The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-12
STATE |S NOW ABLE ID PAY ALL DEBTS Recent Sale of Mississippi Cot
 ton Helps Wonderfully MANY NEW CORPORATIONS Truck Farming and Gardening Around Jackson Will Be on a Larger
 Scale Than Ever In Spite of Higher Priced Land.
MANY NEW CORPORATIONS

Jackson, Miss, December 11-tspeciaI) Governor Noel Is of the opinion that the state Is going to be able to meet all of It's obligations after this week and that there Is not going to be any serious deficit, though outstanding warrants now amount to s2s7,72S.7a
 The governor figures that the $225,- coo to be paid for the aeoo bales of cot ton sold from the convict farms will be in the state treasury in very few days, that the railroad privilege taxes amounting to se7,657.7s will be along dur Ing the next week and that the sheriffs will be sending considerable sums on ac- count of tax collections.
 In view of the depleted condition of the treasury the governor urges tax collectors to get their collections into the state Repositories at the very earliest possible moment and states that he may write letter to each sheriff along this line In few days The sherifs may hold their December collections until the first week in January if they desire to do so, but under the circumstances it would be great accommodation to the state and to the banks that are carry ing the warrants to make these remit tances every week between now and the first of January.
 The governor suggests that all sher- dffs and tax collectors accept pension warrants in payment of taxes and in this way they will help out wonder fully.
 The following new corporations have filed their charters with the secretary of state for record, viz.
 The Ozone Land company, domiciled at Monticello; capitalized at s100O0. h. corporators, S. N. Hickman, H. M. Sims and H. P. Murdock.
 The Jesse Gates hospital, domiciled at Laurel; no capital stock. Incorporators. w. B. Rogers, D., D. Travis, c. M. Leg gett and l.. C.. Gates.
 In making up his report to the leg islature Secretary Power finds that dur ing the two years just ended he has re- corded charters the aggregate capital stock of which amounts to more than S16,ooOoOOo. The great majority of the charters were of small concerns, with capital stocks of from $10,000 to $25,- 900, and cover many lines of business. Land owners and real estate dealers hereabouts are getting a great many inquiries as to the price of lands suit able for truck farms, and the prospect is that great deal more gardening will be done in the vicinity of Jackson
  lands suitable for such enterprises, are high priced and growing higher steadily. Only last week one truck farm of 21 acres sold for about s400 per acre. It is about two miles out, but worth the money
 Complying with a request to appoint delegates to attend a land congress at Shreveport, La, in the very near fu- ture, Governor Noel has named w. H. Smith of Durant President J. c. Hardy of the Agricultural and Mechanical col lege George R. Hightower, president of the F armer's union at Oxford; Maj. Lee Richardson of Vicksburg, J. D. Bark dull of Natchez, and H. E. Blakeslee of Jackson, who is commissioner of agri- culture of the state. The date for the meeting at Shreveport has not been agreed upon
 The trustees of the Industrial Institute and College at Columbus have been called by the governor to meet in the city of Jackson at the office of the gov ernor on December 15 at 3 p. m, to pass on the biennial report of President Whitfield All the members of the board are urged to be present.
 The National Drainage association, with headquarters at the Kellogg build ing, 1f6F street, N. w.. Washington, D. C., where MT. J. A. Dupray has been installed as secretary, has written Gov ernor Noel for a list of all persons in Mississippi who may be specially in terested in the reclamation policy of the Nantional Drainage association and who are interested in the recovery of over flowed, marshy and swamp lands, so that letters and data of value can be sent to all Governor Noel has no such list available and hopes that all persons who may feel an interest in the matter will forward their names to Secretary Dupray at the address above given