The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-09

| that is destined to grow and expand TO
the proportions of a modern metrop-
oils, it stands as an enduring assur-
ance of the faith of men who look into
the future and see the possibilities OF
development. Begun in time of Sc
we're financial depression it's compile
ton will be marked by the beginning
of prosperous period which assures
it's usefulness.
The third and last but not least i'm
portant event is the completion of our
street car system. which seemed to
have received it's death blow in Octo-
Der 1907 With good streets, good
water, good schools and modern trans
portation facilities, Hattiesburg has
the requisites that are necessary to
make a city desirable to live in. Our
college will expand and our suburbs
will grow because they will furnish
cheap homes to those who wish to
come to Hattiesburg for the benefit of
the schools. Once the system is in
running order in the city we may eX-
pect to soon see the line extended to
Mammoth and Rawls Springs and an
interurban line to Laurel which will
speedily develope all the agricultural
resources between the two cities and
which will be of instimable value to
both. ''' ~''''a>.. .~-
These are three suspicious events,
but they do not assure our permanent
prosperity. We have three more great
undertakings to accomplish which
when brought to successful termina-
ton will assure commercial and finan-
cial supremacy and which will give
those who are now in harness
chance to live on easy street and trav-
ell little for recreation.
The first and most vital problem
for solution is to secure for Hatties-
burg the same freight rates which are
enjoyed by Meridian and Jackson. We
cannot stop until We have succeeded.
We must get up early in the morning
and be prepared to go back before
daylight if necessary to secure that
which belongs to us. We cannot build
up a great wholesale business of any
character, until we have these rates
and we may lose some jobbing houses
that we now have unless we get the
rates within reasonable time. That
would be a serious setback and while
it would not be permanent it would
mean a great loss to some one at the
present, 1t would also stop expansion
In that direction until the rates are
secured. We must not lose jobbing
house and we must as soon as posi-
Bile get these rates so that our job
bling trade may expand to the import
ance to which it is entitled. We must
not for one minute say that we can't
do it, that word never should have
been put in the language and for
Hatiesburg man to use it is intolerable
We will have this rate and we will get
it within year if we go about it with
that determination. Let us set one
year from the completion of the North
eastern station for the celebration Of
the assured fact that Hattiesburg will
have as god rates as any other jobbing
center in Mississippi. If we do that
we will not only get the rates, but we
will advertise Hattiesburg as it has
never been advertised and our reward
will be ten fold.
The next event is the organization OF
land onwers in South Mississippi
which will assure the starting of an
movement, which will set
tie every alternate quarter section of
cut-over land south of the Alabama &
Vicksburg and East of the Pearl river.
This also must be done if we are to
attain our greatest possibilities. We
may have good town for a time
without this much desired development
but once it is assured we can count on
having twice the POSSIBLE |