The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-22

lOOlS anu lDClu0LUdlS.... ....s. lO.Ou
Ginning s bales of cotton at $l.50 12.00
Bagging and ties at 92c per bale 1876
Horse feed for twelve months. $500
Two tons of fertilizer at $40 per
ton. fU.UU
Total $685.. SO
Eight bales of cotton at 800 per
Four tons of seed at sl2. 3d.. 5000
$4,000
Total loss. 2l5.o6
Then the man who with one horse.
makes eight bales of cotton must also
produce other stuff to the amount of
S215.S Sc. Can he do it? The answer is
yet to be supplied by those who know.
There has been a great deal of appre-
hension felt by u people over the eff
feet of the boil weevil when it made its
advent into the rich delta section of the
State. Many have contended that cen
ditions were especially propitious in
that section for its propagation, and
that the effect w0ald be something fear
full. Be this true or not, the people OF
the delta undoubtedly have an effective
/ weapon with which to fight the weevil.
According to the theory of Mr.. Rein
lein of Illinois, who writes a great deal
on the subject, all the delta people
have to do is to trap the adults into hi
bernating in the fields and turn the
river loose for a week or so. This may
be good and it may not, but it is worthy
OF investigation to say the least.
The planters of weevil-infested dis.
tricts have been getting some consola-
ton out of the extremely mild weather
that prevailed until the middle of Jan.
uary 1t is contended that the weevii
cannot stand sudden changes from EN-
perate to freezing cold, and that the
warm weather fooled him into coming
from his alternating quarters and that
the freeze got him. There may not be
so much consolation in this if the the
DRY hat only one left to the acre will
in the third generation, which requires
but a short time, provide a family big
enough to infest the whole acre, is cor
rect.
There seems to be good prospect for
removing tle headquarters of the
United Fruit Company's line of fruit
steamers to Pascagoula. A wireless
station for use in the handling of their
vessels is being established there, and
and it is believed that the business will
be diverted to that port as o O as
the several lines of road headed in
that direction are built. This would
be worth an incalculable amount to
Pascagoula and the whole State for
that matter. We should have two or
more great ports to share in the bust
ness created by ehe building of the
Panama canal.
An extensive beach road will be built
in Harrison county connecting the
towns along the coast. 1t will be con-
structed in accordance with plans made
by an experienced engineer and sur
faced with shells. The old shell road
which has been in use SO many years
was damaged by the construction OF
the electric road, but the new one to
replace it will be much better than the
old one ever was. The movement for
better roads is gaining strength every
day and our people will not be satisfied
until we have at least a fairly good
system all over the State.
Poplarville has inaugurated a move.
.nent for a Y. M. C. A. building. 1t is
proposed to have the regulation with
parlors, reading and writing rooms,
gymnasium, etc. There is need for
such buildings in every town. The
young men often have no place in which
to spend their leisure time, and too FREE
q~uently drift into places that are not at
all proper. Jackson has just realized
this necessity and is building a 100000
home for the Y. M. G. A. Other towns
have them and find that no better in
vestment could be made of a moderate
sum of money.
The franchise for a new gas plant
was lately granted in Yazoo City. New
Orleans parties will furnish the money
and the plant will be built as soon as it
is possible to do the work. Yazoo is
still pushing and making improvements
of q substantial character.
Every class of producers and traders
is organized and why not the agricul-
tural class? AS the originators OF all
wealth there is more reason that they
should be organized than any OF THE
others.