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VOL. I
Mississippi’s .
Development,
At a meeting of Chicago's
Bankers and Manufacturers in
Jackson, while on their Southern
lour, last week, Auditor Cole ad
dressed the body and among
other things presented the fol
lowing interesting facts and
figures relative to the material
and industrial advancement ol
our State for the past three
years:
“The increase in the assessed
values of the State of Mississip
pi for three years, from 1900 to
1902, inclusive, is $52,713,217.
The total assessed valuation is
£240,989,126. The State tax levy
is 6 mills, a decrease of half a
mill since 190 u. Railroad mile
age increased in three years 285
miles.
“A million-dollar statehouse.
nearing completion, lias oeeu
built; and $400,000 of 5 per cent
bonds were called in and cancel
ed last year (five years before
they were due, the State being
able to exercise its option) with
out issuing a single dollar of the
miliion-doilar bonds authorized
by the legislature of 1900.
Appropriations for educational
purposes for 1902 are $1,757,900:
as compared with 1899 they show 7
an increase of $696,798, of which
$360,575 was for common schools
and $336,223 for col leges. Among
her state colleges, Mississippi
has both a white and a colored
agricultural and mechanical col
lege. At the white Agricultural
and Mechanical College there
has recently been established,
and is now in successful opera
tion, one of the most complete
textile schools in the world. Ele
ernonsynary institutions have re
ceived for the same period in
creased appropriations of $llO,-
899. while pensions paid by the
state are $126,475 more than they
were in 1899.
“Thirteen thousand acres of
timbered land in the Yazoo-Mis
sissippi Delta were purchased by
the State in 1900 for $80,000; this
land is gradually being cleared
by part of the state convicts, of
whom there are 1,115, the other
convicts in the meantime work
ing on other farms owned or
leased by the State. Mississippi’s
convicts are not only self-support
ing and humanely treated, but
are covering money into her
treasury besides. This year the
net income from this source will
approximate $lOO,OOO. When the
body of land just mentioned is
all in cultivation and properly
organized, it will, perhaps, be
the finest and most profitable
farm in the country, and will be
worth, not counting improve
ments, $lOO per acre.
“The Legislature of 1900 es
tablished a branch experimental
station in the long leaf piney
woods section of the stale, where
intensive farming is being suc
cessfully inaugurated of the land
from which saw mills aie cutting
the timber. This station is in
addition to the experiment station
at the State Agricultural College,
which holds farmers' institutes
throughout' the state dui ing the
College vacation each year—ap
propriations having been made
for these institutes by the Legis
lature.
“The prosperity of the State
THE STARK VILLE NEWS.
STARKVILLE. MISS., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 4902.
government is but an index to
the prosperity of corporate and
private enterprises. Unfortu
nately Mississippi has no statisti
cian, and there is no data on
which to predicate the number ol
new cotton mills, oil mills, fac
tories, gins or other industries
established within the last three
years or the capital employed
therein. It can be officially stat
ed. however, that Mississippi has
granted, within the last three
years, more charters than, ever
before in her history for any sim
ilar period, and that a large pro
portion of the concerns charter
ed -are in successful operation,
paying handsome dividends, while
some of them are doubling their
capacity.
“The number of banks have
increased in the past three years
from 92 to 129, up to July of this
year.
“This does not include nation
al banks, a number of which have
also been established. The cap
ital, surplus, undivided profits
and deposits of state banks show 7
phenominal increases yearly,
w T hile the average dividends paid
for the years 1900, 1901 and 1902
are 11.28, 11.84 and 12.20 per
cent, respectively.
“The following figures, sworn
to by the assesors of the State
and by bank officials and copied
from the official records of the
offices of the auditor of public
accounts and secretary of state,
prove in detail what I have just
stated:
Assessed Values —Realty. 1902,
$145,719,108; realty. 1899, $113,-
579,916; increase $32.130.192; per
sonalty, 1902, $64,647,897; per
sonalty, 1899, $30,622,121; in
crease, $16,189,897; railroads, 1902
$30,622,121; railroads, 1899. $26,
337,353; increase, $4,284,798;
total increase $52,713,217; rail
road milage, 1902. 2,959; rail
road milage, 1899, 2,613; total
increase, 285.
