc., and raise cotton to
sell. Resolved further that the acre.
age Of cotton for 1904 be reduced
twenty-five per cent for 1906" This
resolution breaches powerful sermon
to the farmers of Mississippi, and if il
is sacredly adhered to, the result will
be something worth striving for. Th3
Cotton Association is preaching just
such doctrine from every hilltop in
the state, and with two such powerful
organizations striving for the same
end, something will surely be ACCOM-
plished.
There are hundreds of opportuni-
ties for investment Of Mississippi
money right here in Mississippi There
is no necessity Of catching at every
bait offered by smooth artists Of stock
in some concern that you know Moth
ing about. If they offer such fabu-
lous dividends, why don't the people
nearer to them grasp the golden op.
portunitiesq Fight shy of fake con.
Germs that nine times out Of ten are
not worth the piece Of paper on which
the stock is printed. Use your money
to develop Mississippi resources.
Prof. w. =. ~ rrDorn who was with
the IA. & M. College for several years
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