Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-01-12
BrH.E. BLAKEsLEE, JACKSON.

The Mississippi Division OF the South
ern Cotton Association held its annual
meeting in Jackson last week, discussed
the achievements Of the past year and
| mapped out a campaign for the year to
come. The association has been Of in
estimable benefit to the cotton planters
| of the Stare, and it was determined to
carry the good work forward with re-
newed energy. It was stated that there
was some lack Of enthusiasm on the part
! of the farmers, attributed to the pros
| porous condition of the country, a large
| part Of which is due to the work Of the
association, but greater energy will be
| displayed BY the officers in reviving this
| interest. 1t is reasonable to believe
that if it had not been for the work Of
this association the cotton manipulators,
| in the face Of estimates on good crop,
| could and would have forced the price
to as low as and possibly cents. In
| this alone the organization saved to the
people Of Mississippi in this year alone
something like S15,O00,000. Is 1t not
then worthy the support Of every man,
woman and child in Mississippi? All
are interested in the cotton crop, whith
is now and will for years to come, be
our principal money crop. Resolutions
were adopted indorsing the fight of Con-
gresham Livingstone, Of Georgia, to
! have a fraud order passed by the Post
office Department against the New York
| Cotton Exchange, and Congressman Ma
con, Of Arkansas, in his effort to have q
law passed in making gambling in fut-
ures felony. A resolution was also
| passed and ordered sent to each Con
| gressman and Senator from Mississippi,
indorsing the effort to have the Federal
| government make an appropriation for
| the broadening the field for cotton and
| cotton manufactured goods in foreign
countries. President Clarke, Secretary
Woods, Treasurer Millsaps, Executive
| Committeeman Witherspoon, McGrath
and Martin, were reelected for the COM
| ing year The association is deserving
of and should have the unqualified in
dorsement and financial support OF
everybody in the State Of Mississippi.
| A number of letters have been re-
ceived at this department recently with
reference to the necessity Of law that
would make it just as obligatory upoh
| the railroads to furnish q shipper with
| cars as for the receiver to unload freight
or the shipper to promptly load. In
vestigation at the office Of the Railroad
! Commission reveals the fact that such
an order is in force, although it seems
not to be generally known by the peo-
pie most interested. The following rule
went into effect June 8, 1904, and COW
ers the case at point:
'Rule 8. Whenever shipper makes
verbal or written application to rail-
road company for car or cars to be
loaded with any kind Of freight en-
braced in the tariff of said company,
stating the article and destination, the
railroad company shall furnish same
within five days from o'clock am. the
day following such application, Or
when the shipper making such applica-
ton specifies a future day on which
he desires notice thereof, computing
from 7 o'clock am. the day following
such notice. the railroad company shaf
! furnish such car or cars on the day
specified; provided, that if the move
ment of cars is suspended on account
| of accident or other cause not within
the power of the railroad company to
prevent, such period shall be added to
| the five days time allowed in this rule
In accordance with this ruling the
shipper has the same right to collect
demurrage as the railroad, the penalty
! for failure in each case being ST. per
| day or fraction thereof.
The Home Telephone Company, OF
of Greenwood. has announced reduc-
| ton in rates to rs cents per month for
residence phones. Business phones in
the same proportion. There is a grow
| ing feeling of protest at the exorbltant
rates being exacted in majority OF the
towns Of the State for telephone service.
! The feeling is crystalizing into the
| form of an organized effort for reduce
! ton. The writer would like to hear
| from all who are in sympathy with
such q movement and are willing to do
something toward bringing about re-
| ductfon. 1t will necessitate a hard
struggle to overcome the opposition that
will be encountered, but the sooner such
is taken up and persistently pushed, the
sooner viii relief be secured.
On the 22d Franklin county will vote
on n bond issue of 100000 to raise
funds for building good bridges across
| some of the most important streams OF
the county. The purpose is to build
substantial bridges that win not require
replacinr every few years as does the
! ordinary wooden structures in such COM
mon use. There is a growing tendency
in the State to build better bridges and
improve the public highways that IS
very gratifying indeed, In no line do
we expect to see greater progress in the
next ten years than in improved bridges
and public roads. Money could not be
spent to better advantage and II done
properlv is undoubtedly the best invest
ment that could be made by the people
of a county.
Water Valley is building splendid
public school building to replace the OIL
one DESTROYED by fire not long since. A
new building had been badly needed for
some time. and the fire made it possible
to erect one in keeping with the general
spirit of progressiyeness that character
ICES the citizens Of that good town.
The truck growers OF the State are
beginning preparations for another
wears business on larger scale than
ever. The old trucking communities
will increase their crops and number
of new associations have been formed,
A diversifcation of interests, as well
as sensible handling of the products
will bring successful financial returns
four wears out of FIVE, which is as much
or more than can be said of any other
farming. One failure should not dis
courage any more than failure in the
cotton crop. A persistence of intelll,
gent effort will produce the desired re-
suit in nine cases out of ten.
j. l.. Anderson, Of Biloxi, brought to
the office of the Herald at that place
two turnips that weighed, respectively
six and seven pounds. They were said
to look more like footballs with trees
grown on them than turnips At any
rate. it has been demonstrated again and
again that splendid truck OF all kinds
will grow profusely on the coast and
that the people can have fresh garden
stuff eye,y day in the year by handling
their patches properly. Great is Mis-
, s;ssippi. with its diversity OF possihll,