Oxford eagle., 1907-09-19

IN an address before the annual meeting
OF the southern States commissioner,
OF agriculture being held AZ JacNsou-
vile, Fla, advocated the use OF low
grades OF cotton for wrapping the s,a-
pie, e,contending that BY the use OF storm
cotton. stains and low grades. an eIs-
ment would be eliminated that was cum
tinually used by the speculators tc
hammer the price below what il should
be- Hon Harvie Jordan in his Jack
sou address some days since used prac-
tically the same language in presenting
the same point. The Union Is making
a campaign for cotton wrapping, and
there Is little doubt that the scheme
VIII be put into practical applicatioo
before much time elapses.
Now that the Mississippi cuttou crop
Is moving it Is safe to predict that tho
money market will ease up to some ex-
tent With the slo0, Oh. .O.o that our
cotton and seed viii bring. the $780,
eS,eo the crop % the South ought to
TO and will likely put into circulation.
money will soon be easier. Few p.opls
realize the enormity of this great crop.
Fewer still realize that the south has
practically monopoly in it, pruduc-
ton Il l. imperative, however. that
improved methods in its handling be
adopted. Whether it be the fault OF
the ginner. the compressor or the trans
portatiou companies that it goes into
foreign field in such bad shape, the
fault should be corrected by all means.
Prof Clothier of the United States
Department of Forestry. in an address,
during the roundup institute at the
u and VI college. gave the people OF
Mississippi something To think about in
the way Of preserving a source OF tim
oer supply for the future. This NAV
not appeal strongly to the people on
hrst thought. We having given little or
no attention to the subject, but there l. I
something in it. At the present rate
OF consumption il wiz only take about
twenty-five wears to denude our State
OF timber. II some plan Is not hit upon
to supply this deficiency a timber
famine stares Us in the face. More will
be said upon the subject from time TO
time. and as the plans for coun,eract-
lrg the trouble develop.
The Democrat at Senafobia announces
that the hay crop in this county is
now receiving more than passing At
tention. Daily there are number of
wagons seen on our streets loaded with
baled hay. We cannot raise any crop
at less cost than that OF hay, and none
IS more profitable. We are glad to see
our farmers harvesting hay, to which
few years ago no attention was paid =
The situation in Tate Is duplicated in
many other counties, the hay crop fast
taking place as a principal crop. It is
evidence OF healthy state Of affairs
that Is very much to be desired.
It comes from reliable sources that IL
the roads of Mississippi are not i'm
proved in the near future a number of !
the rural free delivery routes now in
operation will be abandoned. This i
matter that calls for careful eousidera-
tion at the hands of our people. Shall |
we allow these great conveniences to
get away from Us on account Of the |
lack Of better roads? Let's make the |
Improvements that will insure their |
perpetuity. The cost will not be ex-
orbitant and the advantages come in a |
great number Of ways besides the free
delivery of mails
The Old Ladies' Home Association of /
Mississippi has succeeded, after several |
years work, in getting together s30, ,0o0 |
which will be expended in a building |
at Jackson upon ground donated by an /
enterprising citizen The ooiect of the
movement Is to care for those who are |
without relatives and friends and have
not the wherewirh to provide for them
in old age IL is great movement,
and the ladies who have worked un-
ceasitgly for years TO bring it about
are deserving of the greatest praise.
Remember that both the Union and /
Cotton Association have said that cot
ton Is worth and should bring 10 cents.
The only way to back up a proposition
of this kind Is TO ask the price and hold /
until you get it. II the manufacturers
said that piece of cotton goods was
worth l5 cents, the cotton planter would /
pay the price, because they would not
sell II to him for less. Stand up for
the agreed price.
The Farmers Union says that cotton
is worth Is cents and the Cotton A-so-
citation says that 1t is worth Is cents.
Then it Is worth that amount, aud il /
the farmers will stand together it will 1
bring it, too. Niddling cotton Is cents
and seed so will mean lot for Missis-
sippi for the season, and We ought To
get it.
The poultry crop OF Mississippi sold \
for more than 5000 900 last year, and
it is but in its infancy.
Adopt as your motto "A Greater
Mississippi and mean it, too.
\ company with sufficient capital is
being organized to develop the stone
quarry near Lake. 1t is stated by ex-
perts TO contain immense quantities of
the best building stone to be found any
where. Let US hope that it will de-
velop into one Of the best paying prop
critics in the South