Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-01-05
THE EDITORS CHRISTMAS TRIP.

aScagOuia, at aDOuf . O'Clock IB'
run down to Evanston was mad,
without any trouble Along III,
way we notice some difference in tn,
character of the country at place.
from what 1t was when the writer
rode over this line on July 4 h. wher
It was opened up. The great trop
zeal storm came the next day arc
iaio low many a tall pine where
there were any bodies OF timber vel
left IN much cat0ver section oil
the county And the logging people
had gone in and removed scads OF
down-tlmber from such BIG WIND
which accounted for the changed ap
pearance of the land in such spots
Riding through the biz Luce farm
%e noticed that they had lately pillow
ed over with the gasoline tractor
plpw land which was green with
growing crops through their orchard
when we were down there. Some
OF the lands had just had fresh ter
racing put to it, where it~was roll
ing and the job seemed to have been
we'll done.
A brand new tank that holds many
thousands of gallons of water we as
sumo, was something installed for
the A. q NJ. just below Evanston
since last we we're here. IL will
last FOR years as its a galvanized
steel one, We backed into Eyenston
after running down a piece after the
crossing was made on the overhead
bridge over the nc at the cut They
are still struggling along at Evan
ston with that Old improvlsed box
car depot arrangement, no move
having yet been made TO rebuild the
depot burnt down there over year
ago. The increased traffic incident
to the opening up of the A Il N cor
nection TO Leakesvllle and Vinegar
Bend ought to get a hustle on the
haysee about putting in new depot
there commensurate with the de-
mands and dignity of the situation
as passengers alight from trans IN
the several directions now to make
connections. Possibly the wait j.
being made in order to affect the
arrangement whereby both railroads
will go in and erect two-story de.
pot, IN order TO give the Kaysee the
downstairs and the A & M the up
stairs and in that manner save tht
back IN on passenger trains. We hope
that they will put through that plal
at early date as the comfort of the
travelling public really begins to de-
mand it. We bumped into our old
friend Jim Crooms at Evanston
where he lives. He inquired about
old friends up this way, whose ac-
quaintance he formed during the
days be ran the turpentine business
at Hllman or below there rather.
Connections were good and we
were soon aboard the Kaysee rolling.
towards Mobile 1t had been aboul
eight years since we had ridden in
To Mobile over this line and we no.
tice some changes which were foi
the worse as in towns where former
ly tiourishing sawtnills were in full!
Olast, nothing could be seen now bn,
the rottenlng timbers OF such struc
lures and few Struggling houses
about. And the effects of the storm
were noticed IN partially wrecked
and carreened buildings in places.
However, some industry was stl
apparent. Huge piles of ligntwood
were seen at a number OF such pla-
ces. We don't know whether this
was to go to some of the nearby cit
les like Hattiesburg to offset the
coal famine, or to be sent in ordi-
nary way as wood supply. or to b.
some turpentine or ia,
plant. Farming is the hope of thai
section, as it is for our and is likel,
more in evidence back from the rail-
road view.
DULLES who have contrived to fois,
their practice upon such institution
and perpetuated them through rails
mn ~ lanHa.s,