The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-20
Next week, from the cad to 2eth, In.

the annual meeting at the grounds near
Lake. This is by far the oldest fair
and Chautauqua in Mississippi. and bears
the proud distinction of being one OF
the most successful. 1t is now in its
twenty-fourth year, and is stronger and
healthier than ever before. The pro-
gram this year is especially well ar
ranged, including come of the aRlest and
most prominent platform speakers and
lecturers. The grounds, which have been
owned by the association fer a quarter
of a century, have undergone a decided
change for the better. The track and
speed ring, which was temporarily pro,
vided last year, has been made good and
will prove as fast al any in the State.
Athletic sports will be a prominent feat.
ure this season, and healthy premi2ms
are offered for oratorical contests and
excellence in defamation. The manage
ment expects to see the largest attend
ance in the history of the association,
and have every reason to believe that
these expectations will be realized. Pres
ldent Bailey and Secretary Hamilton are
working energetically to insure the com.
fort and entertainment of all who at.
tend. 1t is a great old institution that
fully deserves the unstinted cooperation
and support of the people of that Sec
tion.
The writer attended a meeting at
Columbia recently called for the purposs
OF putting on foot a movement fer tn.
organization of a county fair and stocls
breeders association. a large number
OF representative citizens from all Sec
tons OF Marion county were present, and
expressed themselves as willing and
anxious to join in the movement. Tenn
porary organization was effected with
Or. Guy Hathorn as president and Mr..
A. l.. Smith as secretary. Marion is
blessed with good land and everything
necessary to make it an ideal home. Ths
need there, as in all of the piney woods
counties, is for good white people to take
the cut-oyer lands and make them pro-
duce something OF. the worlds needs
The object of the fair is not only to en-
courage good people to come and make
their homes in Marion county, but to
stimulate a spirit of friendly rivalry
among those already there to try to do
better in the future. 1t is q project
that is deserving of the support of all
who are interested in the fuure welfare
of the county, and it is to be hoped that
the promoters of this enterprise will not
allow. it to die, but push it to q success
full termination.
Some months ago mention wal made
IN this department Of the amount of
truck sold from a single farm in Tip
pah county by Mr.. r. B. Henderson.
The Ripley Sentinel of last week con-
tanned another statement coming from
another farm that it was the intention
Of the writer to use this week, but by
some means the paper has been mis-
placed. AT any rate, it was a showing
II which any man might feel proud,
be he from any section of our great
State. Tippah is one OF the so-called
poor hill counties" but when it comes
TO raising stuff it seems to be right in
the lead all right. The truth is there
are no poor counties in Mississippi, but
are just what the people are pleased to
make of them.
Arrangements are being made by The
United States Department of Aggricul-
lure to build several sections of sample
.oads in the Delta section OF Mississippi.
This work will be done to show what
can be done to improve the condition of
the roads IN that section, ard is deserv-
ing of the interest and cooperation of
The people in the district interested. The
example set is worthy of emulation. As
has been said dozens of times in It's
department, the greatest needs of Mis-
sissippi today is better roads, and il
Uncle Sam is willing to give us object
tSSooHS III iOdu DulluluS, we snouIU tdAe
enough interest to see that the good
seed sown are made to produce some.
thing in the way of results.
Professional estimators are getting the
present cotton crop down to as low as
II 100000 bales. If these figures are
anything near correct the people of Mis-
sissippi should get twenty cents for CIV.
cry pound of cotton raised this year. At
any rate the crop is necessarily short Of
what the world demands, and fifteen
cents looks like a certainty. Study the
carefully and market cotton in
intelligent manner.
The United States Department of Ag
.riculture, in its crop condition report
fer June 25th, estimates the condition
Of cotton in Mississippi at 81 per cent
The Department of Agriculture and Com
for Mississippi in a report issned
from date of July LIST, makes the aver
age in Mississippi only So per cent. The
Mississippi department secured infor.
nation from fhe Roards of Supervisors