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Show Mississippi Is Booming. Mississippi, where tho majority of people aro negroes, 1 13 wonderfully prospering. Twenty-nine banks In tho stato show deposits for tho past year of over $23,000,000, nn increase of nearly $7,000,000 over tho provlous year. This is six times a"s great an Incrcaso as was over mado beforo in ono year. Tho hanks havo had tho largest capital and heaviest deposits In tho history of tho stnto, Thcro aro In addition 18 national banks, all In a thoroughly prosperous condition. |