The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-18
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HATT|ESBURG SPIRIT

burg was only small town, with a
few stores and dwellings. Timber
and small growths abounded; some
of them very close to what is now the
center of the city with towering bus
mess houses, and of a structure that
is credit to any city, and in fact
could be envied by a great many
other citeis. Hattiesburg 16 years
ago, was like an infant in the cradle;
which only required the nursing and
attention of its mother. The mer-
chants depended to large extent up
on the agricultural interest The Wis
cassett mill-now the Newman Lum-
Der Company-the Hamper Lumber
Company-now the Rich Lumber Com
pany,-were the largest industries we
had, and the capacity of these plants
was small, considering them then and
now. Hattiesbwg is like the infant,
it has outgrown its clothes, and very
much like the woman or man reach
ing maturity when the parents are
anxious about the destiny of the child.
We cannot overlook them. While the
mother had all the care of the infant,
when they grow up, and entwine them
selves around our hearts the father be-
comes more interested about their
future welfare, and if true and noble
parent, he will exercise every avail.
able opportunity to make good man
or woman. Now that Hattiesburg has
grown from "a small village or town,
to a city of..which we are all proud,
we should all join hands and put our
shoulder to the Wheel of Commerce
and rally to the needs and best in
terests for Hattiesburg. We should
encourage the good work of the Com
mercial Club. In my judgement, with
the limited acquaintance that have of
the secretary of the club-Mr. Lar
son-he is very efficient man. We
should encourage him to go ahead
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cate in Hattiesburg. Those who have
real estate to sell should not ask
enormous prices for their property.
This often keeps factories away. Nat
urally of course, manufacturers in
locating, want to get on railroad
tracks where they nn get their
freight delivered in their warehouses
and when making shipments, do SO
out of their warehouses into cars
This in my judgment, is big item.
We should have this idea in view and
/ watch out for property of this kind,
and if necessary to do soS get an OPP
ton on such property in order to keep
down the high prices When our city
is filled up with industries the real
estate will take care of itself. The
man who sells location for a reason
able price can afford to do so because
he will reap a harvest in the way OF
dwelling houses. If had lots of real
estate l would be more in favor of
/ locating industries and making con
cessions than / now am, because
could rent my houses to better adj
vantage, sell my lots to better advant-
, age, and in fact could rent the house
and sell the vacant lots, when If we
! did not have the industries the prop
! erty would be vacant, the lots unsold
i and instead of increasing the value
they would decrease. We are now
where we must-do something. AS the
merchants and bankers were in favor
of the concessions to the Newman
mLuber Company SO were the finan
ciers; l mean the man who works
for his daily living; the man who
works for less than $500 per day ant
up; who spends all of his money In
the city in which he lives; supporting
his family on this small amount Of
money can be classed as financier
is why speak of him as such.
we we're to cut all the industries ou
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priving the laboring man of his Mv
ing-which is the only way he hal
in which to earn one-it would b.
like initiating a balloon and cutting the
string loose-away would go the bal
LOOM. We all have the same interest
or should have at any rate. fee
sure that If there were any dissent
ing voices before this meeting the,
have already Topped over to the cas-.
side of the. street. feel that W
, should not only notify the Newman
, Lumber Company that their saw mil
plant will be exempt from taxation
for the period of time requestd, blu
insist on Mr.. Peck and others of hi
company to bring their families +
live With us. believe that IL the
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