Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-03-20
Letter from
Big Bud.
Dear People Of Noxubss-

er now and the legislators are al
getting very anxious to go hcm
and get to planting corn, but i
seems that we are progressin,
slowly in the matter of legisla
ton. Some claim that Bilbo anc
his friends are delaying legisla
ton so that the legislature may
not adjourn in time for him to be-
tried at the next term of court
to be held in Vicksburg on the
3Oth inst. Bilbo denies this and
has challenged Gov. Brewer to
meet him in joint debate here in
Jackson. but l understand that
the Governor says he has de-
nounced Bilbo as the chief of
crooks and he will not meet him
in joint debate.
Gov. Noel was here yesterday
endeavoring to have the law,
known as the Torrens System of
perfecting land titles, passed.
He said that the Subj Committee
on Appropriations had reported
this bill favorably and from what
/ can learn of the bill, it will be
of vast Importance to the farm
ers of this state. This bill pro-
vides that TITLES shall be regis
tered instead of DEEDS; provides
. that after all clouds are removed
Wv rom a title. the state guaran-
Jees the title and a man can just
sell the title or mortgage it, just
like ne can any other personal
property. Gov. Noel said that
when this was done the govern
ment will establish banks and
put into effect what is called the
rural credit system" and lend
money to persons to buy farms
or to improve same, on forty year
time. at a very low rate of inter |
est, which will provide sufficient
payments to pay vff the loan in
forty years. If this is perfected,
wont our lands advance in price
and our country be filled with
men who own the land?
| introduced a bill that has re-
ceived a great deal of favorable
attention, giving parties the
right of redemption of lands for
two years after said lands have
been sold under trust deed. {
This is similar to the Alabama
law which has worked we'll in
that state and l have had letters |
from prominent men over this
state, commencing me for the in I
PRODUCTION of this bill. But |
found serious objection to it in t
the House and | may not be able I
to get it passed. Some claim t
that while this would be great f
benefit to man who had had his r
land sold under a trust deed, it +
you'd work to his disadvantage a
IN getting loan, but | learn that v
this has not been the case in AL t
ALBANIA. b
1t looks like we will never be
able to get a coal oil inspection
bill passed. We made a big fight
for 1t in the House yesterday,
but it was finally defeated. This
Is the bill that my friend, Mike
O'Byrne, was so much interested
in while here.
DR.. Robert told me. last winter
while out at the University of
Wisconsin, he met Mr.. J. M.
Lipscomb of out county, lately
Professor of Agriculture in our
Agricultural High School, and
Dr.. Robert was much pleased
With the work he was doing
here. He re-produces a letter
n the College Bulletin from Mr.. al
4ipscomb, telling of the wonder C
ul work that Waukesha county, @
Wisconsin, farmers are doing by al
cooperation in the breeding and al
ale Of cattle. Beginning in 1904, re
With only one pure-bred herd, h,
hey have now over 400 herds of ec
'ure-bred cattle. The conse- bl
|uence is that buyers from all til
yer the United States come to m
his county to buy pure-bred cat w
lie. The sales alone amount to e2
200. 000.00 and the other portion ST.
f cattle remaining at home reach m
$50, 900. 90, making grand to- tn
al of $3.50, 10000 in cattle alone, tn
nd Waukesha county is no larger hs
han Noxubee county, Missis- tn
ippi, He said that nine years th
go this organization existed only er
4 the mind of one man; today. pc
has Q membership of over 100
nd IL known Throughout the en- ih