Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-10-26

learning conditions under which cotton
Is made, consulting as to plans for i'm.
provement in handling, etc. it is graft
flying to know that so large body of
representative men were induced to come
here, get down between the rows, meet
our people in n conference for the better
ment of conditions on bo,h sides and
suggest reforms that, if adopted, would
be worth many dollars to us as Troduc-
ers. To Mr., NJ. " Richards, land and
industrial agent of the Southern rail
way, is due. the credit for this vista.
tion, it being ,..e result of campaign
on his part extending over many years.
He first induced hall dozen to come
then a somewhat larger number, with
the result that the present body in.
cluded nearly one hundred from almost
every country spinning American cotton.
The Atlanta conference developed the
fact that the spinners are just as anxious
to get rid of the present method of buy.
ing cotton through brokers as are the
producers to sell in that way, but they
are not willing to make any change
until they have positive assurance that
the new method will guarantee to them
the cotton rs needed at an equitable
price. In conversation with the leaders
of the movement it developed that they
commend the plan of the Farmers Union
and Cotton Association to build ware
houses and handle through a central
clearing house, but do not endorse the
arbitrary fixing of a price on the staple
1nere can be little doubt of the good
that will come from this meeting and
tour, and it is to be hoped that next
year even larger number of spinncrs
will come to spend few weeks with US.
BY far one OF the best and most in.
structive EXHIBITS at the State Fair
will be made by the great Agricultural
and Mechanical College. The regular
exhibit of handiwork from the various
departments will be supplemented this
year with a display of stock that cannot
be excellcd anywhere, 1t will include
horses, cattle and hogs of the following
breeds; llackncys, thoroughbreds, stand
ard breds, Clydesdales, short horns, Here
fords, Aberdeen Anguscs, Borkshires,
lorkshires, etc, This splendid exhibit,
coming as it does from this State clu-
catonal school, will no doubt attract a
large amount Of attention from the
thousands of visitors who will attend
the fair. 1t win be especially featured
and will make friends for the college
among a great many people who do not
have the opportunity of seeing the good
that is being done by Prof. Hardy and
his excellent corps of assistants.
II was the writer's pleasure to spend
a day recently on the Delta Experiment
Station at Stoncyillc, Washington coun-
ty. Director Fox has everything in
splendid shape and his forthcoming bull
letn will contain much information Of
an especially profitable nature to the
planters of the Delta. From the expert
encc already had it is evident that this
station should and will be worth thou
sands of dollars to that section of our
State.
Inc bloodhounds belonging to W. c.
Taylor of Greenwood recently made a
splendid catch of criminals near Good
man. Although the trail was some
thing like twenty-four hours old when
the dogs were put on it, they carried It
in splendid manner and landed their
man in Jail. Bloodhounds should be
kept in every county in the State, as
much as a prevention Of crime as for tho
detection of it after committal
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There is considerable uneasiness in
evidence, now that the boil weevil has
actually found a lodgment in Mississippi
but many believe that it will not prove
disastrous at all, forcing better cultural
methods and more general diycrsitica-
ton of the crops. At any rate it is
acre, and the people of the State are ex-
pected to handle it in an intelligent
manner.
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