The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-06

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The important of raising an album
dance of corn For all purposes has
been preached With increasing force
for years, and tie greater number OF
Mississippi plafers are doing that
very thing, BUTT appears that the
necessity for tbs is greater this year
than ever befre. 1t looks as il
those who buy born next winter anj
spring will be compelled to pay an
exhorbitant prize, not less than one
dollar per bushl If that reasonable
The reasons gten for this are that
wheat is short something like 100,-
100000 bushel and has jumped to
more than oneIdollar per bushel and
the price Of flour will call for q
larger consumption OF corn fol
bread. Then, the season for corn in
the northwest is opening up badly.
being unproptious in every way, and
with the mar low margin existing be-
tween planting time and the frost
In the fall, the prospects for a large
crop In the dorm belt is not at all in
wiling. The demand for export is
growing year by year and a consid-
cradle increase is required for that
alone. So it would seem that is es-
pecially stands Mississippians in hand
to be sure of enough corn at home to
care for their farms. The prospect
for an abnormally high price for cot
ton may be as good as reported, but
If the corn is not made at home,
twelve cent cotton crop would be
largely decreased in value if we have
to pay a dollar for the corn necessary
to run the FARMS
Water Valley citizens have awak-
ened to the fact that an organization
of the business men was necessary
to look after the interests of that en-
terprising city. A business league
was recently organized with Mr.. J.
d. Peacock as president and J. r.
Cahill, secretary. A large number
of the best men of the city enlisted
in the movement and will go to work
to make Water Valley bigger and bet
ter. One of the first moves was to
locate the Farmers Union warehouse
and the effort was successful. Other
matters of Importance will be taken
up and handled I'm tuen, among them
an extension of the railroad now run
ming as far as Calhoun City to Water
Valley. The action Of those good
people is worthy of emulation by all
who would see their communities
prosper as they should, and which
can only be brought about by CO.
operation and persistent effort.
B. w. Mathis of Crystal Springs
cut and sold $4,000 worth of cabbage
this spring from fifty acres of land
and now has the land planted in other
crops with the prospect for a pro-
portionate yield. While the price
received for cabbage this spring has
been abnormally high, the crop is a
safe. one and profitable. Mississippi
offers more to the man with brains
and energy than any state in the
Union, and it is singular that no one
would leave here to 60 west and
seek homes in the newer states. This
immigration has lessened greatly dur
ing the past few years and it is TIC
be hoped that it will entirely cease
in the near future. Use your In
fuence to keep our young men and
women in Mississippi to aid in the
work Of developing our wonderful
resources, that are not excelled by
any state.
Considerable activity by the parties
interested in the new railroad from
Jackson up the Pearl river valley
has been shown recently, and those to
be benefited by the move are hopeful
that work will begin soon on it's ac-
tual construction. This line will pen
citrate the largest section Of the state
that is without railroad and develop
a country that is rich both in timber
and farming lands. The section to
be traversed is already thickly popu-
lated, some of the best communities
in the South being included, but they
are of course anxious for quicker
communications with the outside
world and means of getting to and
from market. The prospect for this
dream to be realized seems to be ex-
cellent at this time.
Impress it upon our young people
that Mississippi is the best state
in the Union and offers more to the
man or woman who is willing to work
For too many years have we furnished
of orr brain and Drawn for the peO-