The Kemper herald., 1908-04-30
D 4. : DLAKEsLEE. Jacksen. hiss

Greenvllle has been revived and 1t Is
the opinion of those interested in the
movement that this fall will witness
a display of products in that delta
center that will cause the bosom Of all
the good people of that section to
swell with pride. 1t can be done ano
should be by all means. The writer
recently spent couples Of days with
the promoters of the enterprise and is
very much impressed with the advant-
ages possessed by Greenville and the
surrounding country as the location
of great Delta Fair. The good that
such an institution would do cannot
be enumerated in an ordinary space.
Its influence would be felt through
out the entire Delta section of the
state and there can be no doubt but
that it would eventually be worth mil
lions Of dollars to the people in gen
eral.
There is some feeling among the
people up there that the planters
would not take the interest necessary
to make it the success that it should
be. There need be no serious fear
along that line. The Delta Expert
ment Station can make an exhibit in
itself that would be worth going miles
to see and learn how it was produced.
While one of the merchants was max
ing this objection to the writer, a
planter from near Greenville walked
in and stated that his two sons were
anxious to know if there would be a
fair or not so that they could COM
mence preparing to grow an exhibit.
If only one planter in hundred
brought something for show, the sue
cess of the project would be assured.
Then too, it has been demonstrated
time and again, that if the number
Of exhibits were not so large and nu-
merous the first year, the increased in
both size and numbers as the years
went by.
There is also another erroneous I'M
preston anent the Delta country. 1t
is often contended that the people
there care nothing for any crop ex-
cept cotton. This may have been true
in the past but there is a change COM
ing over the people of that section OF
our great state. In another column
will be found an article on the wri-
ters visit to the plantation of Douglass
Robinson in Leflore county. Mr.. Rob-
erson raises all the meat consumed on
his farm, every bushel of corn neces-
sary to make crop, cures large quan
titles of hay and has the very best
stock Of every description. Another
large planter, Mr.. Aleck Henderson OF
Runnymeade, Leflore county, has bred
a corn. that is attracting attention
throughout the state FOR its excel
lence. 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 management,
Greenville and the Delta can make an
exhibit that will open the eyes of the
world as to what that section Of Mis-
sissippi can do and does.
The movement has made favorable
start and with little careful work
the Delta fair will take its place
along side the most successful institu-
tions of its kind in the state. The
buildings proposed to use for the fair
have no equal in the state, and with
these filled to overflowing with pro-
ducts Of the Delta's rich alluvial soil,
the thousands who will visit Green
vile during the event cannot be help
be impressed with the possibilities OF
that muchly favored section of Mis-
sissippi.
Copiah county expends annually on
her roads something like $4,000 and
the result has been for the better
ment of their condition, although in
some instances the people complained
that bhey should have been better. A
Good Roads Association has been form
ed and has for its object still fur
ther betterment of road conditions. A
number Of the best and most enter
prising people of the county have
banded together for harmonious work
to that end The statement has been
repeatedly made in this department
that, when the peoples money was
being spent for road improvement the
the result was bound to be satisfac-
tory from the fact that they kept
close tab on what was being done and
raised row if the result was not
good. This is the greatest argument
in favor Of the contract system as
compared with the antiquated and
long out Of date overseer system
When you spend the peoples money
they are continually watching for re-
suits.
The great Delta section of Missis-
sippi is acknowledged as the richest