Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-09-29

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mat the conveniences OF life are not
all continsd to the towns and cities has
been demonstrated by our friend. Il. p.
wright OF Leake county, living twenty
miles from the railroad. MIR. Wright
Is model farmer and has all the CON
veniences OF the city at his country
home BY request he gives the follow
ing description of his place:
In compliance with your request
Will give a short description of my
waterworks way out here in the coun-
try, twenty miles from any railroad.
also send you photo of windmill and
tank. This outfit furnishes all Of the
water we want We have trough in
the horse lot that holds ten barrels of
water with float valve to it so that
when one bucket OF water is taken out
another comes in without any help.
We have a sink in the store room and u
hydrant and bath room fitted with a
$40 bath tub, hot and cold connections.
A hydrant at the front porch, thence
few rods to the store where another
hydrant is located, and then on to my
two sons houses, where they have all
the water they want. Allsupplied from
a tifty-barrel tank on twenty-foot
tower. We are accorded the distinction
OF having one Of the best country stores
anywhere, besides the waterworks al
ready described We have iirst-class
plate glass front with ten sidelights,
making 1t light and airy in the summer
and warm and light in the winter. We
have q nice farm and lots Of real con-
veniences, such as any farmer can
have. | started as cheap as anybody
could, my stock in trade being two
hands to work with and the poorest
land in the country roundabouts. So |
only demonstrate to u certainty what
can be accomplished right here in the
interior of grand old Mississippi. We
are thinking of putting in electric lights
and be town right. Say, we don't
have to move to town to have good
things; we've got 'em out here"
And Mr. Wright is sure enough sur
rounded by good things. He began at
the ground and built up His land
was poor at one time but is good now
and making large crops. He has the
conveniences of town at his country
home and is loved and resnected nv his
roiabrors VINO oor soy tbot tboy ara
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DETER or more haPpi'y slVu"Icu 'N"n
Mr.. WughtE
viii H. Woods, NJ. D., secretary Of
the Mississippi Division of the South
a,, Cotton Assooiatiop rnon bie ret,,rn
- ~, ,.......;,.. .,,,,,,
from meeting o' Tie eAecuVl'c oo,i-
mittee at HOT Springs, Ark, hau the
following to say:
"All things considered, this meeting
oooa,,,,l;.ho1 , o,roo+ dooI of rood and
'No0 '''''1N Nv "..,.. e.,;at
was chal"oVo'4Ieu iio'n sV"'O W i1"i''i
by desire on the part OF the delegates
to do business. The ten cent minimum
placed upon this years crop was done
to encourage the rank and file to hold
for At least the meat and bread price.
The condition as reported from the diff.
ferent States all went to show the mis-
take of making anv report of proba-
bile WELD at this time. The reports of
deterioration from all over the cotton
growing States since the reports to the
association were recelVeu' anu wnloI Io1
my .he sotSaa,ns "o",u n" 6,d % No, IN Tho oninion
of the committee Justify AN estimate at
this time. The farmers of the South
are willing to live and let live, and only
them square, The action taKen 10 ln-
corPoraSe 'he u.s. 1ssoI,nsiUn h"s;Oass W." orld and
pooihsi.SI,' lp.hnSs iii ho instituted n nhligate
the support of the membership of the
association. The trouble heretofore
has been the lack OF business metnoos
IN the assoclaO'on anu 1I" hoiievo ,Iiv 'r mo
paon..e, po,ina w. mon a now ora of nositive
.a,it,, ".e .a1v {
socretaries and delegates at Jackson
.his wooL at which time Messrs. Jor.
dan witbersnoon and National Organ
;vor Smith were TO have been present,
,ros Tor tho nprnose Of explaining the
n,ar IN take care of distressed cotton
and man out the campaign for fall
work The people in general and the
members in particular should heed the
the association in winning the hght De-
gun, with good chance OF success
Mrs. V. NJ Yates Oh Ooiu"a'er mas
| two Helenhant ears that attract atten-
tion on account OF thelr SIZE on0 VI
them measures iour ieeO anu 'nte0
inches in length ana one men III "iu'4i
The other is nearly as large Inns
good lady believes tn"I sue nus Vn1
finest plants in the STATE anu "oui0
like to hear from o'hers'
Contracts we're recently signed lor an
additional two miles Tor the haI'ieS-
burg street railway, which is under