The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget Of State News Items Gathesed 81 Ous Special
Coffespondent 1t Jackson.

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State Treasury Shy.
With upward of 100000 to be paid
out on specific appropriations, falling
due the next four months-to be exact,
100000 for Confederate pensions and
sos 900 for the remuneration of county
tax assessors, against a treasury balance
of less han $500, 900, the troubles of the
State fiscal officers can we'll be imagined.
This will be in addition to the regular
monthly outlay for the current ex-
penses of maintaining the State govern
ment, which will run almost as high,
since State officials, State employees and
office and operating expenses must all
be provided for by some means.
At the close of business at the treas
ury department on August %, the State
treasurer balanced off with $~279,291.57
on hand in the repositories and $8.65
in the cash drawer, giving a cash bal
ance total of $279, 3OO.23. This was
$121, 4sO.59 in excess of the cash balance
at August 2s, 1905, but all will be
melted away before the last day of De-
cember, and more money will be re-
quired. However, taxpaying time will
be coming on, and by the 18th day of
December the treasury receipts will have
been swelled considerably, that being the
extreme limit of time for the payment of
all taxes On real and personal property.
Farmers Manifest Much Interest.
Filled with enthusiasm at the crafty
ing display of interest that is being
manifested by the people of the Fourth
Congressional District in the tour of
that district by Congressman Sisson, &C
~companied by a corps of expert demon
s~trators along the lines of agricultural
economics from the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, State Superin-
tendent of Education Powers has re-
turned from a days round with the
party. Prof. Powers accompanied the
party through Clay county, and al
though he had lived among the same
people for a long while, and is &C.
quainted with their characteristics as
a live, progressive and industrious com
munity, he was taken by surprise at the
manner in which they turned out on that
one day at West Point. They came from
all parts of Clay county, and some were
there from Lowndes, Monroe and Oktlb-
beha, and it was as if the whole section
had caught the inspiration and had
come to learn and improve their condi-
ton and capabilities.
Scott and Brewer Will Run.
Although it will be more than a year
before the next campaign for State Off
GERS, there is much discussion around the
capitol building as to who the candidates
for the various Offices are likely to be.
1t is most difficult, however, to draw
any of the officers or prospective candl-
dates into a discussion of their W
plans. In the race for governor there are
two ce%rtainties, the Hon. Charles Scott,
the Rosedale planter, and the Hon. Earl
Brewer, the Clarksdale lawyer. Besides
these, Lieut.-Gov. Luther Manship has
been often urged to get in the race,
but has never consented to do so. For
mer Lieut.-Gov. Stands of Sardis, lately
of the Tulane College faculty in New
Orleans, and DIR. j. d. Donald, of Hatties-
burg, have been prominently mentioned.
Farmers Union Grows.
If the, increased price of cotton has
had any deteriorating effect upon the
membership of the Farmers Union In
Mississippi, the officials of that organi-
zation are unable to notice 1T. Former
experiences with similar organizations
have been that when the members got
what they wanted they quit trying. Tile
officers assert, however, h a there has
not only been no falling off in the mem
bership, but that it has steadily increased
during the past few weeks.
The State Fair.
Speaking of the State Fair and the
preliminary arrangements, Manager Johr
Mckay reports that everything at the
present time points to a very successful
season for 1909, with nearly all the space
contracted for.
It is expected that the improvements
over previous years will be in the In
creased lines of agricultural and live
stock exhibits, with about the same space
as was devoted last year to mercantile
manufacturing and liberal arts exhibits
All Invited to See Taft.
All citizens of Mississippi are cordially
invited to come to Jackson November
and Join in rendering a welcome to Presi
dent Taft and no special invitations vii
be sent out for this purpose. however
prominent citizens of the State who de
sire to attend the banquet, which will b.
the final feature Of the entertainment
are requested to communicate wit
Chairman l.. B. Moseley of the commit
, tee on applications.
Health Board Handicapped.
The State Board of Health is havln
no easy time enforcing its orders an
getting the cooperation it asks fror
various counties, through the medium Q
the county health officers.
Costs $25 to Eat With Taft.
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