The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-02

from the dirt no mud hole can form.
Grading and draining will make the
greater portion Of our roads fairly
good, while spots will not allowing
OF this statement must be handled diff
ferently. Sand on gumDo stretches
and gumbo on sand stretches has pro-
ven all right If properly applied.
Other practicable plans will come to
the front when our people become
alive to the matter and begin an
earnest investigation. The people sc
Mississippi can safely be depended
upon to do the right thing when arous
ed to the necessity Of action, and
the time for action with reference
to the miserable condition Of our
roads has arrived. Talk about this,
write about and in the end do some
thing practicable.
The proposition Of President Han
son Of the Gulf Compress Co., known
as the trust in the compress line, in
agitating the proposition to locate
delinting plants 1t ocean and gulf
ports to delint cotton seed for export.
He claims that the price offered for
delinted seed BY foreign mills IS in
excess Of the price paid BY home
mills. Mr.. Hanson's suggestion may
Be all right, but it might be we'll Tor
our people to carefully investigate the
matter before giving it their endorse
ment. OF course, II the seed are
crushed abroad our home mills would
be deprived Of the job and that much
money paid for labor sent away from
home. Then tso, IL che foreign
crushers can a6srd 10 pay more than
the home Mills are offering, there Is
something else wrong. The mills have
an understanding with reference to
the price Of seed that smacks strong
~ Of trust, and the evidence brought
out in the Kosciusko suit will be
taken advantage Of by Attorney Gen
eral Fletcher to test the efficiency Of
Mississippis antitrust law. The out
come Of these proceedings will be
watched with interest by all concern
ed in this contest.
The interest in good roads through
out the state is indicative Of the
best Of results, and that this interest
is increasing, none can deny. Within
the past few days communications
from supervisors Of three counties
have been received at this Office ask
ing for information concerning the
display Of road working machinery
to be exhibited at the Fair this fall.
It is probable that several counties
will send their newly elected boards
to examine the machinery offered and
see it at work. Arrangements have
been perfected for comprehensive
exhibit Of this character, and practi-
cal demonstrations will be made each
day. The manufacturers will of
course, try to make their product
show up better than that Of the COM
petitor, but the official as well as
private individual, will have the OPP
portunity Of seeing and Judging for
himself. It is to be hoped that all
officials, as we'll as individuals inter-
ested in an improvement Of our pub
lie roads will take advantage Of this
opportunity to see practical machines
for road building at work.
Laurel is to have real i've street
railway, application for a charter be-
ing asked for by two enterprising
citizens Of that burg. The gentlemen
behind the move state that they do
not want to sell their franchise nor
do they expect to, build the Ene5and
then transfer to some syndicate, sbut
that they see in Laurel an opportu-
nifty to make street car line = good
investment and they expect to- build
and operate it themselves It:isl t.
be hoped that the line will be built
and operated by home people, and
that they may never experience the
trouble with outside owners as have
jackson and other Mississippi towns.
Have you hogs enough to make
next years meat Better look into
this important matter before it IS too
late. Don't pay Armour, Swift, Gu
dahy's exhorbitant prices when you
can raise it at home for 8 cents per
pound. ss
The good people of Winston coun-
ty place great value upon the priv
lege to vote, the delinquent poll tax
list III that county being small. The
county is experiencing great period
of prosperity since the advent Of the
M. j. q X. G. railroad, and the citi-
zenship IS Of the best.
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