The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-24
Railroad Work Very Active.

Railroad Work Very Active.
It is currently reported that the
Mississippi Central railroad is pre-
pairing to resume construction work
on It's proposed extension from Hat
tiesburg southwark to the ports at
Gulfport and Pascagoula, and that
contracts for grading will be award
ed with the next sixty days.
The company had all arrangements
made for this work about year ago
when the financial depression set In.
The New Orleans and Great North
ern road Is making fairly good head
way with grading. but work has not
yet started on the jackson end OF the
ties will begin, but it is believed that
they are unable to say when activi-
ties will begun, but it is believed that
the company will have trains running
into jackson by Jan. 1, 1909.
The Edward Hines Lumber COM
pany is making preparations to COM
mence work on its line between Col
umbia and Gulfport, which is intend-
cd primarily for lodging purposes.
but will be of standard gauge con-.
struction.
The Little j. division OF the Y. &
M. road is practically rebuilding Its
line between jackson and Harriston
laying new ties and rails over the en-
tire distance.
Nothing has been heard recently
concerning the plans Of the Aberdeen
& Tombigbee Valley road, but reports
from Aberdeen say that some def
mite announcement concerning plans
may be expected within few days.
Feedstuff Bill to be Attacked.
Preliminary to instituting legal
proceedings attacking the constitu-
tionality of the pure feedstuffs bill
passed at the last session of the legis-
lature, several wholesalers and job
bers, accompanied by their attorneys.
made a careful examination of the
legislative records relative to the pas
sage of that measure. The litigation
will be instituted by the Gulfport
Grocery company, and it is expected
that the suit will be filed within the
next few days, George NJ. Foote, of
Gulfport, president of the concern,
was among the wholesalers who par
ticipated in the examination of the
records.
Dogs Must be Muzzled and Taxed.
The multiplicity Of dogs Of all
kinds, from the best collie down to
the Insignificant little poodle Of the
lapdog variety, and the constant and
recurring danger of mad dogs, sew
eral dogs in the town having devel-
oped rabies during the summer, has
brought about the passing of an or
dinance by the Columbia town coun-
Gil that all dogs of whatsoever kind
must pay tax of $2.50 to the town
and further, that when on the street
each dog must wear muzzle.
Oh JOY! to Brown, Smith or Jones.
Manager J. #. Mckay. Of, the Mis-
sissippi State Fair and Industrial Elk
position, wants all members of the
Smith, Jones and Brown families to
attenr the big event from October
81 to November s, and he is so anx-
ious to have them come to jackson
that he has offered special induce
ments to secure their attendance. To
the oldest member of the respective
families who comes to Jackson a sea-
SON pass to the exposition grounds
and all the special attractions will be
presented.
County Loan Warrants Issued.
The Copiah Board of Supervisors
issued the county's loan warrants to
the M. and p. Bank for 100000, to
be paid on Jan. ], 1909, with s per
cent interest.
FIND II impossible TO
LOWER COUNTY TAX RATE
Owing to the fact that the col
lections for road tax will fall OF to
an appreciate degree on account Of
the change in conditions brcught