State Banks —Capital, 1902,
$5,468,800; capital, 1899, $3,782,-
530; increase $1,696,270: surplus,
1902, $971,837; surplus, 1899,
£642,788; increase $429,049; undi
vided profits, 1902,51,078,962; un
divided profits, 1899, $608,745;
increase, $470,217; deposits 1902,
$16,297,324; deposits. 1899,59,-
829,083; increase, $6,468,241;t0tal
increase last three years, 11 3-4.
(United States Census Reports.)
Manufacturers —Number of es
tablishments in 1900, 4,772, num
ber of establishments in 1890.
1,608, increase,3,o74; capital in
1900, $35,807,419; capital in 1890,
$14,896,884; increase $20,910,535;
value of products in 1900, $40,-
431,386; value of products in 1890,
$18,705,834; increase $21,725,555;
State charters granted in three
years, 800; business charters in
above, 236, with aggregate cap
ital of $35,000,000.
State Penitentiary Money
paid into State treasury in 1902,
about i $100,000; money covered
into State treasury in 1899, SIOO,-
000. In 1890 the board St Con
trol of the penitentiary paid SBO,
000 for 13,000 acres of fine land
in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta.
This land is being cleared and
put in cultivation by state con
victs.
Appropriations —For common
schools in 1902, $1,310,565; for
common schools in 1899, $950,000,
increase, $360,575; for colleges
in 1902, $447,325; for colleges in
1899, $111,102, increase $336,228;
eleemosynary institutions, 1902,
$335,040; for eleemosynary insti
tutions 1899, $224,141, increase
$110,799; for pensions l()02, $2Ol,
475, for pensions 1*99, $75,000,
increase $126, 475.
New Statehouse — Appropriat
ed for new statehouse, $1,093,641.
Payable State Debt—Bonded
debt in 1899, SI.003,000; bonded
debt in 1902, $603,000, decrease
$400,000.
Slate Levy Tax —On each dol
lar of property assessed, 1899,
6 1-2 mills; on each dollar of
property assessed 1902, 6 mills,
decrease 1-2 mill.
United States Census Reports-
Number of farm homes in Missis
sippi in 1900 220,907; number of
other homes in Mississippi in
1900, 95,207.
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Bishop Thompson Is Dead
The Right Rev. Hugh Miller
Thompson, Bishop of Mississippi
died at Battle Hill, his beautiful
suburban home in Jackson at 3
o'clock Tuesday morning, sur
rounded by the members of his
family.
The New 7 Orleans Picayune
has the following to say which
w 7 e copy and fully endorse:
“The passing of this remark
able man is an event the impor
tance of which is by no means
confined to the membership ot
his religious community. He
was a *great original thinker as
well as a protent orator and
writer, and his death is a loss to
humanity. The clearness of his
intellectual vision, the extent of
his erudition, and the remarka
ble vigor and brilliance of bis
diction, made him a commanding
figure, in the world of letters and
the Ctheological side of current
thought. There was unusual
force and virility in everything
that proceeds from both his lips
and pen, and he was the master
of a style unsurpassed by any
thing in classical literature. As
used by him, our noble mother
tongue was an instrument for the
accomplishment of great ends,
the vindiction of truth, the ad
vancement of knowledge, the
propagation of sound morals, and
the illumination of the Holy
Scriptures. He invested every
subject. however trite and thread
bare, with a new 7 interest, shed
ding over it the light of his gen
ius and making manifest his true
relations and characteristics. It
is inexpressibly sad to think that
so much of wisdom, learning and
eloquence is lost to the world
forever. It is true he will sur
vive in some notable volumes
written during the stress of a
busy life, but tine as they are,
they represent but a little of the
ever.flowing fountain from w T hich
they came.
The em inence of Bishop Thom p
son was recognized in both hem
ispheres, and his death is fell to
be a loss by men of all religious
denominations. It was good to
know this great champion of the
cross was on guard, and all
Christians will unite in depleting
the fate that has taken him
away.
In personal appearance Bishop
Thompson was quite striking.
He was a man of medium stature
solid frame and a large, intellec
tual head, covered with a liberal
growth of gray gair. His eyes
wete bright and piercing, and he
held rank in the church as a mau
of deep thought and extensive
research. His command of lan
guage was excellent. Asa pul
pit orator he had few equals, his
diction was pure and engaging,
and his conclusion forcible rs
w 7 ell as logical. His imagery,
w’hen indulged in, was brilliant
and captivating, and his thoughts
which came quick, sparkeled
with wit, and were laden with
wisdom. He was gonial in char
actor, courteous in manner and
a magnificent entertainer.
