Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-10-19

1cgun The people will be further edu '
'ated regarding the use of compounds |
md made TO know that right here in ,
we produce the best syrup
in the world and that it can be put UP
for the general market absolutely pure
and without compounding. We mus!
create a market for every gallon ot
sytup That our state can produce at q
fair price. Forty.hye thousand gallons
was put up last year and all sold; lj0,'
900 gallons will be put up this year and
it is the purpose of this department to
with the producer and as
sist in creating demand that will take
every gallon at fair prices, This is one
of the things the department is doing
that is of benefit to the people OF the
State, and there are others.
Despite the loud and long protesta-
tions that anti-coropration sentiment
would prevent the further building OF
railroads throughout the country, it
would seem that Mississippi is still
building lines and doing business at the
same old stand. The newest road that
seems assured is known as the Memphis
and Pensacola, entering the state near
Columbus and running in northwcster
ly direction to Memphis Columbus re-
Gently voted $4,000 in bonds for right |
of way and tcrminsi facilities and Ok
olona is billed to vote on 100000 for
the same purpose the last Of the month.
This line will pass through heavily
timbercd section OF country susceptible
to agricultural development after the
timber has been removed
A stalk of cotton was grown on the
farm of J. W. Inzer in Pontotoc coun'
tv that contained 200 well developed
bolls, ninety of which would no doubt
weigh a pound. Pretty good cotton, III
deed. An acre of cotton like this,
checked three feet each way with one
stalk to the hill, would contain 1900
stalks Counting 200 bolls to the stalk
it would give a grand total of 0S0,O00
bolls. Then ii 100 bolls would weigh S
pound we would have $500 pounds OF
seed cotton or six and over bales. The
possibilities are much greater generally
than the realization but they are there
Just the same Work less land and raise
more cotton.
A company for the manufacture Of
boxes. crates, etc, for the use OF fruit
and truck shippers, is being organized
at Centrcvillc and the charter will be
published in a short time. This is 4
correct move on the part Of the enter
plising citizens Of that community Cen
treyille is fast becoming II trucking
center, and there is every reason why
the crates for handling it should be
made Mt home, This spirit OF doing
things ourselves and not dividing prof
it's with outsiders is fast growing in
Mississippi and means a great deal in
the way of future prosperity.
w. Y. Huff of Giano, Simpson county
writes that the Simpson County Lumber
Company has donated three large tree,
: on its lands, two pine and one poplar
for the purpose of assisting the work ol
G improving the roads so that large trac
ton engine used by the company fol
hauling logs can be run over the road
D successfully. This is commcndabl,
: move on the part of this concern and i
5 worthy of emulation by others TIT
: traction engines with their broad tire
h and great weight should tend to i'm
n prove the roads, acting much in the ca
c pacity of roller, and the fact that tn
It bridges are made better by the eompan.
/ is worth something in itself.
+, The demonstration of burning buck
= = shot land for road building in Washing
: ton county will no doubt prove of valu
:. to the people 2s th,1 section. The bucE
- shot road is hard proposition to hal
= ule. but it has been demonstrated tim
- :. and again that burning solves the proI
:, lem elreetually. It is rather expensive
y costing from $3.50 to $4,000 per mil
!, as determined by local conditions, br
= the burned road is fixed for long tin
~ to come if given ordinary attention
of The fairs are reporting good atten
+. anee this year and increased lnteres
at This is gratifying indeed. Misslsslp
III should prove the banner fair state, al
of with the interest being shown, will u
"a doubtcdly take that place in a very ie
he vaors more. They are the best inves
le- ment a community can make IN mo
ID, ways than one.
IN, If you have something good, write q
Ia. editor of this department about 1t. u
have no right to keep it all to yourse
sh. Good reports come from the canni
Ise factory built at Kosciusko this YET
lid and it is sincerely hoped that the pl
al iect will prove successful one. "a
mt ming factories have not proven a go
las thing here in the past, but there m
he he better times ahead for them.
nb.
1t Stand by the Farmers Union and
ro- Cotton Association in the fight Tor
did cont cotton. The crop is short and
be crv mound is worth Is cents or more,
ub. ton gamblers to the contrary notwi
standing.
A.. Sorrow is sorrow wherever you ilnd
,or. and no bank account can purchase
,es. munity. a grave is a grave, whetl
ors there is a costly monument above 1t
be. only headstone OF marble. When
~ rocIxon with actual experiences you
cover they are independents OF wealth
novertv and come to all alike, and wi
9TH vou look at the hearts of men you
ho The same measure of human nature
~ " them all. Now, when we take our
" norture. what shall we carry win us
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