Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-14

The great meeting of the Farmers
Union vas held in Jackson last week
with an attendance of several hundred
delegates from almost every county in
the State. Il was a truly representa-
tive body Of men, coming from that
great class OF agriculturists that are
the wealth-producers of the country.
Ihey were sincere and earnest in their
endeavors to do something TO amelior-
ate the condition of the farmer, and
none could have failed to have been so
impressed The Union Is doing a splen-
did work In our State. Il Is growing
rapidly IN strength from day to day and
safe men are at its head. The ware
house proposition for handling cotton
Is one Of the many commendable re-
forms urged by the organization BY
this method the farmer will be able to
store his cotton in an absolutely safe
place at minimum cost and place II on
the market as occasion demands. With
standard warehouses in each county
the man who has cotton can store it,
and II he needs ready money it can be
borrowed on the warehouse receipt az
moderate rate Of interest. This Is
undoubtedly the only genuinely sensi-
bic way to handle our great staple crop.
Then, too, the campaign for education
amoug the masses IS an object that Is
highly commendable. With proper
education and advanced methods Of
doing that which Is necessary, the life
on a farm will be far more inviting
than at present. The organized effort
to curb the power Of mouopolies and
corporations Is especially to be indorsed
by all. Their actions in this matter,
backed by nearly 1000 sovereign peo-
pie cannot be disregarded by those in
power. There Is = great field for The
operations Of this Union, and the writer
hopes to see it grow stronger from year
to year until every farmer in the State
will be standing shoulder to shoulder
in an effort to secure what Is Justly and
equitably his.
Greenvtlle proposes to inaugurate q
fair, not only for Washington county,
but for the whole Delta. There Is no
doubt that such = move on the part of
the people of the Delta would be crown
ed with success. 1t is phenomenally
rich section Of country and will grow
almost anything that grows under the
s7sn- The gentlemen interested are well
known for their push and enterprise,
and it is confidently expected that the
Delta Fair will prove an eye opener To
the people Of all sections Of Mississippi
as well as other States. The writer Is
very much interested in the fair and
expects to see it made splendid sue
cess from every standpoint.
Hon. A. C. Anderson of the Ripley
Sentinel, who was in Jackson last week
attending the meeting of the Farmers
Union brought the writer a cob pipe
that was as liberal in proportions as the
heart Of the donor is big. It was made
from the cob of a Tippah county ear Of
corn and would hold q peck of tobacco
Tor lessl. Tippah is all right and it Is
now in order for Geo. Brown to send
down q ham or barrel of potatoes to
show what old Tippah can do when
properly encouraged
Biloxi will soon vote upon the propo-
sition to issue bonds in the amount Of
81, 200 for erecting additional school
buildings. The cause of education IS
gathering strength as time passes and
augurs well for the future prosperity
and happiness Of our great State
Senatobia reports one or two men
still who stand upon the street corners,
complain of the town. their taxes and
the weather. 1t is very fortunate that
not more than one or two remain. This
is the remnant of large body that
once infested Mississippi communities,
but the large majority of them have
either joined the optimists or moved to
more congeniAl climes. There Is no
room for such in our State today.