Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-31


ton going on the maeke, and further
depressing the price. Il IS 20 be ~.
gTetied that osr people are not all in a
position to give q solid backing 10 such
a movement a. has been inau-ura,ed
by the Union and Cotton Association.
The foreign spinners frankly told the
writer While on their recent visit TO
this country. thS, co;ton WAS worth Is
cents per pound. and that the prices
for which they had contracted their
goods would warrant them in paying
that price. but IL il could b. had for
less OF course they would buy il for
less. The warehouse plan Is sensible
one aud along right lines, although
some time will be required TO perfect IL
and make Il a. effective as II should be.
II is just as imperative that some plan
he devised. after the warehouses are
built now. mind you, to take care Of
the distressed cotton that comes on the
market first in the fall. TIE cotton
forced on the msrsSe; furnishes the
spinners with a supply for several
months. and before thu. /, used up the
planter gets tired OF holding and more
Is dumped On, keeping the price down
ali the time. We arc beginning to
plan against such contingencies. and
all will he well in the future. Don't
ge, in too much Of a hurry, but make
these changes in slow and safe man
ner.
Mississippi seems TO be getting an
overdose ot trust Just a, this time.
General Ple,eher's campaign against
them seems TO make them more greedy
and defiant IL anything. The Gulf
Compress i making a wholesale ad-
vance in charges that Is stirring Up q
roE in a number Of places. The news
papers contain accounts Of these ad-
vanccs AZ great many points in the
STATE. The Cumberland Telephone has
cut out the night rate. the free county
service, and il seems that the railroad
commission i AZ It's rows eud so far a-
regulation ! concerned. While Cen
eral Fletcher was in Nashville loosing
into the affairs Of the Cumberland the
general manager writes Editor Bean %
the Amory Times a warm letter b.
cause that paper had seen a. To criii-
eisc the methods OF the company. Ia
may have heen a little late IN coming,
but Mississippi has eorporafioa fghi
on az last. and the people should give
the osnoers Who are endeavo-ing 10 pro-
tecs their interests hearty aud con-
sia1t backing and cooperation.
SoDe days since an immense pine
tree Eas cas on the place Of J. X. Bar
her. rear Iaeee. in Simrson county,
that squared - inches sur Il feet and
coufaiEgsi 1000 fee; Of lumber. board
measure. OF course = great deal was
wasted in the squaring. Il being too
large and long for the saw. requiring q
hroadAx and hew.ng- The tree brought
50 as il stood in the forest. Il i dis
tressinS 10 consider that in te~ more
years such splendid pieces of timber
will have become thing Of the past IL
oar great state. There can ne 10
doGbs in the wisdom Of the suggestion
that something be done Do~ for the
preservation Of our forests aud the con-
tinusiion of our timber supply. Ii is
4 subject Of the greatest importance.
Winora has Just cause to be proud Of
her waterworks system, several fires
that promised Ia be OF large propor-
tons having been stopped before gain
ing much heAdway. Water Is a-mishiy
handy thing to have around, especially
when the FIRE fend goes on a rampage.
The city with = good water system is
fortunate in more WAYS than one
And again the machine cotton picker
i in the land. Do~n near Mobile one
was tested out few days since and the
announcement. made that il proved
highly satisflcsory- This Is about the
'steenih time some fellow has invented
an absolutely successful cotton picking
machine, bat strange TO say, they are
rarely ever heard of after the stock
selling stage, And the plantation niger
and the long saek still reign supreme
The matter Of prv,ecting fish and
game Is receiving considerable atten-
tion in Mississippi these days A num-
Der OF counties have appointed game
wardens during the past month or -
and up al YAzoo fex days since
barrel of fish was seized. The law
should be enforced, it makes 10 differ
ence whether il be good or he'd. II bad
have il changed.
There is premium on the optimistic
citizen who always finds something
good in the worst of situations. Mis-
sissippi has more of these opiimists at
present than ever before and the room
is still not overcrowded, Get in on the
right tioor and get some enjoyment ou.
of life.
T. w. Brister. OF Deasonvliie. asoo
county. recently sold seventy bales o.
long staple cotton in YazOo City for q
cents per pound. A pretty good sale.
the amount being ss,sS7.s0.
Brookhaven is taking rank with the
larger towns of the State, arrangements
being made to have free mail delivery
by carrier. Brookhaven is in q splen-
did agricultural county and has pro-
gressiye citizenship. Mississippi is
coming all over at the same time. and
while some communities are considera-
bly, in the lead, all are striving TO do
better every year.
II you can't say something good of
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