Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-05-04
BY H. Il, BLAKEsLEE. JACKSON.


BYH H. BLAEESLEE JACKSON.
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The proposition Of President Hanson
of the Gulf Compress CO., known as the
trust in the compress lire, is agitating
the proposition to locate delinting
plants at ocean and gulf ports to delint
cotton seed for export. He claims that
the price offered for dolinted seed by
foreign mills is in excess of the price
paid by home mills. Mr.. Hanson's sug-
gestion may be all right, but it might
be well for our people to carefully in
vestlgate the matter before giving it
their endorsement. OF course, il the
see are crushed abroad our home mills
would be deprived of the job and that
much money paid for labor sent away
from home. Then, too, il foreign
crujhers can afford to pay more than
tn homo mills are Offering there is
something else wrong. The mills have
an understanding with reference to the
price OF seed that smacks strongly Of a
trust, and the evidence brought out in
The Kosciusko suit will be taken adSan-
tage of by Attorney General Fletcher
20 test the efficiency of Mississippi's
antitrust law. The outcome of these
proceedings win be watched with in
terest by all concerned in this contest.
The interest in good roads through
out the State is indicative of the best
OF results, and that this interest is in
creasing none can deny. Within the
past few days communications from su.
peryisors of three counties have been
received at this Office asking for in
formation concerning the display of
woodworking machinery to be exhibited
at the Fair this fall. 1t is probable
that several counties will send their
newly elected boards to examine the
machinery offered and see it at work.
Arrangements have been perfected for
a comprehensive exhibit of this char
aoter, and practical demonstrations
will be made each day. The manufac-
turers will Of course try TO make their
product show up better than that Of
the competitor, but the official as well
as private individual will have the OPP
portunity of seeing and judging for
himself. 1t is to be hoped that all
officials as well as individuals inter-
estod in an improvement of public
roads, will take advantage OF this OPP
portunity to see practical machines for
road building at work.
John b. Easter of Sartor's Mill, Mon
roe county, came to Aberdeen few
dnys since WIN Il wdgur1 luau VI W4pct
mill meal that it is reported sold
like hot cakes. And it ought to have
sold that way How many people who
read this notice remember the little
water mill where they, as barefooted
BOYS, went to mill and waited until late
in the afternoon for their turns, return
ing with meal'tRat made hoecakes un-
like anythingsto be had now. The
writer has riddgA,siX miles to mill and
waited for the Uit orGrshot wheel to pa
tiently grind Out bushel per hour,
but when you did get that meal it was
meal totally different from the roller
mill variety to be had in this day ano
time.
Laurel is to have a real live stree
railway, application for charter being
asked for by two enterprising cltlzen
of that burg. The gentlemen behin'
the move state that they do not want l
TO sell nor do they expect to build tn
line and then transfer 1t to some syndl
cate, but that they see in Laurel an OF
portunity to make street car line
good investment, and they expect t
build and operate it themselves. 1t
to be hoped that the line will be bul
and operated BY home people, and tina
they may never eXpRrience the trouoI
with outside owners, as have Jackso
and other Mississippi towns.
sgs
w. N. Day, formerly of Cryst
Springs, is making a success OF ralslr
strawberries near Greenville, and stat
that the delta lands will grow as goo
berries and produce as abundantly
any section of the State. He is gro
ing tomatoes, cabbage and other veg
table crops and insists that they wou
prove as profitable in the delta as IN /
hill sections. Great is the delta
every respect.
The good people OF Winston cour
place great value upon the privilege
vote, the delinquent poll tax llst
that county being small. The cour
is experiencing great period OF pr
4 perity since the advent OF the M >
X. G. railroad, and the citizenship Il
the best.
Have you hogs enough to make N
wears meat? Better look into tins
nortant matter before it is too IL
Don't pay Armour-Swift-Cuddany
orbitant prices when you can raise
home for &c per pound.
Warren county has conditionaiiy !
chased five graders for use in ouiio
u roads and viii make practicai oel
,stration of the work to be performed
Il them. The people Of Warren are
mach in earnest in the e1lorc 10 ~
II their roads better, and the resul.
ii no doubt be satisfactory 10 ail p"'
concerned. ---
N Prohibition Fight.
II The coming prohibition fgh,
II Washington county will, from all
cations prove TO be one OF the mar a
4 liquor fights in the history OF 'he ?
r al