The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-04-04

this countrysis the weather. This
has been he severest winter of
the five years that I have lived
here. The lowest temperature
was 26 above, for one morning.
1t has beenicolder in other years
but not much. Crops and prices
are good. Many. report net gains
per acre of from $3.50 to $500, ow-
ing to the kind of crop. Lettuce
is taking the lead, cabbage follow
ing, with beans, potatoes and 9TH
Ter tender growing nicely. Ihave
a small kitchen garden in which
there are growing five kinds of
table stuff. Cotton is gro wing off
ane farmers who use brains to di-
rect energy are doing well. Many
Snow digger" are settling in the
valley. It is a great relief to know
that neither man nor beast will
shiver with cold. Summers do
not run to extremes of heat here
in this sub-tropical cline as one
would suppose. The breeze from
the Gulf and from the snow-capped
mountains of southwest Mexico
temper the sunshine in summer to
the fieecy lamb. Where this breeze
is obstructed the heat is felt. l
eajoy reading brother E D Glenns
annual letter to the Vidette and
only ywish that he and his could
have better climatic conditions.
This section is destined to be the
western winter garden of North
America and furnish winter homes
for many, The seer beho1ds in a
| vision a dense population in all
this valley and this disciple of the
Lord earnestly prays fora Cody
people to come in aud possess this
rich heritage. am doing some
preaehing IN the fegions round
F.sss ~ being formed and It'll.
l n@esdfui @ fIlat the gospel direct the
|bnilding ON the one foundation
II began, while pas.snr OF tns
Brownsville church, to go, out OF,
Sunday afternoons and. meet with
the people. In one place we held
services in a barn, another in a
school house and we long and
hope to have church houses at
both places. AT other places we
met in private houses. When l
came to Brownsville there was on
ly one Baptist church of IL mem
bers and it was the only church
within $50 miles. Now there are
eight churches and others in pros
pect. 1t is now thought advisable
to organize them into an Associa-
ton. The bounds of this new As
sociation will be limited by the
Gulf, the Rio Grande on east,
south and west and sand dunes on
the north. 1t will be fine field.
We so far feel no effect of the Mex
lean troubles; neither has the ring
into which Teddy has tossed his
hat given us much concern. John
Garner is our congressman and
Little Zeke" is his strong and
active ally. Our country is still
developing. Farmers are realiz-
ing fine prices for cabbage and
other things. My sales are from
my garden, hens and cow. Two
Baldwin (Miss) men have small
cabbage crop from which they
will realize $4,000, after paying
rent (one-third) and all other ex-
penses> and making allowance for
their own labor. Yet some peo-
pie can't see how other people can
live in this country. Our winter
! has been severe but oranges have
Erenained green through the win
liter. Now there are fine looking
ones Urf.the trees and blooms for
the new crop. Our streets are be-
ing paved and street car track
laid. eAS200, 900 court house is
being built and IAN expenditure of
81 900, 900 for drainage.
Z R Burress.
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