Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-27

The United States authorities in
charge of the boil weevil investigation
Tor this section state that the ra7ages
of the wecyil will be unusually de-
structive this year, more so than on
former years. The unusually mild
winter has caused the weevil to come
from his hibernating period unusually
early and in much greater numbers
than has ever been known. If this be
true, and there is good reason to be
lleve it is, we may look for consider
able falling off in the production OF
cotton for 1908. Mississippi will
likely be infected with the weevil OF
the lower border before the season /.
over, and possibly at other places on
account of the absence of law to pre-
vent its introduction by shipments OF
seed, meal, etc, but it will be two or
three years before they would cover the
State by ordinary migratory means
Then, if DR.. Hunter is correct in his |
predictions for the present year, Mis-
sissippi should raise every bale Of cot
ton possible, If the weevil-infected |
section of the cotton belt is cut off in
production as seriously as is feared, all |
that can be raised in other sections will |
command a handsome price this fall.
What do you think, Mr.. Planter?
Alcorn county has recently falleninto
the column for road improvement. The
contract for roads in the First district
has been let at rate of S36 per mile
for first-class and $40 per mile for sec
ond-class. A machine for building road
has been purchased and Alcorn proper
ly comes into her place as member oil
the good roads association. Now that
the good work has been inauguratcd,
the people should not become discour-
aged and want to quit if success does
not come right at the start. Mistakes
will be made, but correct them and
keep kicking. We need roads worse
than anything just at this time, and
must have them at any reasonable price
1t is always easy to find items OF IN
terest for this department in the Aber
deem papers. This appeared in one OF
them last week: Among the wagons
selling produce, etc, from the country
Saturday we noticed four loaded with
corn, six with baled hay, two with
baled fodder, five with fodder in bun
dies, three with peanuts, five with split
stove wood, four with sweet potatoes,
one with fish, two with loose hay, two
with roofing boards, one with shingles,
one with live hogs and many partly
loaded with poultry, eggs, hides, peas,
pelts, WOOL butter, vegetables, honey
sorghum, molasses, beeswaX and other
country produce Such conditions as
this can be called ideal. Something to
sell and somebody to sell it to.
Land that few years since was con-
sidered too poor to sprout trouble on,
or was almost as poor as some Georgia
land where it was necessary TO plant
three grains of corn to the hill-one to
pull, one to push and the other to get
up-has been enriched by the truckers
of our State until it produces splendid
" of both corn and cotton after taking
oil big crop of cabbage, tomatoes,
peas. beans, etc. This land is now
worth from $50 to $50 per acre and but
little to be had at any price. These
people got their heads into the game
and made it pay largely.
The Arkansas law requiring life in
surance companies to invest 10 per cent
of their legal reserve iG approved Sc
curities of the State is similar to the
law proposed in Mississippi last year,
but defeated. Why should not all com
panies do this? The total amount
would be only small per cent. of the
money collected as premiums. Missis-
sippi sends millions yearly away from
home for insurance which is invested
for the development of other sections.
Why not require small portion OF it
to be left here for the development o.
our own section OF country?
The live business men of Guntown
in Lee county, are raising a fund fot
the location of union cotton ware
house. A considerable amount ha:
p been subscribed and more will be forth
coming. The union proposes to builc
l one or more warehouses in Lee, anC
; Bonneville is after one of them. The
warehouse plan is appealing to busi
ness people everywhere, be they plant
ers, merchants, mechanics or pro'es
sional men, and encouragement is to bC
!, found on every hand, 1t is sensible
plan and appeals to sensible people.
Katfir corn will attract more atten
i. tion at the hanss of Mississippi peopl,
in the future. 1t is a profitable orol
: and grows we'll here. One manufac
c turer of poultry food at Aberdeen i
compelled to import several car load
+ every year to use in the preparation o
his feed Why not raise at least wha
: we consume in the State?
2 Stand for strict compliance with tn
!, laws of the land. Lethargy is danger
t Gus. A small infraction unheeded en-
. courages more serious one next time
# This is q sacred duty of good citizen
ship.
In reply to query, "What shall
I teach my child?' some one has snswel
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