The Grenada sentinel., 1907-02-16


contest the station was located on some.
thing over two hundred acres of land
near Holly Springs. 1t was especially
fortunate that the station was located
at this point, as Marshall county is one
of the first settled in the State, and the
lands are badly eroded by time and lack
OF attention. 1t was even urged that it
was useless waste of time and money
to try and reclaim these lands, but
! what has already been accom- plished
there shows the erroneousness of such
IL contention. Prof. G. T. Ames is in
charge Of the station and the excellent
| progress made is a monument to his
| ability. What three years ago was a
| Verltable area of red gullies is today
| fast becoming model farm and pro-
ducing lavishly of the worlds needs.
The land has been properly terraced
and drained, the gullies smoothed over
and filled, the bushes cleared away,
and in a short time Prof. Ames will
show that Marshall and the surround
ing section is still one of the richest
and best in the State. The old Normal
School, for negroes, abandoned in 1904,
has been remodeled and made into
splendid residence. A commodious
barn has been erected and the stock
carefully cared for. The land is plant
ed in varied crops and the yield is be-
ing brought up to high standard.
Fruit trees command a central place at
the station and several acres are plant
ed in strawberries. Demonstration plats
show the relative value of varied fer
tilizers and methods of handling as
we'll is the adaptability of certain
crops to that section. This spring the
station will be ready for visitors, and
it is the purpose of Prof. Ames to in
vite the public at large, to come and
see for itself what has been accom-
plished. Excursions will be arranged
on the railroads entering Holly Springs
and thousands should take advantage
of the opportunity to visit the station.
The writer recently spent a day at this
station and saw for himself something |
of the work being done by Prof. Ames |
and and his assistant, MIR. Flowers. |
Those interested in the development of
agriculture, horticulture and stock
raising should visit the station by all !
means. 1t will prove of inestimable !
value to the section in which it is |
located if the people will only take the
proper interest and profit by the exam
pie set.
Columbus announces the location OF
an immense lumber plant and planning
mill that will represent an Investment
Of something like $500, 600 and employ
nent for more than 100 laborers. A
Pennsylvania concern is back of the |
and has ample capital to
push it to a successful termination. A
lumber of locations in this and other
States were investigated and the offer
)f Columbus decided upon as the best.
That enterprising city on the TOmbig
pee has experienced q wonderful period
If industrial prosperity during the
past few years, and has not become dis
at failure or so, but con-
inues to hustle.
Some time ago the Kinds county
BOARD of supervisors bought traction
ngine for the purpose of pulling a E
Dad machine to build roads. 1t has
'een announced in some places that the :
fort was failure. This is only par
tally true. The engine was of thirty :
lOrse power and necessarily very heavy, :
nd the trouble experienced was in get
ing over the ordinary county bridges, =
which generally are not constructed to
AIRY so heavy load. With better L
ridges the engine and road machine =
7ould do excellent work. Four men
nth this outfit could build as much +
DAD in a day as thirty men and thirty
lules. The machine will continue to
e used by the Kinds county board of ,
upervisors. Il
Work will soon commence on large :,
amber plant at Hickory with stand =
rd guage railroad of several miles in
,ngth to bring the timber tc mill. The
liant will work something like half I
undrad hands and will prove valua- - -
lie addition to the enterprises of that
)wn.
The Newton woodworking plant is 9.
lcreasing its facilities to accommodate !,
business that is enlarging day by day. a.
lch is the experience of almost every a.
,ncern in the State. al
Who said that old Mississippi was
1T a good hog State? w. w. Wat st
rs Of Monroe county recently sold 49, &C
o pounds of hogs at six cents per th
,und. 1t is safe to assert that Mr.. nc
atkins found no part of his farm is
oducts more profitable than these or
,gs' They. are one of the best products br
the State and more attention is due eli
em. M
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