The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-30
JACKSON IMPROVING
HER WATER SUPPLY
Artesian Wells Expected to
Yield 100000 Daily
BIDS FOR STATE BONDS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for United
state senateg Are Busying
Themselves just Now

Jackson, Miss, May 29-(Special THE
bringing in of the first of the artesian
wells contracted for by the city of Jack
son, under its determination and con-
tract to furnish 100000 gallons of such
water per day, is cause for general
rejoicing here.
Jackson has for years appreciated the
fact that her most serious drawback is
her water the supply of which Is now
taken from Pearl river. and is SO yellow
with mud as not to be fit to drink save
after filtering in ones home and some
| times too muddy to turn in ones bath
tub. No doubt the quality of water has
| kept thousands from locating in jackson.
1t is heard on all sides. With pure
water and paved streets-or at least more
of them-there would be nothing else to
be desired than what is to be found
| in Jackson, as place of residence.
The we'll just completed brings water
| from a depth of 800 feet to within %
| feet of the surface, and the contractors
estimate that it will furnish ABOUT looo
gallons per minute when the l2-inch
| pipe is sunk.
In the event this well should be bored
| on to a depth of 400 or 1900 feet, the
water there found would flow from the
| top but it would be of mineral char-
acter, such as has been found In other
wells here at that depth, and unfit for
| drinking purposes.
ON June the governor and the treas
| urer of the state of Mississippi VIII open
| the bids that have been received LOT
| the purchase of the 100000 worth OF state
bonds authorized to be sold by the late
| legislature, and without which the state
| government will come very near being
| out of business before the frosts of next
| winter.
These bonds are to run 20 years and
| to hear 4 per cent interest, the proceeds
| to be used in building and repairing state
| institutions So far no bids nave peeh
filed with the governor, but great many
| inquiries have been received, ana IL IS
not doubted that the entire issue au-
| thorized will be sold at good prices.
| State Entomologist Harmed of the Agri-
| cultural and Mechanical college faculty
| has issued warning to the farmers tnat
| he has discovered chinch bugs III at
| least two of the counties OF the state,
and that he fears they are TO De iouno
| in others.
| Farmers are requested to examine their
corn fields for the bugs, and If any be
found to advise him. or send the specl-
mems The chinch bug is less than
quarter of an inch in length, with white
wing covers and may be told from lts
very dsagreeabe odor. They are 10 pc
found on the lower leaves and around
the roots of corr Grain fields are
their favorite places of hiding, not only
corn. but oats, wheat and other stun
being their favorite feeding grounds.
| William Dennis Lane. young white
man was brought to Jackson yesterday
nv Deputy Marshal Collins, charged with
having robbed the postoffice at Lorena,
| Smith county. There was not any evil
| dence against the young man, who mas
| always borne a good reputation, ana on
| hea ring before Commissioner Moseley
| was discharged from custody Lane mas
been a school teacher in Smith county.
Secretary Davis of the statewide immi-
| grafton convention called by proclama-
| tion of Governor Noel to assemble in
| tha CITY of Jackson on June q and Y,
| has addressed a communication TO every
| newspaper in the territory W1tnin oN
| miles of Jackson, extending coroiai
| invitation to be present in, the person
| of one or more representatives anu II
| is understood that several of them nave
| sipnified their intention of being on hand.
| In exclamation of the intents and pur-
| noses of the convention, Mr.. Davis says
| Governor Noel called this meeting for
the purpose of effecting permanent or
ganization, electing officers, board OF d.
rectors and appointing committees. eacn
county in the state will be organized,
lands listed and large sum OF money
| raised annually to advertise MISSISSIPPI
| IN the outside world. 1t will be the
most largely attended meeting of the
kind ever held in the south.
Mr.. Davis estimates that more than
1000 delegates have been appointed, ana
while he does not expect all OF them
to come, warns Jackson TO make reaoy
| to care for monster crowd
| Candidates for the United States sem
ate in Mississippi are as busy as bees IN
tar buckets C. H. Alexander OF TINS
city has made three of four speecnes
during the past week or two, ana is
billed for more, his most important en-
gagement being to deliver the pecca-
laureate address at the Agricultural ana
Mechanical college next TUESDAY.
Ex-Governor Vardaman Is on the go
all the time, taking in all the picnics
and school commencements he can stand,
in addition to his lecture engagements
| over the country.
Senator Percy is known to have made
but one engagement SO far, and that Is
to open his campaign at Lauderdale
Springs on July 4. GOVerHoi val uaioh
has been invited to meet him, and In the
event that he does there will be great
time for the champions of each.
| 1t was at Lauderdale Springs that John
Sharp Williams and Vardaman first
crossed lances, and 1t was so very hot
a time that they met few II any other
times after that during their race for the
senatorial nomination
| 1t has been estimated that the cattle
quarantine against Mississippi has cost
the farmers of the state millions Of dol
lars during the past two OF three years,
and the late legislature determined to
remove the cause, the cattle tick, If pos
sible Prior to this year the live stock
sanitary board had only $500 at COM
mand-it now has $4,000, it having been
demonstrated that the ticks can be eradi-
Gated.
The federal government has rendered
valuable service In this work, aiding in
every way possible, by sending experts
to do the actual work and direct the ex-
periments Governor Noel Is in receipt of
letter from President Taft and another
from Secretary Wilson of the depart.
ment of agriculture, in which they state
they have written to the chief Of Bureau
of Animal Industry, DR.. A. d. Melvin.
to give to the Mississippi authorities full
Incorporation and support in the work
against cattle tick and other diseases of
live stocgk. DR.. Melvin has also written
the governor stating that he will do
everything possible to assist Mississippi
in her war against the boil weevil and
to1ro IL ali ota toJ hat 40 epnu