Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-10-30

proeressiys, Enterpfisirg, hospssahle
me DeIsa'a Metropolis.

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~ t,,is attsele. which was written oy
~ Who was born and reared i and
near shia ely. Who loved e say ''shis
s nv own native land n resara
ne peopIe loved to call her "oAr own
-, Il va written fof special cd
aion Of one Or the local papers which
ns Estten out BY the wouan q tbs
methodist church, Oct ri, 1905.
One 81 the prettiest little cities. not
aaly ii MiaaissippE, but in all the
southland, ii yazoo City. Il Il pretT
y ~ reason q iss naturally pic,
.uresquo location and surroundings
"a situation il partly On high an
aulatine ridge Of such elevation - g
give the town . picturesque appear
snee and 10 present grand view,
when VA reaeh che sop ans look west
a. the sunset 81 waters qf the beaptl-
ml Yaroo river az Il goes ~ Is busy
vss through tie most fertile valley
: tie south. Il i rendered more
Assuiiful BY the improvements which
savc been made u the way Of Lovely
homes and weiI-kept avenues.
One looking for place o. residence
ahieh oGFers All The adyantagea q
hsaIshfulness. good schools, churches
ia good society, should be satisfied
with Yazoo city, Or else he would BE-
bard indeed, 70 please.
And just hers it may be stated that
houses arc in such demand that ~
soon as one Ia completed i occupied
md The sign Tor rent Is seldom
seen. either in The residence o. the
business portion Of the city
But . little more than q year ago
yazoo city was stricken and the
greater portion Of her business houses
and many residences were burned e
he ground. The story Of her rebuild.
az reads like 4 falry-tale--a 70
nance In real life. Ere the ashes has
xsown cold plans were formulated Z
nsuild Tie burned district, On Q larg
s and grander scale Main street
eAs widened and her side walks pay
"a and ii the end Of one short yea
mere were bot here and there q lone
4 chimney. standing like a sentinc
4nsd the ghOsts 81 almost forgotten
mius
Yaa0o city IL The county seat Q
she Fiehcst aeriS ,ltural county IN u
state. whose fame Il as wIdesprea
il the cotton itself. III the cuisines
wofla Yanoo County l. known g
growing most superior quality 9
cotton Ii fineneaa and length 9
ataplo. and the most remarkable paz
Il Il Is that the same seed plante
il any other soil viii not produce :
6ne cotton. The lands DO not requlF
fertilixing. Farms that have bee
: cultivation fer half hundred veal
am a productive now q when Z
soiI va tsrt turned, and there 4 2
Indication that they win not eontlnu
s to tic end 81 time.
Cotton Il the money crop, but !
- means the exclusive crop II
ssil Il Or quality % grow fruits SUI
sesafuIly; al farm products yis
prollficaIIy; all produce for table u
except ten ard coffee are easily raise
- lhnt man can ira Il home snd n
saso 10 ssnd bis money out ~ q
ssaGe to got something to cnt.
shis magnificent country YaSoo Of
i The commercial center, and one
she best business points in the stal
u the way II modern improvement
nc can boast Of - muck AS maj
places double her population She h
electricity, water works, sewerage ~
ism. fne artoslan wells, The strongs
mineral water, blocks and blocks
Asiek Buildings warehouses, eott
Aouzes. I compress saw mill, lumb
cards, two oil mills : cotton n
md foundry and machine sho