The Grenada sentinel., 1894-09-15
AxEconD REPLY
TO Another Watsr-works Article by Hon
w. q. Mclean.

AS will be seen elsewhere, Hon. w.
Z. Mclean comes back in another
lengthy article on the subject OF water
works in Grenada. In replying to some /
OF the salient points we will be as brief
as possible, as we think he has thrown
no additional light whatever on
the subject. Besides this, we be-
lieve the minds of the voters
OF Grenada have.been fully made up ON
the subject and nothing that Mr.. Nc
Lean or ourself might say ut this late
day would have but very little, If any
effect whatever.
AS regards the reductions in insur-
ance rates in case we have water. works,
facts speak louder than words, and for
proof OF same we refer Mr.. Mclean and |
the balance OF our property owners,
and voters generally, to the significant
article from the old, reliable Jackson
Cla'ioo-Ledger, published elsewhere.
While Mr.. Mclean says Messrs J. 8.
Snider and j. r. Thomas, local insur-
ance agents, told him we would get
certain reductions when wA"er-works
we're established, yet he goes on and
truthfully says that mo one has
right or power to say exactly what the
deductions will be, therefore, we think
it would be useless and a waste Of time
. to discuss Il subject so problematical,
any further-especially when we would
have an iron-clad insurance trust to
deal with.
+ Last week we referred to the failure
OF the Ice and Creamery plant simply
to show that the failure in this instance
as we'll as others in the past would be
small by the side OF Il water-works plant
in II town the size of Grenada. We do
10 not want to stop because we have had
Il failures, but in this instance we do want
to stop before this plant proves Il fail
ure, of which we have no doubt what
ever. We have had SO many failures
of this character that many Of our peo-
ple have a right to be disheartened,
and for this reason let US have some
thing much more practical and within
C. the reach of our means. AS a prominent
and influential Grenadian remarked
in our presence several days ago, We
re do not honestly believe a corporation
of this size would be able to sustain
complete system OF water-works evel
a., ,,1 inf 1Nr0lanfp0
,'' gift. That we need fire protection
ne more especially for the business houses
all admit, yet We do not beileve eye u !
blindly voting debt on us OF $2O,OO
simply because it may look 10 some
|C like ''t'rogressive!'
~ Mr.. Mclean sa;s Grenada pays ne
quite two-tifths of the tax OF this count
I'LL instead OF two-thirds, as we stated las
ng week. We now freely admit, afte
investigation, that Mr.. Mclean is co
rect, but we had received our informs
MP tion from a thoroughly reliable gentl
, man. who few days since stated /
'no was wrong in his calculation. But tn
!. mistake amounts to but little.
We assure Mr.. Mclean, in speakir
of his "brown stOne' house in Chatt
see noga. Tenn, and his ''orange farm
md with alligator attachments" last wee
we did not intend to convey the de
that he was not also property Ownt
Kip in Grenada. Nothing was more 1orele
" -. to our purpose. Our article was
~ ready. what we deemed too long, al
s. we did not care to burden our reade
with too lengthy article, to exp'a
ater every detail. In this connection
mn. will state with pleasure that Mr.. NJ
~, W.. Lean is not only II good size proper
~ owner in Grenada, but most excelle
citizen in every respect, as we'll as 0thf
say wise identified here, and the only
Jrks iectiops we could have to him and sol
,yul others. is that If they would concentr'
-, their capital here, the town tn
L. might be large enough not only to 81
e,. tain water-works but also an elect
0"" light plant. But Of course he ana
arrh others have perfect right tn inv
have where they please, which we would
oa ~ attempt to ubridge, out good humor'
a g ly simply mention the fact.
Mr., Mclean further remarks u
ools, "Chattanooga and Florida real est
~ has had u steady, constant advanc'
on Granada real estate has had a stea
at constant decline" and as proof OF t
the he cites as an instance that he is pay
the very low price Of 1925 90 rent ye,
ly for Il residence here that cost or1
Win nally, years ago, between S7OOO w
+ all 5000 90. He might have gone furtl
w.. and added that O residence equally
anu roony. convenient and more mode
Is OF could now be built for about 0"e-'h
of what the residence originally c'
~ he now occupies. Also that there
very few, if any:.residences in our ,t9, TO
h and renting as cheap in proportion: WI
oock- on the subject Of low rents in Grena
w" he could have added th:t ne ma
only two-story brick store house on on >,
J. E. square. which he is renting Tor So2.
4 annually, besides occupying two @ OF
best front rooms upstairs III 'he Du
odsof Ing, for an elegant law office Tor ~ INNS AZ
rry witch is worth at least $loo w II, n
10 of annually, thus making total OF S9o'
20 ~ YEARLY, on house, we suppose W VIC
mime about $4,000 90 or even S6ooo w.
there are many better re:l estate
yestments in this State, or elsewn
Meet we do not know Of them. in notl
incle- that we say is it our purpose TO lntl
:. ,,,,, nn Mr.. McLean's private business,