The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-27

university campus in Baton Rouge
Tuesday morning the first stop wa.
made at Zachary, where the school chill
dren were out in full force as we'll as {
large number OF planters. At Slaughter
the main line of the Y. & NJ. V
was left for run up the Woodvillt
branch to Woodville and other points
At Ethel the train went out to Clinton
and thence back to the main line for the
trip north. Mississippi was again en-.
tered at Centervile and the DAYS work
completed at ROXie, more than one hun
dred meeting the train when it arriy ed
after 8 o'clock. Wednesday found the
party at NatcheZ, where the first meet
ing of the day was held. Fewer points
were visited this day than any in the
two weeks, although the attendance was
fair and wound up with a good meeting
at Vicksburg in the city hall at night.
Thursday proved to be the second best
day of the two weeks in point of attend
| ance. The entire day was spent in the
rich delta section of Mississippi and
commenced at Rolling Fork at half-past
in the morning. At a number of
points it was found necessary to hold
overhows. While the exclusive negro
schedule for stop, a few minutes was
given them and a crowd entirely too
large to get in the cars was on hand and
were addressed from the depot platform.
The night meeting in the courthouse at
Greenville was very well attended and
interesting. The last day, Friday, the
18th. began bright and early at Benoit
on the Riverside division of the Yazoo
& Mississippi Valley Many stops were
made during the day and splendid vt.
tendance and interest was the result.
The last stop of the memorable trip was
made at Lake Cormorant and tie train
pulled out for Memphis, where the party
was to disband and return to their
homes. Good-byes were said, congratu-
latlons passed, and Capt. Merry roundlv
thanked for his untiring efforts in the
interest of the comfort of the party ana
the success of the undertaking.
While the good to be accomplished by |
this undertaking is to a large extent |
prOblematical. there was evidences all |
along the line that the people appre-
clated the efforts of those responsible
for the train and were interested in the
subject of diversiication of crops as a
necessity to the future welfare of our
agricultural country. A great many
questions were asked and not a few sug-
gestions made as to how this end might
be accomplished, and all were impressed
With the Importance of the subject and
he benefits to accrue. The railroad rep
'esentatives freely made known their
obj@.t in equipping and run
ling the train at an enormous expense to
hn Al.
people could be induced to adopt mod
rn methods in tilling their land that
hey would have more crops to haul and
more money to spend for tickets SO
ong as the people are prosperous, just
0 long will the money invested in rail- (
Dads pay a dividend That improved
lethods are demanded in handling our
Mississippi and Louisiana soil none who
ave studied the question can deny. !
.ands that readily made a bale of cotton
0 the acre ten years since are today ..
laking less than One-half bale Cane
'nds are decreasing in yield from year {
, year with crop that is continually
raining the soil of plant food and re
rning little or nothing. Good seed has
cen sown, and although the result may
2 slow in coming to the surface, it is I
'entually bound to come.
Greenwood is to have a veneering I
ant to cost 100000, announcement d
lving appeared in last weeks issues of S
lie papers from that enterprising place. 4
ore than a million feet OF timber has n
ready been secured for use in the fac 9,
ry. About 100 men will be given en- :,
oyment and it will be an important ad
tion to Greenwood's already long list :,
manufacturing concerns. Some four u
eeks ago another plant of the same n
nd was secured for Itta Bena, in the CT
me county, making two large veneer h
ctories for Lefore. Good for both Itta Il
ma and Greenwood. O.,
Capt. j.. F. Merry, general immigration ct
ent of the Illinois Central railroad, and G,
tn headquarters at Manchester, Iowa, ~
Is responsible for the road offering this -
lin and was in charge from the first ~
y to the last. His good work for 81
ssissippi and Louisiana during the III
years of his connection with this &C
lat system has been the subject of ne
lch favorable comment. He was as tn
ted during the first week by j. G Or
''r. industrial commissioner, and in III
.ir respective territories by travelling 20
ight agents, Eastman, Tullus, the two
Redmond and other en-
YES of tie system. President j. c. lo'
rdy, of the Mississippi Agricultural co
Mechanical College; Dir ector Hutch ca
on, of the experiment stations; Di-
tor Ames, of the Holly Springs sta
a, and Director Fox, of the Delta sta
4; Director LLOYD, of the institute
k, and Prof. Smith, of the dairying D.
artment, were the representatives of .r -,e
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechan- sn'
College. DirecttT Dodson and veter- III
rian represented the Louisiana Agri- eul
,ural and Mechanical College Hon. Off
tier Clark, president OF the Missis- gre
i @'vision of the -Southe,a Cotton +.
ociation, made the entire trip, as also on,
Commissioner Blakeslee, of the Mis- On,
ippi Department of Agriculture and -, -.
lmerce. II. Z. Saveley, of the United so'
tes Department of Agriculture, made sec
ortion of the trip. Prof. P. G. Hol- ent
the celebrated Iowa cotn expect, dor
with the party three days, as WAS per
Prof. c. G. Hopkins, of the Univer. pro
of Illinois. Hon. n. B. Morrison, cf wit
/, ILL.,, remained with the party for bo
t days and made interesting ad- -.
ses. The entire time was spent both 10y" ,oo'