Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23

" N St'i"A 6OhiSiu Vi bllc DbdUb HlF
to be held in jackson this fall from
Nov 9Th Z 10th, inclusive. The erec-
tion OF a large agricultural building, to-
gether with buildings for chickens,
hogs and dogs will be begun in a short
while and completed long before the
opening date. These, together with
the building put up last fall, will afford
facilities for caring for everything
offered 1t will be the largest fair in
the South, excepting Texas, Many new
features will be inaugurated, the man
agement working hard from this time
until the opening, and it is confidently
expected that 100000 people will attend
the event this fall. The premiums have
been enlarged and extended, Offering
greater inducements for exhibitors.
Last year $50 was given for the best in
dividual farm exhibit. This fall $75
for first, $50 for second and S25 for third
Is offered, and these are being supple
mented with additional premiums until
1t will stand something like $3.50, Sl00
and $50 The stock premiums have
been doubled and trebled, and a great
deal more money offered in all lines.
The Jones Real Estate Co. offers lot
worth 800 for the prettiest and neatest
dressed baby under four years of age
shown from outside of Kinds county;
Hon. Walter Clark offers 1925 in cash
for ahe best ten ears of corn; the writer
offers $25 gold medal for the best
farm exhibit; "The Rookery" offers a
S25 dinner set for the best ten pieces of
hand-painted china by amateurs; cream
separators, incubators, plows, harness,
stoves, wagons, buggies, ETC., to the
o&ount of more than 100 will be given
as special prizes, Take it all in all, the
fair this year promises to be ahead of
former years so far that they are not
to be mentioned in the same breath.
Mississippi can and will make a display
OF products that cannot be eXcelled by
any State in the Union. We have the
resources and the products and will let
the world know that we are equal to
and ahead of the best of them. The
fair management will leave no stone
| n'urned to make the greatest show
ever seen in the South and the cooper
alton of the people all over the State is
especially desired. Write for advance
premium list and begin right now to
gsow something for competition. You
can win prize and do yourself and
others good in the effort.
The editor Of this department has
cause for a deep feeling Of satisfaction
on account of recent developments that |
have taken place in Mississippi. For
fifteen years he has advocated what he
thought was for the best interests of |
the people of the State, although at |
times the opposition engendered was
strenuous and unpleasant. A few days |
since the representatives of more than
80, 600 people of the State met in con-
vention at jackson and by resolution
endorsed three propositions for which
the writer has been eontending for a
long time. O1e OF these was the form
alton of purely mutual life insurance
in the State. 1t is not neces-
sary to go back four years and repro
duce what has appeared in this depart
ment on that subject. Suffice it to say
that columns have been written calling
for cooperation in putting such amove-
ment on foot and setting forth the fact
that at present our people are pouring
millions yearly into companies in which
they were charged exorbtant rates
and given absolutely no voice in con-
Quoting the affairs of the companies.
Another matter was the protest against
the exorbitant rates and arbitrary reg
Nations that must be met before those
In the rural communities could secure
service. The writer's atti-
tude on this subject is too well known,
and the efforts being made to right this
state Of affairs, to require repetition.
The warehouse plan of handling cotton
as well as other matters were unquali-
fedly indorsed. Is this not sufficient
to cause continuance
of effort? Most assuredly SO. Missis-
sippi is one of the greatest States in
the Union, and with the proper precau-
ton and vigilance can be kept in the
column Of those free from graft and
with justice to all alike.
Brandon has organized an Industrial
League for the purpose of looking after !
the interests of that town. Better
roads will be contended for, camping
places for farmers, watering troughs,
better streets, etc. There is o great
deal of good work that can be done by
such an organization, and every town
in the State should have an active one.
j. B. Allen sold to Bernheimer g.
Sons, of Port Gibson, five bales of long
staple cotton that netted S58l.06 The
price paid was 2S and 80 cents per
pound. Pretty good for Claiborne
Il Jones county has recently sold $780,
BOO worth of 5per cent. bonds at pre-
MUM of Sc, $50, the proceeds to be used
N constructing courthouses at Ellis
pille and Laurel. This assures two of
he best public buildings in the State
Tor the piney woods county of Jones.
Good.
Il Reports from several sections of the
State indicate the presence OF a large
trop of street fakirs. 1t is well to fight
mighty shy of all such cattle, as there
b no chance to win and all to lose.
i Gulfport had at one time recently
vessels in port discharging
ND taking on loads. Pretty good for
PR sea port.
E An early destruction OF the stalks is
riyen ma the most effectual means OF