Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1891-03-20

Al meeting Of the rfockh0lderA y
the Yazoo improvement Company .haia
n The oiilce u Hudson 4 Barnett Frl.
, day evening, March 70, the following
board Of Directors was elected: WIN.
iianel, 3. II. y. Haverkamp. DR.. 9. S.
Hudson, y. s. Crane and W. ID. PuKh.
The board Of directors then held 4
meeting aud elected WIN. Hamcl presl.
dent; DR.. C. 5. Hudson, Vice-Presl-
dent; J II. d. Hayerkanp. Treasurer;
d. X. Barnett, Secretary.
Sixteen thousand dollars Of the bonds
were subscribed for, and Il Is hoped
that number Of our citizens win come
forward and make the total amount
40, 900, or II possible 80. 900, in which
event the control Of the company will
always remain In the hands OF our own
citizens. Ar an inducemcnt 10 sub
scribers 10 the bonds. the board OF d.
rectors have arranged 10 have the bonds
printed IN denominations Of 500, $3.50.
$500 and $1,000, giving small investors
chance to aid the enterprise. Pnrchas-
ers OF these bonds will be allowed to
purchase them on the basis Of 00f on
the dollar for the next 30 days, and to
all such will be given stock to the |
amount Of one and one-third dollars for
each dollar their bond calls for. which
gives to each Of $1,000 bonds Al 1888 IN
stock. As the bonds bear G96 interest
and run for 20 years, secured BY the
entire plant, they become a safe and
desirable Investment, while the outlook
Is that the stock will be as fine an In
yestment as there "a In the State.
There has been some talk on the
street concerning the fact that II Is the
intention Of the company 10 put IN the
Wykofi Patent Water Pipe, and one or
two Of our citizens Withdrew from the
enterprise on this account, but the re-
mainder Of the subscribers have duly .
Investigated the matter IN every res ,
pect and find that wherever this pipe Is I
used IL is preferred to iron pipe, and the
fact that II will not rust and thus foul I
the water, IL quite mn advantage. 1t Is b
thoroughly warranted by the Michigan I
Pipe Co., 70 stand a test OF l25 pounds b
pressure for period Of 20 years, and h
also against any decay or bursting. II a
I viii stand this guarantee for that Pc
rod 1t will outlast any iron pipe, which
i supposed 10 have n life Of only 10
years, and causes constant trouble IN
arge cities by bursting when lire pres
ure Is put on the mains. The list Of i,
IN this company includes
! number Of practical men, who are too !,
vide awake to the needs Of our city to !.
invest dollar in this enterprise II they !,
we're not well posted on what the wy !,
,off pipe is, and will do. The company "
INVITES thorough investigation Of the y,
merits Of the Wykoff pipe. !,
Work will begin at once, and in the !,
ext four months there will be some y,
20, 600 spent on the streets Of this city, i,
Il Of which will be kept here at home u
With electric lights. sewerage and wa d
,r works, our little city can offer bet j.
sr inducements to new corners than
ny other city in the State. The health
our city Is beyond all question equal r,
}, and with the advantage Of sewerage, -
Will certainly lead any city IN this n
tate. Give us another railroad and ~
will build here city that for its q;
eady and permanent growth has no y,
nal In this section =