The Tupelo journal., 1907-07-19

Next week, from the 23d to 26th, in
elusive, the Patrons Union will hold
the annual meeting at the grounds near
Lake. This is by far the oldest fair
and Chautauqua in Mississippi, and bears
the proud distinction of being one of
the most successful. 1t is now in its
twenty-fourth year, and is stronger and
healthier than ever before. The pro-
gram this year is especially well ar
ranged, including some of the ablest and
most prominent platform speakers and
lecturers. The grounds, which have been
owned by the association for a quarter
of a century, have undergone a decided
change for the better. The track and
speed ring, which was temporarily pro-
vided last year, has been made good and
VIII prove as fast as any in the State.
Athletic sports will be a prominent feat
ure tins season, and healthy premiums
are offered for oratorical. contests ana
excellence in defamation. The MANAGE
ment expects to see the largest attend
ance IN the history of the association.
and have every reason to believe that
these expectations will be realized. Pres
ident Bailey and Secretary Hamilton are
working energetieally to insure the com
tort and entertainment of all who at
tend. 1t is a great old Institution that
fully deserves the unstinted cooperation
and support of the people of that Sec
ton.
The writer attended a meeting at
Columbia recently called for the purpose
OF putting on foot a movement for the
organization of a county fair and stock
breeders association. y large number
OF representative citizens from all Sec
tons OF Marion county were present, and
expressed themselves as willing and
anxious to join in the movement. Tenn.
porary organization was effected with
Or. Guy Hathorn as president and Mr..
A.. l.. Smith as secretary. Marion is
blessed with good land and everything
necessary to make it an ideal home. The
need there, as in all of the piney woods
counties, is for good white people to take
The eut-over lands and make them pro.
luce something of the worlds needs.
lhe object of the fair is not only to en-
courage good people to come.and make
their homes in Marion county, but to
stimulate a spirit of friendly rivalry
among those already there to try to do
better In the future. 1t is a project
that IS deserving of the support of all
who are interested in the fuure welfare
OF the county, and it is to be hoped that
the promoters of this enterprise will not
allow it to die, but push it to a success
tul termination.
some months ago mention was made
IN tins department of the amount of
truck sold from a single farm in Tip-
pan county by Mr.. R. B. Henderson.
The Ripley Sentinel of last week con-
tanned another statement coming from
another farm that it was the intention
OF the writer to use this week, but by
some means the paper has been mis-
placed. At any rate, it was a showing
Of which any man might feel proud,
be he from any section of our great
State. Tippah is one of the so-called
poor hill countless" but when it m
to raising stuff it seems to be right in
the lead all right. The truth is there
are no poor counties in Mississippi, but
are just what the people are pleased to
make of them.
Arrangements are being made by the
United States Department of Aggricul-
ture to build several sections of sample
roads IN the Delta section of Mississippi.
This work will be done to show what
can be done to improve the condition of
the roads in that section, and is deserv-
ing of the interest and cooperation of
the people in the district interested. The
example set is worthy of emulation. As
has been said dozens of times in tbs
department, the greatest needs of Mis-
sissippi today is better roads, and if
Uncle Sam is willing to give us object
lessons in o building, we should take
enough interest to see that the good
seed sown are made to produce m
thing In the way of results.
Professional estimators are getting the
present cotton crop down to as low as
100000 bales. If these figures are
anything near correct the people of Mis-
sissippi should get twenty cents for ev-
cry pound of cotton raised this year. At
any rate the crop is necessarily short of
what the world demands, and fifteen
cents looks like a certainty. Study the
reports carefully and market cotton in
an intelligent manner.
The United States Department of Ag-
%riculture, in its crop condition report
for June 25th, estimates the condition
of cotton in Mississippi at 81 per cent.
The Department of Agriculture and Com
merce for Mississippi in a report issued
from date of July LIST, makes the aver
age in Mississippi only SO per cent. The
Mississippi department secured infor-
nation from the Boards of Supervisors
at their regular meetings on the first
Monday in July, and it would seem that
their information, coming from five dis
tricts in each county. should be apnroxi-