The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-31

ter has talked and written Of q pure.
ly mutual life insurance company fol
the people of Mississippi, company
where the smallest policy holder
would be as much entitled to repre-.
sentatlon as the .wealthiest and one
that was run in the interest of the
policy holders and not solely for swell
ing the bank account Of q coterie OF
financiers who might hold the stock
OF such company. A mutual compa-
ny is the only one in which the polics
holder, who IS the only man to fur.
nish the sinews Of war for a concerr.
IS bound to get just what he is en-
titled to whether the management 81
desires or not. He is the holder Of all
power in the election of officers and
the direction of the companies af-
fairs. A stock company may be all
right for the men who own the stock
but for the policy holder it is more
than likely not to be all right. The
policy holder may participate in the
distribution of profits If the stock
holders so decide, but that very in
distinct line where the stakeholder
quits participating and the policy
holder begins is wholly determined
by the stakeholder. The stakeholder
has all the say AMI the policy holder
none at all. How many men, looking
at them from a financial stand, would
say that is is time for me to quit
taking the profits and begin to give
the policy holder share. Suppose
on the other hand the policy holder
had all the power and he was suppos-
ed to say after a while that he had
received enough Of the profit and the
stockholders could now have share
When would the policy holders come
to such a conclusion? The question
of just and equitable life insurance
is one that is of the greatest import
ance to Mississippians and is worthy
of much careful thought and consid-
GRAFTON. Millions Of dollars are paid
annually by the people Of our state
for this necessity, and it is but just
that they should get the best at fig
ures that are just to all concerned.
That they are not getting this square
deal at present, goes without contra
diction. 1t is the purpose of the wri-
ter to publish number Of articles
during the year on the subject, and
written in plain language that every.
body can understand. If the people
Of Mississippi are being unfairly
treated, they should he appraised OF
the fact in language that cannot be
misunderstood and by the statement
Of facts that cannot be contradicted
Closely following the announcement
Of corn growing contest by the pu
pills of the public schools Of Holme.
county through the efforts Of Super.
intendent Smith, comes another from
Lafayette county, stimulated by Geo
Ct. Hurst and Howard w. Odum. i
is proposed to interest the student.
to enter this contest with corn show
in the fall where all will contest fol
the premiums. The conditions re.
quire the contestant to be student
in the public schools Of that count,
He may chooses his spot of land t.
suit as well as the area. Also cult
vate as he thinks best. The corn il
to be gathered by disinterested par
ties and prepared for the exhibit. A
detailed report concerning land, pre-
paration, seed, fertilizer, method Of
cultivation, etc., is to be made at time
exhibit is entered. The pupil will al
so give what he has learned concern.
ing corn, the difficulties encountered
and overcome with the methods. Thi.
is undoubtedly one Of the creates
movements ever inaugurated in thu
state and pressages for good. It will
create an interest in agriculture K
be obtained in no other way. 1t viii
create an interest in agriculture
schools In each congressional district
and ultimately in every county witt
branches in each supervisors district
and community. Il means the popu
larizing of agricultural pursuits, TIKI
source from which is bound to come
the greater portion Of Mississippi
future greatness. Boys will learn t.
love the farm and not break away
from it at the first opportunity. That
the average corn production Of oul
state will be gradually increased from
less than sixteen bushels to the acrt
to double that amount. It is a move
ment of greater Importance than any
thing. in the past few years for the
stat and deserves the hearty encour-
agement Of every citizens
While the people Of the great nortl
west have been tied up and hemnael
in with ice and snow we Of Missis
sippi have been basking in beautiful