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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
2
The article argues Southern farmers need lower freight and passenger rates on local railway lines, asserting roads bear 90 percent of freight, with costs per ton mile far higher on roads. It urges grade, drag, drain, clay and gravel, macadamizing to abolish the mud tax, claiming millions saved annually for Southern agriculture.
Maurice O Eldridge argues for roadside care including removing brush and weeds, sowing grass, planting trees, and creating a pedestrian path. He cites Germany Switzerland France planting fruit and mulberry trees to provide food and shade and urges careful placement and protection to fund road maintenance.
Frank Ruch guards the Oklahoma forest herd as a Kansas farmer recalls a Cherokee Strip land rush tale. A reviewer notes cotton prices may hit ten cents, but trade laws and group manipulation stir unrest among mills. A dialog jests at finance captains merging firms to squeeze profits, from Aberdeen Examiner and Ex.
The article argues that good roads boost farm prosperity by improving transport, reducing wear on horses and vehicles, and raising land values. It emphasizes social benefits, education, religion, and mail delivery, advocating a solid stone road as ideal for farmers, with a narrow single track and firm earth shoulders.
The article contrasts U S highway building with French road care, noting France sustains superior roads through a robust maintenance system. It highlights how France keeps rail traffic in check by maintaining excellent highways, reflecting strong public road policy influence on freight rates.
Col W A Montgomery, Ed wards, chairman of the penitentiary board, reports Mississippi state cotton on four farms at Parchman Sunflower Tchula Holmes Oakley Hinds Rankin counties has fallen 25 to 35 percent in thirty days. He blames rains and heat for heavy shedding and boll worm damage, noting the overall state crop is suffering beyond the four farm operations. He had earlier praised conditions in a formal report, except Rankin, which remains weak from early rains and floods.
Dear Aunt Mary explains a simple tested plan for egg preservation in a general merchandise store. Two dry clean wood boxes are used in a dry ventilated place with eggs moved between boxes every other day.
Chief J H Canterbury of Minneapolis told the National Firemen's Association fires are driven by over-insurance and greed as much as accidental causes. He cites policy figures and the lure of money as the motive behind many blazes. He urges better investigation and prevention. Dr Miles' Anti Pain Pills are advertised at article end.
An old man praises his wife as a lifelong partner sharing joys and sorrows. He speaks of faded hair, careworn but smiling face, and mutual devotion through illness and trouble. He recalls the first meeting and the lasting bond that keeps them affectionate in old age.
Hy M. Quinn as trustee under a 1907 deed of trust for F. R. Adams and G. E. Adams, in Security Trust & Banking Co. loan, will sell at public auction for cash at Brandon courthouse door during legal hours. Property: East half of the northwest quarter of section 3, township 5 north, range 4 east in Rankin County Mississippi, containing 80 acres more or less. Trustee M. Quinn.
Notice of the Town of Pelahatchie proposing to issue six thousand dollars in bonds at six percent interest payable semi annually to replace 1904 school bonds and annex costs. The total indebtedness remains under seven percent of assessed value. public petition by twenty percent of adult taxpayers can halt. Passed August 4 1908 by Town Clerk J A Spann Jr.
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