The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19
A member of the last legislature |

company would gladly give a thousand
dollars if the Department of Agricul-
ture and Commerce had not been crea-
ted in Mississippi. That the exploiting
of Mississippi syrup and the publicity
given it had damaged the trade on glu-
cose compounds many times that
amount. Good! That is a compliment
highly appreciated. The work has just
begun. The people viii be further edu-
Gated regarding the use of compounds
and made to know that right here in
Mississippi we produce the best syrup
in the world and that it can be put up
for the general market absolutely pure
and without compromising. We must
create a market for every gallon of
syrup that our state can produce at a
fair price. Forty-five thousand gallons
was put up last year and all sold; $780,
600 gallons will be put up this year and
it is the purpose of this department to
cooperate with the producer and as
sist in creating Il demand that will take
every gallon at fair prices. This is. one
of the things the department is doing
that is of benefit to the people of the
State, and there are others.
Despite the loud and long protesta-
tions that anti-coropration sentiment
would prevent the further building of
railroads throughout the country, it
wo<ld seem that Mississippi is still
bl.3ling lines and doing business at the
sarse old stand. The newest road that
seems assured is known as the Memphis
and Pensacola, entering the state near
Columbus and running in a Northwestern
ly direction to Memphis. Columbus re-
Gently voted $4,000 in bonds for right
of way and terminal facilities and Ok
olOna is billed to vote on 100000 for
the same purpose the last of the month.
This line will pass through a heavily
timbered section of country susceptible
to agricultural development after the
timber has been removed.
A stalk of cotton was grown on the
farm of j. w. liner in Pontotoc coun-
ty that contained 200 well developed
bolls, ninety of which would no doubt
weigh a pound. Pretty good cotton, in
deed. An acre of cotton like this,
checked three feet each way with one
stalk to the hill, would contain 1900 |
stalks. Counting 200 bolls to the stalk |
it would give a grand total of 9SO,OOO
bolls. Then if 100 bolls would weigh a
pound we would nave $500 pounds of
seed cotton or six and over bales. The
possibilities are much greater generally |
than the realization, but they are there
Just the same. Work les. land and raise
more cotton.
A company for the manufacture of
boxes, crates, etc, for the use of fruit
and truck shippers, is being organized
at Centreville and the charter will be
correct move on the part of the enter
citizens of that community. Cen
treville is fast becoming a trucking
center, and there is every reason why
the crates for handling it should be
made at home. This spirit of doing
things ourselves and not dividing prof
It's with outsiders is fast growing in
Mississippi and means a great deal in
The way of future prosperity.
W. Y. Huff of GianO, Simpson county.
writes that the Simpson County Lumber
has donated three large trees
IN its lands, two pine and one poplar,
,or the purpose of assisting the work of
improving the roads so that a large trac-
ion engine used by the company for
logs can be run over the roads
successfully. This is a c~ommendable
nove on the part of this concern and is
of emulation by others. The
,%raction engines with their broad tires
md great weight should tend to i'm
the roads, acting much in the ca
oacity of a roller, and the fact that the
are made better by the company
$ worth something in itself.
The demonstration of burning buck.
hot land for road building in Washing
on county will no doubt prove of value
the people of that section. The buck.
hot road is a hard proposition to ham
lie, but it has been demonstrated time
nd again that burning solves the prob .
effectually. 1t is rather expensive,
from $3.50 to $4,000 per mile,
$ determined by local conditions, but
he burned road is fixed for a long time
o come if given ordinary attention. {
The fairs are reporting good attend
nee this year and increased interest.
his is gratifying indeed. Mississippi
hould prove the banner fair state, and
nth the interest being shown, will n
oubtedly take that place in a very few c
ears more. They are the best invest J
tent a community can make in mere