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John J. Henry
Was Elected
Warden of the Penitentiary
to Succeed Farchman.
At a special session of the
Board of Control last Tuesday
John.!. Henry, of this city, was
elected warden of the penitenti
ary to succeed Capt. J. M. Parch
man. Mr. Henry received 3of
the 5 votes cast; his opponent W.
J. Miller, of Batesville, and H.
W. Cunningham, of Corinth, re
ceived and vote each.
“Our John" has been connect
ed with the State penitentiary
as traveling Sergeant for the
past six years, during which
time lie has handled many prison
ers and has a record of never
having let a prisoner escape.
He is a most worthy, capable
man, his appointment gives gen
eral satisfaction, and the Board
of control have shown w isdom
as w T ell as appreciation of his
past efficient services bv reward
ing him as they have.
Mr. John Dodds, of Lincoln
county, w T as elected to succeed
Mr. Henry as traveling sergeant,
and will assume the duties of the
office in a few days, while Mr.
Henry will take a short vacation
from his heretofore arduous
duties and further familarize
himself with the details of his
new w’ork which he is to assume
on January Ist.
in m
A peculiar world this is, and a
queer lot when one thinks about
it. One is fleeing from it. One
man is trying to save money to
build a house and another is try
ing to sell for less than it cost to
build. One man is spending all
the money he makes taking his
best girl to theaters and sending
her flowers with the hope of
making her his, w T hile his neigh
bor with what gold he gets, is
trying to get a divorce. One
man bemoans the fate that com
pels him to work indoors at the
desk, while the man that is out
doors thinks he would be happy
if his work w r as inside. The
man in business hopes for the
time to come w hen he can retire,
while another is strugling to get
into business. The farmer hopes
for the time to come when he
can give up his farm and move
to town, while every man in town
dreams of a happy Line when he
can own a big farm with a big
farm bell at the kitchen door and
plenty of healthy outdoor work
to do.—Ex.
Headquarters
for Singer Sewing Machines in
the future will be at Geo. D.
Hartness’ store.
Joe D. Hartness, Mgr.
Public Speaking.
Major Jas. K. Vardaman, one
of the candidate, for gover
nor, addressed a large and ap
preciative audience at the court
house on November Bth,
After Major Vardaman con
eluded Hon. Wiley N. Nash bV
ing called upon, addressed the
audience.
Mr. Nash’s remarks were well
received, during which he an
nounced substantially among
other things that he now con
templated entering the next gub
ernatorial race, if encouragement
continued up to the time the
canvass regularly opened. Thai
as yet he had never addressed
the people touching this matter
and that for private reasons this
would be impossible for some
months, that up to this time he
had looked after his interest as
best he could without leaving
home. That he now fully expect
ed to enter the race for governor
in which event he hoped to make
a canvass of the State as thor
ough as that made by other as
pirants for a place on the state
ticket. That this being the first
time he had been called upon, or
made a public appearance, as a
probable candidate he had no set
speech to make. That he had
served in public life with most
every man who had either enter
ed the race or who had been
spoken of as a probable candi
date for gubernatorial honors and
that in any contest he might en
ter he hoped his relations with
each and every one, would be
as pleasant when the canvass
closed as to da} r . That he rec
ognized the fact that all elections
depended upon the will of the
people voiced in the primaries
to be held in each county in
the State and that he sincerely
hoped from this on, if he was
considered a proper man for
this place his friends and ac
quaintances, personal and polit
ical, his well wishers all would
do what they could to pro
mote and advance his inter
est, that he asked this specially
in view of the fact that his pri
vate business would prevent him,
largely at least, from entering
the public canvass, or leaving
home during the winter months.
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Teddy and Bruin.
The bear hu*t of President
Roosevelt and party near Smedes,
in Sunflower county, terminated
Tuesday afternoon.
Our bear either did not seem
to appreciate the honor of being
shot at by the president of these
Unijted States or else probably
argued as did the old ante bellum
negro—“What good de glory
gwine do me after I dun dead?”
—for Teddy never “got a shot”
except at small game, however
he feasted in true camp style on
bear, killed by others, fish, other
game and’possum, and pronounc
ed it an enjoyable vacation.
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Thanksgiving.
The union Thanksgiving ser-
will be held at the Cumber
land • Presbyterian church on
Thursday 27th inst. at 11 a. m,,
sermon -by M. K. Thornton.
Every one is cordially invited to
attend. J, H. Zwingle,
f
Pastor*
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