The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-01-05
FUTURE.
The New Year and the New Century Begin
With Much of Promise.

our shortcomings with regret, and at
the same time we can resolve 10 lay
aside all chickering's and jealousies ana
work together in a common cause ana
for a common purpose. All our
strength is in our union, all our danger
lies in discord."
And when the past is all reviewed
there is not, after all, so much TO
regret, or so much to bewail. While
the census report shows that the town
has not increased much in population
ia the last decade, what growth we
have made has been Of that kind worth
much to a town. To offset the lack OF
growth in population there has beer
a wonderful increase in the number
of handsome residences, and in this
respect we have made an advancement
equalled. perhaps, by few other towns
in the state. Again the business portion
of the town has been built solidly OF
brick, and in the point OF large and
substantial, well-ft,ed and handsomely
arranged business blocks, we again
lead nearly all other towns of corre-
spending size in the state.
The brightest stars that shine in the
heaven of our future are our education
al advantages. Our splendid graded
school system, under the erudite
guidance of Mr.. j. n. Powers and his
corps of finished assistants, the Gre
NADIA College for young women, whose
fame has gone abroad through the
land under the presidency of that
splendid gentleman and scholar, Rev.
w. NJ. Mcintosh, and the commercial
school just established by Prof j. T..
Thomas,-all these are mighty towers
OF strength for our upbuilding.
Our churches, presided over by able
ministers. are doing a noble work, and
their influence has been like a
benediction, keeping our people in the
straight and narrow way, eschewing
evil and applaudiug the good. Our
town could be better, but nowhere on
this mundane sphere is man perfect.
The fraternal orders are well
represented and their work OF ben
evidence and charity, often unknown,
have blessed and cheered. They also
are a power for good.
The town is severed, well lighted and
has a splendid system of water works,
insuring health and perfect sanitary
conditions. People are coming &c
Grenada to make it their home for
this reason, and the good effects of the
money spent 10 these municipal
improvements is just commencing tc
be felt.
Our banking institutions are solid
and enterprising and are doing the
banking business for a large area Of
surrounding country They a and do
. weld mighty Influence for the up
building of the town.
A new railroad connection will b'
made before the year is many month
C old and this will open up new avenue
s of trade. New buildings are being
planned, and lhe first year OF the new
century promises TO see Grenadi
blossom anew and assume a mantle o
Is progress such as has never been he
ornament before.
We seem to be upon the high tide O
% opportunities-will we take ad vantag
a OF themY
IL We need manufactures, we nee
more vigor in our business life, W
need organization, we need to pu,
G together, to work together We nee
h better markets, we need especial
ID better roads, ave need the power
1T draw trade and to work 10 the ~interes
of the farming community, for upo
this element we live, and withol
t. which we must miserably fail. W
IL need to manufacture our own wagon
IT our own cotton cloths, our own ice an
our own lumber. The music OF II
l. wheels Of manufacturing institution
T. Is sweet to the ear and it is "a wonde
If full stimulant TO the business pulls
We can't expect to establish the
things all at once, but we must make
start II we ever accomplish anythinI
AS the SENTINEL has said befor
towns, like individuals must retrogra,
or progress-there is no standing still
IS This new year OF a Few centu
ought TO be made a record-breaxer
our history. What are we going to
in with our possibilities?
r. Mr.. Steve Essex, who has be
'e- located here for some months as I
general agent Of the New York L
al Insurance Co, has accepted the sta