The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-01-18

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son and all the officers are good n
true men, strongly imbued with love
for the order and its teachings. Inc
executive committee is an especially
able body of men which will handle the
affairs of the Union safely and well.
1t is composed Of ]. L. Collins OF Cof-
feeyille, Frank Coffin Of Clarke county,
G.. w. Shoemaker of C%ovington, w. Il.
Kolb of Monroe and Tom johnson OF
Itawamba. Each and every delegate
went away with the determination to
work hard for the year 1908 as the BAN
ner year for the Union in Mississippi,
to uphold the officers and assist in &C
complishing the purposes for which the
organization was formed.
There were those who looked for the
Union to be of little Importance and
after the first year or two go to pieces.
but they have now been convinced that
it is here to stay; that the farmers have
already stuck and that great good Is
to come from the concerted effort in
behalf of the agricultural people OF
Mississippi. 1t is the duty of every
eligible citizen to join in this work
and add his mite to assist the move
ment.
Mississippi Cotton Association.
Hon. Walter Clark, president of the
Mississippi division Of the Southern
Cotton Association, sends out the fol-
lowing call for the annual meeting OF
this organization to be held in Jackson
on February 5. All parties who are
interested in the development of agri-
culture, whether members of the asso-
citation or not, are invited to attend this
meeting and identify themselves with
the association. 1t is deserving of the
greatest consideration at the hands OF
the people of Mississippi. The call is
as follows:
"The executive committee has named
February 5 for the annual State meet
ings, and by the authority vested in me
as president of the Mississippi division
of the Southern Cotton Association, /
hereby call upon the various county
organizations to meet at their respective
places of meeting OF Wednesday, jan
uary %, at 10 o'clock Am, for the pur-
pose of reorganization and the election
of delegates to the State convention,
which is hereby called to meet in the
city of Jackson, at 10 o'clock am, on
Wednesday, February 5. The purpose
of this convention is the election of all
the State officers and the outlining OF
the work for the ensuing year."
The Mississippi legislature is again
in session and the eyes of the people are
turned in the direction of Jackson to
see what will be accomplished by this
august body. The personnel is excel
lent, and from present indications it is
a safe and sane body of men who will
give t its constituency splendid SER
vice. There are dozens of new laws
proposed at this time, many of which
will never see the light of day after be-
ing referred to committee. Others villa
be made into law, and it is believed b.?
those who have looked the body ovef
carefully that what is enacted will be
for the best interests of u great State.
| Freak legislation will not be passed if
| present signs avail anything, neither
| will mercenary interests be subserved.
| Old Mississippi is all right and the
present legislature will see that she is
kept so.
Yazoo county again comes to the
| front with some splendid mOlasses crops
| cs follows: J.. H. Oates, 1928; w. j.
l. dbetter, 100 gallons; II. L. Golden,
145 gallons; X. T. Slaton, $40 gallons;
J. Nj. Mize, 400 gallons; Campbell Bros,
| 100 gallons, and Print Johnson, $50
gallons. Besides these, the Herald
| names q dozen that made less than 100
| gallons. 1t is a good crop in Yazoo as
we'll as other counties in the State, and
there will be little sale for the COM
pounds in Yazoo this year. Mississippi
should raise all the molasses used, and
in a few more years will do SO. Help
| to increase the molasses crop.
The stagnation in business circles
caused by the financial furry and the
consequent shutting down of the lum-
Der plants in Sonth Mississippi prom
ises to be of short duration. Advices
recently state hat the mills will re-
sumo business in a short time and that
times will be as they have been for q
number of years past. The money
troubles probably affected Mississippi
less than any State in the Union, but
the lumber manufacturers, looking to
the North largely for their market,
were, of course, pretty well tied up for
| a few months.
The people of Mississippi are unusu-
| ally cheerful and in good humor at the