The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-09-05
GRENADA Mss SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 1896.
PROMINENT VISITORS. /,
Mayor, Aldermen and Leading
Citizens of Grenada, Miss. A
Come to jackson, Their Object Being -
See Our Water Works With view
to Putting In q system-They
are Shown the City.

Jackson was visited yesterday BY ten
OF the most prominent citizens Of Gre
NADIA, Miss. The party was composed
Of the following gentlemen; Mayor B.
G. Adams, Aldermen G. W. Jones and
W. P. Ferguson, Messrs w. E. Smith,
J. B. Snider, H. W. Latimer, J.. b.
Hughes, W. G. Mclean, G. w. Lake
and AS, Bell. Their visit to Jackson
was TO examine our system Of water
works withsa view to putting in q sys-
tenn Of watetssworks at Grenada. May
or Ely g. Anderson was not we'll and
the Visitors were taken in charge by
City Engineer s. G. Lancaster and
Alderman.J. N. Simmons. Messrs @.
J. Nance and G. C.Anderson also spent
most of the day with the visitors.
They arrived at 1880 O'Clock yester-
day morning and were met with hacks
at the lower depot. They we're taken
to the Southern hotel, where they
registered and from there to the water
works, where the plant was shown
them and the workings Of the system
explained to them. They ALSO saw .
partial test Of the 100000 gallon
pump. After an hour at the water
works they were driven to the Ameri-
can skewer Co.'s factory. They we're
here met by Mr.. Geo. H. King, the
accommodating foreman, who gave them
tie freedom Of the works, and they
saw every process Of making Il skewer,
from the hickory log to the article,
polished, packed and ready for ship
ment. The party then went to the
hotel.
After an excellent dinner they were
given details and figures Of our water
works and sewerage systems by Engi-
neer Lancaster. They went to city
headquarters and were given an exhi.
bition OF the workings of our ire alarm
system, the fire department. getting
out in twelve seconds from the first tap
of the alarm. The next place visited
was the spoke factory where Alderman
P. Lesh showed them through his
splendid factory. From there the
party were carried to the Jackson
WoOlen Mills, where Manager B. P.
Cantrell showed them the various pro-
cessess wool went through from the
time it left the sleeps back until it
was made into pants, furnished ready
for man to wear. AS the party was
leaving Mr.. Cantrell came out excited
ly and said he regretted 1t, but some
member Of the party had lost his trous-
ers. He held up q pair of trousers
about a dozen inches long, complete In
every respect. Mayor Adams claimed
them and carried them off Us q souve-
mir.
It was nearly train time but the
party was given a hurried trip through
the Southern Engine & Boiler Works
In charge of Manager and Secretary
Exile Burkitt, who regretted that he
had not q complete new engine In the
shop, the demand becoming so great,
and having shipped she last one out In
the forenoon. Ut
The party expressed themselves as
delighted with jackson and they were
surprised at our manufacturing inter-
ests. They we're told that every plant
visited has been put In since the water
works were built here and that they
had not seen near all our manufactur-
ing interests. They said good bye and
took the 43O l. G. train tor their home.
Jackson (Tenu. Daily Wing, Aug. %.