Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-30

oTeenNIte mas been revived, and ID il
the opinion Of those Interested in the
movement that this fall will witness /.
display of products in that delta center
that will cause the bosoms Of all the
good people of that section to swell
with pride. 1t can be done and should
De by all means. The writer recently
spent couple OF days with the pro-
moters OF the enterprise, and is very
much impressed with the advantages
possessed by Greenville and the sur
rounding country as the location Of a
grea, Delta Fair. The good that such
an institution would do cannot be emu
merates in an ordinary space. Its in
huence would be felt throughout the
entire delta section Of the State and
there can oe no doubt but that il would
eventually be worth millions Of dollars
to the people in general.
There is some feeling among the peo-
pie up there that the planters would
not take the interest necessary to make
IL the success that il should be. There
need be no serious fear along that line.
Ihe Delta Experiment Station can
make an exhibit in itself that would be
worth going miles to see and learn how
II was produced. While one of the mer-
chants was making this objection to the
writer. planter from near Greenville
walked In and stated that his two sons
were anxious to know il there would be
fair or not so that they could com
mence preparing to grow an exhibit
III only one planter in a hundred brought
something for show, the success Of the
project would be assured. Then, too.
u has been demonstrated time and
again that if the number of exhibits
we're not 50 large and numerous the
first year, they increased in both size
and numbers as the years went by.
There is also another erroneous i'm
preston anent the delta country. IL is
often contended that the people there
care nothing for any crop except cot
ton. This may have been true in the
past but there is q change coming over
the people OF that section of our great
State. In another column will be found
an article on the writer's visit to the
plantation of Douglass Robinson in Lee
fore county. Mr.. Robinson raises all
the meat consumed on his farm, every
bushel OF corn necessary to make a
crop. cures large quantities of hay and
has the very best stock of every de-
scription. Another large planter, Mr..
Aleck Henderson of Runnymeade, Le-
hore county, has bred a corn that is At
tracing attention throughout the State
for its excellence. Truckers near
Greenville are demonstrating the fact
that the delta will successfully grow
vegetables of almost every description
and, to tell the truth, with proper man
agement, Greenville and the delta can
make an exhibit that will open the eyes
OF the world a. to what that section of
Mississippi can do and does.
The movement has made favorable
start and with little careful work the
Delta Fair will take It's place alongside
the most successful Institutions Of its
kind in the State. The buildings pro-
posed FOR use for the fair have no equal
in the State, and with these fllec 20
overlooking with products OF the del,a's
rich alluyial soil. the thousands who
will visit Greenville during the event
cannot help but be impressed with the
possibilities Of that maehly favored
section Of Mississippi.
The value of slt2afa A. ansi builasr
10 emphasized by The tolis~inx state
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nos hs soaz.-1 - ~r--k over s.e :. .se
outside Thea Is = r~a~au2hie - sup
pose thAt Nississippi lan4 th.t pro-
duoed q hay crop worth frUrn 80 10 sio0
per acre would BE worth fully as much
or more We have the greatest coan-
Try in the world and the riddance Of
few chronic kickers and knockers
would realize the worth of the heritage
that is ours
Laurel Is considering the proposition
of . commission form OF government
Is authorized by the legislature at its
last session This plan OF municipal
government has been lound very sue
cessful in almost every instance where
tried and is worthy Of careful investi-
CATION at least A census of the city
has been authorized by the council
and work on that is also progressing.
II is likely that the result will show
remarkable increase over that of 1900,
possibly nearly 10000 as the grand
total.
A considerable number of Mississippi
counties are now In the midst Of splen-
did money season-the trucking coun-
ties. The crop this year has proven
excellent so far and the prices have
ruled satisfactory. When it is consid-
cred that the fruit season will come a
little later and then the great cotton
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