Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-08-13

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should - judged by it. s.hooi. aut
churches. hAs b--u supplemented bs
the addition - ruads wlih eauAl inn1r-
tance with the tso irSi named. Ia ~
csmbsr i.sa. the depart -uent % a-ri-
culture and commerce issgel a huli~tIu
concerning The ruads - Mts.lssippi.
giving the method o, worsiue 10 each
county the cost AMI result Ia Us-to-
ber. l.s51, a sewn bulletin onthe SANE
subject vas issued. aud comparison -
The two revealed saflsfl-torv uurov~-
rn~nt ia cuutitious. Tuiay. uins n.unths
After the iasi baiietin was i..a@si, 40
other would sho~ greatly Increased iai-
prureneut oger eluliltiou- a, ru7upar.-3
sith the arst tuc The a..oul, - Nis-
siss ppi are fast owning -n the rsiurlai-
siou that she b. q. n.sns tn1 -o.-l t1r
thea. 10 scsi r1ais ar a causeu.euce
ard - value thev are a. lurh ~utit.r1
20 them A. th- p~op,e % r-uucs...- and
ushsr state. n th-y can be bui- far
an Amuurt that i- crnm-usurafe slta
The mean, - oiher s'at-.. tie saue can
b. done Ia Ni..i.,irp
o'u- - The iupartaut matters - vita
inier~-i 70 - discussed hy the super
visor, "a th-ir meeting a. 1a.-k-.a un
October = Art - vili h-s th,. subject ~
rtad improvement All state al trr
sAu~- several men with err~r ~u.-e
sii Discus, thi. s1b5--f an1 e,.si i.
ausnl GO result. Th- foioz ~ r,--oIa-
tlou va, offered ans luani-.oa,Iy D&s,-
e. hy The meeting on Ju.y lg
Whereas, We. the cluv~uf.on -
sup-ry sors % y .s...iuqi. l--l.sse that
the subject - building -y.-I anI dara-
bic pabiic hishsass thu,ughoa' -h-
state of N.ssi,sipp. = a ,usttr- % vi-al
iuicr~sf And impurfauc, to oar -atir-
citizenship, Wou.i l..d to ,l.- .r~at De-
veiopmrut % the physical an. CONNER
cial rv-oarc~s - ths .tase aud re.lolnd
a. a bcueiA-,ion 20 r.s,f~r.tg. aui
Whereas. We ar. al, led that -lue
% our SISTER state, have by proper .-g-
lslatluu prus .d-i saffcirut fau.l ,a
enable each culutv to build a section
% Object lesson r,slI, AMI hy tbi,
means bring % the suoa i,-d. ~ of its
citizenship tas ros' aud csir-d.-uey -
su-h ru.ti, and have hy TIN. exsmp..
stimulated IL citizens to build durabir
roads Beins advised thai bs the 4se
% such fund, great ani lastins im-
proyement of the punli- highways have
followed A. consequence, aHd h-iug
prutoundiy impressed with the u-ces-
sity of thu. particular development u
our state; therefore - il
Resolved Flrst. That We respectful
ly petition the legislature % the state
q Mississippi 10 -uael IA providing
ior the estab lshiuE - 4 fausi of dfty
thousand dollars 5000 tocuable -sch
coun'y in the state to build p.e,. %
"obie,t lesson roAI' Of suitable iength.
Resolved Seooud. Tha. we respect
fully request our chief executive. His
EXeelleUcy Goverror Z. =. Noel. To
recommend in his next message to The
legislature the passage Of such laws A.
VII bring every county in the state
sufficient funds TO buiid a suitable ''ob-
ieci lesson ruad~ and Of such length a.
may aff0rd each county an opportunity
Of making test. and being appraised
% il praeticability aud economy Ia
constructing the sane
This resolution explains Itself fusly
except as To the plan uuier which the
fund Is 10 L.. appoCtl0Le ii among the
counties Of the state. it has prus -u ot
benefit in other states ami would likely
be cause ot a great improvement 20 the
public roads Of Mississippi The fund
might be equi,Abiy apportioned Ac-
cordius 10 the taxable valuation in the
various counties. and become available
when the county had Appropriated an
amount equal with that SUPPLE! by the
state. Then, too. the nited states ie-
partmeut OF agriculture would no doubt
give substantial assistance IN building
this piece OF road. such has already
been done in a few Of the counties
where the aid had been called for. The
sentiment for better ruads ! groWing
with rapid strides aud auy feasible plan
sill be heartily supported by the pco-
pie who are anXiuu, fo learn how 10
make good roads a. an expense proper
tIonste With their ability fo pay
Again attention i, especially called -
the value OF small home Gaming outfits
to care for the surplus fruit and yeget-
ables on farm. Thes can be had a.
from g. up aud are easily operated.
Thousands of cans OF stuff could he
put up each year for Use in the winter
and the surplus sold in the nearby mar
ket. d. d. Jefsoat Of $3.50. Jones
county, has one aud was in Laurel re-
Gently engaging 2.0O0 cans Of figs that
he had put up. Mr. Jefcoat has canned
a great deal Of fruit aud vegetables
from his farm this year and will not
only have the greatest abundance for
/ his family during the winter but will
have considerable for sale.
>. /. Mosher OF Bryant. Yalobusha
county. recently carried to Water Val,
ley some apples that weighed fully a
pound and were grown on his farm near
there. John W. Day of Crystal Springs
recently brought the writer basket Of
apples raised on his farm in Copiah
county that could not have been beaten
anywhere, and some OF them weighed
fully pound. Mr.. Day has propagated
an apple OF his own that i especially
adapted to our section and goes to prove
that Mississippi can raise good apples
II they are properly handled.
The board of supervisors of Warren
county reduced the assessment on all
lands in the county that were over