Oxford eagle., 1907-07-18

Newt week, from the .1d to .s,h. In
elusive. the Patrons Union will hold
the annual meeting at the ground. near
Lake This Is by far the Oldest fair
and Chsntsaqus in Mississippi. and bear,
the proud distinction of being one ~
the most surrrs~ful. II i. now in h.
tweniy-fourth year, and Is stronger an.
healthier than ever before. In, pro
gram this year is especially well ar
ranged inciusiing some Of the shl~st and
most prominent platform speakers ami
lecturers- The grounds. which hsv. been
owned BY the association for a quarter
OF century. have undergone a decided
ehange for the better. The track and
speed ring, which was temporarily pro-
vided last year, has been made good and
viii prove as fast ss any In the state.
Athletic sports will be prominent feat.
nre TINS season. and healthy premfums
are offered for oratorie.l contests and
excellence in defamation. The manage.
ment sSPesfs to see the larx-s. attend.
anee IN thu history Of the s..e.i.,cn.
snd have e&ery rsakou TO b~,i,v, that
these expectations viii BE- realized pr,.-
'dent Bailey and Secretary Hamiltoa sr.
working enery-ticslly to insure the COM
fort and entertainment of all who NJ.
tend IL Is great old institution that
iuily deserves the unstinted co-op.ra ton
and support of the people OF that SC.
ton
Ihe writer attended a meeting at
Columbia recently called for the purpc-.
OF putting on foot a movement for ,h.
organization Of n county fair and .tock
''eeuers association \ large number
OF representative cirlzens from all ..r.
tons of Maroon county were present. anil
expressed themselves a. willing and
ANXIOUS to join in the movement. Tenn.
Porary organization was effected with
Dr. Guy Hathorn a. president and Mr.
A. l. smith as secretary. Marion is
blessed with good Land and everything
necessary to make IL an ideal home Tn.
need there, AZ in all of the piney wood,
counties. Is for good white people TO take
the eut-over lands and make them pvo-
dnee something Of the worlds need.
The object Of the fair 10 not only 10 en-
courage good people to come and MAKE
their homes in Marion county, but tn
stimulate spirit of friendly rivalry
among those already there To trv 70 do
better IN the future IL il a proiecr
that Is deserving Of the support Of all
who are Interested in the fur. veIfar-
OF the county, and il is 10 be hoped that
the promoters OF this enterpris. will NOT
allow It to die. but push il to a .ue,.,.
ful termination
some months ago mention was made
IN this department Of the amount of
truck sold from a single farm in Tim
pan county by Mr.. r. b. Henderson.
The Ripley Sentinel of last week eon-
tanned another statement eosainy from
another farm that il wAs the intention
OF the writer to use this week, but by
some means the paper has been ms
placed At any rate, il was a showing
Ut which any man might feel proud.
be he from any section OF our great
State. TiPpah is one of the so-caIled
poor hill countless" but when it come,
to raising stuff it seems to be right in
the lead all right. The truth is there
ore no poor counties in Mississippi. but
are just what the people are pleased 20
make of them.
Arrangements are being made by The
United States Department of Aggric,iI-
ture to build several sections of sample
roads in the Delta section Of Mississippi.
This work will be done to show what
can be done to improve the condition of
the roads in that section, and is deserv.
ing of the interest and cooperation of
the people in the district Interested. The
example set is worthy of emulation. ~
has been said dozens of times in t0s
NN enr Efrntcrt hrrsi. OF MIS-
sissippi today is better roads, and il
Uncle Sam is willing to give US object
lessons in road building, We should take
enough interest to see that the good
seed sown are made to produce some
thing in the way of results.
Professional estimators are getting the
present cotton crop down TO as low as
1 100000 bales. II these figures are
anything near correct the people of Mis-
sissippi should get twenty cents for ev-
cry pound of cotton raised this year. At
any rate the crop is necessarily short Of
what the world demands, and fifteen
cents looks like a certainty. Study the
reports carefully and market cotton in
an intelligent manner.
The United States Department of Ag-
rieulture, in its crop condition report
for June e5th, estimates the condition
of cotton in Mississippi at ST per cent
The Department OF Agriculture and Com
merce for Mississippi in a report issued
from date OF July ist, makes the aver
age in Mississippi only 50 per cent. The
Mississippi department secured infor.
nation from the Boards of Supervisors
at their regular meetings on the first
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