The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-12-17
The Mississippi Magazine.

has lOnged to publish a Mississippi Magazine for
Mississippi people and for Mississippi advancement in all
progressive activities We have become weary of seeing
state the bottom of statistical columns or at the
bottom in almost every phase of human achievement We
have the people, the land and the climate do great
things in the world of progress Why can't put it over
NOW?
Sometime in the future hope to begin this magazine
for constant thought since the grandstand fall at
Jackson four years ago has been directed toward the plan
ming of Mississippi publication for all the people 1t is
burning ambition to make it GO and that end wei
shall give our life to the cause.
The following outline shows tho departments that we
have planned carry when the magazine becomes
reality. Each department will have an editor chosen
from the help the magazine staff Not all
the subjects given below be given justice in issue
but they will give you idea to the scope Of the
publication
l. Grown in Mssssippi-Made in Mississippi Coop
Grating with Mr. Bakslee government agents agr
cultural stations and the A. & NJ College
9 Who's Who in Mississippi Lives of prominent
and written in the language of their business
g. Public Health Service. Cooperating with every
Mississippi official
a. Pig Cubs--Corn Clubs---Poultry Clubs---TOmato
Clubs and general canning clubs.
S. Public SchOols-domestc science-manual train
ng-histOry of colleges.
6 General farmng-farm facts-fam helps-mar-
ket TepOrs-farm problems
rotation and silO building
s. Cattle-hOgs-h -horses-mu mules-sheep-g o a s.
chckens---turkeys
g. Archive department. Confederate Veterans-U D.
CD. A. R.---U. S. V---State History
10. Children's PageBOy ScOutsBig Brother and
Sister movement.
II. Vegetable industry marketing trucking in
general
t. Page for crpplesappealS for heptO give Missis-
sippi cripple an education.
1S Fruit industry--lumber industry---manufactur-
n5-farm machinery and power
a. Sketchs of Mississippi editOrsther papers and
location
Is. Law department--givns new laws as made anf|
discussion of old familiar thousands Of people
16 Mississippi authors--writc5 and genetll wOek of
the pencil pushers
H. Literary department
18 Pecan and strawberry industry
49, Church-fraternal societies and religious organi-
cations.
20 Womans department
21 Good roads dedartment
% Humorous Page
% History of each county and history of famous
Missssippians.
"a Questions and answers exclusively Mississippi
25 Compositions and essays from public school pu-
pills all over state
&C. Poems written in Mssissippi--songs--lyr lyrics
iingles, etc
o. Preparation for Mississippi birthday,
The above partially includes our plans for the scope
Of the magazine We to help Ole Miss get of the
rut-to rise up and WIN 1t can be done and since
the spirit Of cooperation is invading the work
should be entered into Immediately and energedcaly
Some good town in the state will be picked for the
location
There are many men and women in the state
who would ike get into proposition like this and make
it a success. Mississippi MUST get the progressive
side Of life from and such magazine believe
help the state in eyes and in the eyes Of the
world Magazines will be sent out to every telling