The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-17


Gus was the amount named as hav-
ing been expended on another har-
Dor and which would have given Pas
cagoula uniform depth Of thirty-six
feet. Instead of one and half mil
lion dollars, the amount should have
been five and a half million. The
errors were made in copying after
article had been written. The other
was with reference to depth Of water
across the bar between Horn and Pc
tit Bots Islands. The oredged chan
mel is not less than % feet a. any
point, the vessel getting OUT of chan
mel when sounding Of 10 feet was
made. These errors ave corrected in
Difference to the good people Of Pas
cagoula who have already a splendid
harbor and one that can be made the
equal if not superior Of any on the
gulf coast Of the United mates.
w. Y. Huff, Of Giano, Simpson
comfy, writes that the Simpson
County Lumber Company has donated
three large trees on its lands, two
pine and one poplar, Fer the purpose
Of assisting the work of improving
the roads so that a large traction en-
CINE used by the company for haul
ing logs can be run over the roads
successfully. This is commendable
move on the part of, this concern and
is worthy of emulation y others. The
traction engines with their broad tires
and great weight shold tend to i'm
prove the roads, acting much in the
capacity of roller, and the fact that
the bridges are made better by the
company is worth something in itself.
Despite the loud and long protesta-
tons that anti-corporation sentiment
would prevent the further building Of
railroads throughout the country, It
would seem that Mississippi is still
building lines and Going business at
the same old stand. The newest road
that seems assured is known as the
Memphis and Pensacola, entering the
state near Columbus, recently voted
$4,000 in bonds for right Of way and
terminal facilities and Okolona S
billed to vote on $50, 900 for the same
purpose the last Of the month. This
line will pass thr ough heavily tin
bered section Of the country suscep-
tible Of agricultural development aft
er the timber has been removed.
A stalk of cotton was grown in the
farm Of j. w. liner in Pontotoc
county that contained 200 well de-
veloped bolls, ninety Of which would
no doubt weight pound. Pretty good
cotton indeed. An acre of cotton like
this, checker three feet each way
with one talk to the hill, would con-
tain 1900 stalks. Counting 200 hollis
to the stalk it would give grand to-
tai Of 100000 bolls. Then if,1O0 bolls
would weigh pound we would have
$500 pounds Of seed cotton or six
and over bales. The possibilities are
much greater generally tnsn the real
ization, but they are there just the
same. Work less land and raise more
cotton.
It will be necessary for the publish
ers Of county newspapers to increase
the subscription price if they would
keep their heads above water Like
almost everything else, the price Of
printing material, labor, paper, etc.,
has shown a remarkable increase dur
ing the past few years and the price
Of subscription has remained the
same. 1t costs fully 40 per cent more
to produce dollar weekly now than
it did six years ago. The publisher
will be driven to raise in the price
Of subscription to make both ends
meet.
Yazoo City reports the bann-r sale
Of cotton for the seast-- so fax. 1
F. Stubbleield sold sc bales 49,
brought him a total Of 81, 848.73. All
was long staple with the exception Of
one bale. Fifty-two bales brought
"a cents per pound and the shorv
staple bale brought Ii 1-2 cents. Mr..
Stubblefeld reports his crop tbs
year as good, and judging from the
price received, he is making money
raising cotton. Then too, Yazoo
City is a splendid long staple mar
ket every year.
Stand by the Farmers Union and
the Cotton Association in the fight
for Is cent cotton. The crop is short
and every pound is worth Is cent,
or more, cotton gamblers to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.