Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-29
BIT II. Y. BLAKEsLEE. JAcrsos.


.oiumous Is having trouble with the
telephone situation, kicking vigorously
ed. This matter OF efficient telephone
service at reasonable rates is one of
the biggest questions Mississippi has
to handle at this time. The telephone
Is no longer a luxury, but a necessity.
The home without one is fast becoming
an exception instead Of rule, the ex-
tension OF the service to the rural COM
munities Is causing more trouble than
all else. For several months the writer
has been endeavoring TO get hold of the
FARMERS Contract mentioned at
times, but has 50 far sigEally failed.
lion X L. Bradley, railroad commits
sioner, also took IL upon himself to get
mold OF this mythical document, but
mas also failed. There Is just cause for
the next legislature taking some action
LOOKING to the regulation OF this impor-
tant matter. The country people need
telephones even worse than those in
town. and they are deserving Of a law
tnat VIII supply this need and at rate
e9uitaoie I'd ali, out at rate they can
pay.
AN ao'e paper OF tne state advocates
'"e passage ol Ia" requiring the cor
p"'s'.ons una. own immense tracts OF
ianu IN hississippi 10 develop II or
p'aee !. upon .he market a. reason
aoic price 30 .nat those desiring homes
can puy !. anu 40 'ne developing them
seNcs' WINE sucn law may seem
drastic ana unwise Just At this time, II
Il hkeiy that the future may demand
pors''ons nave oought millions oil dol
iars worth Oh our timber lands and are
hoiuing ior Tue increase In price that Is
coming steadily. Inc greater portion
vi IL was purchased Tor practically
noening' anu up until the past year or
TWO, taxes were pad at a rate OF assess
niene even less than me purchase price.
ouch u IA" as suggested might De
eiassiheu as ant'-corpora'ion iegisia-
'ion' out II "ouid Apply 70 individuals
as wen as companies. Ihe people OF
Mlssissippi are frequently placed In
raise ilght as harooring strong senti-
ment against corporations This u not
true IN any sense OF the word. All
that our people ask Is, that corpora
Hons pe Accorded the same treatment
n
Mississippians ask for no more than
they are willing TO accord to others, but
10 Sehementiy insist that all be treated
In similar manner and that conces-
sions and exemptions to monied con-
Germs De stopped.
The people OF Anite county are be-
ginning 10 give attention to other mat
'ers besides raising cotton. The hec-
o'u as 1ioster speaks OF the TACT that
number oil energetic men are hauling
"ood 10 town and selling II that comes
from land being cleared. thereby max
ing IL source OF proht instead OF
waste. Also OF the fact that melons
are bringing good price and with
steady demand. One man Will plant
pretty largely oi broom corn next year,
ENCOURAGED oy the extremely nigh
gested that the corn be manufactured
into the broons right here at home,
thereby keeping the whole amount OF
money here Peanuts and other crops
will be given attention, and the pre-
diction Is made right here that a con-
tinuation OF this policy will, in few
years, make the territory around Clos
ter the most prosperous in the State.
The Herald at Water Valley takes
up the proposition for county fair for
Yalobusha and Calhoun counties and
makes 4 strong appeal for the organi-
zation of such an enterprise. In years
gone by there was a good fair at
Water Valley, but in the grea, period
are in a ro~itioa ,o make . snlsnsid
disnI.x ~ .,-r;,.,,l,,,r. bor,isuI,,-. -
sroekr.isirr ard I, /. ~ -. .;r,..-,l,
hopea tha, the Herald. ,y;,.,io, ill
he pro3urtiv. az a r.viv.i of the f,ir
for ,ha, section
Mississippi has a large number Of
eommeudable Innovations 10 her credit
as many or more than any State in
the Union. One of these was the abol-
ishment of ituprIsonmen, for debt. a
nefarious Law that prevailed in all the
States OF the Union. Away back in