Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-29

II BY III
A number of the more progressive clti-
zens of Scott county are seriously aga
tating the subject over there and mass
meeting of citizens T1s held IN Forest
on the 10Th to discuss ways anu means
for improving the public roads. Earnest
and thinking men from all sections OF thc
county were there on that date and spent
the day in a conservative and studlo1s
consideration of this very important
question. Mr.. Chas. L. Harrison, special
agent and road expert for the United
States Department of Agriculture was
present by invitation and went into the
subject of road improvement at length,
giving the result of investigation and ex-
pertinent for a number of years. He was
given careful attention and closely ques-
| TONED by those anxious to learn of what
has been accomplished in communities OF
like conditions. The writer was present
! and distributed the bulletins of informa
tion concerning the roads of Mississippi.
The subject with especial reference to
Scott county was discussed and the cam
paign of education will be kept up
throughout the year, or until tangible re-
suits are obtained.
At the close of the meeting the Scott
| Coutny Good Roads Association was per-
manently organized with healthy mem
bership, officers elected and plans map
| ped out for campaign that will result
In improving the roads in that county.
The citizens are in earnest and will keep
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is done. The movement deserves the
hearty support of all who are at all in
| terested in the future welfare and pros
perity of the country, and Scott may
yet show her neighbors something worth
looking at in the way of public roads.
The movement looking toward the or
! ganization of a competitive corn grow
ing contest among the boys of the pub
lie schools of Lafayette county which
was started some time since by Profs.
Hurst and Odom of Oxford materializcd
on the 10th with the perfection of the
! organization. About one hundred boys
| Will enter the contest and strive for
supremacy in growing corn, the result
of their efforts to be exhibited at Ok
ford in the fall for judging and award
ceiying a liberal endorsement from tho
people of the county and more especially
from the business men who are putting
up the necessary premiums. Lafayette
is county of great diversifcation of
soils and the result of the contest will
be of much interest. The boys who arc
going into the contest are enthusiastic
and with the proper encouragement dur
-
factory showing. The movement is de-
serving Of the unqualified support and
active encouragement of all citizens who
desire to see our young men properly
prepared for the strenuous battle of life.
Preparation is half the battle, and with
our boys and young men prepared be-
forehand they viii win much easier
These contests put them on their mettle,
stimulate them to excellence which can
only be attained by a knowledge of ag
riculture and the application of the 5amt
4 in every day farming. 1t is to be hoped
that next year almost all the counties of
the state viii have these contests on be-
tween the boys of the public schools. 1t
is an innovation that means much.
Last fall Yazoo county gave a pre-
liminary fair and was so well pleased
with the result that at mass meeting
held in Yazoo City on Monday of last
week permanent organization was ef-
fected and announcement made that Il
fair would be held each fall, displaying
to the world the splendid products Of
that section of the great Delta country
and the hill portion of Yazoo county
which is something like half of the area
of the county. Citizens from every sec
tlon of the county were present and took
an active part in the meeting, heartily
endorsing the proposition and subscrib-
ing literally to the stock necessary TO
put the project on foot. Ground has
been secured and the necessary build
ings will be erected in sufficient time
for the meeting in the fall. Ya1oo IS
well capacitated to give fair that could
not be excelled in the state. Comprising
as it does both hill and delta lands, with
the combined products of both sections,
a diversified exhibit covering an immense
field can and will be made. There is
every reason to believe that Yazoo Will
give a successful fair, and that the ben
efts to accrue to the county viii be CT
the greatest and not to be considered in
dollars and cents. Such institutions can
be made of incalcuable benefit to the
communities in which located, and it is
to be hoped that in a few more years
every county in Mississippi will have its
regular county fair.
The proposition to populate the cut
over pine lands in the southern end of
the state is receiving considerable atten-
tion at the hands of owners. Last year
the Finkbine Lumber Co., of Virgins,
put into operation plan to encourage
good people to buy their lands and cul-
tivate them, which proved fairly success
ful, so much so that they are working
harder at it this year than before. An
nouncement has just been made that
the w. Denny Co., of Moss Point have
started movement to populate their
lands and have them produce something
of the world IS needs. Great induce
ments are offered by both concerns and
the result will show up favorably for
Jackson and Harrison counties in the
near future. These lands are of such
a nature that if not put in cultivation
soon after being denuded of timber that
large tracts will soon badly wash and it
becomes necessary that prompt action be
taken by the owners.
Maben is to have electric lights in the
near future, which is in keeping with
the spirit of enterprise that has always
characterized the good people of that
thriving town.
BISHOP GALLOWAY HOME.
Bishop and Mrs. Charles B.. Galloway,
who have been spending the winter and
spring in Florida, has returned home
The distinguished divine has been COM
| pletely restored to his former health
and vigor and will be given warm well
come home by citizens of Jackson and
the State generally.
District Attorney Jerome submitted
afidavits from his alienists expressing
their belief that Thaw was incapable of