Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-09-26


ers' Union and Cotton Association Of Is
cents. The report from Texas that
only three million bales will be gath
cred In that great State insures a short
crop Tor the South. even il the future
should prove to be a half million
higher. Then there Is every reason to
believe that the fixed price for the sta
pie Is none too high. With the pros
pect As At present, with the assurance
of a good price, times will be flourish
ing in Mississippi in few weeks. The
crop, together with the seed, will bring
our people approximately sloo. 100, ,ooo,
which amount put into the channels Of
trade will make things lively. Mis.is-
sippi Is sin all right, knockers TO the
contrary notwithstanding.
Reasonably good telephone service a.
living rates still attracts the attention
OF the people To a more or less degree.
There is nothing OF really more i'm
portance in Mississippi just now. At
torney-General Fletcher is making .
careful study OF the law with reference
to the raise in rates recently announced
which were not authorized by the rail
road commission, and is being fought
for in the Federal court, also as to tho
authority of cutting out free county
communication to subscribers. The
people can rest assured that this Official
will do everything possible to protect
their interests, and II the laws are not
sufficient at present the legislature to
convene in January should see that
they are made 10. Telephone service
is necessity, and the monopoly secured
by one company doing business In the
State demands strict supervision to in
sure justice 10 its thousands OF patrons
who have no recourse but 10 use its
service.
One OF the candidates for mayor OF
fazoo City announces upon the platform
OF enforcing the law. This is undoubt-
edly the best platform that any man
NcNAN StouN upou. Inc ucNtlupLitut
OF Greater Mississippi depends
more upon this one thing than any half
n dozen others. There may be OF
course other candidates for this posi-
tion in Yazoo City that stand on this
important subject as does this one,
and no intention OF meddling in local
affairs up there is at all entertained.
but occasion is taken to indorse the
stand taken by this candidate and hold
his example up to the people OF our
whole country as worthy of emulation.
A spirit of selfishness is to he deserted
ut all times, and more especially in
matters pertaining to future genera
tions. An exchange gives the follow
ing. which puts the case strongly as 1t
deserves: IAN aged man was planting
trees and was accosted by stranger,
who said; Why do you plant trees
when you cannot possibly live long
enough to eat the fruit Of them?' He
raised himself, and leaning on his
shovel, said: Some one planted trees
before was born, and have eaten the
fruit; now plant for others that the
memorial Of gratitude may exist when
l am dead and gone" How beautiful
this sentiment, and pity It's that it 10
not more prevalent.
A wide-awake Mississippian pc Is tho
following: "The citizens OF any pros
porous town are always public-spirited
and united. Stand together, work for
the interests OF the whole town. Al
ways be ready to willingly do your
part. Don't grumble and spend your
time prophesying failures, but help to
make every enterprise success, be IL
great or small. Be energetic and en-
terprising and your example will be
initiated" Good; and the same will
apply to a community as we'll as town
What is good for one is equally good
for the other. There is food for
thought in this.
Commissioner Hudson, of Georgia,
estimates that the crop in that State
has been cut fully one-fourth in the
past three weeks and that a million and
half yield will be the maximum.
With the cotton estimate from Texas,
the largest producer, and Georgia,
sometimes the second largest, il would
seem that the crop this season viii be
pretty short. Mississippi has beea
damaged some, but not in proportion
to the estimates from these States.
What we do gather ought to and will
undoubtedly bring tie upset price of
fifteen cents or near to 1t.
w. S. Davis, OF Wayne county, has
been chancery clerk for q period OF
forty years, but was defeated in the re
cent primary for reelection. Gen. W.
d. Cameron, OF Lauderdale, was elected
for the eighth term, making thirfy-two
years in all, while Mr.. Griffin, Of Yazoo,
was elected for the seventh term, or
thirty-two years in all. These are un-
doubtedly the longest in service of any
Mississippi ofiiceholders-
sss
Kinds, Lowndes and Lawrence fell
into the better roads" column this
month and several others are on the
brink Of fall soon. Don't think for a
moment that the good roads agitation
will die out. 1t has come to stay until
the needed Improvements have been
made.
Summit and Bogue Chitto promise to
truck on . more extensive scale next
year. Experienced truckers from
other sections viii locate in those COM
munities and help 10 establish the in
dustry.
When the truckers Of Gloster COM
munity begin to realize on their stun
and the oil mill and light plant use
wood for fuel. thereby furnishing a