The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-05-30
THE MEETING OF
THE STATE PRESS
ASSOCIATION
HATTlESBURG ENTER AIN S
MOST GENEROUSLY AND ROY.
ALLY-SOME GOOD RESULTS
OF MEET-R ESOLUT TION S
TOUHfNG. A NUMBER OF PROM.
lNENT QUESTIONS ADOPTED
SENTINEL EDITOR CHOSE
PRESIDENT.

sippi Editors who had the pleasure
of attending the annual meeting of
the Mississippi Press Association
held in Hattiesburg May 20 and 2l.
IN order to reach HatIiesburg for
the morning Of the meet, it was nee
essary 20 leave Grenada on the / c..
passenger tram No. 3, Monday. En-
route quite a number of other news
paper men got aboard and altogether
the trip was diversion and pleas
ant one.
From Jackson to Hattiesburg the
trip was made over the Gulf and
Ship Island railroad and through a
part OF the great pine belt IN south
Mississippi. The Figbine lumber
plant about so miles ont Of jackson
is said 70 be one OF the largest en-
terprises OF the kind IN the state.
These great milling plants are in
some measure revelation. Espec-
tally is this true when the mind runs
back twenty Or thirty years ago when
much Of that land could be had al
most for q song which the owner was
willing then to sing himself. The
Federal Government made dona-
tion to the State Colleges some twen-
ty five years ago and the tract be-
longing to the University, for in
stance, was sold at about So. per acre
whereas such tinnbered land now is
worth SIS. . S10O. per acre, all Of
which recalls the Oftrepeated ex-
preston - the somewhat poorly in
formed Old country woman VINO was
wont 20 sar, well. ef we'uns could
see IS fur a2eaf as We can look be-
hind, w ..ould leave undone many
things.
The cat-over lands n that section
are one o. the puzzles that the
future aio~c can anravei The writer
believes thaV al no distant day these
lands WI Be converted into farms
and tnal methods OF cultivation and
feItihzing VIII oe found that will
make them me most productive in the
state 4 -oOh INTO the future brings
q vision o. great pastures filed with
cattle, hogs. sheep and goats and es
pecially sheep. The sheep industry
is-desrned 70 come into its own-the
world must have wool and wool can
not be grown on mules, birds. cattle
or hogs, i rausu come from sheep and
there can hardly be a better place in
all the world for raising sheep than
on these lands IN south Mississippi.
Pastures grass viii grow read
lily and there IS plenty Of running
water. in fact il would seem that ma
ture has been lavish indeed in lay
ing ont ner plans Tor that section
the discoverer IS awaited, and Of
course Ike Columbus and others who
have dared 10 be the first, will have
to undergo many dislikable things,
nevertheless he must so forward
and show now best 10 use all tthese
beautiful and vaiUable lands.
II passing It IS we'll 10 mention
such men - Frank 4. Wisner of
Laurel VINO has meant So much in the
DEVELOPMENT OF that section. There
are many more Of MS kind. The
writer had the pleasure of meeting
hiZn on MS trip down and found him
to 5e q very delightful personality as
w5ll as a man with a vision.
When the train reached Hatties-
burg, one Of the first persons to be
seen at the depot was Prof. Claude
Hall whose guests we were to be dur
ing the convention. However, Ow-
inE to the fact that we were chair
man of the committee on resolutions
and thecommittee on the presidents
address, we were compelled to deny
ourselves the privilege of sharing the
generous hospitality of Prof. Hall
and his excellent wife more than one
night. The night in their home was
indeed most pleasant one. Natur-
ally they propunded many queries
about Grenada people. They have
nice home and big lot where they
keep two cows and Mrs. Hall takes
delight in her poultry yard.
Hattiesburg was indeed opulent In
her entertainment. So many differ
ent things were had for the entertain
nent and the enjoyment of the Press
that it was found difficult to attend
to the real business of the Associa-
ton. The first day there was din
ner served at the Y. NJ c. A. build
ing and that evening luncheon was
served at the Normal College presid-
ed over by that versatile, talented
and keen-witted educator, Prof. Joe
Cook. In the afternoon just before
the luncheon, pageant was given on
the Campus Of the Normal College en-
titled. "Neka Canon" which interpre-
ted. means ssNew Spirit" 800 stu
dents took part representing the "splr
it Of Mississippi" from its earliest
dawn to the present. The pageant
was a highly creditable one.
The picture shows, the street cars
o,d oyorv other similar function or