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Frank W. Foote Reviews General Trade Conditions in the Hattiesburg District The following letter written by Mr. Frank W. Foote, active vice president ■of the First National Bank of Com merce, for the November issue of the Southern Banker, will be read with interest by the general public: "Conditions in this section of Mis sissippi have Improved to a marked extent within the past few months. This is a lumbering country, logging and manufacturing of lumber being the principal avocation of the people. The streams of this country have for / \ [SPECIAL SATURDAY SALE!J ONE DAY ONLY -Nov. 21 -ONE DAY ONLY We will sell 100 Toilet Sets which are now on display in our window 12 Piece Sets at High Grade Bowls and Pitchers . 75c $3.25 DON'T FAIL TO COME Sale only lasts ONE day. Haisfield Furniture Store :: HOME PHONE 743 WHITE 128 FRONT ST. : Smoke Oliver's 5c Straight An Absolutely Clear Havana Cigar. MAGAZINES. CIGARS. Tobaccos, Pipes, Etc. OLIVER CIGAR STORE Opposite Jioss BuildingJ) Front Street Regular Dinner 25c 25c NEW WINDSOR CAFE at the 11:30 to 1:30 Bellmaine Sr Lucas, Props. HATTIESBURG TRUST & BANKING COMPANY ■ - CAPITAL, $150,000.00 - A General Banking Business Transacted. Careful and courteous attention to all matters entrusted to us. Separate Savings Department. Our Trust Department well equipped and properly prepared to care for investment ^ funds or matters Authorized by pertaining law to s< to estates. .'. .'. serve as Guardian, Administrator, Executor, Trustee or Receiver. ACCOUNTS INVITED The small depositor or borrower assured the same courteous treatment given the larger one. ' Our desire and purpose is to treat all justly, and to show them every consideration con sistent with safe banking. .* .'. .*. 4% Interest on Savings Deposits and Time Certificates : : -'OFFICERS H. A. CAMP, President JOE SHELBY, Vice-Pres. JOHN HAMPER, Vice-Pres. R. L. BENNETT, Active Vice- Pres. J. S, LOVE, Cashier years past been used as a means of transportation for logs to the mills on the sea coast, and we not only have a great deal of logging for the sawmills located in this territory, but also a large logging business for sup plying mills located on the Gulf. The lumber industry began to relax dur ing the middle of 1907, on account of the unusual financial conditions and the nervousness of the business firmament, and when we had reached the middle stages of the panic, there to the he the ed The ed,' was practically no lumber business. The mills that continued operating, did so at a loss; however, with few exceptions they all closed down. We have a large population in this con gressional district. The attention of the people has been directed prin cipally to manufacturing, little atten tion hae been devoted to agriculture; therefore, when the depression came we found our business gone in the main, and with a very limited local production of food stuffs for man and beast. We were consequently at a great disadvantage in supplying the necessaries of life. We have had a great deal of live stock throughout ■the country to care for, together with (the usual other fixed charges, all of •which served to act as a continuous (drain on our resources, and the re sult is, deposits have declined im mensely in this section and the coun try got rather lean. However, dur ing the month of July last, the pulse of the lumber market strengthened, ■in August there was a fair demand, In September the mills were running •at a profit. Now profits are very fair, ■and the prospects for the lumber busi ness are bright. The mills are all •at work again, timber can be heard •crashing to the ground in the forests, the hum of the saw is heard through out the land, all kinds of labor usually •employed in the logging and sawmill •business have again found employ ment, which gives all classes of our (people something to do. While the •depression has borne down upon this ■section with severity, at the same time our people have developed under its discipline; they have been very reas onable in their transactions with each other; great patience, much forbear ance and strength of purpose have characterized them; they have been philosophical, calm and thoughtful, ■and as a result thereof have broaden ed in their Judgment, have thought •more of the necessities and require ments of our country, and have launch ed efforts forth for the purpose of strengthening weak places in our economics, with a view to developing a more perfect order of being, that in time to come we may not be so susceptible to the ills of any one line of business. During the past year a great deal more attention than usual has been devoted to agriculture, with idost gratifying results; crops in this section have been larger than ever before, they have been produced more scientifically, the people are proud of ■the success achieved in our agricul tural pursuits, and the accomplish ments of our agriculturists have been a great inspiration to those engaged in the business, as well as to collateral interests. One of our farms has pro duced this year six hundred gallons of ribbon cane syrup to the acre. Another produced twelve hundred and four bushels of sweet potatoes (yams) on three acres. Greatly increased attention has been given by our peo ple this year to the production of cot ton, as a consequence our local re ceipts have about doubled. By the way, it is a fact little known that gov ernment reports show that the yield of cotton per acre in South Missis sippi is above the average, the length of the staple being only slightly be low that of other upland cotton. The cut over lands of this section are as productive as any lands under the sun; we use fertilizer, but by using fertilizer can produce any kind of abundance, and I think the experi ences of the past eighteen months are going to result in great good and much profit to our people; I believe the country is better grounded than ever before, and that we will develop more rapidly