The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-09-21
By III. L. BLAKESLEE. JACKSON.

leSo uuTIllR Ouc IOuLu-up Vi OiS III
ers' Institutes and hear the several able
men who had been selected to lecture
during the exercises. 1t was, on the
whole, a most successful meeting, and
the man who attended and got nothing
out of it worth while, is not deserving of
condemnation, but sympathy. After
the regular institute period, here are
brought together the ablest speakers
for a general resume of the work done
and points covered. Almost every sub
ject that could be of Importance to the
farmer was discussed ably and fully,
the questions bringing out each point
as desired by those in attendance. 1t
was an intensely interesting meeting,
and it is safe to assume that those pres
ent enjoyed it hugely and went home
greatly benefited.
The attendance was not so large as it
should have been. Fully five hundred
people ought to have been there, COM
ing from the various counties OF the
State, gathering bits of knowledge for
their own use and their neighbors' use
as well. 1t is a pleasant place to spend
a few days and the period a be made
Just as profitable as pleasant. The
campus is one of the prettiest spots in
the State, the buildings are ample to
care for fully five hundred people, the
points of interest in and around he
college are well worth time to see, and
to take it all in all, no man interested
in agriculture, horticulture, stock rails
ing, poultry or any of the branches
pertaining to the farm could fail to
gather many times in profit what the
trip would cost him dollars and cents.
Let's begin right 10Y to get together
next year fully five hundred farmers,
their wives, sisters and daughters, to
spend three or four days on the a. &
NJ. campus. 1t will be a commendable
work and we'll worth the effort.
The cost of a trip is very small in
deed. The railroads grant a low rate
to and from the meeting. The college
teams meet YOU at the depot and carry
you to the college free of charge. Wis
itorS are furnished neat and comfort
able beds without charge and meals
can be had at the Mess Hall for %
cents each. Everybody feels that an
outing of some character is needed at
some time during the year. Let this be
made our vacation. Tie time can be
spent pleasantly as we'll as p~rOtitably.
~. 80 .looo ,r;l1 10 IN cnooio1 ma
gram arranged for the ladies and COM
Portable quarters provided for them in
the new dormitory that will be COM
pleted by January /. The good ladies
would be interested in seeing this splen-
did State institution; SO bring them
along with you next year.
Now, let's organize ourselves into a
$500 Club" for next year, every person
present this year taking it upon him
self to see that one or two neighbOrs
come with him next time. Tell your
friends about it and show to them the
advantages to accrue from attending
this wind-up institute. 1t will be little
trouble to get the 500, or even more,
if the work is begun o and kept up
during the time intervening.
The number of roads to be worked by
contract has been increased by several
counties this month. Five boards of
supervisors took this important action
at their September meetings. The
writer attended at meeting to discuss
the matter at Raleigh, in Smith III
ty, on the first Monday, and had invita-
tons to be with the boards in two other
counties one the same date. Lawrence
county ratified the proposition with a
vote taken on the date of the second
urinary election, the sentiment for the
contract system carrying by an over
whelming majority. At the Raleigh
meeting the court house was filled to
overlooking with people interested in
the project, either for or against. And
it is not so bad if those against the
proposition will como out to discuss
and hear discussed the question. In
vestigation is most to be desired, and
when a people become enough interest
ed to investigate, good results viii
surely follow in time. The greatest
need of Mississippi today is better
roads, and the people are fast awaken
ing to a realization of this fact. The
near future will see wonderful improve
ments along the line of better public
highways.
The appointment of Miss Louise
Crane as secretary OF the Mississippi
division of the Southern Cotton Asso
citation is a high compliment to a de
serving young lady. Miss Crane has
been s~tenographer and assistant secre
tary for a long time and is thoroughly
~conversant with the work to be done
The appointment meets with the ap
prevail of all.
Yazoo City has the distinction o
possessing the first lady cotton buyer tt
} open an Office for business in Missis