Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-15
by Il. f. BLAKEsLEE, JACKSON

BY II. Z. BLAKESLEE, JACKSON
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Although laboring under the most un-
favorable conditions for the past sew
eral weeks, continuous rains running the
crops, cool weather retarding plant
growth, etc, the good people of Mis-
sissippi have retained reasonably cheer
ful view of the situation and lived con-
tinually in the hope that the clouds
would clear the next day and all would
be well. Some continued to work a por-
tion of the time despite the weather,
and gave forth few words Of complaint.
And right here occasion is taken to re-
mark that our people are not given to
complaining to any extent, but gener-
ally have cheerful faces and make the
best of things. Optimism prevails
throughout the State and kickers end
chronic knockers are becoming few and
far between, 1t is generally conceded
that man gets ont of life what he needs
and is entitled to, and that there is
little use to complain of that over which
he has no control. Several have brought
forward the fact that equally as bad
or worse conditions prevailed at times
in the past and that the country lived
and prospered in spite of these draw
backs, and if it has done so once it is
possible again
Several months ago notice was made
in these columns Of the lost boy from
Indiana and occasion is made to call at
tention to it again. While the mem
bers of the Press Association was at
Gulfport three weeks since DR.. L. s.
Byers Of Seelyville, Ind, was present
and asked the assistance of the news
papers in restoring to him his SON. The
boy was stolen from his home March
29th, 1904, and no word has been re-
ceiyed from him since The little fell
low is described as follows:
'He has light hair, gray Or hazel eyes,
left eye crossed and has a small nick in
the edge of left ear, His name is Rich
ard Byers, Was stolen from the home
of his parents one Sunday evening and
has not been seen since"
A reward of $500 is offered for in
formation concerning him. The press of
Mississippi will be only TOO glad to as
sist in restoring this lost child to the
grief-stricken parents in Indiana.
The Clarksdale Register notes that
cabbage was raised by the Ashton
Land company of Coahoma county that
was three feet and six inches in diane
ter and would make a fair load for an
ordinary one-horse wagon. 1t was sent
to the reunion at Richmond to show the
assembled thousands there what Mis-
sissippi could do in the vegetable line
while not half trying. The fact is fast
coming to the front that the Delta can
raise anything produced at other points
in the State, Strawberries and truck Of
every character, hay crops OF all kinds
and meat at less than cents per pound.
Diyersification is doing a great deal for
that rich section OF our great State, and
in the near future we may expect to see
it coming into its own as one of the
most desirable places in which to make
a home that is to be found anywhere in
the whole Union.
Bolivar county reports to the COM
missioner of agriculture and commerce
thot 29l AGA pounds of meat was killed
last winter, which is not such bad
for county where but little
attention has been paid to hogs in the
past. 1t is safe to say that it will be
only two or three years until twice that
amount will be reported. Prof, Fox is
demonstrating at the Stoneyille expert
ment station that meat can be pro-
duced for 3 cents per pound, and this
fact should induce the Delta people to
give this important matter increased at
tention in the future Lafayette reports
l ,360,315 pounds killed. which is an ex-
celIent showing for that good county in
the hill section of the State.
A vessel was recently loaded in Pas
oogoula harbor that had a capacity of
{, 400 900 superficial feet of lumber This |
was an enormous cargo when viewed |
from all directions. Counting 10000 |
feet as car load, this vessel carried as |
much as 2S3 cars could haul. Estimat-
ING an ordinary freight train at twenty |
loaded cars, this was fourteen such |
trains and three cars to spare. If the |
length of a car together with the cou-
pling is So feet it would make a train
0,1Ss feet long, or almost two miles.
Take it all in all, that was pretty fair
load of lumber
Agents are all through the State of
fering stock for sale in mines and cor
porations of various kinds There are
,hered better investments for Missis-
sippi money right here in Mississippi |
than can be found on the outside. Re-
member this and see how near to the
ruth it is.
Canton reports building boom of
proportions, and The Herald
predicts great things for that city in
lie future
Davis Birthday Observed.
The birthnay of jefferson Davis was
observed in his adopted State,
md at many places business was en-