along more substantial lines than would have been the case had we not had the hard times Just experienced." the be en it Very Serious It fa a very serious matter to ask for one medicine and have the wrong ono given you. For this reason we urge you in buying to be careful to get the genuine— BLAck-DraughT liver Medicine The reputation of this old, relia ble medicine, for constipation, digestion and liver trouble, is firm ly established. It does not imitate other medicines. It is better than in others, or it would not be the fa vorite liver powder, with a larger sale than all others combined. | * SOU) IN TOWN About Plays and Players the spot on and me COMING ATTRACTIONS AT THE AUDITORIUM. Comedian Al. H. (Metz) Wilson tells this good story: "A young English man with a title and a healthy appe tite went to spend a few days at a monastery in Swetzerland. By chance he arrived on Friday, when the fare was especially frugal. He had little to eat that day and went to bed hungry. During the night, as is their custom, one of the fathers went to the cells with a benediction. "The Lord be with you," which of course, he said in Latin. When he came to the door of the visitor's cell he knock ed and said j "Domius tecum!" "Who's there?" cried the young Englishman. The Monk repeated, "Dominus te cum!" "Ah, thanks, I'm much oblig ed,' said his lordship, getting out of bed. "Please put It down outside." *0 of so of cot re the gov be The as the of and than case Just St., she of ing by There wasn't an unmarried man in the house at the Majestic theater last night who after seeing Marrying Mary Montgomery as portrayed by lovely Florence Gear, wasn't quite willing to be put on her matrimonial waiting list as a candidate for the position of No. 4 or even No. 5. And there may have been a married man or two who was willing to swap for Mary. For verily Mary was as witching a crea ture as ever turned the heads and broke the hearts of the male sex. Peoria had already seen Marie Ca hill in the role. But it had to see Miss Gear before fully realizing its true capabilities of charm and winsome ness. The wonder was not that Mary married three times, but that she escaped committing matrimony a doz en times at least. Miss Gear's com edy is as delicious as it is spontane ous. She has likewise enough magne tism to operate a dynamo as big as an ice wagon. And how she can sing! Her chief number, "I'm So Lonely" tickled the house half to death and it demanded so many encores the star was well nigh exhausted before it could be satisfied. There is a fine chorus in "Marrying Mary" that dances and sings admirably and the comedy is in such capable hands that there isn't a break in the fun from start to finish. So potent is Miss Gear's individual ity that Marrying Mary takes on an entirely new guise and has erturned to Peoria practically a wholly fresh and original production. Most of the lines have been re-written, their wit is timely and new and altogether the piece offers a thoroughly enjoyable and delightful evening's entertain ment. Marrying Mary remains at the Majestic three days longer with mati nees today and Wednesday. Everywhere Paul Gilmore has ap peared this season he has received the same acclaim, due, no doubt, to his splendid part in his splendid play, but chiefly to his own tremendous personality. Mr. Gilmore is announced to appear at the Auditorium next month. GLASSES Fitted correctly by Opti cian at Lllius Jewelry store. 11-17-tf. V. M r« & y* yy 5^ ■->} V -i » • , jBM •v - . Ruby Armstrong and Mme. Melba'* | son, whom she divorced. LOOK! LOOK!! I have just received a fresh car of the Justly celebrated "White Heath Flour" which I am selling at $6.00, spot cash. There is no better Flour on the market. Why pay others $6.50 and $6.75 for no better goods. Call on me and save money. Every barrel g"&ranteed. Very respectfully. *0 20 mo W. M. CONNER. GLYCRIN SYRUP COMPOUND WILL GIVE RELIEF IN WHOOPING COUGH. FOR SALE BY YELLOW PINE PHARMACY. ll-2-lmo Colds and Croup in Children. "My little girl is subject to colds," says Mrs. Wm. H. Serig, No. 41 Fifth St., Wheeling, W. Va. "Last winter she had a severe spell and a terrible cough, but I cured her with Chamber lain's Cough Remedy without the aid of a doctor, and my little boy has been prevented many times from hav ing the croup by the timely use of this syrup. This remedy is for sale by Hays & Field and Yellow Pine Pharmacy, Use Daily News Want Ads. Fix^t-National Bank of Commerce Of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. DEPOSITARY MISSISSIPPI, FORREST COUNTY, CITY OF HATTIESBURG. U. S. GOVERNMENT, STATE OF, Capital stock___ Adnitional Liability of shareholders to Depositors as Provided by National Bank Act $425,000 425,000 Total $850,000 SAVINGS DEPARTMENT This is a prominent feature of our business. Under the National Bank Act our depositors have the protection of Governmental supervision and shareholders liability of $850,000.00, THE American Printing Company HIGH GRADE JOB PRINTING kind that the people appreciate The 4 We have purchased the entire stock of Stationery of the Daily News, and respectfully solicit a portion, at least, of the business formerly given them. • We Make a Specialty of Delivering Work When Promised Hartfield Building Hattiesburg, Miss. MEET ME AT HOTEL HATTIESBURG BARBER SHOP Where we can nestle among the palms and not have to wait so long for our work. :: :: :: :: Quick Service, Experienced Workmen, Comodious Bath Rooms PRENTISS HANNA, Manager NOTICE. I want to let the public know that I am still going to continue the Plumbing busi ness, and will appreciate any patronage, large or small. ! Mrs. J. L. Kearney Ring Cumb. Phone 87 Sibyl M. McDonald Teacher of Piano STUDIO 314 BAY STREET Home Phone 451 WANTED Everybody in Hatties burg (nit), just a few will do, to call Home Phone No. 530 and get J.T. Parker, the well known builder, to fix your grates, flues and all other repair work of any description. Prompt Attention Given Jill Orders. *1 !